The horse soring regulation currently held up by the Trump administration would essentially ban the cruel practice Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

The Horse Protection Act (HPA) was enacted in 1970 to clamp down on the scourge of “soring”—the term for a host of abusive practices inflicted upon Tennessee walking horses and related breeds to ...

U.S. Rep John Rose (R-TN06) released a statement criticizing new federal rules aimed at reducing the practice of horse soring, the practice of intentionally inflicting pain to a horse's legs in a ...