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CHA Honors Outstanding Participants
The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) honored top individuals, horses and organizations at the annual awards banquet held at the International Conference at The Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky on October 29, 2011. Clinic Instruc
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Fire Destroys Barn and Arena
An over-night fire has leveled a 1950's barn used for training at the SMC Equestrian Riding Center. The couple who own the facility awoke early Monday to bright flames that lit up the area. Now, the couple, often called upon to rescue abandoned horses
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Study to Address Effects of Hippotherapy on Autism
The Horses and Humans Research Foundation has awarded its sixth $50,000 research grant recently to a team from the Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. The team will measure outcomes from Occupational a
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Good Things for Those Who Ride Paint Horses
Good things come to those who ride Paints. For American Paint Horse Association regional clubs, this modified proverb rang true at the annual APHA Workshop May 31âJune 2, when APHA awarded $1,000 sponsorships to 30 regional clubs.
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CVHR Dedicated to Care of Equines
Like most equine rescue facilities, Central Virginia Horse Rescue, Inc (CVHR) saves, protects and rehabilitates at-risk equines along with educating the public, promoting good horse care, and striving to work with others in the equine community for the we
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Winner of Finals in Extreme Mustang Makeover Announced
Jessica Dabkowski of Laporte, Colorado, and her Mustang trainee Novo won the Fort Collins, Colorado, Extreme Mustang Makeover on June 9. Jessica and Novo were third in the pattern class and fourth in the combined leading and riding trail class, but the pr
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TRF Expands Foster Care Options
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is the largest equine rescue organization of its kind, devoted to the rescue, retirement, rehabilitation and retraining of Thoroughbred racehorses no longer able to compete on the track.Â
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New England Dressage Has Its Benefits
 Itâs summertime and the riding is easy â especially if you are a member of The New England Dressage Association (NEDA). As the largest American Dressage Organization chapter in the country, a NEDA membership offers members everything from discount
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USHJA Partners with Equine Land Conservation
The Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) is proud to announce the addition of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) as a Premier Conservation Partner. The Conservation Partners Program is a national membership program of organizations
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Members of Drug Cartel Indicted in Horse Operation
In an indictment, returned on May 30, 2012, and unsealed on Tuesday, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas charged 14 people, including the leader of the Los Zetas criminal syndicate in Mexico with conspiracy to launder money through a h