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WEG Veterinary Student Team

Thirty-three veterinary students are getting a crash course in high-level equestrian sport at the World Equestrian Games while they assist the veterinary team.

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WEG Results: Show Jumping Qualifier

United States riders Mario Deslauriers, on Urico, and McLain Ward, on Sapphire, set the pace in the first leg of the team competition at the Rolex Jumping World Championships at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky. Their performance led the U.S. team to the top of the team rankings, with two more days of team jumping to go.

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WEG Results: Team and Individual Eventing

It was back to Rolex Outdoor Stadium Sunday for the conclusion of the Eventing World Championships, presented by Reem Acra, where Germany’s Michael Jung (33.0) remained dominant and claimed the individual gold medal as Great Britain (139.4) took the team gold medal.

Canada jumped to the team silver medal (151.5), just ahead of New Zealand (154.8) in the bronze-meal position. The United State

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Secretariat Hits the Big Screen in Lexington

In 1973, the great Secretariat propelled horse racing onto the covers of national magazines and on the evening newscasts as “Big Red” rolled through the Triple Crown, highlighted by his impressive 31-length Belmont Stakes romp. Now, 37 years later, Secretariat is again giving the racing industry a much-needed jolt as the horse’s exploits, as well as those of his conn

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Kentucky Horse Council to Partner with Normandy, France Horse Council

The relationships between the Kentucky equine industry and the Normandy equine industry will be strengthened when the Kentucky Horse Council and the Normandy Horse Council jointly announce an International Equine Cooperative Partnership between the two organizations on Oct. 8 during the World Equestrian Games. France will be the site of the 2014 World Equestrian Games, and Normand

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Zenyatta Goes 19-0 in Preparation for Breeders’ Cup

Undefeated Zenyatta heads to Churchill Downs to defend her Breeders’ Cup Classic crown riding a 19-race streak of perfection. For the third time in her career, she three-peated in a major grade I race when she used her patented late charge to score a half-length triumph over Switch in Oak Tree’s $250,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes before 25,837 fans at Hollywood Park Oct. 2.

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Holder Withdraws

US event rider Becky Holder has withdrawn Courageous Comet from the WEG competition before show jumping. He lost a front shoe on cross-country yesterday and

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