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5 Springtime Safety Tips for Children Visiting Horses
With warmer weather and school breaks, more visitors are spending weekends and vacations in horse country, whether at a dude ranch, or Uncle Ben's farm. Many of the visitors are children who have had little experience around horses, and, in fact, many
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Race Horse Deaths Caused by Bigger Purses?
On average, 24 horses die each week at racetracks across America. Many are inexpensive horses racing with little regulatory protection in pursuit of bigger and bigger prizes. These deaths often go unexamined, the bodies shipped to rendering plants and lan
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Safety Advice for Farmers and Horse Owners
Based on childhood memories of working on the farm and more than a decade of serving as a farm safety expert, Dr. Jesse LaPrade is more convinced than ever that avoiding farm-related injuries and fatalities is best expressed in one word: planning.
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PATH Partners with Wounded Warriors
Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) Intl.â¢, a leader in equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT), has partnered with Wounded Warrior Project⢠(WWP) to provide EAAT for WWP alumni.
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Ivory Pal - A Compelling Story for People Who Care About Horses
Ivory Pal: Born to Fly Higher ~ beyond the blue ribbons - is a story that takes us into the world of horse soring to meet a beautiful horse that, in spite of ill treatment by those who should know better, comes back to be an incredible inspiration for eve
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Swedish Morgan Horse Assn Granted Reciprocity
The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Board of Directors voted unanimously at its February 2012 meeting to grant International Reciprocity to the Swedish Morgan Horse Association (SMHA), effective April 1, 2012.
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Is Your Horse a Rightie or a Leftie?
An article by the Kentucky Equine Research [no-glossary] team addresses the issue of side dominance in horses which is similar to the human preference for being right-handed or left-handed. According to research, a horse is also commonly a little stronger
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Horse Rescued from Septic Tank
AÂ 34-year-old quarter horse fell into a septic tank in north east Portland , Oregon on Monday, March 26, 2012, and was left with only her head showing above ground level.
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Standardbred Registry Supporting Horse Rescue Initiative
The United States Trotting Association (USTA) has signed on as a sponsor of the 8th annual Equine Extravaganza, a three day horse expo to be held November 2 â 4 in Richmond, Virginia.Â
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American Miniature Horse Assn Hits Milestone
 Itâs Official! The American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) recently registered its 200,000th horse. AMHA member Sheri Lykken of Shortview Miniatures in Whitesboro, Texas is the lucky owner of the horse that pushed AMHAâs registrations to unsu