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The Horse Capital’s Capitol

Lexington is often dubbed the “Horse Capital of the World,” but Kentucky’s true capital lies 26 miles away in the city of Frankfort. This picturesque

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Avoiding Equine Disease Outbreaks

One of the remarkable things about caring for horses is that we can sometimes prevent the Really Bad Stuff from happening, horse-health-wise, with some responsible

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USEF Announces Long List for WEG Dressage

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced today that the following horse/rider combinations will be participating in the USEF Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Dressage Team, held at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions. This class will be held as one of five National Dressage Championships in Gladstone, NJ ove

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Equitation Science Symposium Emphasizes Horse Welfare and Human Safety

Rein tension, saddle and seat pressure, training rewards and reinforcement, and the evaluation of stress and emotions in riding horses were some of the main topics at this year’s International Equitation Science Symposium held July 31–Aug. 2 in Uppsala and Strömsholm, Sweden. With the theme “Horse welfare and human safety: importance of learning, training, and

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Once-Paralyzed Foal Now Walking Freely

Vitelle, the once-paralyzed filly, is finally walking, trotting, and cantering without a walker at the farm in Belgium she left more than a year ago. In June 2009, at 3 weeks old, the Boulonnais Draft horse foal developed sudden paralysis and urinary incontinence. Three days later she underwent a groundbreaking surgical laminectomy at a Belgian veterinary school to remove a cyst from her spinal co

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Weaning Horses

Weaning can be quite stressful for foals, mares, and their owners.

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