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Coupon Savings for Horse Owners
Omega Fields® is happy to announce that it is a participant in the Horse Coupon Book (HCB), a program developed by Equine Publishing, LLC to help lower horse ownership costs, benefitting equine owners and businesses alike throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Pfizer, NTRA, and Keeneland Present Free Safety Seminar
The NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance has announced the agendas for the Second Annual NTRA Professional Education Seminar â Presented by Pfizer Animal Health and Keeneland â on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 18 and 19, at Keeneland Race Course.
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Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration Sanctions McConnell
In a precedent setting move, the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration took decisive action on Tuesday, both denouncing and condemning the actions of trainer Jackie McConnell, who was both videotaped abusing a horse and admitted to a Horse Protecti
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Why Is Genetic Diversity in Male Horses Nearly Zero?
An international team of researchers has used ancient DNA to produce compelling evidence that the lack of genetic diversity in modern stallions is the result of the domestication process.
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FEI Tribunal Issues Decisions in Horse Medication Cases
The FEI Tribunal has issued its decisions in the cases of the two Saudi Arabian athletes, Khaled Abdulaziz Al Eid and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly, whose horses tested positive for Controlled Medication substances. The Tribunal has imposed suspensions of eig
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Do You Need Equine Insurance?
The latest available figures for the number of horses in the world show that there are over 58,372,106, with the United States reporting the highest total number of horses with 9,500,000, and the UK horse poulation over 1,000,000.
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Therapeutic Riding Award To Be Sponsored by EQUUS
The Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) is proud to announce that the EQUUS Foundation will sponsor the 2012 James Brady Professional Achievement Award at the 2012 PATH Intl. Awards Banquet. The awards banquet i
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Tips For Safe and Considerate Trail Riding
Trail riding can be one of the most enjoyable pleasures of horse ownership. For maximum enjoyment, following a few basic rules will make your hours on the trail safer and less problematic for every one involved, from the owners of the land, to the least
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Trainer of I'll Have Another Suspended for 45 Days
Trainer of I'll Have Another, Doug O'Neill, has been ordered  suspended for 45 days after a nearly two-year legal battle during which he  vigorously denied that he gave one of his horses an illegal performance-enhancing mixture.
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Indiana Plans Unwanted Horse Facility
According to the The Indiana Horse Council, Inc., a non-profit corporation dedicated to the well-being of the horse industry, Indiana has an excess of unwanted horses and many people simply cannot afford to keep their horses any longer.