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Horse General
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Detailed Undercover Investigation Reveals Tennessee Walking Horse Abuse at Top Training Barn
âInvestigation finds that horses slated to compete in the upcoming Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration have been subjected to barbaric soring practices by big-name, previously cited trainers continuing their illegal conduct.â
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Amazing Mare 'Beholder' Becomes First Female to Win Pacific Classic
âBeholder destroyed the boys in the race, took observers' breath away, and brought brimming emotion into the Winner's Circle during the Million Dollar TVG Pacific Classic on Saturday, August 22, 2015.â
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What Eye Wrinkles in Horses Tell Us about Their Emotional State
âAnalysis of the number of wrinkles, the extent of wrinkling and how much white of the horse's eye was shown led to the conclusion that some characteristics of eye wrinkling were affected by different emotional states.â
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Researchers Decode Horse Communication - What Your Horse Is Telling You with That Whinny
âResearchers were able to associate positive emotions with short horse whinnies in which the higher frequency was lower, accompanied by a lowering of the head, but when expressing negative emotions the whinnies were longer and the higher frequency was h
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All Star Lineup of Clinicians Announced for the Great American Trail Horse Festival
âThe Great American Trail Horse Festival, coming November 5-8, 2015, is the largest trail horse celebration in U.S. history and is open to all trail horses, all breeds, all trail organizations and all disciplines.â
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Research Shows Horses and Humans Have Facial Expressions in Common
âHorses use similar facial muscles to humans, suggesting an evolutionary parallel in how horses and humans use the face to communicate.â
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Pony Club Awards College Scholarships to Members
âSix outstanding Pony Club members were awarded college scholarships through The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. for outstanding sportsmanship, stewardship, and leadership through horsemanship.â
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AERC Trails Grant Recipient Completes Successful Three-Year Trail Development Project
âUpon completion of the project, AERC Trails and Land Management Committee Chair Monica Chapman believed this project set an example and asked the Stalleys to share their experiences and lessons learned during the project to help provide a Trails Grant
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Making Responsible, Purposeful Breeding of Horses a Priority
âImpeccable stable management and genetics knowledge combined with understanding special nutrition and healthcare requirements for the broodmare, foal and breeding stallion are all prerequisites to breeding horses responsibly.â
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Back Country Horsemen of America Maintains and Repairs Multi-Use Trails
âBack Country Horsemen of America values our nationâs beautiful landscape and works hard to protect our right to enjoy these lands by horseback by keeping trails open and practicing sound outdoor ethics.â