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WEG Photo Gallery: Closing Ceremony

The Horse Gallery is a collection of images by photographer Doug Prather at the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006, in Aachen, Germany.


For more information on the World Equestrian Games, see

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Remembering the Victims, Heroes of Hurricane Katrina

One year after Hurricane Katrina pounded the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, we pause to reflect on what horses and horse owners endured on August 29, 2005, and in the following days, weeks, and months. Katrina scattered buildings and life in

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WEG Photo Gallery: Cross Country Spill

Austrian rider Harald Riedl, and Davigna, an 8-year-old bay mare, fall during the cross country phase of eventing competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games. Both horse and rider are reported uninjured.

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Body Condition Score: Back to Basics

We’ve all seen horses that are a little, shall we say — heavy. But what exactly is heavy? What determines if a horse is thin? Sure, it’s easy to point out those horses at either of the extremes, but for those in between there can be gray areas.

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The Horse Named Top Magazine

The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care was honored on June 24 as the best overall publication in the General Excellence category at the 2006 American Horse Publications Annual Awards. Sixty publications were entered. The Horse editorial “herd,” from left to right: Staff Writer Chad Mendell, Photo/Newsletter Editor Rachael Filkins, Editor Kimberly S. Herbert, News Editor

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