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Tis the Season: Readers Share Their Holiday Spirits

Megan Arszman December 23, 2008

More than 900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you, as a horse person, celebrate the holiday season?”


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Group Effort to Rescue Horses Trapped in Snow Ongoing

Liz Brown December 23, 2008

Residents of British Columbia, Canada, have banded together to free two horses trapped by snow in the mountains near the community of McBride.

Snowmobilers discovered the horses last week near Mount Renshaw. The animals are extremely thin.

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Barbaro Owners Donate to Track Charity

The Blood-Horse Staff December 23, 2008

Gretchen and Roy Jackson have donated $200,000 to the Belmont Child Care Association, it was announced Dec. 23.

Of the total donation, $150,000 is for the Lael Stable fund, earnings from which are to be used to provide early childhood

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ASPCA Offers Hay Supply Grants

Edited Press Release December 22, 2008

For 501c(3) equine rescue groups and sanctuaries that have been hit hard by rising hay prices, farm foreclosures, and uncooperative weather, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) offers

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New York Laws Designed to Protect Carriage Horses

Edited Press Release December 22, 2008

During the busy–and very often cold–holiday season, carriage horse rides seem to be a staple of tourist activity in New York City. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) would like the public to be aware of some

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Qualification System for Youth Olympic Games Approved

Edited Press Release December 21, 2008

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the sports competitions programme for the first Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in Singapore in 2010, as well as the qualification system for each event.

Show jumping, the sole

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CEM: Testing Continues, Officials Tracking Mares

Erin Ryder December 20, 2008

Following the Dec. 19 announcement that two additional stallions have cultured positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM) on a Central Kentucky breeding facility, authorities now have the challenge of not only determining the status of the

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Miami TV Station Features Barbaro’s Brother

The Blood-Horse Staff December 20, 2008

Nicanor, the full brother to ill-fated Barbaro, was featured in a news story on Miami’s Channel 10 television station during its 11 p.m. newscast Friday, Dec. 19, and will again on its Dec. 21 11:30 p.m. Sports Sunday program.

According to the

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Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders Could Require Licenses

Tom LaMarra December 20, 2008

Ohio Thoroughbred breeders would be licensed by the state for a fee each year and face serious penalties–including a suspension of up to 10 years–should they violate rules governing registration of state-bred horses under regulations proposed

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Video: Contagious Equine Metritis

The Horse Staff December 19, 2008

Dr. Peter Timoney covers the basics of the contagious venereal disease contagious equine metritis, which affects horses and is most often transmitted sexually.

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New York Racehorse Steroid Ban in Effect Jan. 1

Tom Precious December 19, 2008

New York racing regulators have approved a final set of rules restricting the use of anabolic steroids in horse racing, effective Jan. 1, 2009. New York officials said the rules send a strong message to those hoping to use illegal

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