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Horse General
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BLM Postpones Castration of Wild Stallions
The BLM has agreed to postpone a plan to castrate hundreds of wild stallions in Nevada pending a federal court review.
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ACTHA Opens Trail Challenges to All Horse Lovers
ACTHA has opened its Competitive Trail Challenges to non-members to increase charitable donations. Committed to improving the health and welfare of horses nationwide, the American Competitive Trail Horse Association is permitting non-members across the n
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BLM Wild Horse Program To Be Scrutinzed
According to Carrol Abel, Equine Policy Examiner, a long awaited contract with the National Academy of Sciencesâ National Research Council (NAS/NRC) has defined the parameters of a two year project to delve into BLM's handling of their wild hors
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AHP Horse Industry Survey Contains Few Surprises
The information derived from the 2012 AHP Equine Industry Survey did not contain many surprises. In fact, the survey found the demographics and other factors addressed in the survey to be very similar to the results of the 2010 survey with a few exceptio
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AHP Survey Results Show Horse Owner's Major Concerns
The 2012 American Publications Equine Survey brought to the fore many of the issues that the horse industry currently faces. One objective of the study was to gain a better understanding of how those who own and/or manage horses perceive the various chall
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Britain Loses Three Top Olympic Horses
British equestrians are angry because of the loss of  three top medal hopes to rivals' teams. Team GBâs medal prospects in the show jumping events at London 2012 have suffered a severe blow after three of Britainâs leading horses were poached b
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Alberta Team Defends Use of Horses for Food
An Alberta Equine Welfare Team has concluded a report on horses as food-producing animals in the Alberta area. The report looks at the humane care of horses processed in Alberta for food.
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British Citizens Adopt Greek Donkeys
Last December, a donkey by the name of Christoforos, along with a companion, a white-nosed donkey named Fotis, made a five-day journey to the south of England on a special equine transport truck. Today, they live on an 11,000-acre estate called Angmering
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Alert! Hidden Winter Threat Takes Lives
The winter of 2011-2012 has taken a serious toll on horse owners across North America. Barn and stable fires have been a serious cause of injury and death to hundreds of horses while costing hundreds of thousands in property damage and losses.
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British RSPCA Reports Rising Tide of Animal Cruelty
Saying,"We show zero tolerance to animal abusers," RSPCA chief executive Gavin Grant released the latest RSPCA cruelty statistics for 2011, while pointing out that the RSPCA faces a crisis that is stretching to the breaking point.