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Working Animal Welfare: Seeking Sustainable Solutions
In developing countries, working horses, donkeys, and mules are most often used for heavy labor, whether it be hauling heavy loads of cargo or carrying tourists up and down a mountain. The animals might be suffering from malnourishment, dehydration, disease, lameness, or injury. Rest and recovery is often not a practical option. The animals have ... Read full story
 11/6/2009
Proposal to Move Western Wild Horses to New Eastern Preserves  *
Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday (Oct. 7) the plan would not require killing any wild horses. Interior Department officials had warned in ... Read full story
 10/8/2009
Mule Races Canceled after Multiple Medication Violations   *
Fairplex canceled the first two races of its Sept. 17 card when it was discovered that more than three-quarters of the entries for both mule races had been given medication within 24 hours of the races. The California Horse Racing Board, the Fairplex stewards, and track management canceled the first two races program when they received documentation ... Read full story
 9/18/2009
Project Brings Vet Training to Rural China   *
Working donkeys, horses, and mules in Xinjiang, China, are on the receiving end of care and guidance provided through a project by Urumqi University, the World Society for the Protection of Animals, and the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA). Bringing the maize crop back from the fields. The group has had a veterinary vehicle ... Read full story
 8/19/2009
Donated Water Troughs Aid Moroccan Cart Horses   *
Cart horses, mules, and donkeys working in the Moroccan city of Marrakech are now able to stay hydrated throughout their hot days on the job, thanks to the donation of nine water troughs by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA). The troughs are located near the main stands where around 1,000 horses and mules that pull tourist carriages ... Read full story
 8/13/2009
Love the Longears? Mule Days Are Coming!  *
Mule Day is a week-long celebration held each year in Columbia, Tenn. This year's event will be Monday March 30 until Sunday April 5. According to the Mule Days muleday.com official Web site, this event started in 1840 as "Breeder's Day," a meeting for mule breeders. Organizers say it now attracts more than 200,000 people and takes place over four ... Read full story
 3/22/2009
UK Donkey Rescue Urges Awareness of Foreign Disease Risk   *
The number of donkeys being rescued and imported from Europe into the UK is at an all-time high, according to the Devon-based Donkey Sanctuary. Any donkeys of unknown origin might potentially carry exotic diseases--posing a risk to the UK's domestic equine population. The Donkey Sanctuary is concerned that there are currently no requirements for ... Read full story
 3/20/2009
Mule Alerts Woman to House Fire   *
Jolene Solomon of McMinnville, Tenn., credits her pet mule, Lou, with saving her from a New Year's Day fire that destroyed her home, NewsChannel5.com reported. Solomon told News Channel 5 that the mule was agitated and braying, prompting her to run outside to see to the commotion. That's when she noticed smoke pouring from the side of her home. Although ... Read full story
 1/6/2009
Working Equids in Ethiopia Receive Donated Vaccines   *
A gift of vaccines to help prevent the suffering--and even death--of thousands of working horses and donkeys has arrived in Ethiopia, arranged as a gift by a Colorado State University veterinarian. The vaccines, donated by Fort Dodge Animal Health, a veterinary medicine supplier based in Kansas, will help prevent tetanus in 5,000 working horses and ... Read full story
 12/19/2008
Managing Mules  *
More people today are turning to mules to take advantage of the temperament and work ethic of these horse/donkey crosses. The population of mules in the United States is growing, although their numbers are still calculated in the thousands, while horses are in the millions. However, more and more people are discovering that this lovable hybrid can ... Read full story
 12/1/2008
Mexican Donkey Freed from Jail   *
A Mexican donkey has been freed from jail after doing time for assault and battery. The Televisa network on Wednesday showed "Blacky" gobbling food from a bucket after spending three days in a jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other disturbances. Blacky was jailed for biting and kicking two men near a ranch outside Tuxtla ... Read full story
 5/22/2008
Mexican Donkey Jailed for Ornery Behavior  *
A donkey is doing time in southern Mexico for assault and battery. The animal was locked up at a local jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other disturbances after it bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas state, police said Monday. Officer Sinar Gomez said the donkey will remain behind bars until its owner agrees ... Read full story
 5/20/2008
Mules Have Their Day in Tennessee  *
The much maligned mule is getting a day of celebration but will have to share the spotlight with a breed of even sorrier reputation--the politicians. The Mule Day parade set for Saturday is the highlight of a six-day celebration honoring the lowly animal. U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis plans to set aside debates on the economy and the Iraq war to climb ... Read full story
 4/4/2008
Ovariectomy an Option for Performance Mares and Molly Mules   *
Lacey is beautiful, full of personality, and very athletic--for a mule, that is. Her owners plan on showing their cherished mule when she is ready, but they face an obstacle that all owners of female mules or mares go through--heat cycles. A female mule, or "molly," in estrus (otherwise known as heat) can make working, showing, or competing more ... Read full story
 2/19/2008
Donkey Rescue Looking to Expand  *
