Sarah Beatty

Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed HB 122 into law March 9. The law provides the Wyoming Board of Livestock with three options to deal with abandoned, stray, feral or abused animals which enter into their jurisdiction. The Board may take the animal to public sale, which was the only option prior to this legislation, or may now send the animal to slaughter or destroy the animal.

The Board of Livestock is working in conjunction with The United Organizations of the Horse to execute this law.

Delaware State University is facing a second lawsuit over dropping the Equestrian Team according to WMDT.com. In the suit, 15 members of the team claim that the school’s decision violates Title IX.

The team filed the suit in late February at the U.S. District Court of Delaware. This week they requested a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent DSU from any attempt to eliminate the program before the court hearing.

A University of Minnesota study showed that round bale feeders, particularly cone feeders, dramatically reduce hay waste according to TheHorse.com.

Due to a change in the majority ownership of Bobcats Sports and Entertainment, the Charlotte Jumper Classic will no longer take place.

The show, held in Charlotte, N.C., was formerly the signature fundraising event for the Bobcats Youth Foundation, which focuses on improving the lives of children and youth of the region.

Authorities removed 18 Thoroughbreds from a farm in Evansville, Ill, after complaints about horse abuse and neglect led authorities to the property. Their owner, Steven Duncan now faces 13 counts of animal cruelty.

Lieutenant Doug Daza of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s department said that Duncan has been a problem in the community and that officers have visited the property several times. This is the first time Duncan has been charged.

“The animals lived in terrible conditions. They were standing in 2 to 3 feet of feces,” said Daza.

After a fall at Pine Top and a hospital stay of more than a week, Rebecca Howard has returned home to the Fork Farm & Stables in Norwood, N.C.

Rebecca Howard continues to slowly heal reported Sinead Halpin. She is experiencing the expected pain and discomfort from breaking multiple ribs and both collarbones in a fall at the Pine Top Horse Trials (Ga.), but she’s been able to leave her bed and traverse the hallways daily.

The Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association has applied to upgrade the Memorial Day Weekend and Garden State Classic to CDI*** status.

The event takes place May 27-30 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown.

This follows the cancellation of the CDI in Raleigh, N.C.

East Coast riders trying to qualify for the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions and the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will now have an extra opportunity through the addition of this event to the calendar.

U.S. Equestrian Federation officials have named the four horse-and-rider combinations who will compete at the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by CN on Friday, March 5, in Wellington, Fla.

Ashlee Bond on Apache, Kent Farrington on United, Lauren Hough on Casadora and McLain Ward on Amaroso will represent the United States. The team will ride under the guidance of U.S. Chef d’Equipe George Morris.

Eleven countries will field teams in what promises to be one of the highlights of the season at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.

New research showed that monitoring the heart rate of an unborn foal helped veterinarians reliably assess the health of the fetus according to TheHorse.com. The fetomaternal electrocardiogram can consistently detect the cardiac activity of unborn foals starting as early as day 173.