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Horse General
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Seven Hidden Dangers Common in Every Horse Barn
âIn the very best barns with the most conscientious owners, modern horses are often subjected to unnatural stresses that can pose serious health risks, from colic to gastric ulcers, and beyond.â
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Free Horsemanship Clinics to be Offered at AjPHA Youth World Championship Show
"Barbara Cox and Stormy Mullinsâcompetitors, trainers, cliniciansâbring their special connection with horses to the 2016 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show in a pair of free horsemanship clinics on July 8 â9 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center's Jo
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Mini Horses - Just What the Doctor Ordered!
âTwo miniature horses from the nonprofit Mane in Heaven named Charmer and Mystery are bringing comfort and therapy to patients with early Alzheimerâs disease and dementia, and those struggling with the effects of stroke and Parkinsonâs disease.â
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36+ Wild Horse Advocacy Groups Press BLM for Increased Use of Humane Fertility Control
"Already, 70 percent of the BLMâs $80 million Wild Horse and Burro Program budget is spent on roundups and removals, while less than 1 percent of that amount is spent on long available, humane and effective fertility control.â
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Equine Assisted Therapy Proving Effective for Veterans and Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
âStatistics show that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder affects about 7.7 million American adults in any given year and while there is no cure, early identification and treatment of PTSD symptoms with equine assisted therapy lessen the severity of the cond
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Know the First Line of Defense to Keep Your Horses Safe
"Even in horse dense communities like Norco, California, Ocala, Florida, Aiken, South Carolina and Lexington, Kentucky as well as Texasâ horse country, horses are stolen from farms and ranches of all sizes.â
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25 Veterinary Students Rewarded for Leadership, Commitment to Equine Medicine
âTwenty-five veterinary students preparing for a career in equine medicine have received a combined $104,000 in financial support through the Winnerâs Circle Scholarship Program which now exceeds $1 million in support since its inception.â
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Two Horses Die before Exaggerator Ends Nyquist's Quest for Triple Crown
âThe Preakness got off to a tragic start on Saturday, with two horses dying in the first four races and a jockey was hospitalized with a broken collarbone before Exaggerator won the race.â
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California Horse Owners Say Neigh to Proposed Bullet Train Route
âMany horse owners see the approaching construction of a bullet train to eventually link San Francisco and Los Angeles as a threat to not only their country lifestyle but also to their horses and their businesses.â