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  • Five-Year-Old Bitten by Horse

    A 5-year-old girl was treated at a Georgia hospital this weekend after she was reportedly bitten by a horse she attempted to pet while posing for a photo. When she reached through a fence to pet the horse behind the ear, the animal reportedly bit t

    Flossie Sellers - April 4, 2011 11:05

  • Horse Related Activities Can Be Risky

    Studies show that horse-related activity (HRA) can be risky. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) estimated that in 2006, 68,060 Americans went to a U.S. emergency room with horse-related injuries (HRI), of which 5,676 were hospit

    Flossie Sellers - February 14, 2011 09:15

  • Horse Scam Victims Win in Court

    A San Bernardino County woman has been sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay 88 victims of her horse scam $273,000 in restitution for defrauding them.

    Flossie Sellers - April 15, 2011 10:31

  • Jack Klugman's Equestrian Property for Sale

    The luxury equestrian property owned by actor Jack Klugman in the 1980s has gone on the market in Temecula, California, for $8,299,000.

    Flossie Sellers - May 11, 2011 09:56

  • Jessica Springsteen Competes in Royal Windsor Horse Show

    Jessica Springsteen, daughter of US singer Bruce Springsteen, competed in the Grade A jumping competition during the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Windsor, Berkshire, on May 13, 2011. The horse show is the largest outdoor equestrian Show in the UK, with

    Flossie Sellers - May 13, 2011 16:12

  • Make-A-Wish Foundation Pairs Girl with Pony

    The dreams of a West Rockhill teen with cystic fibrosis came true when the Philadelphia branch of the Make-A-Wish Foundation paired her with a pony. Since meeting in October, the pair spends about five days a week together at the Lehigh County farm

    Flossie Sellers - February 21, 2011 16:51

  • Man Accused of Slaying Horses to Stand Trial

     A western Michigan man accused of slitting the throats of two horses belonging to his wife and a stable owner as retribution for his belief that the two were having an affair will stand trial. A trial date for 47-year-old Dennis Finkler is pendi

    Flossie Sellers - March 1, 2011 10:03

  • Fraud and Ethics Charges-Wyoming State Rep

    Wyoming resident and animal welfare advocate Patricia Fazio filed charges last year that alleged that Sue Wallis, a Wyoming State Representative, attempted to defraud horse slaughter supporters [no-glossary]out of $30,000 in a bogus truck raffle and th

    Flossie Sellers - February 15, 2011 10:31

  • National Reined Cow Horse Winner

    The final leg of the 2011 National Reined Cow Horse Association Circle Y Ranch Derby was completed mid-day Monday, January 31, 2011.

    Flossie Sellers - February 2, 2011 09:42

  • New Way for Riders to Improve Technique

     Ride Amerika, a fully interactive dressage simulator, provides a way for horsemen to improve their riding. The simulator was developed by Racewood Industries

    Flossie Sellers - February 9, 2011 09:52

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