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New Federal Rule Vows to End Soring

Horse Protection Act amendment goes into effect February 2025
By Jeff Cota posted on April 29, 2024 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds
Promising an end to horse soring, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announces amendments to the Horse Protection Act that will fundamentally change Tennessee Walking Horse shows and how mounts are shod.
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APHIS Withdraws 2017 Horse Protection Act Final Rule

By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on October 30, 2023 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds
Source: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is withdrawing a 2017 final rule on the Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulations. The Agency remains committed to strengthening its ability to protect horses and issued a new proposed rule August 2023.
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