AQHAAnimalWelfare Commission
Recognizing that animal welfare is
the single-most important issue facing the equine industry today, theAmerican Quar- ter Horse Association Executive Commit- tee has appointed the 12-member AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, which met February 6-8 in Dallas. The Animal Welfare Commission’s
mission “is to provide a framework for its members to 1) identify issues negatively af- fecting the welfare of the American Quar- ter Horse, 2) discuss issues, and 3) recommend actions thatwill help to protect the American Quarter Horse from inhu- mane practices and AQHA and its mem- bers from the negative impacts associated with those practices. TheAQHAAnimalWelfare Commis-
sion, in an effort to do right by the horse, will share discussion, action items and rec- ommendations with alliance partners." Jim Heird, executive professor and
coordinator of the equine sciences initiative at TexasA&M University, is the chairman of the commission. “This commission has the opportunity tomove forwardwithwhat we feel we need to do,” Heird said. “We havemade some significant progress in the past, but we need to do more. The public and ourmembership demands it, our horses deserve it.” Commission members laid out what
they consider the big issues in the Ameri- can Quarter Horse industry with regard to animal welfare. Some of those include penalties, the AQHA Steward program, equipment, communication and education, treatment of the animal, security, judges, and medication and drugs. The commission will present its ac-
tions and ideas for improvement to the AQHA Show and Professional Horsemen Committee at the 2012AQHAConvention. The commission is about “protecting the industry, our livelihood and, most impor- tantly, the horse,” Heird said. Commission members are Sandy
Arledge,
Dr.Glenn Blodgett,KevinDukes, Dr. Eleanor Green, Carol Harris, Paul Jones, Dr. Tom Lenz, Clark Parker, Sam Rose and SandyVaughn.
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