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Dispute Remains Over Cancelled WEG Horse Park Hotel

The developers of a $90 million proposed hotel at the Kentucky Horse Park are disputing the reasons given by the state for canceling their contract after a deadline passed.

Developer Brad Burgess said Monday his group submitted numerous

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Racing Paint’s Winning Streak Ends at 16

Trainer Dee Keener sounded apologetic, but that doesn’t mean he also wasn’t completely thrilled.

Keener’s 4-year-old Oklahoma-bred gelding Bust N Moves upset Got Country Grip by a head in the Mr. Lewie Memorial Handicap at Remington Park on

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Owner of Dogs that Killed Horse Fined, Jailed

A judge has given a 30-day jail sentence to a Livingston County, Mich., man whose pit bulls fatally attacked a horse.

District Judge Carol Sue Reader on Tuesday also ordered 44-year-old David McGalliard to pay $221,951 and serve two years’

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House Passes Farm Law Extension

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a one-week extension of current farm law Wednesday, hoping to give Congress more time to finish a multibillion dollar farm bill that is stalled by a dispute over tax breaks.

Negotiations on the

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Carolina Horsemen Trying to Save Rare Breed

During centuries of isolation on the Carolina sea islands, the short-legged, sway-backed Marsh Tacky horses became perfectly suited for toiling long hours in the swamps and oppressive humidity.

But their wild looks and workhorse

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Some Wild Donkeys Fitted with Reflective Collars

Donkey fans are fitting a herd of wild burros with reflective collars in an attempt to reduce the number of creatures being hit on a busy road.

About 50 burros live near Reche Canyon Road, 10 miles south of San Bernardino, Calif. The rural

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Hundreds of Horse Lovers Show Up for Equifest 2008

Hundreds of equine fans gathered at Equifest 2008 at the Lake Helen Equestrian Center in Florida.


The one-day event was presented by the Museum of Florida Art. All the proceeds from event yesterday (April 12) will go to youth programs of

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Scottsdale to Have Dust Exemptions for Horse Owners

Scottsdale, Ariz., officials are looking toward creating possible exemptions for horse owners to new city anti-dust laws.

The new rules require private property owners to apply anti-dust treatments–such as chemicals, water, or crushed rock–to

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New Drug Protocol Planned for Hong Kong Olympic Horses

The international equestrian federation (F?d?ration Equestre Internationale, FEI) is stepping up the fight against medication use in equine athletes to avoid a repeat of the situation following the 2004 Athens Olympics.

“Athens wa

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Man Arrested for Punching Police Horse

Police said a Lakeland, Fla., man was arrested after he punched a police horse in the rear.

A Tampa Police Department report said Carl Coward, 24, balled his fist and punched the horse in the right rear hip area as the officer and horse wer

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Derby Hopeful War Pass Endures Rocky New York Flight

Trainer Nick Zito hopes the running of the Wood Memorial (gr. I) today at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, N.Y.) goes smoother than War Pass’ flight from Florida to New York.


War Pass banged his head during the turbulent trip

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Mules Have Their Day in Tennessee

The much maligned mule is getting a day of celebration but will have to share the spotlight with a breed of even sorrier reputation–the politicians.

The Mule Day parade set for Saturday is the highlight of a six-day celebration honoring th

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Australia Equine Flu Inquiry Wraps Up

Leaders of an inquiry into Australia’s billion-dollar equine influenza outbreak finished taking evidence Thursday after five months and testimony from 200 witnesses.

Former High Court judge Ian Callinan, who will issue his report by April 25,

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Injured Equestrian Chiacchia Heading Home

Injured Olympic equestrian Darren Chiacchia will be moved to a Buffalo, N.Y., hospital Thursday to begin the next stage of rehab after a fall from a horse left him with head, rib, and lung injuries.

Chiacchia will be transferred to Buffalo’

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False Giveaway Ads a Cover for Saddle Theft

It wasn’t a hoax or revenge that cost a Southern Oregon man many of his belongings when people responded to a Craigslist posting and nearly emptied his rural home, officers say: It was a pair of thieves covering their tracks.

Jackson County

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