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Fleet Indian Continues Stall Rest

Fleet Indian, who was injured during the stretch run of the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff, underwent precautionary radiographs and an ultrasound Nov. 13 at Taylor Made Farm.

“The ultrasound just really showed what we knew already,”

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Bayer Animal Health Launches New Web Site

Equine enthusiasts can increase their “horse sense” with a visit to the new BayerEquineConnection.com site from Bayer Animal Health.

The new BayerEquineConnection.com site provides expert horse health information online–all the time.

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Escaped Horse Hit By Car

A horse that fled its pasture in Lancaster, Calif., died after being struck by a car on Sunday (Nov. 12), reports KCAL 9, a California television news network.

Both the driver and a passenger in the car were taken to a hospital. The horse was

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Statue of Affirmed Recovered

Two days after a rustler made off with a life-sized statue of 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed, the champion was found.


Kentucky State Police said they found the fiberglass statue of the horse with a jockey on its back in an apartment i

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New Furnace Uses Horse Manure for Fuel

John Kimberlin hopes to light a fire under his idea of using manure to produce heat and electricity.

Kimberlin, of Waukee, Iowa, believes he has perfected a small-scale furnace that can be used on farms, at racetracks, or anywhere livestock

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Book Excerpt: Oxygen Supply

Many people worry that horses coming from near sea level will have trouble acclimating to the mountain altitudes. If they are physically fit, horses have an easier time adjusting than humans, and it’s all due to physiology.

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Pine Island Buried Monday at Claiborne Farm

Pine Island, who was euthanatized after breaking down in the Nov. 4 Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs, was buried at the Hancock family’s Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., Monday at 1 p.m. (EST). Her grave is located next t

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Pine Island Euthanatized; Fleet Indian Injured in Distaff

The two 5-2 co-favorites in the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) both broke down during the running of the race and failed to finish. Phipps Stable’s Pine Island suffered a dislocation of the left front fetlock and was euthanatized

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Artsplace, Champion Pacer and Sire, Euthanatized

Artsplace, a champion pacing sire and racehorse, was euthanatized Monday (Oct. 30) at the University of Pennsylvania’s large animal hospital, New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, Pa., at the age of 18. The decision was made to euthanatize the hors

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