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Canada Puts a Stop to Horses from the USA
As of Friday, October 12, 2012, horse dealers and "killbuyers" arriving with their trucks filled with American horses slated to be slaughtered in Canada for their meat were told to take their horses and go home.
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Alberta Team Defends Use of Horses for Food
An Alberta Equine Welfare Team has concluded a report on horses as food-producing animals in the Alberta area. The report looks at the humane care of horses processed in Alberta for food.
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Arabian Horse Rescue Investigation Closed
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has settled its investigation into the finances, record-keeping and fundraising of the Arabian Rescue Mission, in Wantage. All fines and civil penalties against them will be waived if they fulfill the terms of
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American Quarter Horses Excel in Dressage
2011 marked the second year that American Quarter Horses could earn AQHA points in dressage and incentive fund monies by participating in USDF shows that were recognized by the American Quarter Horse Association.Â
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Horse Riders To Celebrate Helmet Awareness
Building on the success of the first Helmet Awareness Day held in the USA in 2010, Riders4Helmets expanded the event globally last year. International Helmet Awareness Day 2011 received support from 10 helmet manufacturers and over 500 equestrian retailer
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Research on Rained-on Hay Shows Loss of Quality
Researchers in the agricultural programs at University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin have completed research on how varying amounts of rain affect hay quality and nutritional value. During summers with heavy rain, perhaps nothing is more frustr
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Archeologist Identifies Early Donkey Bit
According to an Equine Science Up-date, archeologists led by Professor Eliezer Oren from Ben Gurion University have excavated an equid burial at Tel-Haror, an archeological site with strata dating to the Middle Bronze IIB Period (1,750-1,650 B.C.). Among
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Guelph Offers Educational Path for Horse Owners
Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph, one of the top equine online education programs, recently announced its next offering of courses from May 7 â July 29, 2012:Â Management of the Equine Environment, Functional Anatomy, Equine Genetics, Equine B
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Great Grandson of Secretariat Rescued
When Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse Rescue received a call that two young horses needed their help, they went to Okeechobee, Florida, to pick up two young thoroughbreds. Arriving at the farm, they were surprised at what they found: A scraggly matted six month-o
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Auction of Zenyatta Halter Raises $6,400+ for Red Cross
A recent eBay auction of a halter worn by 2010 Horse of the Year and legendary race mare Zenyatta brought a final bid of $6,712.50 in a fundraising effort for the Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross. Zenyatta, along with owners Jerry and Ann Moss,