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Horse General
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Return of Stolen Hay Rake Appreciated by Therapeutic Riding Center
LaDawn Quarter Horses Therapeutic Riding Center doesn't make much money offering therapeutic horse back riding and to cut costs they cut their own hay, so when their hay rake was stolen, it was a financial blow.
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Helmet Law Aims to Prevent Injuries While Riding Horses
Horseback riding has been identified as a higher-risk activity than automobile racing, motorcycle riding, football and skiing making the need for helmets obviousg.
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Miniature Horse World Championship Show Coming to Fort Worth
The American Miniature Horse Association and the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are gearing up for the exciting World Championship Show with beautifully refined small equine competitors from all over the world.
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Equine Guleph a Leader in eLearning
The 10th anniversary year at Equine Guelph has given the horse community much to celebrate as they have proven themselves leaders in equine education, health and welfare.
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Road to the Horse Competition Open Free to the Public
Wild Card sponsor Ram Trucks is making the Road to the Horse colt starting competition opening free to the public on March 13th, 2014 at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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Helping Veterans Find Success with Equine Therapy
The focus of equine-assisted work is to engage in creative activities with the horses that require problem solving and responding to challenges that carry over into every-day life.
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The Importance of Safety and Training in Choosing a Pony
Choosing and training a pony as a first equine for a child can be challenging for parents, child, and pony.
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Microchips in Horses Prove Easy to Read
Research shows that microchips are highly biocompatible with the horse's body and are easy to read with scanners of high quality.
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Farm Service Agency Offering Drought Relief to Ranchers
Assistance to ranchers hit by the severe drought in parts of the U.S. will help both horse and cattle owners by allowing haying and grazing on public lands.
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ASPCA Grants Aid Horse Groups in Many Ways
The ASPCA has made 100 grants totaling $750,000 to equine groups for emergency hay and feed, equine cruelty response and seizures, and the rehabilitation of retired racehorses during the first half of 2013.