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Retired Racehorses Benefit from Charity Poker Tournament

California Retirement Management Account (CARMA), a charitable 501c3 organization dedicated to assisting Thoroughbred rehabilitation and retirement organizations that care for retired racehorses in California, recently held their 3rd annual charity Texas Hold ‘Em ‘Poker in Paradise’ event. One night a year industry insiders, jockeys, trainers, and racing enthusiasts gather to play poker and raise

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Upset Lingers Over Proposed Bute Regulation in Horse Racing

The largest horsemen’s group in the country continues to call for the racing industry to perform thorough research before it continues with its plan to lower the testing threshold for phenylbutazone, a commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that relieves pain. The Association of Racing Commissioners International Model Rules Committee approved the lower threshold S

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Manure Composting Workshop Offered in Northern Illinois

Horse and small livestock owners are invited to attend a workshop on best management practices for dealing with manure sponsored by University of Illinois Extension, University of Wisconsin Extension and the Hooved Animal Humane Society. The workshop will take place Monday, Oct. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. CDT at the Hooved Animal Humane Society in Woodstock. The workshop will share infor

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A Paperwork Mountain

In Thunder Road (the movie, not the Bruce Springsteen song) Robert Mitchum played a Kentucky moonshiner trying to evade federal agentsÑthe “revenuers” trying to collect

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Minerals: Important for Quality Horse Nutrition

While most horses get the majority of their nutrients from pasture and grain, many might not be receiving the mineral nutrition needed for optimum health.

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Utah Fire Forces Horse Evacuations

More than 80 horses are residing at a Salt Lake County, Utah, equestrian center after a wild fire forced them from their homes this past weekend. The fire broke out early Sunday afternoon when a training exercise at Camp Williams, a Utah National Guard training base, went awry, said Lieutenant Colonel Hank McIntire, public information officer for the Utah National Guard.

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