By Mollee Francisco, Correspondent  Bernice Ende could have made the 1,200-mile trip from her home in Trego, Mont. to Minnesota for her nephew’s August Waconia wedding in any number of ways.

A federal rule designed to "crack down on loopholes" in an anti-cruelty law protecting horses has drawn the ire of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who called it "government overreach at its ...