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Horse General
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Have an Arabian Horse Story To Tell? Here's Your Chance!
It is our intention to reach out to the Arabian horse community for their personal experiences of how the Arabian horse impacts their lives with a series of short films entitled, 12 People - 12 Horses - 12 Stories.
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50 Years of Pinto World Championship Excitement
Equines and exhibitors from around the globe will compete for world titles in multiple disciplines, and, in addition to show classes, fun events such as the annual dog show and ice cream social will occur each day.
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Back Country Horsemen of California Clears Storm Damage in the Sierra Mountains
Back Country Horsemen groups from coast to coast routinely spend over 300,000 volunteer hours each year maintaining trails, trail heads, and camps for all users.
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Federal Plan to Round Up Horses for Slaughter Sparks Outrage
11,000 Citizens Join Wild Horse Advocacy Groups in Opposition to Taxpayer Funded Operation to Capture Tribal Horses in Nevada.
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Oakland Horse Sanctuary to Host Rare Open House
The Duchess Santuary, operated by The Fund for Animals is extending an invitation to the public to visit the sanctuary and meet the Duchess Sanctuary herd, all horses rescued from abuse and neglect.
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Controversy Over Registering Cloned Horses Continues
Abraham and Veneklasen, plaintiffs in a cloning law suit, contend that AQHAâs Stud Book and Registration Committee conspired to keep cloned horses out because of greater competition in both breeding and racing.
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FEI Suspends United Arab Emirates from International Horse Competitions
Following an investigation by the International Equestrian Federation, which found horse welfare abuses and rule violations, the United Arab Emirates horse competition team has been suspended indefinitely.
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Researchers Show Horses Do Understand Human Gestures
A group of Italian-based scientists have demonstrated that horses are not only capable of reading human actions but can also change the way they respond to a task based on their own experiences.
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Rescued Horses Again Falling Victim to Slaughter Buyers at Auction
According to Habitat for horses, a group of horses that had already been rescued once from an owner now facing animal cruelty charges, has been sent to auction, where bidders tried to save them again, this time from slaughter.
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Where Did All That Horse Manure Go? The Lowly Dung Beetle Knows!
Research supports what many savvy horse owners have known for years, that by burying and consuming horse manure, dung beetles improve nutrient recycling and soil structure in pastures as well as getting rid of the manure.