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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Help for Those Grieving for their Horses and Pets
Very few resources exist for people who lose their beloved companion animals, like dogs, cats or horses, but now, Together In Grief, Easing Recovery a new program in the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine is designed to help people work
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Thanksgiving: Time to Make Sure Horse Barns Are Safe from Dangers of Fire
This is the time to think about the barn and stable as the âhome of your horsesâ and practice these fire prevention tips for our horses like we do for our human family.