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Horse General
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2015 Has Been a Great Year for 1.8 Million Equines
âIn 2015 the Brooke reached a record 1.8 million equines, benefiting 10 million people in the developing world with education about caring for their equines so that owners don't overwork, mistreat, and neglect the very animals who provide a livelihood f
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Happy Holidays to All Horse Owners and Animal Lovers Wherever You Are
âThis is the season for bright lights and shiny packages. It is a time for sharing love and being together. It is a time for wishing you, your equines and all your animals the best that life can offer, Your friends at EquiMed.com.â
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A Horse of a Different Color
âAn international team of scientists has discovered what causes the Dun pattern and why it is lost in most horses. The results reveal a new mechanism of skin and hair biology, and provide new insight into horse domestication.â
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Reward Offered in Pregnant Horse Abuse Case in Wisconsin
âThe Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for sexually abusing a pregnant horse.â
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Study Proposed to Determine How Gelding Affects Wild Horse Populations
âA proposed study aims to explore what happens when most of a wild herdâs adult male horses are neutered, but horse advocates who generally support fertility control, say the new research proposal targeting a Utah herd for castration goes too far.â
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Healthy Treats for Your Horse This Holiday Season
âEvery horse owner knows that fruits and vegetables make healthy holiday horse treats along with treats made using natural grains and molasses.â
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Snohomish Horse Near Brink of Death Is Now on Road to Recovery
âAccording to Bonnie Hammond, the Executive Director of Save a Forgotten Equine Horse Rescue, it's pretty tough to look at Anakin, a 20-year-old Thoroughbred gelding. He's painfully thin. His hips and all of his ribs are exposed.â
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Researchers Working to Prove that Equine-assisted Psycotherapy Works
âEquine-assisted psychotherapy is known to help people address mental and behavioral health issues, but there remains little evidence-based research to prove it so a NSMU Professor is dedicating her academic career to establishing and promoting scientif
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New Research Shows Amazing Ability of Horses To Adapt to Extreme Cold
âYakutian horses developed their striking adaptations to the extreme cold climate present in the region in less than 800 years, making it one of the fastest examples of adaptation within mammals.â
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Devotion of Police Officer for Dying Horse Goes Viral
âWhen Houston police officer Herrejon's horse spooked and was hit by a cement truck, he rushed to the side of the dying horse as she lay in the street and comforted her during her dying moments - The picture is worth a thousand words.â