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Hundreds of Wild Horses Sheared and Trimmed in Spanish Festival
Hundreds of wild horses have been rounded up and wrestled to the ground as part of a 400-year-old Spanish festival during which the horses are sheared and trimmed by men in the village.
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Horses4Heroes Giving Free Rides at Cheyenne Frontier Days
Operation Free Ride is an unprecedented collaboration between facility owners, breeders, and equestrian organizations, to give combat veterans and their families the opportunity to ride a horse for free.
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Equine Advocates - A Haven for Rescued Horses
Equine Advocates is an equine village where horses get to live out their lives in a natural environment socializing with each other after being slaughter-bound and/or coming from abusive situations.
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Cowboy Dressage with A Hand Shake
While no formal Cowboy Dressage organization currently exists, we believe a handshake signifies our commitment to our shared values, vision and to our horses.
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Tests Reveal Reliability of Microchips for Horse Identification
Researchers concluded that not only is chipping a far more reliable method for marking horses than traditional methods of branding, they also found it causes far less injury to the animals.
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Sheriff's Department Rescues Starving Horses
The pasture where the horses were kept was mostly dirt and mud with no food available, and the only water on the property was a stagnant pond with mud, algae and bug larva.
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American Shetland Pony Congress Meeting in Iowa
2013 marks the 67th anniversary and one of the largest get-togethers with over 530 ponies registered for this historic pony championship.
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ACTHA and Certified Horsemanship Assn Join Forces
Certified Horsemanship Association, CHA, and the American Competitive Trail Horse Association, ACTHA, announced they will be working closely together under a joint sponsorship and partner agreement.
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Horses4Heroes Programs Remain Cool in Spite of Summer Heat
Horses4Heroes, through its host facilities, is having a busy summer and proving every day that when you make horseback riding fun and affordable, kids will come ride, despite record-breaking temperatures.
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National Cutting Horse Assn Moves Forward
With more than 16,000 members worldwide, the National Cutting Horse Assn mission is to promote and celebrate the cutting horse.