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Horse General
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BLM to Cut Back on Horse Roundups
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it will scale back costly wild horse roundups that some critics say are inhumane.
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BLM's Wild Horse Budget Cut by $2 Million
The U.S. House approved an amendment on a voice vote Wednesday that would cut the Bureau of Land Management's budget by $2 million in protest of the agency's wild horse roundups that some critics say are too costly and others say are inhumane.
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Alltech to Sponsor Horse Show
A 31-year global leader in animal health and nutrition, Alltech is known in the equestrian sport community for becoming the first title sponsor in World Equestrian Games history with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
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Cavalia, A Horse Spectacular
Now playing in Burbank, California, before moving on to Canada, Cavalia is much more than a show for horse lovers. It brings together a rich multimedia production with lavish orchestration of equestrian and performing arts designed to entertain peopl
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Contest for America's Favorite Trail Horse
When ACTHA designed the four obstacles intended to test the talents and training of the trail horse, great thought went into something that could be done safely but still reveal the horse in question's true abilities.
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Danger Detective Focuses on Safety
Equine Guelph, with the support of 20 industry partners from Canada and the United States, is launching a 20-page bilingual interactive workbook titled 'Danger Detective on the Horse Farm,' which teaches equine safety to youth through fun, enga
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Donkey Awarded Certificate for Bravery
Dotty the donkey has been awarded the PDSA Certificate for Animal Bravery after she courageously fought off a frenzied pitbull which was attacking her paddock mate, Stanley the sheep.
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Donkey's Toys Taken
A Norwich animal sanctuary is appealing for people to dig out their vintage childrenâs garden toys after its donkeys were robbed of their favourite toys. Julie Bassett, owner of Little Tinkers animal sanctuary asks, "If anyone has got something l
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Economic Downturn Hits Police Horses
Mounted police units in San Diego, Tulsa, Camden, and Boston have been hit hard by budget cuts. Napoleon, a 10-year equine veteran of Charleston, S.C.,'s police department, was recently put out to pasture, literally, with five other police hors
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Electrocution Killed Race Horses at Newbury Park
British horseracing's governing body has confirmed that the two horses that died at Newbury last weekend were killed by heart attacks as a result of accidental electrocution.