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Horse General
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Partnership Established to Help Unwanted Horses
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) and the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) are joining forces in 2013 to help unwanted horses and equine care facilities.
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2013 NRHA Handbook Now Available
The 2013 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Handbook is available for worldwide Reining enthusiasts via online, print and iPhone app versions. The 2013 NRHA Handbook includes NRHA bylaws, rules, regulations and judgesâ guide along with the standa
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Dwindling Hay Supply Means Rising Prices
US hay stocks are dwindling and worries are rising over grain prices according to Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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More Horse DNA Found in Frozen Meat Products
In an on-going saga, the UK's Food Standards Agency has found more traces of horse meat in frozen meat products in a cold store in Northern Ireland.
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Euthanasia: A Gift for a Suffering Horse
Difficult though it may be to contemplate, there may come a time when, for humane or other reasons, you need to consider euthanasia for your horse. Choosing whether, or when, to end a beloved animal's life may be the hardest decision you ever have to
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Kansas Horse Owners Call for Support of K.E.E.P.
The Kansas Horse Council continues to receive letters and emails of support for the Kansas Equine Education and Promotion Act (K.E.E.P.) The Kansas Equine Education and Promotion Act (K.E.E.P.) would create an equine feed check-off program to generate rev
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Road to the Horse: Judgment Time
The fate of the next Road to the Horse Colt Starting World Champion rests in the hands of the selected panel of judges for the 2013 competition. Dan James, Guy McLean, Sarah Winters and Obbie Schlom will need to impress judges: Mike Kevil, Joe Wolter, I
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Legislation Benefits Horse Owners and Breeders
The fiscal cliff tax legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Obama reinstated an important business investment incentive and substantially increased another incentive program. Both incentive programs could have important implications for pu
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Grants Available: Therapeutic Effects of Horses on Humans
Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) announces an open call for proposals to investigate the therapeutic effects of horses on humans. The Foundation's broad research agenda includes basic research as well as clinical studies that will ultimate
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Horse Meat Scandal Spreads Across Europe
The horse meat controversy spread further yesterday and is now a pan-European issue and evidence is mounting that widespread fraud across the food sector is behind the crisis.