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Saudi Arabian Group Funds Record Donation to KHP

It’s a story Saudi Arabia decided was worth $2.3 million to share with horse enthusiasts in the United States.

Every Thoroughbred can trace its lineage back to one of three 17th Century Arabian stallions–a kinship that has always provided an

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KEEP Selects Horse Industry Scholarship Winners

The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) recently selected the 2007-2008 Scholarship winners. Each winner will be awarded $1,000 towards their academic studies.

The winners are:


  • Randi Black of Versailles, Ky.–Attending the

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Driver Injured in Harness Track Spill

Driver Joe Pavia Jr. was hospitalized after being thrown from his sulky in an accident involving three horses at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday night.

Two other drivers–Jim Meittinis and Greg Merton–were unseated bu

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Racing Celebs to Raise Money for Backside Education

Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel and trainer Carl Nafzger are among the celebrity bartenders who will take part in a fundraising event supporting the Backside Learning Center and the Race for Education to be held at the Kentucky Derby Museum

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Circus Zebras, Horses on Parade in Colo.

The circus came to town Friday, but a few wayward animals put on their own show.


Four zebras and three horses from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus took an unscheduled run on a road just outside Colorado Spring’s World

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Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum Now Open

The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated its historic grand reopening Saturday, June 9, with record attendance and activities planned for people of all ages. More than 2,100 people toured the museum on opening day in

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Montana Hires New State Vet

A veterinarian with government experience in North Carolina and Michigan has been hired as Montana’s state veterinarian.

Martin Zaluski, DVM, who headed emergency programs within North Carolina’s agriculture department, will begin his new

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Paulick Joins TRF Board of Directors

Ray Paulick, editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse, has been elected to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s board of directors.
 
“We are very pleased that someone of Ray Paulick’s stature sought to join the TRF board,” sai

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Bengals’ Johnson Beats Horse in Run for Charity

Chad Johnson got a head start without having to jump offside, and beat his coverage to the goal line again.

The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver was waiting at the finish line when Restore the Roar arrived at the end of his one-eighth-mile

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Increased RSPCA Presence at Appleby Horse Fair

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is on hand with an increased number of inspectors at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair, the first to take place since the Animal Welfare Act 2006 became law.


A 12-strong

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Focus Turns to Conformation Horse as Group Forms

More than 40 concerned halter horse owners, breeders and trainers from nine states gathered in Tioga, Tex., May 29-30 for a think tank strategy meeting to discuss issues facing the halter horse industry and methods for response, including the

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