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Horse Owners Urged to Be Pro-active as Isaac Approaches
With tropical storm Isaac already having killed at least 20 people and caused significant flooding and damage in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, horse owners in the potential path of strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac are being urged to prepare as it be
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Protest Against Killing of Feral Donkeys in Texas
A procession of donkeys, horses and burros took to the streets in downtown Austin on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, to protest a plan to kill more wild donkeys currently living in state parks. State representatives refer to the donkeys as "feral," but suppo
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KHC Contributes to USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund
In the wake of the horrific tornado damage in Kentucky this spring, the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) created an equine disaster relief fund aimed solely at Kentucky victims. KHC also contributed the remainder of its U.S. Equine Disaster Relief Fund to the
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NJ Fire Kills 22 Horses
A barn fire that erupted early Saturday morning, on January 21, in the barn at Heritage Acres owned by Arthur Hahn and his wife, Betty has killed 22 horses. A neighbor saw the flames and aroused the Hahns, but by then the barn was fully engulfed and by
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Author Craig Downer Assesses The Wild Horse Predicament
Craig C. Downer, a wildlife ecologist and author of a number of publications has written a new book that focuses on the glories of the American wild horse and counters the machinations of anti-wild horse groups that seek to cause their eventual demise by
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PATH Promotes Benefits of Therapeutic Horseback Riding
During the past several months, therapeutic horseback riding has been in the news. There is much interest, and perhaps a little skepticism, in the legitimacy of equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT).
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Equine Industry Vision Award Nominations Due
The deadline date for nominations for the 11th annual Equine Industry Vision Award is on or before February 8, 2012. Pfizer Animal Health sponsors the award in partnership with American Horse Publications (AHP) and developed it to recognize outstanding le
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Thoroughbred Times Inside Post Challenge Up and Running
The Inside Post Challenge, the longest running handicapping show online and an interactive handicapping contest produced by the Eclipse Award-winning multimedia and editorial teams at Thoroughbred Times, returns this summer and fall and contains all of th
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Tennessee Walking Horses Impress In Poland
Tennessee Walking Horses proved to be a crowd favorite at Cavaliada, a prestigious equine fair, show and sporting competition held in Poznan, Poland. The event boasted approximately 25,000 visitors over four days.
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Six Horses Die in California Barn Fire
According to news reports six horses died when a barn at Dream Land Farms in Dixon, California, caught fire early Friday morning.