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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.

    Flossie Sellers - January 4, 2011 15:52

  • How To Build A Great Relationship With Your Horse

    View this high-definition video on Bay Area Equestrian Network .

    Mark Sellers - July 26, 2012 09:24

  • HSBC to Sponsor FEI Classics for Three Years

    HSBC has agreed a further three-year term as global sponsor of FEI Eventing to include title sponsorships of the HSBC FEI Classics™ until the end of 2013 and the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships™ in both 2011 and 2013.

    Flossie Sellers - February 18, 2011 13:42

  • Iraqi Donkey Gets New Home

    A donkey named Smoke that was rescued by Marines in Iraq is getting a new home in Nebraska and will be trained as a rehabilitation therapy animal.

    Flossie Sellers - April 25, 2011 10:23

  • Irish Charity Calls for Horse Castration

    An equine charity has asked the Agriculture Minister to begin a program of identification, management and castration for horses in “problem” areas.

    Flossie Sellers - March 29, 2011 09:40

  • Jamaica, Horse of Year 2008 Rescued

    Jamaica, a slaughter-bound 20-year-old warmblood who was named US Horse of the Year by the USEF in 2008 has been rescued and is now in retirement along with several other driving and race horses at Live Oak in Ocala, Florida. Jamaica was part of

    Flossie Sellers - April 18, 2011 09:51

  • Japan Horse Racing Schedule Changes

    Because of the earthquake and tsunami devastation, the Japan Racing Association is working to reschedule races and find venues not affected by the wide-spread devastation and resulting nuclear disaster.

    Flossie Sellers - March 22, 2011 10:44

  • Keeneland History Book Wins Prestigious IPPY Award

    Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy has won an Independent Publisher Book Award for best sports book of 2010. A collection of well-known writers contributed chapters on topics ranging from the Keene family legacy and the track’s early years to Keeneland

    Flossie Sellers - May 11, 2011 14:53

  • Legislation Threatens Horses and Rescues

    2011 has already brought controversy in the horse world with several legislative items related to horses emerging at the state level.

    Flossie Sellers - February 9, 2011 20:29

  • Legislative Bill Cites Horse Dealers

     In January, Oregon horse owner Lindy Minten proposed a bill that would require any horses in the state for more than 30 days to have an "equine ownership certificate." The bill has been effectively killed for the current session, but could re-emerge

    Flossie Sellers - February 9, 2011 20:21

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