Washington, DC—Today, the US Department of Agriculture published a final rule to end the brutal practice of horse soring at Tennessee walking horse shows. The improved regulations, scheduled to take ...

Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is alleging the U.S. Department of Agriculture may be overstepping its authority in the inspections it conducts at horse shows. The ...

Last month, crucial regulations to protect horses from abuse — a decade in the making — were slated to go into effect. That is, until the U.S. Department of Agriculture delayed implementing them and a ...

For decades I have had a love for Tennessee walking horses that Elvis and I shared and I carry with me to this day. I have worked for years to advocate for reforms to protect them from soring, which ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has amended the Horse Protection Act with a recent rule. The addition allows USDA-APHIS to screen, train, and authorize ...

Horses and riders compete in a horse show at the 2023 State Fair of West Virginia on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi. Federal law prohibits soring of horses in the United States.

Chancellor Lee Adams, center, rides Roanie, a 22-year-old American quarter horse as Dory Pell, right, the program director at Victory Farm watches on Friday, November 8, 2024. Victory Farm is a ...

Priscilla Presley is the founder of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE), an actress, author, entrepreneur and animal activist. For decades I have had a love for Tennessee walking horses that Elvis ...