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Debate Concerning Horse Abandonment Continues

The Associated Press today (March 26) released a new article by Jeffrey McMurray concerning horse abandonment in Eastern Kentucky and the alleged link to the closure of U.S. slaughter facilities.

The new story, which can be read via

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Dubai International Horse Fair Begins April 1

For the third consecutive year, the Dubai International Horse Fair (DIHF)  will serve as a forum for international manufacturers and traders, and regional distributors, retailers, and equestrian enthusiasts. Over 200 companies will bring

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Queen’s Granddaughter Has New Olympic Ride

A gift from the family of the late Sherelle Duke, who was killed when competing in a three-day event last August, gave Zara Phillips, Princess Anne’s daughter, the 12-year-old gelding Glenbuck. This is according to an article by Camilla Rominey,

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Function of the Palmar Foot

Several lameness problems can exist in the rear (palmar) half of a horse’s foot; most bear the very general title of “heel pain.” The real problem is that without very careful diagnosis, lameness in this general area might be attributed to the

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Two Men Charged in Montana Shooting Death of Horse

Two Missoula, Mont., men are charged in the fatal shooting of a horse in the Ninemile Valley earlier this week.


David A. Moorse, 21, and Jacob C. Scharff, 25, were each charged Thursday with accountability for criminal mischief, a felony

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Thoroughbred Shake You Down Retired, Donated to TRF

Shake You Down, the third-place finisher in the 2003 Breeders’ Cup Sprint who wound up running in $14,000 claiming races earlier this year, has been retired by owner Robert Cole and donated to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). Cole

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Farewell to Olympic Eventer 3 Magic Beans

Nina Fout’s 2000 Olympic partner, 3 Magic Beans, was euthanatized on March 15 due to a degenerative spinal cord disease. He was 17.


“Beans” came to Fout “with a zero-dollar earnings record” from the racing string of her father, the late

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Colt Rescued After Getting Stuck in Hay Van

A 2-year-old Welsh Cob colt climbed into a bit of a predicament in southern England yesterday afternoon (March 23), when he became lodged inside of a van full of hay. Freeing the horse, named Triple Five, required 14 firefighters, a

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Kentucky Stallion Sahm Dead

Sahm, the sole male offspring from the great European mare Salsabil, was euthanized March 20 because of an ongoing intestinal disease. The 13-year-old son of Mr. Prospector stood at Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Farm near Lexington.


Sahm race

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