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  • Cleaning Horse Harness or Cleaning Up on Harness Deals

    The busiest times of the horse show and parade season are coming up.  Don’t miss out on your favorite warm-weather opportunities to drive your ponies or Miniature Horses because of issues with your harness.

    Flossie Sellers - May 23, 2012 12:13

  • I'll Have Another Wins Preakness

    I'll Have Another edged out Bodemeister today to become the first horse since 2008 to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown. The horse's next challenge is the Belmont Stakes coming up in three weeks.

    Flossie Sellers - May 19, 2012 17:20

  • Illinois Equine Rehab Needs Donations

    God's Little Acre 66 run by Sharon Burnett near Caseyville, Illinois, has a waiting list of animals that need rescuing, but with funds in short supply, they are not able to take in more animals.

    Flossie Sellers - October 18, 2011 10:00

  • Colorado Governor Provides Relief for Drought-stricken Ranchers

    Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado has announced measures to provide relief for Colorado’s drought-stricken farmers and ranchers including those who own horses, cattle and other animals and need hay to survive current conditions.

    Flossie Sellers - September 26, 2012 10:52

  • Indiana Plans Unwanted Horse Facility

    According to the The Indiana Horse Council, Inc., a non-profit corporation dedicated to the well-being of the horse industry, Indiana has an excess of unwanted horses and many people simply cannot afford to keep their horses any longer.

    Flossie Sellers - October 17, 2011 09:36

  • 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.

    Flossie Sellers - February 29, 2012 10:16

  • 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

    Flossie Sellers - July 2, 2012 10:00

  • 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

    Flossie Sellers - September 26, 2011 11:15

  • Congress Joins Forces to Block Farm Labor Laws

    Republicans and Democrats are joining forces and have stepped up their efforts to block new rules from the Obama administration that would limit the work younger people can do on farms. They are opposing the new regulations in the name of family farmers

    Flossie Sellers - March 28, 2012 17:20

  • 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.

    Flossie Sellers - October 15, 2012 09:22

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