A study of a new possible treatment for equine herpesvirus type 1 has shown promising results in a study, but the researchers say more work is needed.
Singer Sheryl Crow has added her voice to calls for better management of America's wild horses and burros.
Quick-thinking police and members of the public helped saved the life of an injured police horse in Sydney on Thursday evening.
A donkey attack in Augusta, Georgia, has put a man in hospital with severe bites, it has been reported.
A horse abandonment case in Washington has attracted a $US2500 reward from the Humane Society of the United States.