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Orb Favored 3-1 in Belmont Stakes Horse Race
Orb is the 3-1 favorite in a field of 14 in this third leg of the Tiple Crown at Belmont Park, and Shug McGaughey appears confident that his horse can bounce back from his fourth-place finish in the Preakness.
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Raw Horse Manure as Fertilizer May Contaminate Food
Study results showed that the raw horse manure applied as fertilizer was the most likely source of contamination of garden soil with Salmonella bacterial pathogens.
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Orb, Oxbow or Anyone's Guess at the 2013 Belmont Stakes
 Will the wet, muddy track favor Orb, Oxbow or another of the horses when the 145th Belmont Stakes takes off from the starting gate near The Big Apple on June 8, 2013?.
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UC Davis Looking Out for Horse Welfare
The number of unwanted, abandoned or "problem" horses has been increasing at an alarming rate over the past decade, estimated now to average about 170,000 per year within the United States alone. The problem has been intensified by the economic hardships
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4-H Projects Bring Horses and Young Enthusiasts Together
Each year, many young horse enthusiasts participate in 4-H equine projects throughout the United States. The goals of these projects build on the following three areas:
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Auction to Benefit Rein In Cancer at NRHA Futurity
A filly generously donated by Ron McRorie and David and Bonnie Silva will be auctioned off during the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) / Markel Insurance Futurity Prospect Sale to benefit Rein in Cancer. The Rein In Cancer Benefit Auction will ta
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American Miniature Horse Assn Celebrates Championship Show
The most beautiful and refined small equine competitors from all over the world came to compete at the 2012 American Miniature Horse Associationâs (AMHA) World Championship show at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas September 27-October 6,
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Morgan Horse Breed Celebrated
The best of the best in the Morgan breed was celebrated in Oklahoma City for the 40th edition of the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show®, October 6-13. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan hor
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USRider Offers Benefits to Horse Owners
USRider, the nationwide roadside assistance program for equestrians, provides emergency roadside service to its members in all 48 states as well as Canada and Alaska.
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British Horse "Expert" Banned from Having Horses
According to a report in The Daily Mail, an equestrian author and authority on horses has been banned from keeping horses after four of her horses were found in extremely squalid conditions with three of them having to be euthanized.