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Injured Horse Trainer Applying for

Mike Rea worked as a racehorse trainer at Fair Hill in Elkton, Md. A riding accident in June this year resulted in brain injury and ongoing disability. Like many people working in the horse industry, Mike did not have insurance. There is now a

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PETS Act Gets Presidential Approval

President George W. Bush–who said during Hurricane Katrina that if he had to evacuate the one thing he would take would be his dog Barney–signed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act Oct. 6 to help ensure that America’s pets

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20th Century Fox, Yakama Tribe Promote Flicka Movie


In an innovative promotion, 20th Century Fox and the Yakama Indian Nation have joined forces to promote the new family film “Flicka” while creating a chance for people to adopt a wild horse from the tribe.

The film tells the story of a

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Hawaii Horses Shaken, but Safe after Earthquake

An early morning earthquake on Sunday (Oct. 15) caused more than $74 million in damage to Hawaii buildings and roadways, but horses rode out the magnitude 6.6 rumble with no major catastrophes. According to several equine veterinarians on the

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USDA Releases 2005 U.S. Animal Health Report

The USDA has released the 2005 U.S. Animal Health Report, which is a national overview of domestic animal health in the United States.


The report addresses the many components of the U.S. animal health infrastructure, animal population

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Grade I-Winning Mare Behaving Badly Retired

Behaving Badly, one of the year’s top sprinting distaffers, has been retired after a disappointing fourth as the favorite in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. III) Oct. 14 at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.


The 5-year-old daughte

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