KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When Kansas City police Mounted Patrol officers began helping control crowds in Westport in 2007, someone pelted a police horse with a beer bottle. The next year, when police horses pushed back a group of stubborn loiterers in Westport, an inebriated man slapped a horse across the face. This summer, a woman ...

SHAWNEE (AP) — Brian Holdeman stirred in his sleep, pawing at his arms and chest. “Get it off me!” he screamed. It was the blood. Deep in a dream, he was in the middle of a horrifying scene. Trauma center. Small boy. Life-threatening injury. He hurried to help save the young life. As he looked into the frightened boy’s ...

When it comes to enjoyment and quality of life, a horse’s true fitness may mean more than just a pasture and some oats.  While most horses get the majority of their nutrients from pasture and grain, many may not be receiving the mineral nutrition needed for optimum health. “It is important to remember that mineral content ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Shaw called Jake her angel dog. Jake saw her through vet school, through her father’s death, through a divorce and into private practice. He even did therapy work. “He had a good sense about him, he was very reasonable. He kind of went through life at a good pace, he wasn’t ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most of the money behind a ballot measure to add new restrictions on Missouri dog breeders is coming from people and organizations outside Missouri. State campaign finance records show more than 90 percent of monetary and in-kind contributions supporting the Missouri measure have come from organizations based elsewhere and people living ...