Accidents - Vehicle & Other
Horse Large Animal Extrication Unit - classes offered along with other information on extracting horses from trailer and other accidents.
Animal Abuse & Other Crimes
National Animal Abuse Registry - alleged, open and criminal cases in the United States.
Pet-Abuse.com - news stories of animal abuse with followups on convictions. Broken down by state and accused's name. Searchable database.
Animal Rights/Welfare
World Animal Net Directory - database of animal protection societies worldwide. Broken down by activities, and facilities for all types of animals.
Auctions
Auction Listing - listing of regularly held auctions broken down by state.
Additional sources: The United States Department of Agriculture or your state's Department of Agriculture. See the government pages of your phone book for that listing.
Books & Videos
ERNi's list of recommended horse books
Hard to Find, Out of Print or Cheap : Bibliofind and Advanced Book Exchange - search databases of participating dealers for titles, authors, subjects, etc of hard to find or out of print books.
Book Closeouts sells remaindered books. Quite a few on horses and other animals.
Half.com buy from others, usually at half price or less and generally (although not always) cheaper than the dealers.
Horse Book Specialists : Books On Horses
Equine Research Incorporated has a good selection of books and videos on breeding, care and training of the horse.
Russell Meerdink's Horse Information Center sells books & videos.
Standard Online Books : Amazon and Barnes and Noble
Nolo Press self help legal information, books and forms. Useful for incorporation, filing as a non-profit, etc.
Brands, Microchips and Other Identification
Reading & Understanding Livestock Brands
Kyro Kinetics Association - discusses differences in ways to identify a horse - freezemarks, dna, tattooing, microchips and the pros and cons of each.
Electronic Id - info on microchips for horses and other hoofstock (looks like they do exotics too such as emus, etc).
Care - Minimum Standards
Minimum Care Standards according to the Maryland Horse Council.
Charities/Nonprofits
Guide Star is a searchable database of US non-profits. Can check using EIN number. Also has the charity tax returns online for public viewing.
National Charities Information Bureau Home Page - evaulates charities and reports on results as to whether the charities meet the NCIB's guidelines.
Internet Nonprofit Center - all sorts of information for and about nonprofits.
Charity Channel aka American Philanthropy Review - discussion forums on grants, foundations, law, etc plus sample documents of applications, grants, presentations and more.
Nolo Press has very good guides to setting up non-profits and also has books on grants, fundraising, etc.
Based on a class in Washington state on filling out Federal form 1023 which is Application for Exempt Status Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code - Form 1023 Help
Color
Equine Coat Color - photos, links to articles, etc to help identify coat colors.
Counseling and Emotional Support
Pet Loss Grief Support Website and Candle Ceremony has The Rainbow Bridge and other poetry, information on support forums, articles on dealing with loss, etc.
Cushings
Equine Cushings Discussion List
Emergency Animal Rescue Service/Disaster Relief
In the event of a disaster in your area, can you provide stabling and/or transport? Want to know where you could go if an emergency hits your area? Please see the National Equine Disaster Relief Page.
United Animal Nations/Emergency Animal Rescue Service These are the folks that come when there's a disaster and help rescue and take care of the animals involved.
Education/Classes
Humane Society University has the National Equine Cruelty Investigation School and other courses that may be useful.
Law Enforcement Training Institute and their National Cruelty Investigation School. From their wesbite: "designed for animal cruelty investigators at the federal, state, and local levels, humane society cruelty investigators, animal control officers, police officers and sheriff's deputies responsible for the investigation of animal cruelty complaints, Humane Society Board Members, and other individuals interested in learning a systematic approach to animal cruelty investigations."
EIA aka Equine Infectious Anemia
EPM aka Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Ohio State University EPM Info
Financial Assistance - Medical
Piedra Foundation - According to the website: "provides financial assistance to owners of horses suffering from life threatening problems for which the owners cannot afford the appropriate medical or surgical treatment." It's for URGENT LIFE THREATENING problems only for horses with a good chance of survival.
Rio Vista Fund Per the website, the Rio Vista Fund provides assistance to abused or neglected horses and dogs through grants for individual animals that need emergency care, such as veterinary and other rehabilitation services. They also provide assistance to Law Enforcement Agencies including Canine Units, Mounted Police Patrols, Search and Rescue Units, and other animal related living assistance or education programs.
