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Horse General
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Do You Know the Hidden Dangers in Every Horse Barn?
âEven on farms with the most conscientious level of care, there are several common practices that are at odds with what nature intended, and may be putting horses at risk.â
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Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Endurance Horseback Rider?
âAERC members with its 5,000 members across the U.S. and Canada pay to do endurance riding for fun, a sense of personal accomplishment and because they love spending time with their horses.â
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Anonymous Racehorse Breeder Fulfills Malone Challenge with $20 Million Gift for CSU Regenerative Research
âDr. Wayne McIlwraith, founder of the CSU Orthopaedic Research Center, conducts arthroscopic surgery on an equine patient. He has led planning for the universityâs Institute of Biologic Translational Therapies.â
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Prevent Barn Fires - Resources for horse owners
âPreventing fires is a proactive strategy and depends on daily management of your barn by maintaining equipment, managing the cleanliness of the horse barn, and storing straw and hay away from the barn.â
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Back Country Horsemen of California Gets It Done, and Then Some
âOne of the original states to form BCHA, Back Country Horsemen of California donate their time and personal resources to creating and improving horseback riding opportunities across the state.â
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Annual Career Fair Unites College Students, Equine Industry
âThe UK Equine Career and Opportunity Fair to be held on March 1, 2016, provides college students the chance to meet prospective equine industry employers and to learn about potential volunteer, internship and part-time and full-time employment opportun
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Arizona Woman Arrested for Cruelty to Horses
âThe owner admitted to detectives that she had purchased the horses off of Craigslist and did not have the financial means to care for them properly.â
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Study Shows Horses Able to Recognize Angry and Happy Facial Expressions in Humans
âWe have known for a long time that horses are a socially sophisticated species but this is the first time we have seen that they can distinguish between positive and negative human facial expressions.â
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$100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover Attracts Top Horse Trainers from Ten Sports
âRetired Racehorse Project has released a list of 480 trainers from 45 states, three Canadian Provinces and England who will acquire and train a recently retired racehorse for the $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium scheduled for Octob
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Equine Guelph Focuses on Reducing Horse Barn Fires Through Education
âGayle Eckert encourages two key points to reduce fire risks on horse farms; if possible, store all straw and hay in a separate building and check all electricals since horse barns can put more demand on an existing electrical systems.â