Farm and Barn

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New York Farm Operator Sentenced



Geraldine Trupia, the operator of a New York breeding farm from which authorities seized a herd of horses in August, appeared in Troupsburg Town Court for sentencing this week. Now she’s speaking out on the circumstances of her case.

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Curlin Majority Owner Bids to Buy Out Remaining Share

Jess Jackson is involved in a private bid to buy out the 20% minority interest he doesn’t control in reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, but actions in a Kentucky court Nov. 13 on the surface probably won’t help speed a decision on the champion

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EHV-1 Confirmed in Laurel Park Horse; Ship-Ins Stopped

The Maryland Jockey Club today announced that no horses will be allowed to ship into Laurel Park, except those coming from the Bowie Training Center on a Maryland Jockey Club shuttle, until further notice. The limitations were instituted after a

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Horse Sales Market Commentary: Tough Times

Disaster. Brutal. Blood bath. Just a few of the many descriptive words being used by breeders to describe the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which at this writing still had a week to run.

In light of the recessive global economy,

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Washington Hearings Tackle Horse Farm Tax Issues



Operators of horse boarding and training farms in Washington state are poised to pack Department of Revenue hearing chambers Nov. 13 to convince the agency that their businesses should be included in statutory definitions

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Kansas Trainer Vows Court Fight Over Relocated Horses

Kansas horse trainer Tammy Blase vowed to challenge landlord Scott Becker and his family in court on grounds that he violated their lease agreement by ordering the Nov. 4 removal of 59 horses from Mount Bethel Farm in Meriden, Kan., without firs

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Plunging Horse Sales Market: The View from the Ring

On day four of the plunging Keeneland November breeding stock sale market, here’s what people had to say about the situation:

Patrick Lawley-Wakelin, Virginia-based bloodstock agent: “The market is obviously a reflection of what the world i

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Horses Grab Headlines in Kansas Financial Dispute

A group of 59 horses became the subject of a Jackson County, Kan., police investigation this week after they were reported stolen, then recovered, and then revealed to be collateral in a financial dispute between a Meriden, Kan., farm owner and

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Keeneland Thoroughbred Sale Suffers More Setbacks

The marketplace continued to take a pounding from negative economic forces outside the Thoroughbred industry during the third day of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. Compared to 2007, the Nov. 5 session was down 42.1% in

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Dam of Eight Belles Sells for $2.5 Million

Away, the dam of the ill-fated Eight Belles, was purchased for $2.5 million during the opening session of the 2008 Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 3 at the Central Kentucky auction house.

Sheikh Mohammed’s bloodstock adviser,

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Good Grazing Starts with the Soil

Good pastures start at the root–and those roots need soil. The first step to managing pasture soils is using a soil survey to identify what you have. While you can’t change the inherent properties of your soils, with understanding you can manag

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