United Animal Nations Lifeline - Per the website: "a no-strings grant program to help companion animals and their caregivers with low or no income in times of life-threatening animal emergencies." I tossed my UAN magazine, but I believe that the grant is for a small sum - $250-500 or so and it's only available to caregivers who fit the low or no income requirement, so that would probably knock out the average joe.
Food & Nutrition
The Myths and Reality of Beet Pulp
Fundraising
See also: Grants & the Archives .
Cafe Press highly recommended by rescuers as a way to sell logo tshirts, mugs, etc. Cafe Press handles printing, ordering, shipping, etc. You set the prices and figure out what logo you want to use and what items you'd like to sell.
Four Paws Fundraising - helps animal welfare organizations raise money. Lots of free tips and ideas at the website.
Donor Management Software - offers ongoing classes in fundraising and includes edited digests of past discussions.
iGive - sign your charity up & get money each time one of your donors signs on to their page or purchases from one of their participating dealers.
Network for Good - information and resources for non-profits.
General Information
Horse Country - lots here for the younger horseperson.
The Horse Interactive has much information on equine health care - sections on colic, epm, care of older horses, etc. Becoming subscription only.
KBR Horse Net lots of info on heath, training, etc.
General Rescue Links
Horse & Equine Rescue & Caretaking
Glossary/Terms
Forget what a stifle or EPM is? Check out The Horse Glossary for a quick definition.
Government
See also: Law.
US Senate:
US House of Representatives:
US House of Representatives Website
Find your Rep using your zip code
Congress:
Congress Online - information on United States representatives, with their addresses, websites, email etc, plus bills, etc.
CapWeb 'net guide to Congress, laws, reps, etc.
Thomas Legislation in Congress can search by bill number or key word.
Vote Smart - information on candidates, elected officials, voting records, etc.
Grants
See also: Fundraising and Charities/Non-Profits and Grants Archives
Hauling
See also: Transport
Easy Horse Ship matches shippers and haulers.
Hauling by Volunteers
Hitchhiking Horses Mailing List
Henneke Chart
Henneke Chart - used to measure condition - poor to extremely fat and all the degrees in between (1-9).
Hoofcare & Farriers
Farrier and Hoofcare Resouce Center - EVERYTHING you can imagine on the subject.
Hoofcare and Lameness Magazine
Treating Founder WITHOUT Shoes
Humor & Fun
Horsey Humor - we ALL can use a laugh now and then.
Incorporating
See also: Charities and Non-Profits & the Archives.
Incorporate Online and Form-a-Corp - commercial sites that offer free faqs, links and explainations of different types of corporations and fee services to do the paperwork for you.
Insurance
Markel Equine Horse Insurance includes faqs and information on different types of insurance.
Laminitis
Laminitis Advice - run by vet Stephen Ashdown this site provides information on laminitis and a completely free helpline.
Law
See also: Government.
American Horse Legal Defense Fund - their mission is to facilitate the protection, conservation, and humane treatment of members of all Equid species. AHDF will seek to address inhumane treatment of horses, ponies, donkeys, mules and burros, both wild and domesticated through education, advocacy and litigation when necessary in the state, federal and international arenas.
United States
American Horse Council - represents the interests of horseowners at a federal level in the US.
Animal Legal Defense Fund defends animals from abuse and exploitation per their website. Involved in some horse cases.
APHIS - the USDA's governing body on animal welfare. LOTS of legal information.
University of Texas Equine Law Site - very comprehensive site with information on all types of equine law & links to state specific laws.
FindLaw massive collection of links and information on US & International laws and lawyers.
Links to state laws on animal abuse
Miller, Griffin and Marks Equine Law
Cyberspace
Archives of Cyberlaw Course - interesting classes in how law may effect discussions in cyberspace.
Media & Television
In case you want to write a letter regarding an equine (or other) issue.
American Horse Publications directory of member horse publications listed in alphabetical order with websites & email addresses (if available), physical address, contacts name and phone number.
