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Horse General
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Back Country Horsemen of California Gets It Done, and Then Some
âOne of the original states to form BCHA, Back Country Horsemen of California donate their time and personal resources to creating and improving horseback riding opportunities across the state.â
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Annual Career Fair Unites College Students, Equine Industry
âThe UK Equine Career and Opportunity Fair to be held on March 1, 2016, provides college students the chance to meet prospective equine industry employers and to learn about potential volunteer, internship and part-time and full-time employment opportun
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Arizona Woman Arrested for Cruelty to Horses
âThe owner admitted to detectives that she had purchased the horses off of Craigslist and did not have the financial means to care for them properly.â
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Study Shows Horses Able to Recognize Angry and Happy Facial Expressions in Humans
âWe have known for a long time that horses are a socially sophisticated species but this is the first time we have seen that they can distinguish between positive and negative human facial expressions.â
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$100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover Attracts Top Horse Trainers from Ten Sports
âRetired Racehorse Project has released a list of 480 trainers from 45 states, three Canadian Provinces and England who will acquire and train a recently retired racehorse for the $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium scheduled for Octob
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Equine Guelph Focuses on Reducing Horse Barn Fires Through Education
âGayle Eckert encourages two key points to reduce fire risks on horse farms; if possible, store all straw and hay in a separate building and check all electricals since horse barns can put more demand on an existing electrical systems.â
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Help! My Horse Is Trying To Kill Me
âWendy explained that every time she visited her six year old Paint mare, Paige would charge, rear-up with striking hooves and gnashing teeth, chasing Wendy out of the paddock and arena.â
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Public Outraged by BLM Planned Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
âPublic outrage is rising over a planned series of inhumane, dangerous and experimental sterilization procedures by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on 225 mares at the agencyâs Wild Horse Corrals in Hines, Oregon.â
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Texas Horse Owners Warned To Be on Alert for Horse Thieves
âThe owner of a horse reported missing from a ranch in Texas wants to warn others to be on the lookout for horse thieves who strike in the middle of the night and has requested the help of NetPosse to help find Bullseye.â
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Ontario Barn Fire Kills Twelve Horses
âTwelve horses died in a barn fire that erupted at a private farm in southern Ontario, Canada.â