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Equine Industry Vision Award Nominations Due
The deadline date for nominations for the 11th annual Equine Industry Vision Award is on or before February 8, 2012. Pfizer Animal Health sponsors the award in partnership with American Horse Publications (AHP) and developed it to recognize outstanding le
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ASPC Super Gelding Program Advances
The American Shetland Pony Club, Inc., (ASPC) established a Super Gelding Program a couple of years ago to promote geldings in all of its registries â the ASPC (American Shetlands), the American Miniature Horse Registry, the American Show Pony Registry
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Ethiopian Donkeys Threatened by Hyenas
In Ethiopia, members of a Orthodox Tewahedo Church stop eating beef and dairy products during a 55-day period before Easter.
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EWA Targets Lawmakers Over Horse Slaughter
The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) is targeting three lawmakers it says were responsible for opening the way for horse slaughter to return to US soil: Representative Jack Kingston (GA) and Senators Herb Kohl (WI) and Roy Blunt (MO).
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Explosion Kills Woman and Horse
A 28-year-old woman and a horse were killed and a second woman was injured Friday in a hyperbaric chamber explosion at the Ocala, Fla., division of the Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center. The explosion caused a partial collapse of
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ASPCA Provides Over $1.5 Million to Equine Rescues
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) awarded $1,682,352 in the form of 183 grants to support equine rescue groups in 38 states in 2011. This number represents a $600,000 increase over 2010, the first year equine grants exceeded
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Auction of Zenyatta Halter Raises $6,400+ for Red Cross
A recent eBay auction of a halter worn by 2010 Horse of the Year and legendary race mare Zenyatta brought a final bid of $6,712.50 in a fundraising effort for the Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross. Zenyatta, along with owners Jerry and Ann Moss,
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FEI Allows Input for 2013 Prohibited Substances List
The FEI has set up a new system to allow external parties to submit suggestions for consideration for the 2013 Equine Prohibited Substances List.
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FEI and OIE to Host Conference in Mexico
The FEI and the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) will jointly host a conference in Guadalajara (MEX) on October 24th focusing on modernizing international movement of horses in South America. The conference will also allow participants to attend th
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Author Craig Downer Assesses The Wild Horse Predicament
Craig C. Downer, a wildlife ecologist and author of a number of publications has written a new book that focuses on the glories of the American wild horse and counters the machinations of anti-wild horse groups that seek to cause their eventual demise by