Horses and riders compete in a horse show at the 2023 State Fair of West Virginia on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi. The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act would protect horses ...

The Texas chapter of the Humane Society of the United States is joining in the push to pass federal legislation that would help enforce the ban on “soring” — hurting show horses to exaggerate a ...

Tennessee Walking Horses (“TWHs”) are a very popular breed in Nevada County and across the country. Renowned for their kind dispositions and smooth, gliding gaits, known as the “flat walk” or “running ...

Chancellor Lee Adams, center, rides Roanie, a 22-year-old American quarter horse as Dory Pell, right, the program director at Victory Farm watches on Friday, November 8, 2024. Victory Farm is a ...

Much of Montana’s history was made from the back of a horse and the horse is a part of Western society still. Montanans value horses and want them to be treated humanely. A healthy, pain-free horse is ...

WASHINGTON (WATE) – The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing revisions to the Horse Protection Act that it says will better protect horses from the inhumane practice of ...

U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) reintroduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to protect horses from abusive show practices. Soring is a process by which horse ...

As someone with immense respect for horses, I am appalled at the treatment of Tennessee walking horses who are forced to perform the “big lick.” Trainers pursuing this artificial gait deliberately ...

With the extreme partisanship we see in Washington, it is refreshing to see an anti-cruelty bill receiving support from both sides of the aisle. The Prevent All Soring Tactics Act will take ...

An Agriculture Department proposal to crack down on the “soring” of show horses has spurred strong feelings in California, Kentucky and beyond. More than 7,600 comments have trotted into the ...

Activists against the soring of Tennessee Walking Horses will get a chance to hear firsthand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture about proposed changes to how horse shows are inspected. Dr. Rachel ...