The Aliveness

  jackal jackal, any of a few types of wolflike carnivores of the canine sort, Canis, family Canidae, offering to the hyena a misrepresented standing for weakness. Four species are generally perceived: the brilliant, or Asiatic, jackal (C. aureus), found from eastern Europe to Southeast Asia, the African brilliant wolf (C. anthus), found in northern and eastern Africa, and the dark supported (C. mesomelas) and side-striped (C. adustus) jackals of southern and eastern Africa. Jackals develop to a length of around 85-95 cm (34-37 inches), including the 30-35-cm (12-14-inch) tail, and weigh around 7-11 kg (15-24 pounds). Brilliant jackals and African brilliant wolves are yellowish, the dark upheld jackal is corroded red with a dark back, and the side-striped jackal is grayish with a white-tipped tail and an undefined stripe on each side. Jackals occupy open country. They are nighttime creatures that typically cover themselves by day in brush or shrubberies and sally forward at sun...

  At the beginning of this year, the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) announced their involvement with The Right Horse Initiative. This program allows CHA riding instructors in Region 9—Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska—to adopt horses that need new homes for use in their riding lesson programs and/or camp programs. CHA leadership recognized the merits of this program to help the horse industry give a new career to horses in transition. It also helps meet one of the biggest needs of riding instructors—where to get quality mounts for their lesson programs.   This pilot program is possible thanks to a grant given to CHA from the Watershed Animal Fund, which funds The Right  black and white horse pictures  Initiative. This grant helps with transportation costs for the horses as they are transitioned to their new homes.   CHA is working closely with Harmony Equine Center in Franktown, CO, which serves as a transition center for the ho...