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Horse Health
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Neglected Horses Seized in Maryland
Believed to be the largest case of horse abuse in Maryland history, more than 130 horses are found in terrible health on a farm in Queen Anneâs County. 133 horses were seized from the Canterbury Farm on the Eastern Shore dying of starvation and n
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California Horse Racing Board Considers Rule Changes
California Horse Racing Board has launched a 45-day public comment period on a controversial rule change that would void a claim when a claimed horse suffers a fatality during the running of a race or before returning to be unsaddled.
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BLM Launches New Fertitlity Control Study
A five-year trial is under way in Oklahoma to test a new formulation of the long-term horse contraceptive, PZP. The study is being undertaken by the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Geological Survey at the bureau's short-term holdin
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Steeplechase Racing Under Scrutiny
A horse died on the opening day of the Grand Annual Steeplechase carnival at Warrnambool, casting an even darker shadow over the future of jumps racing across the Tasman.
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Fly Sheets Repel Insects
Research at the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology at the Hohenstein Institutes, in Bönnigheim, carried out under the direction of Dr Timo Hammer in conjunction with HKM Sports Equipment GmbH, in Neuenhaus has resulted in development of a light f
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Bayer Teams with Conservation Group
The Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) gained strong support recently when Bayer Animal Health agreed to be the exclusive sponsor of the 2011 ELCR Conservation Partners program.
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Uncle Mo Scratched from Kentucky Derby
Champion Uncle Mo was withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby Friday morning, a development that was not altogether unexpected. Scratched from the $2.2 million classic, Uncle Mo was earlier diagnosed with a mysterious gastro-intestinal infection and had be
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List of Plants Poisonous to Animals
On their web site, the Veterinary Medicine Department at Cornell University has a list of plants that are poisonous to animals including horses.
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Wild Asses as Endangered Species
New research suggests that wild asses are in danger of extinction through hunting and habitat destruction. Through data gathered by radio transmitter tags, researchers find that the animals are unable or unwilling to cross man-made barriers such as th
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Restaurant Paints Donkey Pink on Hot Day
A Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles that painted a donkey pink on a hot day in early May has pledged not to use animals in promotions after it drew criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Companion Animal Protection Society.