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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14th 2021 Horizon Structures LLC, Atglen, PA Media Contact: NAS@NikkiAlvinSmithStudio.com Tel: 607-434-4470 https://www.HorizonStructures.com By Nikki Alvin-Smith It was not easy to narrow down a shortlist of finalists for the $18200 Barnfest 2020 ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2020 Contact: Marty Irby, 202-821-5686 | marty@animalwellnessaction.org House leadership encouraged to preserve bipartisan amendment in final FY21 spending deal WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., joined by 22 Members of the U.S. ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marty Irby, 202-821-5686 | marty@animalwellnessaction.org While the U.S. House Has Taken Beneficial Actions to Help Protect Horses, the U.S. Senate Has Been Silent Washington, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Kovatch Bentley 410-798-5140 | kbentley@TheRRP.org The Retired Racehorse Project and OTTB United jointly announce today the release of OTTB United, a mobile app that unites sellers, buyers, and shippers of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses and ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2020 Contact: Kristen Kovatch Bentley215-589-0993 Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has extended its support of the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) as the title sponsor of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium through 2021. The ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2020 Contact: Marty Irby, 202-821-5686 | marty@animalwellnessaction.org Compromise Legislation Continues on Fastrack through Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 9, 2020, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 1754, the ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Crady (859) 276-4989 LEXINGTON, Ky. – Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) announced today that grants totaling nearly $1,070,000 will be awarded this year. A record 92 grant applications were received earlier this year during the ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marty Irby, 202-821-5686 | marty@animalwellnessaction.org LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Monday his intent to introduce the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, compromise legislation that would end ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ashley Harkins United Horse Coalition Phone: 202-817-3936 E-Mail: UHC@horsecouncil.org (Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020): UHC has pushed up the release of its searchable Equine Resource Database in the wake of COVID-19, in an effort to compile a ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julie BroadwayAmerican Horse Council Phone: 202-296-4031Email: jbroadway@horsecouncil.org (Washington, D.C., June 10, 2020): In recent weeks, several figures have been circulated regarding the US horse population. The American Horse Council (AHC) ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Kovatch Bentley215-589-0993 | kbentley@retiredracehorseproject.org The Retired Racehorse Project announced today that Keeneland will be the sponsor for their most prominent equine safety and welfare initiatives at this year’s Thoroughbred ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Kleine Director of Industry Relations kkleine@aaep.org or (859) 327-8750 The Foundation for the Horse is accepting contributions through its Equine Disaster Relief Fund to help horses whose health and welfare are threatened by the economic ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Le Meridien Hotel -Downtown Denver, CO (Washington, DC)- The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached all facets of the equine industry including the AHC's Annual Meeting & National Issues Forum originally scheduled for June 7-10, 2020. Please note our ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Equine Companies and Associations Join Forces to Promote Riding Washington, DC – The American Horse Council (AHC) Marketing Alliance was formed in 2012 by a group of equine-related corporations and organizations concerned about the 2008 recession and its ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Debbie Loucks Monty and Pat Roberts, Inc. (949) 632-1856 debbie@montyroberts.com March 27, 2020 Solvang, California: While creating videos for equestrians who are sequestered for the time being, it made perfect sense to also create a hashtag ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington DC - In response to the hardships and challenges created by the pandemic, the American Horse Council has developed a COVID-19 Resource Center on our website to address human health, horse health and business health. The Center contains articles, ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haygain News Media Contact: Kim F Miller kimfmiller1@mac.com What do we know about the potential COVID-19 threat to and from horses, cats and dogs? Dr. David Marlin March 18, 2020. At the time of writing there have been 1,029 scientific papers published on ...read more