Truck Hits Horses, Riders Hurt

Authorities said two riders were injured when a pickup truck hit their horses from behind on Indiana 135 in Jackson County, Ind.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin Steward said the driver fell asleep while driving northbound on Indiana

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The Airways and the Lungs

The harder a horse works, the more oxygen it needs and the more air it must move into and out of the lungs. Understanding how the horse’s respiratory system works can help horse owners recognize problems and/or manage horses to prevent them.

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Show Jumping Stallion Capone 1 Reported Missing

The story of a multimillion-dollar show jumping stallion allegedly stolen from his stall has horse enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists scratching their heads.

Capone 1, a 12-year-old Holsteiner stallion owned by the investment syndicate

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Mexican Donkey Freed from Jail

A Mexican donkey has been freed from jail after doing time for assault and battery. The Televisa network on Wednesday showed “Blacky” gobbling food from a bucket after spending three days in a jail that normally holds people for public

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Fire Prevention, Farm Safety Podcasts Available

Safety is a year-round business, but it becomes a top priority in the spring as farm owners and managers get more active in their stables and fields.

To help remind horse owners of basic safety principles, the Equine Science Center at

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Racehorse Steroids: More Questions Than Answers

The complicated nature of regulating anabolic steroids in racehorses came to light May 20 when discussion among members of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council and others seemed to indicate the easiest route is an all-out ban on the substances

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Mexican Donkey Jailed for Ornery Behavior

A donkey is doing time in southern Mexico for assault and battery.

The animal was locked up at a local jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other disturbances after it bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas

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Readers Respond: That Ticks Me Off!

More than 1,700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you have problems with ticks on your horse(s)?”


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