WASHINGTON --The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced a proposal to adjust the user fees charged for import and export related services provided for animals, animal products, birds, germ plasm, organisms and vectors.

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Horses scheduled to travel to Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic Games will soon fall within the 60-day supervisory period...

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WASHINGTON --The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to remove screwworm-related restrictions from the importation requirements for live horses, ruminants, swine and dogs from Panama based on the eradication of screwworm in that country.

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The American Horse Council (AHC) will host the 2008 National Issues Forum June 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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World Horse Welfare has launched an online petition as part of its Make a Noise campaign, asking the European Commission to put an end to the long distance transport of horses for slaughter in Europe.

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The Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 650,000 F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks because of a faulty power brake assist hose.

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The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has reinforced its opposition to the use of double-deck trailers to transport horses and other equines by approving a new policy on the Humane Transport of Equines.

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The Humane Society of the United States today praised the Illinois House of Representatives for passing H.B. 4162 introduced by Rep. JoAnne Osmond (R, 61) by a vote of 80-29. H.B. 4162 will amend the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act to prohibit the transport of all horses in double decker trailers, regardless of their final destination.

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Martin Atock, Managing Director of the official Olympic horse transportation company, Peden, tells a tale that contrasts the sophistication of 21st Century equine flight management with the less complicated methods employed in earlier times.

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LEXINGTON, Ky - As horse owners in the Bluegrass state begin preparing for this year’s travel to horse shows and trail rides, a new option is available for horses traveling over state lines.

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When saddle bronc rider Cody Wright of Milford, Utah, began traveling extensively in professional rodeo in 2002, he recalls paying $1.05 a gallon for diesel in Fort Worth, Texas.

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FRUITA, Colo. — The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (NCA), managed by the Bureau of Land Management, is preparing for improvements later this year to the trailhead that provides access to the front country’s Devils Canyon trail system, a popular day-use area for hikers, runners, and horseback riders.

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EU Member States have reached agreement on a new European Regulation that will revise existing equine identification [Horse Passport] legislation.

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Before the start of the summer travel season, it is critically important for horse owners to perform basic yet essential maintenance on their trailers.

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Livestock Marketing Association has told the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the agency’s proposed new rule on transporting horses sets up “an unauthorized administrative and enforcement nightmare for the equine industry and livestock markets.”

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The U.S. Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture (USDA) and China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) agreed to strengthen and expand cooperation on biofuels production and use, ahead of the third U.S. - China Strategic Economic Dialogue set to open in Grand Epoch City on Wednesday.

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OIE Director General, Dr Bernard Vallat, has been elected member of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Live Animals and Perishables Advisory Panel, of the Live Animals and Perishables Board (LAPB).

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Bella Casa Linens, importers of custom bedding and linens, is dressing the Equine Motorcoach for its American debut.

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Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced the Preserving our Equine Heritage on Public Lands Act (S. 2283) on November 1st. 

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Illinois State Police and animal rights activists are attempting to learn why 59 Belgian draft horses were being transported in a double-deck trailer designed to haul cattle and pigs.

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