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Free Horses: All-Breed Adoption Service Launched on TheHorse.com

In honor of this Thanksgiving season, TheHorse.com is proud to announce it has opened a no-cost listing service for any breed of horse that is free to a good home.

Horses of any age, breed, or sex are eligible to be placed on the new database of free horses.

TheHorse.com launched an online bulletin board listing free Thoroughbreds to good homes in November 2008, in

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Equine-Related Podcasts Now on TheHorse.com

TheHorse.com has become a syndication partner for five podcasts presented by HorseRadioNetwork.com and their sponsors. You can listen to these entertaining and educational talk shows online or download them to your MP3 player, iPod, or iPhone to listen in as you work or play.

"We're excited to bring these

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The Horse and Equine Vet Techs Become Media Partners

The Horse and the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians (AAEVT) have become official Media Partners.

"Vet techs are the unsung heroes of veterinary hospitals," said Kimberly S. Brown, publisher/editor of The Horse. "They are the ones responsible for detailed, day-to-day care of in-clinic horses, and they are the professionals who communicate with

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U.K. Pony Euthanized After Fireworks Injury

A pony in Dartford, U.K., had to be put down Friday morning after he panicked and crashed into a lamppost during fireworks, Horse and Hound reported. The 5-year-old gelding was found lying in the road after police received reports of a pony galloping around the area.

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Kentucky Lifts Ban on Hoosier Park Horses

The Kentucky State Veterinarian's office has lifted a restriction that kept horses from Indiana's Hoosier Park from entering the barn areas of any Kentucky racetrack or public training facility. The Kentucky precautions were put in place after 59 horses at Hoosier Park were quarantined as a precaution after strangles was suspected in one Thoroughbred stabled at the Anderson,

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World Rabies Day Today; Equine Vaccination Key to Prevention

Today is World Rabies Day, a global cooperative effort to spread the word about rabies as a risk to human and animal health.

The World Rabies Day effort began in 2006, when a group of researchers and professionals formed a global Alliance for Rabies Control. They created and began inviting partners to join the World Rabies Day initiative, which now involves human and animal health

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More than 200 Horses Adopted Through TheHorse.com Service

Success stories on TheHorse.com’s Adoption Service for Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds climbed steadily toward number 200, but as we waited to declare reaching the benchmark of our 200th adoption, we got a surprise–horses 200 and 201 both found new homes this week!

Thoroughbreds Another Bear and Pointer were listed by

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Patrick Swayze Horse Poster Still Available, Benefits Youth Programs

The iconic photograph of Patrick Swayze and his chestnut Egyptian Arabian stallion Tammen graced many a barn’s tack room in the 1990s. If you’re looking for a new copy, posters of Swayze and Tammen are still available via the Arabian Horse Association.

The poster sells for $10 with proceeds going to Arabian Horse Association Youth Programs. It can be ordered by calling Customer Service a

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Zoonotic Hendra Virus Reported on North Queensland Farm

Biosecurity Queensland is managing another case of Hendra virus infection on a property outside Bowen in North Queensland after test results on a deceased horse came back positive for the virus.

Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Rick Symons, BVSc, MBA, PhD, said last week a private vet had reported a suspect case to Biosecurity Queensland after attending a sick horse on the property. The

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Nearly 200 Horses Adopted Through TheHorse.com Service

We’re only nine adoptions away from 200 horses finding new homes through TheHorse.com’s Adoption Service for Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds. Originally launched as a Thoroughbred service in November 2008, Standardbreds were recently added into the mix.

The service is a bulletin board on which owners can list any Thoroughbred or Standardbred offered for free to a good home. It also

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