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Equine Youth Festival Celebrates the Horse and Kentucky's Youth
The Kentucky Equine Youth Festival returns to the Kentucky Horse Park's Alltech Arena on March 27, 2013, to showcase the horse to school children and equine youth groups.
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Developing Youth Life Skills Through Equine Activities
Newsdate: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 - 7:37 am Location: EAST LANSING, Michigan Using Iowa State University's Targeting Life Skills Model, the webcast will discuss how to better structure activities with youth to help them develop important life skills.
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Appaloosa Horse Club Announces New Internship Program
The Appaloosa Horse Club is pleased to announce a new and exciting opportunity for youth members with an internship program in marketing, public relations, photography and journalism for AYA members ages 14-19.
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Top Equine Athletes in Competition for $3 Million Purse
The second leg of the NCHA Triple Crown, the NCHA Super Stakes and Super Stakes Classic, will feature the world's top equine athletes competing for a $3 Million purse in Fort Worth, Texas, March 28 through April 20. 2013.
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Therapeutic Horseback Riding Study to Address PTSD and TBI
The research team will examine the effects of 6 weeks of therapeutic horseback riding on 40 U.S. military veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Most Popular Names for Your New Foal or Horse
What might be surprising about the top 10 most popular horse names is that they are all traditional, although the influence of current media does have some impact with foal names such as "Twilight" based on the hit series coming into play.
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A Surplus of Horses - A Shortage of Homes - Learn More!
As the number of unwanted horses has surged during these times of economic hardship, the need is great to educate the public in general, and horse owners specifically, about the issue from a factual and historical perspective has become very important.
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Study Reveals Benefits of Bedding Reuse for Horses
The viability of composted stable waste re-used as bedding for horses has financial benefits by saving on the cost of material purchased, disposal of stable waste, and further savings in health care costs.
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Zenyatta Foals Again! It's a Colt!
On April 1, 2013, Horse of the Year, Zenyatta, welcomed her new foal into the world just before midnight, a 145 lb chestnut colt by Tapit.
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Understanding the Aggressive Horse
Not all aggression is bad behavior. Sometimes it is playful and we must recognize when a horse is telling us they want to play and we must allow them to do just that.