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Horse General
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Ingenuity and Old Fire Hose Save a Horse
An amazing story about how two men with ingenuity, an old fire hose, and a horse with a fighting spirit recently made headlines is reported by Lisa Allmendinger, regional writer for AnnArbor.com.
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Construction Begins on Equine Complex at Texas A & M
With a turn of the shovel, Phase 1 construction has started on the new Texas A&M Equine Complex. At a total cost of $80 million when completed, the new complex will provide a home for equine science education, research and outreach.
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Construction on CSU Equine Lab Underway
Construction has begun on a 12,200-square-foot Equine Reproduction Laboratory (ERL) at Colorado State University less than a year after fire destroyed the original main laboratory building. Construction is expected to be completed by March 2013 in time fo
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Inspection of Horses at Olympics On Again
When Badminton horse trials director Hugh Thomas resigned from the London eventing committee in protest of a lock-out for spectators wanting to see the inspections of horses, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games argued that it was logisti
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Contests for Everyday Horse People
Everyday horse people demonstrate world-class feats of greatness every dayânot just every four years. Whether conquering a Mount Olympus of manure or parallel parking a gooseneck trailer, horse people struggle heroically against some of the mightiest fo
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International Equine Welfare Advocates Meet
Today, 9/26/2011, just outside Washington, DC, in a hotel in Alexandria Virginia, a motivated group of equine welfare activists is meeting to bring together ideas and coordinate action to confront the many important issues that face horses, their owne
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Controversial Bill Opens Door for USA Horse Slaughter
Under the guise of "funding the government and paying our bills," the Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science & Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill, which passed the House of Representatives on Nov. 17, no longer includes a restriction banning horse sl
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Coupon Savings for Horse Owners
Omega Fields® is happy to announce that it is a participant in the Horse Coupon Book (HCB), a program developed by Equine Publishing, LLC to help lower horse ownership costs, benefitting equine owners and businesses alike throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Irish Horse Welfare Trust Welcomes Grant
The Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) has welcomed a â¬30,000 government grant, saying it will be crucial in allowing it to provide welfare services for equines. The Trust chairman Jane Myerscough formally thanked Minister Simon Coveney and his agric
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Keep Neighbors Happy by Proper Disposal of Horse Waste
On horse farms, proper disposal of manure and stall waste can become a problem especially in areas with cold winters where weather conditions have caused horse owners to accumulate a stack of horse waste. Proper composting can be an answer to the problem,