Of Horses and Hitmen

  Horses (and estranged wives) in Scottdale, Pa., can breathe a sigh of relief, as resident Joseph Mendicino pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he:

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Feathered Friends

  In case you missed them, here are the Top 10 Super Bowl Ads, including three featuring the Budweiser Clydesdales. And for a behind-the-scenes look

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Under the Influence

  Two stories caught my eye today. Both were exceptional little gems in their own right, but work even better in tandem. Today’s theme: riding

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Ice Storm

The past two days I’ve worked from home because of an ice storm that hit Kentucky. We’re prone to having periods of ice and snow,

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Transport Troubles

  We hear stories pretty frequently about horses running loose in places they shouldn’t be, but a story reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel adds

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Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)

We have had a number of Friesian lovers and breeders write to us following publication of the article Contagious Equine Metritis Investigation Progresses in Wisconsin. Nanning

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The Creepy Headless Donkey Machine

  Another one from the files of “Gee-I-wish-I-had-a-weird-news-blog.” Last March, I stumbled on a blog post from Wired entitled “Science Creates Creepy Headless Donkey Machine.”

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Peer Pressure

Okay, okay. I’ll talk about the mare in West Virginia who somehow wedged her head into a tree trunk. This happened back in October 2008.

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Repro Cowboy

Dr. Chris Newton with a patient during a farm call. Dr. Newton is one of the ambulatory, or field, veterinarians at Rood & Riddle Equine

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Rabies!

February is skunk mating month. If you wonder why that bit of trivia would make the lead in a horse health magazine, then this column

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