Horse Protection Act Update—May 2025
If you missed our post last week regarding the latest of the Horse Protection Act, please read the APHA press release below and find links for submitting your feedback to the USDA APHIS. Note: USDA is only accepting comments on the delay and not accepting comments on the entire HPA regulation. Implementation of the 2024 Horse […]
Secretary Rollins Suspends Live Animal Imports Through Ports of Entry Along Southern Border, Effective Immediately
May 12, 2025 Comments Off on Secretary Rollins Suspends Live Animal Imports Through Ports of Entry Along Southern Border, Effective Immediately
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Secretary Rollins Suspends Live Animal Imports Through Ports of Entry Along Southern Border, Effective Immediately (Washington, D.C., May 11, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through U.S. ports of entry along […]
Continue reading …USDA Seeking Comments from Public on Delayed HPA Implementation
May 8, 2025 Comments Off on USDA Seeking Comments from Public on Delayed HPA Implementation
The 2024 Horse Protection Act Amendments are delayed until February 1, 2026, an extension of the first delay to April 2, 2025. The American Horse Council advises that the USDA is seeking public comments – only on the delay, not on the entire HPA – until May 20, 2025. Today, the Pinto Horse Association of […]
Continue reading …Emma Edwards Purchases The Town Bluezy from Nettie Olsen
April 30, 2025 Comments Off on Emma Edwards Purchases The Town Bluezy from Nettie Olsen
By Delores Kuhlwein Over 26,000 online viewers tuned in to watch the 2024 AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge at the 2024 AQHA World Show in Oklahoma City, and they breathlessly waited to choose their favorite horse to root for as the three-year-olds went through their paces in the pattern, western pleasure, and halter portions of the […]
Continue reading …AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge Returns with New Division in 2025
April 29, 2025 Comments Off on AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge Returns with New Division in 2025
AQHA introduces the $5,000 VS Code Blue and VS Goodride limited division to the 2025 AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge, brought to you by Super Sires. From AQHA: Back again for prime time, the AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge, brought to you by Super Sires, will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, during the […]
Continue reading …2025 All American Quarter Horse Congress Schedule Released
April 17, 2025 Comments Off on 2025 All American Quarter Horse Congress Schedule Released
The All American Quarter Horse Congress is an unmatched destination for equestrians from across the globe, awarding over $4.5 million in purse and prizes this year. The Ohio Quarter Horse Association (OQHA) has created a legacy by producing the largest horse show in the world. Spanning over 20 acres and with more than 200 commercial exhibitors, […]
Continue reading …Anthony Montes Joins NSBA Quarter Million Dollar Club
April 16, 2025 Comments Off on Anthony Montes Joins NSBA Quarter Million Dollar Club
The National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to welcome Anthony Montes, of Aubrey, Texas, into its prestigious Quarter Million Dollar Club. Anthony reached the milestone of more than $250,000 in lifetime NSBA earnings at the 2025 Arizona Sun Circuit. From NSBA: Anthony grew up in Trabuco, California, and was raised around trail horses at the […]
Continue reading …Jarrett Cartee Purchases An Equine Production
April 15, 2025 Comments Off on Jarrett Cartee Purchases An Equine Production
For Immediate Release: Kathy Avolt, Lafayette, IN, would like to announce that valued co-worker and friend, Jarrett Cartee, Collinsville, TX, has officially purchased An Equine Production. Though they have been friends and co-workers for close to 8 years now, Cartee will take over the day-to-day operations. Avolt says, ‘I have been thinking about this decision […]
Continue reading …21 Horses Die After Barn Catches Fire in Marion County
April 9, 2025 Comments Off on 21 Horses Die After Barn Catches Fire in Marion County
World Equestrian Center has released a statement to the press per WCJB, ABC in Gainesville, Florida: “We are aware of a tragic incident that occurred on private property personally owned by the individuals who also own World Equestrian Center. While the private property is entirely separate from and not affiliated with World Equestrian Center business […]
Continue reading …APHIS Further Postpones Effective Date for Horse Protection Act Final Rule
March 20, 2025 Comments Off on APHIS Further Postpones Effective Date for Horse Protection Act Final Rule
From the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is further postponing the effective date of the Horse Protection Act final rule to February 1, 2026. APHIS is also taking public comment on the delay. On January 24, 2025, APHIS announced it was postponing the […]
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