Mare and foal died from “ruptured uterine artery” moments after violent ride SAN DIEGO, California––“The San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement team has concluded their investigation into the tragic death of a 16-year-old pregnant horse at the rodeo held at Petco Park,” the society announced on March 6, 2025, but the findings suggest they […]
It is time to make rodeo illegal, by Peggy W. Larson, DVM, MS-Path., JD.
“In my youth, I rode bareback broncs in the rodeo.” I am a both an attorney and a veterinarian, who has treated both ranch and rodeo animals. (See Who will fix Vermont cats with Peggy Larson retired?) In my youth, I rode bareback broncs in the rodeo. After law school, I worked as a state […]