Instead of finding homes for abandoned dogs or cats, one animal rescue group is asking Minnesotans to adopt donkeys. Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue has more than 1,000 donkeys, including abused and neglected domestic donkeys and wild burros. Most of the organization's adopted donkeys are kept at sanctuaries in western states, such as California. ... Read full story
 2/4/2008
Bad-Asses  *
Q: Some friends and I were discussing the heightened "territorial" aspects of long-ears (mules and donkeys) vs. horses. While I've had horses that were bred and raised out West that were more protective against "predators" such as dogs and coyotes, it seems more ingrained and harder to train out of mules and donkeys. Do you have any insights on this ... Read full story
 1/1/2008
Mule Clones Head for the Races  *
University of Idaho mule clones Idaho Gem and Idaho Star are headed for the races. But first the pair must complete nearly a year of training before they actually reach a racetrack in 2006. That's when the two clones will begin to prove their fitness to race and to address the debate about whether genetics or environment makes for winners. The university ... Read full story
 5/5/2005
Secretariat  *
Editor's Note: This excerpt is from Belmont Park: A Century of Champions. The book is available from www.ExclusivelyEquine.com. Chestnut colt, 1970, by Bold Ruler--Somethingroyal, by PrincequilloBred and raced by Meadow Stud, trained by Lucien LaurinLifetime record: 21 starts, 16-3-1, $1,316,808 The long dearth of Triple Crown winners ended in the ... Read full story
 5/4/2005
Long-Eared Lovin'   *
Donkeys and mules have played, and continue to play, an important role on the equine stage. Mules in particular are used for everything from pleasure riding and packing to dressage, racing, and jumping. Donkeys are family pets in many instances and, of course, are a necessary ingredient in the production of mules. While there are some similarities ... Read full story
 10/1/2003
First Equine Clone is a Mule   *
The landscape of equine reproduction research dramatically changed May 29, when a University of Idaho (UI) and Utah State University team announced they were the first to clone a member of the equine family--the mule--according to an article to be published in the journal Science. The research team includes Gordon Woods, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACT, UI ... Read full story
 7/1/2003
Rare Donkey Born Through Embryo Transfer in Australia  *
Monash University reproductive research is helping save the world's most endangered donkey breed. In a world first, a rare and prehistoric-looking Poitou donkey foal has been born to a surrogate Standardbred horse after embryo transfer from the biological mother, who was bred by artificial insemination. The foal brings to only three the number of ... Read full story
 2/6/2002
Wild Horse and Burro Management  *
"Be it enacted by the Senate and Horse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, The Congress finds and declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the ... Read full story
 1/1/2002
Mule Makes Mark as an Athlete   *
Arco Rudy, a cross between a Quarter Horse mare and a Mammoth jack, recently won the "Best Condition Award" at the American Endurance Ride Conference's National Finals in the 50-mile division. The finals were held Oct. 15, 2001, in Salt Lick, Ky. Rudy was the only mule in the finals of a sport typically dominated by the hardy, metabolically efficient ... Read full story
 1/1/2001
Mild Winter Brings Early Onslaught of Mosquitoes: Have Equids Vaccinated Against Sleeping Sickness  *
After a mild winter, Louisiana already has reported its first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), or "sleeping sickness" in a six-year-old unvaccinated Shetland pony in Vernon Parish, adjacent to Texas' Newton County. "We recommend that owners have their equine vaccinated against this mosquito-borne disease, if they live east of Interstate 35, ... Read full story
 4/1/2000
Alternatives for Selling Untested Equids   *
In fall l999, House Bill 1732 of the 76th Texas Legislature went into effect, requiring equids, including horses, donkeys, mules, and asses to be tested for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) within 12 months prior to undergoing a change of ownership, whether through trade, gift or sale by private treaty or at a market. The 12 commissioners of the Texas ... Read full story
 4/1/2000
Health Concerns of Mules and Donkeys  *
The veteran mule breeder eyed me speculatively. I was there to pick up two mares that had been bred to his Mammoth jack. "I hear you train horses," he said. "Some." "Ever train a mule?" "No." He inclined his head toward the two pregnant mares. "Plannin' to train those youngsters after they're born?" "I guess. Any reason I shouldn't?" He ... Read full story
 11/1/1998
Out On A Limb: Young Burro Receives Artificial Leg At Colorado State   *
A five-month-old burro named Primrose got a leg up on life in the form of a prosthetic hind limb at Colorado State University recently, and her owner, a professional storyteller, put a happy ending on a sad tale. After surgery and weeks of medical care at Colorado State's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the long-eared, waist-high, brown-coated Primrose ... Read full story
 10/16/1998
Contagious Equine Metritis  *
There are at least 25 countries in the world where contagious equine metritis (CEM) exists, or has been known to exist sometime in the past, in the native equid population (meaning horses, mules, donkeys, etc.). These countries include England, Ireland, France, Germany, and other member states of the European Union. The United States is considered ... Read full story
 3/1/1998
Contagious Diseases  *
"A serious epidemic of a nature still unknown is going on in the region of two of our plantations. Area of Yambuku is declared highly dangerous. All movement in and out of Yambuku is forbidden. Burn all linen in contact with the sick. Do not cross this barrier or you will die." "The mission of Yambuku, with its schools, farms, and hospital, was still ... Read full story
 10/1/1996




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