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Horse Advocate John Hettinger Dies

Horse advocate John A. Hettinger, a member of the Board of Trustees of the New York Racing Association (Thoroughbreds) and Chairman Emeritus of the Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation, died Sept. 6 at his Akindale Farm in Pawling, N.Y., afte

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Panama Considered Free of Screwworms

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has advised the public that it is amending the regulations regarding the importation of live horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs by removing Panama from the lists of regions where

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Readers Respond: Tell Us What You Think

More than 600 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What aspects of TheHorse.com’s Horse Health E-Newsletter do you like the most?”


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Equine Sensory Training Clinic Returns to KHP

The fourth annual Equine Sensory Training Clinic will be held Oct. 19 and 20, 2008, at the Kentucky Horse Park’s indoor arena.

The clinicians include officers from the Lexington Mounted Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and a

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Dover Saddlery Opening Store in Georgia

Dover Saddlery Retail will celebrate the grand opening of its new store in Alpharetta, Ga., during the weekend of Oct. 10-12, 2008. Celebrations will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 10.

The store will carry

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Nebraska Town Officials Give Horse Eviction Order

Talk about your one-horse town. Hickman, Neb., a burg of 1,084 residents, is just that.

But some folks don’t want that distinction. They want an aging horse named Peter Rabbit, who lives in a pasture in town, gone for good.

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Weather Forces Cancellation of 8 Races at Saratoga

A severe summer thunderstorm, complete with heavy rain, hail, and lightning, washed out part of the main track at Saratoga, forcing the cancellation of racing after the second race Aug. 8.


Eight races were canceled, including the $80,000

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Study on Proposed Horse Import Center Released

A study in the feasibility of a Mid-Atlantic Animal Import Center was recently released by the Maryland Horse Industry Board. The Midfield Cargo Complex of the Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport was identified as the

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Former Claimer Lava Man Retired After Stellar Career

Lava Man, the only horse to sweep the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic in the same year, has been retired.

Lava Man won grade I races on dirt, turf, and synthetic surfaces and joined Native Diver as the only

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Top Mississippi State University Stallion Dead

Mississippi State University’s equine reproduction program lost its top stallion to a catastrophic leg injury sustained during a severe thunderstorm July 11.

Minister Slew, a grandson of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, was alone in a

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