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Guard Donkeys Gaining Popularity
According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, donkeys, or burros, are gaining in popularity among ranchers and farmers for protection of sheep and goats. This practice capitalizes on the herding instincts as well as a natural dislike and aggressi
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Help Needed for Abused Equines
A horse shelter near Oroville, California, Horse Plus Humane Society, is assisting the Lassen County Animal Control in the surrender of about 20 mostly untrained horses and mules who are in desperate need of help. On Thursday, April 14, they will
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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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Jamaica, Horse of Year 2008 Rescued
Jamaica, a slaughter-bound 20-year-old warmblood who was named US Horse of the Year by the USEF in 2008 has been rescued and is now in retirement along with several other driving and race horses at Live Oak in Ocala, Florida. Jamaica was part of
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Rescued Horses and Mule Auction
According to State Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky, sixteen horses and one mule seized in animal cruelty and neglect cases will be offered for sale this Saturday, April 23, at the University of Connecticutâs Annual Spring Ho
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Recognizing Exceptional Leaders
Sponsors Join American Youth Horse Council in Recognizing Exceptional Leaders: At its annual AYHC Symposium, the American Youth Horse Council recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations for their efforts which benefit the youth horse industry
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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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Iraqi Donkey Gets New Home
A donkey named Smoke that was rescued by Marines in Iraq is getting a new home in Nebraska and will be trained as a rehabilitation therapy animal.
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Two Alabama Residents Indicted for Horse Theft
A grand jury has indicted two north Alabama residents on six felony counts each. They are charged with stealing two horses in the middle of the night last August from an equine shelter in Harris County along with numerous tack items and a horse trail
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Supreme Extreme Wild Mustang Makeover
 The Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover is set to be the richest wild horse competition in history, and now the trainers and adopters know which Mustangs they will be working with for the 2011 Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover.