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Horse Sources

Amy Burchfield, Access & Faculty Services Librarian amy.burchfield@law.csuohio.edu | May 20, 2009 - 10:33

Horses are all over the news. From Mine That Bird in the Kentucky Derby [YouTube vid] to Rachel Alexandra beating the boys in the Preakness [YouTube vid], to the April tragedy of 21 polo horses in Florida [CNN report], you can’t seem to go a week without an equine headline.

Finding reliable horse law sources on the Web can be trickier than you’d think. While the equine lawyers populate the web with plenty of sites, it’s harder to find “unaffiliated” content. Here are a few sources to consider:

Ohio Equine Laws Posted by an Ohio horse rescue, this page gathers together all of the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code that pertain to horses.

Equine Law and Horsemanship Safety This University of Vermont site offers statutes, case law, and articles on horsemanship.

The Horse Protection Act The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service monitors the Horse Protection Act. This Act protects horses from “soring,” the practice of inflicting pain to a horse’s legs or hooves in order to force the horse to move with an exaggerated gait. This practice was common with Tennessee Walking Horses.

Horse Slaughter Prevention Bills and Issues (CRS Report) The Congressional Research Service (CRS) produces detailed reports on issues of interest to Congress. This May 2009 report covers a pending bill that would ban horse slaughter for human consumption.

Equine Law Pathfinder This 2003 research guide from the University of La Verne collects statutes, cases, ALRs, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, and books on horse law. It can be a great starting place for research, but you’ll need to do some updating.


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