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Shetland Mare and Foal Are Ready for Rehoming
World Horse Welfare is looking to rehome a mare and foal together. Shetland pony Gina G and her four-month-old foal Ginelli are at the Belwade Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire and are ready to be rehomed.
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Show Horse Stolen in Southern California
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is investigating a horse theft after an expensive show horse was stolen from a locked facility in Hemet, California. The owner is making a plea for the horse's safe return.
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Six Horses Die in California Barn Fire
According to news reports six horses died when a barn at Dream Land Farms in Dixon, California, caught fire early Friday morning.
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Grants Awarded to Canadian Therapeutic Riding Centers
Through an ongoing partnership with Sport Canada, Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that four grants were awarded to Canadian therapeutic riding centers during the last phase of the program to encourage participation of riders with a disabil
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Great Grandson of Secretariat Rescued
When Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse Rescue received a call that two young horses needed their help, they went to Okeechobee, Florida, to pick up two young thoroughbreds. Arriving at the farm, they were surprised at what they found: A scraggly matted six month-o
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Southern California Horses in Dire Need
Rumors of horse kill buyers lurking in the shadows of horse auctions and opportunists looking to snare a horse or two to be used in hog tying and tail twisting contests are causing owners who can no longer take care of their horses to second guess about h
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Spooked Horse Rescued after Swimming Out to Sea
According to Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol, a horse was rescued this past week after bucking off his rider and swimming more than two miles out to sea during a photo shoot.
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Guelph Offers Educational Path for Horse Owners
Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph, one of the top equine online education programs, recently announced its next offering of courses from May 7 â July 29, 2012:Â Management of the Equine Environment, Functional Anatomy, Equine Genetics, Equine B
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Stable Fire Kills Horses in Texas
On December 4, 2011, investigators sifted through the charred ruins of a suburban Houston stable searching for clues about the source of a fire that killed almost a dozen horses. According to authorities, the stableâs roof had already collapsed by the
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Stable Fire Kills Mini Horses and Donkey
A stable fire in northeastern Arkansas at the Spirit Ridge Therapeutic Riding Center has killed two miniature horses and a miniature donkey. Neighbors were able to free several horses in a nearby facility, but the three dead animals were trapped in the bu