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Deweycheatumnhowe wins Hambletonian

Deweycheatumnhowe captured the $1.5 million Hambletonian on Saturday, becoming the first unbeaten winner of the 3-year-old trotting classic.

The 2-5 favorite with a mouthful of a name extended his winning streak to 15 with a half-length

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Wagon Train Makes Anniversary Trek

Creeping up a steep bluff along the Missouri River, two sure-footed mules pulled an old wooden wagon fitted with rubber tires, bucket seats, and seatbelts.

The modified prairie schooner leads a wagon train that embarked Wednesday on a 240-mile

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House Subcommittee Hears Slaughter Testimony

Animal rights advocates are urging lawmakers to pass a bill banning the slaughter of U.S. horses for consumption abroad, arguing the practice is inhumane. Opponents of the proposal say it would actually increase cruelty in the form of

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Hurricane Dolly’s Deluge Causes Flooding

Hundreds of people were forced out of homes and campgrounds by flooding caused by torrential rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly. Two people were reported still missing Monday.

The National Weather Service posted flash flood

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First Batch of Olympic Horses Arrives in Hong Kong

The first batch of more than 200 horses taking part in next month’s Olympic equestrian events arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday (July 26) to begin their acclimatization to the city’s tropical heat, organizers said.


Upon their arrival, the

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Eventer Hoy Cleared on Abuse Charges

Three-time Olympic equestrian gold medalist Andrew Hoy was cleared July 24 on charges of abusing a horse.

The Australian and Dutch eventer Madeleine Brugman, whom he trains, had been accused by the F?d?ration Equestre

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Trainer Suing Over Barn Fire, Six Horse Deaths

A Thoroughbred trainer claims in a lawsuit that an incorrectly installed vending machine caused a barn fire that killed six horses in western Kentucky.

John Hancock claims in his suit against Royal Crown Bottling Corp. that the faulty

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Report: Natural Nitrate Levels Caused Wild Horse Deaths

Federal officials probing the deaths of 71 wild horses on a military site ruled out high levels of nitrate in a pond, saying such rates occurred naturally.

Testing of a watering hole showed that the nitrate levels came from a combination of

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Texas Bracing for Tropical Storm Dolly

Texas mobilized National Guard troops and residents along the Gulf Coast near the Mexican border were buying plywood, flashlights and other supplies as Tropical Storm Dolly–expected by forecasters to strengthen into a hurricane this week–heade

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Oregon Horse Owners Face Rising Costs, Tough Choices

Tiffany Ostrander made one of the most difficult phone calls of her life to a horse rescue organization, asking if it might have room for her beloved 8-year-old quarter horse, Montana, or her 13-year-old pony, Trudy.


The 37-year-old Ben

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New Mexico Horse Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

A horse from McKinley County, N.M., has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first positive test for the virus in a horse this year.


That word from the state health department.


New Mexico has reported no human cases of West

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House Leader Opposes Proposal to Euthanize Wild Horses

A House leader has come out against a federal proposal to euthanize wild horses and asked a federal agency to delay a decision on the animals’ fate.

Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, urged the U.S.

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Welfare Group Pushing for Rome Horse Carriage Ban

Tourists love to view the Colosseum and other famous landmarks in Rome, Italy, from the back of a horse-drawn carriage but animal rights activists said Tuesday it’s time to ban the practice.

Traffic, pollution, heat and heavy carriages

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Rising Costs Take Toll On Nevada Horse Owners

Rising feed costs and a tight economy are prompting some Nevada horse owners to part with their animals, the president of a nonprofit horse rescue group said.


Willis Lamm of Least Resistance Training Concepts said nearly every aspect of

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