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Marco's Law Would Impose Strong Penalties on Horse Killers
Southwest Ranches are vowing crackdown on horse killers after the recent slaughter of a thoroughbred named Marco. Mayor Jeff Nelson proposed a new town ordinance to guarantee anyone caught butchering a horse in Southwest Ranches would pay a $3,500 fine an
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Rescued Miniature Horses Recovering Slowly
The miniature horses rescued on March 8, 2012, after the owner of a small farm near Boston voluntarily gave them up are doing well according to a news release from the Animal Rescue League of Boston.
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FEI World Jumping Championships - Young Horses 2012
Horses from the Cclaimed gold at the FEI World Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2012 which drew to a close at Domein Zangersheide in Lanaken, near Maastricht, Belgium today.Â
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Great Race Horses Share Common DNA
What do Seabiscuit, Man O'War, Secretariat and Seattle Slew all have in common? According to research done by an international scientific [no-glossary]team, they share a distant genetic connection.
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HSUS Hails Bill Ending Self Policing in Horse Soring Industry
The Humane Society of the United States commends Reps. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., with original co-sponsors Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Jim Moran, D-Va., for introducing H.R. 6388, the Horse Protection Act Amendments of 2012.
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Final Day of Bidding for Zenyatta Halter
An eBay auction of a halter worn by Zenyatta during her broodmare career at Laneâs End Farm is set to close at 4:54pm EDT March 21, 2012. The halter was placed for auction by the Rood & Riddle Foundation, the non-profit arm of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospi
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AHP Survey Results Show Horse Owner's Major Concerns
The 2012 American Publications Equine Survey brought to the fore many of the issues that the horse industry currently faces. One objective of the study was to gain a better understanding of how those who own and/or manage horses perceive the various chall
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Oregon Horses Seized by OHS
Ten horses were seized on March 21, 2012, from an Oregon property after a search warrant was served by authorities from Clackamas County, according to the Oregon Humane Society.
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Texas University Establishes Equine-assisted Therapy Program
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has announced the establishment of the Courtney Grimshaw Fowler Equine Therapeutic Program in memory of Courtney Grimshaw Fowler, Texas A&M University class of â85.
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Horses Lost in Barn Fire
At 12:30 am, May 31, 2011, a barn fire of unknown cause destroyed a barn at True Prospect Farm owned by Boyd Martin. Eleven horses were in the barn at the time. Five horses were evacuated from the barn, but six horses died in the fire. Four hor