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"America's Favorite Trail Horse" To Be Crowned.
The Network for Horse Sports, premiered a popular new weekly reality series, "America's Favorite Trail Horse," in September, and the 13-week series, featuring horse and rider in tandem, will reach an exciting conclusion on Tuesday, Dec. 6 (8 p.m. ET)
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A Gift That Keeps on Giving
Throughout the crush of holiday crowds and the rush of dwindling days, one question pulses in many peopleâs minds like the rum-pum-pumming of the Little Drummer Boyâs drum: what should I get Aunt Betsy?
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AMHA Championship Shows Coming Your Way
The American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) is excited to announce its annual Championship Shows that are held in the Eastern, Central and Western sections of the United States. The Championship shows offer an opportunity to view some of the most beau
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A Home for Every Horse Gets New Sponsor
Tractor Supply Company has signed on as a sponsor of A Home For Every Horse on Equine.com, an industry-wide effort to reduce the number of homeless horses in America.
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AMHA to Recognize Half Morgan Horses
The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is pleased to recognize half Morgan horses as part of a new competition program. Horses that have either a registered Morgan sire or dam are eligible to participate in AMHA's "Half Morgan Competition Progra
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HSUS Hails Bill Ending Self Policing in Horse Soring Industry
The Humane Society of the United States commends Reps. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., with original co-sponsors Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Jim Moran, D-Va., for introducing H.R. 6388, the Horse Protection Act Amendments of 2012.
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Ann Romney's Dressage Horse Makes Olympic Debut
Ann Romney waved and cheered as rider Jan Ebeling guided his charge, Rafalca, through the dressage routine of pirouttes, trots and passages that make up the dressage performance. Although Rafalca's score was not among the leaders, a grinning Ebeling
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Ann Romney's Horse Rafalca at Olympics
Described as beautiful with spendid markings, Rafalca, the horse co-owned by Ann Romney and her dressage trainer Jan Ebeling, performed again Tuesday morning, earning a score 69.302, which means they are unlikely to advance to final competition.
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Arabians Die in Texas Barn Fire
According to fire fighters, a barn fire near Magnolia Texas, has claimed the lives of at least 14 horses. The training barn housed 28 Arabian show horses and 14 of the horses were rescued. Several of the horses suffered burns and smoke inhalation, and au
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Archeologist Identifies Early Donkey Bit
According to an Equine Science Up-date, archeologists led by Professor Eliezer Oren from Ben Gurion University have excavated an equid burial at Tel-Haror, an archeological site with strata dating to the Middle Bronze IIB Period (1,750-1,650 B.C.). Among