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25 Veterinary Students Rewarded for Leadership, Commitment to Equine Medicine
âTwenty-five veterinary students preparing for a career in equine medicine have received a combined $104,000 in financial support through the Winnerâs Circle Scholarship Program which now exceeds $1 million in support since its inception.â
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Two Horses Die before Exaggerator Ends Nyquist's Quest for Triple Crown
âThe Preakness got off to a tragic start on Saturday, with two horses dying in the first four races and a jockey was hospitalized with a broken collarbone before Exaggerator won the race.â
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California Horse Owners Say Neigh to Proposed Bullet Train Route
âMany horse owners see the approaching construction of a bullet train to eventually link San Francisco and Los Angeles as a threat to not only their country lifestyle but also to their horses and their businesses.â
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Is #3 a Lucky Number as Nyquist Enters the Preakness on Saturday?
âAccording to those in the know about the races in the Triple Crown, Nyquist, the 3-5 favorite, inspires confidence because he's proved himself in his eight-race career by winning each of his races.â
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700,000-Year-Old Horse Is Oldest Creature With Sequenced Genome
âThe sequenced genome offers a glimpse at the ancient horse and how equine genes that are involved in immunity, the sense of smell, and muscle development have changed significantly since this ancient horse roamed the Yukon.â
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IHSA Nationals 2016 Kentucky: The Four Most Exciting Days in College Riding
âIHSA provides collegiate riders of all skills the opportunity to compete individually and as teams in equestrian competition and was founded on the principle that any college student should be able to participate in horse shows regardless of his or her
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The Importance of the Wilbur-Cruce Horses
â'These horses (the Wilbur-Cruce horses) must be preserved, not just for their purity but also for their intelligence, conformation and if for nothing else to prove that breeding carefully for selective qualities is the only way to go'.â
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Successful 2016 National Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park for Interscholastic Equestrian Association
"IEA's purpose is to set minimum standards for competition, provide information concerning the creation and development of school associated equestrian sport programs, and to promote the common interests of safe riding instruction at the middle and secon
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TV Star Sebastian Roché Speaks Out Against Horse Slaughter
"Roché has joined The Humane Society of the United Statesâ campaign to protect more than 100,000 American horses who are inhumanely slaughtered for human consumption each year; the majority of which are young, healthy animals.â
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Horse Backs Reveal Clues to the Evolution of Horses as Fast Runners
âBy tracing the evolution of the fossil back bones of tiny prehistoric horses to the back bones of contemporary horses, Jones hypothesizes that stability of the backbone evolved as a response to save energy while running as horses grew larger.â