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  • Northern Illinois Barn Fire Kills 15 Horses

    According to McHenry Township Fire District Lt. Tom Ruggero, at least 15 horses died on Wednesday, April 11, when a fire swept through a barn in northern Illinois destroying the barn and killing the horses. Fortunately most of the stable's horses were

    Flossie Sellers - April 13, 2012 13:28

  • Equine Advocates - Promoting the Humane and Responsible

    Equine Advocates is a national non-profit equine protection organization based in Chatham, NY.  Founded in 1996, by Susan Wagner after rescuing her first horse, Gandalf, from slaughter, Equine Advocates has helped and rescued thousands of equines, inclu

    Flossie Sellers - September 6, 2011 11:21

  • Equine Agility for Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Youth

    Equine Agility is one of the fastest growing horse sports in the world! It is a non-mounted sport in which horse and human work through a course for a score based on time and proper completion.

    Flossie Sellers - May 21, 2012 07:35

  • Equine-assisted Therapies Supported by Equine America

    Military servicemen and women—and their families—continue to make tremendous sacrifices for the United States. What we sometimes forget is that the physical and emotional effects of war are everlasting. Many military veterans require ongoing support a

    Flossie Sellers - August 14, 2012 11:28

  • Equine Assisted Therapy Helps Veterans Heal

    Thanks to VA medical centers and private horse groups across the USA, hundreds, if not thousands of veterans are benefiting from  rehabilitation programs involving therapy that focuses on the close bond between horse and rider.

    Flossie Sellers - February 6, 2012 11:36

  • NYC Carriage Horse Collapses and Dies

    The ASPCA issued the following statement today after a carriage horse tragically collapsed and died en route to Central Park in Midtown Manhattan.

    Flossie Sellers - October 24, 2011 13:16

  • Official Resigns Over Olympic Horse Inspection Controversy

    The decision not to let spectators view final horse inspections on the morning of the show jumping competitions has caused consternation among those who enjoy seeing the horses inspected along with the resignation of a senior member of the Ad Hoc committ

    Flossie Sellers - June 26, 2012 09:15

  • Oldest Horse in the World - Shayne - Age 51

    According to reporter Andrew Levy, who writes for the UK Mail Online News, a chestnut stallion that has lived at the Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary in Brentwood, Essex, since 2007, may be the oldest horse in the world at age 51.

    Flossie Sellers - March 14, 2012 12:31

  • Equine Industry Survey Results Released

    American Horse Publications (AHP) conducted its second online nationwide equine industry survey from March 5th, 2012, through May 20th, 2012. 

    Flossie Sellers - September 24, 2012 08:33

  • Oregon Horses Seized by OHS

    Ten horses were seized on March 21, 2012, from an Oregon property after a search warrant was served by authorities from Clackamas County, according to the Oregon Humane Society.

    Flossie Sellers - March 21, 2012 12:17

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