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  • Register Today for Dec. 17 Alltech FEI Equestrian Games Briefing Webinar

    You are cordially invited to the December edition of our live media briefing monthly series to hear the latest news regarding the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, 23 August to 7 September 2014.

    Flossie Sellers - December 12, 2013 10:03

  • Equine Industry: Are We Making Progress for the Future?

    Research shows that regular turnout in a herd can be beneficial to a horse’s health and wellbeing.

    Flossie Sellers - December 11, 2013 10:20

  • Grand Jury Indicts Four for "Soring" Horses

    A Tennessee grand jury has indicted four people suspected of animal cruelty by "soring" Tennessee walking horses with acid or other caustic substances to force them to perform the high-stepping "Big Lick" gait.

    Flossie Sellers - December 11, 2013 09:56

  • Think of Habitat for Horses During the Holidays

    Habitat for Horses is a 501.c.3 nonprofit equine protection organization supported solely by donations and they have around 200 donkeys and horses under their care, plus one ornery, old mule.

    Flossie Sellers - November 30, 2013 10:55

  • Multi-County Probe Into Disappearance of Horses

    Horses are disappearing from pastures in the Spencer area and some have been found in the Meeker Colorado area and officers had no idea what was happening until a horse owner turned detective.

    Flossie Sellers - November 24, 2013 08:26

  • A Feel-Good Thanksgiving Story about A Horse That Paints

    Like many broken-down thoroughbreds, Metro Meteor could have simply ended up being sent to slaughter, but Ron Krajewski, an artist and his wife, Wendy, were looking for a horse to use in trail riding and adopted him.

    Flossie Sellers - November 27, 2013 11:26

  • Amish Buggy Horse Killed in Drive By Shooting

    According to officials, passengers in an Amish buggy heard a loud noise described as sounding like a firecracker and when they arrived back home, the farmer noticed that the horse was bleeding from the mouth.

    Flossie Sellers - November 26, 2013 14:54

  • Horse Coalition Members Benefit From Special Training

    Members of the Homes for Horses Coalition are benefiting from a special horse training clinic that focused on rescue horses who can be difficult or dangerous.

    Flossie Sellers - November 25, 2013 11:40

  • Will Crocs for Horses Be the Next Big Thing?

    A plastic coated traditional metal horse shoe that can be glued on instead of having to be nailed to the hoof appears to have great possibilities.

    Flossie Sellers - November 25, 2013 09:49

  • Neglected Horses and Ponies Euthanized in New South Wales

    More than 100 horses out of 400 found in neglected state have had to be put down after they were kept in appalling conditions at a farm in New South Wales.

    Flossie Sellers - November 24, 2013 07:58

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