Horse World Data's Listing of Horse Publications
Newspaper Links links to newspapers with websites in the United States, Canada and some selected international newspapers. Handy for researching stories on equine issues or writing letters.
News Directory - newspapers and magazines by country, area code, subject, etc.
Ultimate TV US TV Information - addresses, phone number, email and web information if applicable of network, local, satellite and cable networks.
Mostly for fun!
Horses on TV - listing for US television shows.
Animal Planet/Discovery Channel Home Page - information about shows, schedules, etc. Often have shows about equines.
The Horse Show radio program on horses. Archived so that you can listen via Real Audio.
Horsemen's Radio Weekly also includes archives of past shows.
Netiquette
Netiquette 101 - a basic guide to mailing list netiquette.
Everything Email - Tips for the Old and New to Email
Nurse Mares/Colostrum
Cyberfoal - attempts to hook up folks with orphaned foals with nursemares, mares that have lost their own foals or sources of colostrum.
Nursemare Mailing List specifically for matching up mares and foals and assisting in raising orphans. You do not have to be subscribed to the list to read the posts, but you do have to be subscribed in order to post any messages.
Plants - Toxic
Cornell's Poisonous Plant Home Page
Purdue University's Database on Toxic Plants
Toxic Plant Data Base for Vet Students
Poison
National Animal Poison Control Center - what to do, how to prevent, etc. Fee service if you call.
Premarin
There's enough talk about this, that I've set up a separate Premarin Resource Page.
Public Records
KnowX - public records lookup service on the web. A fee service for some information.
Race Records/Pedigrees
Researching your off-track horse - race records, pedigrees, tattoos, former owners, etc.
Search Engines
These search engines focus on equine/horse sites only.
Sheath Cleaning
Sheath Cleaning - a helpful, yet humorous look at cleaning the sheath.
Slaughter
Warning - some of these sites have very graphic photos and descriptions.
Save the Horses. California Horse Slaughter bill - was on 1998 General Election ballot and was voted in.
HOOF Pac - political action committee; their goal is to end the slaughter of American horses.
Slaughter and Transport Information - warning, very graphic photos of starving, near death and dead horses. Lots of information on slaughter and transport and links to additional information on current issues.
PA Transport to Slaughter Legislation
Temple Grandin's Home Page - lifestock behavior, designs facilities and writes regarding techniques for humane slaughter. No, it's not something that most of us want to think about.... but this is quite interesting and addresses quite a few of the issues.
USDA Market News Reports This link is directly to the USDA's Market Report. You can do a search with the word horse and it brings up the hits on that - not all the horses are sold for slaughter though, so it's a bit confusing (to me anyway). At any rate, hopefully it can give you an idea of current prices in the event that you are trying to purchase a horse before he or she goes to slaughter.
Software
Cheval Publishing - lots of equine software for recordkeeping.
Breed Rescue Software for dog rescues, but possibly workable for equines.
Shelter Manager free from sourceforge.
Strangles
Strangles what, when, how, where and why. See the vet section as well.
Tattoos
Researching your off-track horse includes information on tattoos.
Trainers & Training Methods
Equine Research Foundation learning vacations by a non-profit organization.
Equine Studies Institute director is Deb Bennett. Seminars, classes, books, videos, etc.
Natural Horseman Website - links and information about natural horsemen websites, mailing lists and clinics.
Monty Roberts - of the book, "The Man Who Listens to Horses.
Linda Tellington-Jones TTeam and TTouch methods.
Xenophon's On the Art of Horsemanship in English and (I think) Classical Greek.
Veterinary Information
AVMA Site - lists member vets by specialty and location.
The Holistic Horse information about practitioners and products.
VetNet - has links to the major US and Canadian Vet schools. There are sublinks under them on a variety of subjects.
PubMed - National Library of Medicine's search service to citations in Medline & Pre-Medline, plus links to online journals and other databases.
RX List - the Internet Drug Index
Volunteers
Idealist Home Page - database to find volunteer opportunities, programs, services, materials and publications, events, news, jobs, resources, etc.
Volunteer Match find charities for which to volunteer and charities can find willing volunteers.
West Nile Virus
Worms
Worm and wormer information & links.