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Five Arabian Horses Disappear
 An Elbert County woman says a thief took advantage of the thick fog overnight and made off with five of her beloved Arabian horses on Sunday night. When she heard her stallions screaming, Stephanie Wind went outside to see what was causing the co
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Former Stable Care-taker Arrested
A former caretaker at a Norco stable was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stealing saddles and other property of people who boarded horses at the stables. Dennis Matthew Price, 20, of Eastvale, was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center i
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Guard Donkeys Gaining Popularity
According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, donkeys, or burros, are gaining in popularity among ranchers and farmers for protection of sheep and goats. This practice capitalizes on the herding instincts as well as a natural dislike and aggressi
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Hearst Ranch Zebras Shot
On January 5, 2011, three zebras escaped from Hearst ranch and wandered onto a cattle ranch near Cambria. The ranch owner shot and killed two of them and a neighboring rancher shot the third zebra. Ranchers in the area complain that the zebras sp
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Help Needed for Abused Equines
A horse shelter near Oroville, California, Horse Plus Humane Society, is assisting the Lassen County Animal Control in the surrender of about 20 mostly untrained horses and mules who are in desperate need of help. On Thursday, April 14, they will
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Horse Rescued from Snowy Ravine
Firefighters, veterinarians, friends and neighbors helped with a challenging rescue of a horse stuck at the bottom of a ravine in heavy snow near Steamboat Springs this week. Apparently the 15-year-old Palomino horse broke [no-glossary]out of its p
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Horses Named for Fallen Police Officers
The Philadelphia Police Department is welcoming five new equine recruits into their service. The horses will be named for five officers who died in the line of duty over the past four years. Horses Stephen, Santiago, Pat, Tiny Tim and Johnny will j
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Horses on Turnpike Cause Closure
Warwick Turnpike was briefly closed in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, Feb. 18 due to a reported "animal incident." According to West Milford Police Capt. Timothy Storbeck, at 3:55 a.m. a call came in that two local horses had escaped their enclosure
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Horses Swim to Safety in Flood
RSPCA inspectors have helped a number of stranded horses swim to safety through floodwaters that have inundated 22 towns and cities along with vast swathes of countryside as big as the states of California, Nevada, and Maine combined.
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How To Build A Great Relationship With Your Horse
View this high-definition video on Bay Area Equestrian Network .