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Driver Injured in Harness Track Spill

Driver Joe Pavia Jr. was hospitalized after being thrown from his sulky in an accident involving three horses at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday night.

Two other drivers–Jim Meittinis and Greg Merton–were unseated bu

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Jockey Paralyzed From Waist Down

Jockey Andrew Lakeman is paralyzed from the waist down following a spill during a race at Belmont Park Thoroughbred racetrack last month, the Daily Racing Form reported.


The 32-year-old Lakeman was told by doctors at North Shore

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Oregon Teen Accused of Sexually Abusing Horse

A Corvallis, Ore., teenager was arrested after a surveillance camera captured him preparing to sexually abuse a horse inside a barn, police said.


The owners of the barn installed the camera after reporting an assault on the horse last

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West Nile Virus Detected in Idaho

West Nile virus (WNV) has been found in mosquitoes in southwest Idaho, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported.


Mosquitoes in Gem County tested positive for the virus June 8. It is the first time this year the virus has been

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Circus Zebras, Horses on Parade in Colo.

The circus came to town Friday, but a few wayward animals put on their own show.


Four zebras and three horses from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus took an unscheduled run on a road just outside Colorado Spring’s World

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Dog Helps Save Foal from Abandoned Well

It could have been a scene straight out of “Lassie.” Kurt Smith was working in the yard at his horse boarding and breeding facility in Bangor, Maine, Monday when Molly, his border collie, came running and barking, signaling that something was amiss

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Extreme Drought Spreading Across South

The choking dryness that’s killing crops and turning streams into dusty trails across the Southeast is getting worse, with the government saying Thursday the nation’s most extreme drought has expanded from Alabama into three neighboring states.

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New Oregon State Park to Include Horse Trails, Camp

Oregon’s newest state park will open officially on July 8, the Parks and Recreation Department said Wednesday.

The park is named for L.L. “Stub” Stewart, a former Eugene-area lumber company entrepreneur, state legislator, and philanthropist

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Montana Hires New State Vet

A veterinarian with government experience in North Carolina and Michigan has been hired as Montana’s state veterinarian.

Martin Zaluski, DVM, who headed emergency programs within North Carolina’s agriculture department, will begin his new

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Wisconsin Firefighters Rescue Donkey from Well

Firefighters in Plymouth, Wis., used a harness and a tow truck to pull a donkey from an old well Friday after it fell 15 feet. The rescue happened about an hour and a half after the fire department responded to a 10 a.m. call to the home of Francis

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Animal Cruelty Charges Against 4-H Queen Dropped

A judge dismissed animal cruelty charges Monday against the Oakland County, Mich., 4-H Club queen, who had been suspended and faced losing her crown if convicted.

Lapeer District Judge Laura Barnard dismissed the charges against Kate Mills, 20

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Bengals’ Johnson Beats Horse in Run for Charity

Chad Johnson got a head start without having to jump offside, and beat his coverage to the goal line again.

The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver was waiting at the finish line when Restore the Roar arrived at the end of his one-eighth-mile

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