American Horse Council

10/08/2026

‼️COLLEGE STUDENTS‼️

Here's your chance to get up to $15,000 in grant funding to make YOUR impact on the equine industry! The deadline for proposals is November 1st!

📢Calling all students ‼️

⌛Proposals due November 1!

Here's your chance to make your impact on the equine industry. The American Horse Council’s (AHC) Marketing Alliance invites teams of college and university students across the United States to participate in the AHC Marketing Alliance Team Challenge.
Selected teams will be eligible for funding up to $15,000!
Proposals should demonstrate clear strategies for growing participation, expanding audience reach, and deepening engagement with horses.

Get yours in now!
Read more and learn how to submit your proposal here: https://horsecouncil.org/.../american-horse-council.../

10/08/2026

📢Do you own a barn? Have questions about insurance?
Tina from C. Jarvis Insurance Agency Inc. shares practical guidance on equine liability, insurance coverage, and risk management for horse owners.

Lynn Thomas of Horses for Mental Health introduces Horsetober and the , celebrating the powerful connection between horses and people.

Listen here! https://horsecouncil.org/are-you-at-risk-insurance-for-horse-and-barn-owners/

10/02/2026

📢Calling all students ‼️

⌛Proposals due November 1!

Here's your chance to make your impact on the equine industry. The American Horse Council’s (AHC) Marketing Alliance invites teams of college and university students across the United States to participate in the AHC Marketing Alliance Team Challenge.
Selected teams will be eligible for funding up to $15,000!
Proposals should demonstrate clear strategies for growing participation, expanding audience reach, and deepening engagement with horses.

Get yours in now!
Read more and learn how to submit your proposal here: https://horsecouncil.org/.../american-horse-council.../

10/02/2026

It's ! 🐎

This month, join Horses for Mental Health in their campaign. Connect with horses and fellow equestrian community members this month by participating in the weekly challenges for some awesome prizes!

Connect. Create.

09/29/2026

‼️The FDA has announced the issuance of warning letters to producers of the recalled HYCOAT product that killed 20 horses and sickened over 80 horses. The product was recalled in January 2026 for fungal contamination, and the FDA continued further investigations to understand the source of the issue.

Learn more at:

At least 20 of the horses had to be humanely euthanized

09/28/2026

Last week, AHC recognized Mrs. Darlene Alkire of West Virginia for receiving recognition for her work to secure official recognition of the horse as a national symbol of the United States. She has asked us to share a link to a Change.org petition she is circulating.

See it here: https://bit.ly/4hr2Pa1

Congratulations to Mrs. Darlene Alkire of West Virginia for receiving recognition and a citation for her work to secure official recognition of the horse as a national symbol of the United States. She's pictured here with a staff member from US Rep. Riley Moore office, accepting a letter commending her for her efforts.

09/28/2026

The TIME has come to modernize how competition horses move internationally.

The bipartisan Temporary International Movement of Equines (TIME) Act of 2026, introduced by Reps. Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Kat Cammack (R-FL), would create a more modern, science- and risk-based approach to the temporary U.S. entry of high-health competition and racehorses, while maintaining strong protections for equine health and biosecurity.

With the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles on the horizon and the U.S. continuing to host major international equestrian and racing events, now is the time to ensure our policies support safe, efficient international competition.
But introduction is only the beginning. We need the horse industry to help build momentum.

If you represent an equine organization: Add your organization as an official TIME Act supporter: https://forms.gle/YaWadApXXWwhDUzf9

And wherever you participate in the horse industry: Contact your Members of Congress and ask them to support the TIME Act: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

09/25/2026

🎉The American Horse Council webinar "Don't Get Taken for a Ride" is now available to watch on our website!

Check out this webinar, along with our other insightful webinars from the past, here: https://horsecouncil.org/webinars/

09/24/2026

📢USDA Corrects Press Release Issued Sept. 21 Regarding Companion Animal Welfare

On September 21, 2026, the USDA issued a press release regarding "Actions marking a new Era of Companion Animal Welfare".

Included in the release were references to horses and the Horse Protection Act. This caused alarm in the equine industry, as some felt this was signaling USDA plans to change horses from federally designated "livestock" classification to companion animals.

AHC made inquiries with USDA leadership, who acknowledged the confusion and stated "The Department is actively working on amending its public messaging related to this issue."

A new release was subsequently issued on September 23, 2026, removing those references, and a link can be found below.

USDA Leadership has confirmed there is no intention to reclassify horses as companion animals.

Read more here: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/09/21/usda-announces-actions-marking-new-era-animal-welfare

09/23/2026

‼️NWS Update ‼️

The USDA has confirmed a case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in a leg wound on a working ranch horse in Grant County, New Mexico. This is the second confirmed horse case in the United States as part of the current incursion.

US Equestrian continues to monitor the progression of NWS in the United States and reminds you that fly migration and NWS protocols could change in the coming weeks and months.

US Equestrian has protocols in place for licensed competition organizers and participants to reduce the opportunities for the fly to spread – both for those conducting events in infested states and those with horses shipping in from infested states or zones. Required steps may include checking horses for wounds when they arrive and continuing to monitor horses during the competition. Finding and reporting suspect cases early helps protect horses and competition grounds from screwworm threats, including infestation and resulting quarantines.

More: https://www.usef.org/media/press-releases/new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-new-mexico-horse

Background on screwworm: https://www.usef.org/learn/equine-health/new-world-screwworm