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Action Alert!   Equine Community Research

Action Alert! Equine Community Research

VISIT | JOIN | DONATE CALLING ALL EQUESTRIANSUrgent Help Needed!Dear Equine Community,At the Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR), we are dedicated to safeguarding the essence of equestrian...

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Equine Microchipping Rule Approved

Equine Microchipping Rule Approved

Beginning Dec. 1, 2025, all horses competing USEF-licensed competitions must be microchipped.From the US Equestrian Communications Department  US Equestrian strives to consistently ensure the safety...

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Fireworks and Equine Safety

Fireworks and Equine Safety

It’s the LAW Fireworks Law and Equine Safety, January 2023 Consumer fireworks displays in Pennsylvania are recognized as a cause of great distress to horses and other animals. The justified concern...

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America’s Outdoor Recreation Act

America’s Outdoor Recreation Act

AORA is a bipartisan recreation package that will help get people outdoors by modernizing federal systems and eliminating barriers at no cost to taxpayers. This first-of-its-kind legislation is the...

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Pennsylvania State Cruelty Law

Pennsylvania State Cruelty Law

Animal Cruelty Laws in Pennsylvania Mistreating, neglecting, or abandoning animals, or tethering dogs outside under certain conditions can lead to criminal charges. Updated: Jan 25th, 2023 Cruelty...

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Proposed Changes to Rodenticides

Proposed Changes to Rodenticides

Newsletter 1/20/2023 Proposed Changes to Rodenticides In November 2022 the EPA announced proposed changes to the regulations surrounding the use of rodenticides. The registration review of...

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Pasture Management Technical Advisement

Pasture Management Technical Advisement

How does it work?• “Grazing Advisors” who are current or retired livestockand horse farm managers provide technical adviceon pasture improvement, fencing, grazing planning,weed management, soil...

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Equine Cruelty, Neglect, Starvation

Equine Cruelty, Neglect, Starvation

Neglect to the point of suffering is cruelty. Often, the animals have died or have to be euthanized. Why  wasn’t this reported earlier? Surely someone saw the situation before it got to that...

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Member Participation Recognition Program

Member Participation Recognition Program

Member Participation Recognition Program As you are all aware the Equine Council continues to function as an unpaid all-volunteer organization. There are some out of pocket expenses for which...

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Herm Gailey : A Lifetime With Horses

Herm Gailey : A Lifetime With Horses

You have seen the name Gailey Legal Group as one of our major sponsors for years. Herm Gailey, in addition to being an attorney, is a horseman and has been one his entire life. As we become...

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