CNBC’s investigative news program, American Greed, will be airing an hour-long television special tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, that will feature Rita Crundwell. The special, which is entitled, American Greed #83- The Cunning Cowgirl Crook, will recount how Crundwell used her position as the comptroller of Dixon, Illinois to steal $53 million to fund her horse-breeding […]

According to a piece from the Connecticut Law Tribune, a lawsuit stemming from 2006, where a child was bitten in the face by a horse, will continue to the Superior Court after the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a ruling describing horses as belonging to “a species naturally inclined to do mischief or be vicious.” The […]

A Louisiana man is accused of animal cruelty after he allegedly dragged a mare behind his truck.

AQHA Publicity The American Quarter Horse Association filed its Reply Brief to Plaintiffs’ Brief in the cloning lawsuit with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Click here for a link to the Reply Brief. AQHA is very pleased with the work of our appellate team. The parties have requested oral argument before a Fifth […]

A piece released yesterday by The New York Times cites investigations that are now underway in both New York and Kentucky following undercover videos that were captured by a PETA investigator at a race horse trainer’s operation. Click here to read more.

Now, for the first time, researchers have unveiled a new weapon — a test for doping compounds that is a thousand times more sensitive than those used today.

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One Lane County horse has died and four others from the same stable have tested positive for a neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). All horses on the property have been quarantined and those showing symptoms of the disease are being treated. There is no indication that the virus has spread to other horses beyond those being quarantined.

The American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee was elected at the 2014 AQHA Convention in New Orleans. This five-person committee is responsible for implementing important decisions made by AQHA members through the Association’s board of directors.