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Researchers Successful in Sequencing Quarter Horse Genome
Researchers at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences along with collaborators from the College of Agriculture and life Sciences and the Texas AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Center have successfully managed the sequencing t
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Horses Providing Ferry Power in India
Horses at Alibaug beach navigate their way through waist-deep seawater to ferry tourists to the Kolaba fort in what as seen by horse lovers as a cruel practice as the horses are forced to ferry tourists through waist-deep sea water to and from the fort.
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ASPCA Equine Fund Grants 2012
The ASPCA Equine Fund provides grants to U.S. nonprofit equine welfare organizations and other animal welfare organizations that care for horses, mules, donkeys and ponies â both wild and domestic â in alignment with our efforts to protect all equines
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Prepurchase Exam: Why, What, and How
At LEGISequine.com, we are committed to providing education to horse owners to help them keep their horses happy and healthy for a lifetime. In this light, we have teamed up with Douglas Novick, DVM to bring you this series of informative articles.
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Horse Trainer Group Indicted on Soring Charges
According to a Tennessee Humane Society press release, federal authorities have indicted four people in Tennessee on horse soring charges including a renowned horse trainer.
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British Campaign Against Deadly Ragwort
The New Forest National Park Authority is encouraging horse owners to take part in a campaign to prevent the ragwort weed after a survey by The British Horse Society identified Hampshire as the English county most infested with the deadly plant. Every ye
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KHC Offers Disaster Relief to Horse Owners
The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) is providing coordination for the U.S. Equine Disaster Relief Fund to support horse owners affected by this past weekâs tornadoes. KHC has experience responding to equine crises through this fund and the Save Our Horses
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New Bolton Center Offers Unique Insight Into Equine Behavior
A news article in The Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper for Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine, written by Allison Bart gives details of a very special Equine Behavior Program that allows students to study horses in their natural environme
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Washington Horse Slaughter Plant Alert
A sanctuary for neglected, abandoned and abused horses, Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc. in Kitsap County, Washington State,  is alerting the public about the "modernization" of a horse slaughter facility in Stanwood, Washington, with plans to begin slaugh
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Horse Slaughter Plant Rejected in Missouri
A much publicized proposal to locate a horse slaughter plant in Mountain Grove, Missouri, was soundly rejected by the Mountain Grove town council on Tuesday night, March 6. The meeting was attended by an over-Â capacity crowd.