Q&A: John Holland on Omnibus, slaughter
The term Omnibus Budget is not exactly a sizzling conversation starter. And the process of creating the over-arching spending bill that sets budgets for many United States government departments is equally, ah, scintillating, says Equine Welfare Alliance President John Holland. Yet, the FY 2014 Omnibus Budget, approved by both the House and the Senate, contains language in it that is arguably the most exciting thing to come down the pike for horse-slaughter opponents in a long, long time, Holland says. In this week’s Clubhouse Q&A, Holland explains why he has reason to hope the “fat lady has sung” with regard […]
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Pittman: Jaws dropped at Maryland horse expo
While some demos at the Maryland Horse World Expo went begging for an audience last month, the T’bred events packed them in like sardines. “The breed is historically one of the most popular in America, not just because they’re loved, admired and beautiful but also because news of their talent as sport horses has really caught on,” says Steuart Pittman, creator of the popular Retired Racehorse Training Project. In this week’s Clubhouse Q&A, Pittman discusses the growing reach of his ever-popular Thoroughbred retraining contests, which pit green horses and talented riders against each other, and the clock, to turn out […]
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Q&A: John Holland, Equine Welfare Alliance
How an electrical engineer once heading up a robotics company servicing the nuclear industry came to be testifying against horse slaughterhouses later in life came down to a news article and a mare. “It was 2003 when my wife Sheilah brought home an article about PMU mares” whose urine is harvested to create estrogen treatments for women “and that article led to our decision to adopt a PMU mare,” says John Holland. And that decision is what led to what he jokingly refers to as the “downward spiral” into horse-welfare advocacy work, which includes the founding and presidency of 501 […]
