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Congress Passes H-2B Visa Relief

Congress has passed and sent to the President the Iraq/Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations bill.  The President is expected to sign it immediately. The bill includes legislation sponsored by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and supported

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Sweet Catomine Retired; Will Be Bred to A.P. Indy

The 2004 2-year-old filly champion, Sweet Catomine, whose fifth-place finish as the favorite in the April 9 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) was followed by a controversy over her physical condition, has been retired.


“After the Santa Anita

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U.S. Outreach Needed

There is a growing awareness in the equine community of unwanted, neglected, and mistreated horses. At the 2004 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) meeting, an entire session was devoted to a discussion of the “Unwanted Horse.”

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Rutgers Annual NAERIC Yearling Benefit Auction

Twelve Belgian/Quarter Horse cross yearlings will be sold on May 1, 2005, at the sixth annual auction of its kind to benefit the Rutgers Cook College Young Horse Teaching and Research Program in New Brunswick, N.J.

The annual selection and

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MSU Half-Priced Stallion Service Sale Extended

The Equine Club at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting its first annual Stallion Service Sale fundraiser/ 2005 stallion services may be purchased for half the stallion’s regular stud fee! Bidding for the

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Champion, Stakes Producer Epitome Dead at Age 19

Epitome, who staged a stirring stretch drive to win the 1987 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) by a nose, has died at age 19. The mare died Nov. 12 after suffering a ruptured artery. She was boarded at John and Benny Williams’ Elmwood Farm

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Planning and Preparing for the Big Adventure

Once you have committed to a pack trip, the preparation begins, even though it might be a year away. First of all, you must decide where you are going and obtain all possible information about the area.

A letter or phone call to the

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Whip Use and Risk for Racing Falls

A study conducted by scientists at the University of Liverpool in England found that the risk of falling in hurdle and steeplechase races was significantly associated with whip use and a horse’s progress while competing. The results of the work

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Hurricanes Smash the Southeast–Horses Relatively Unaffected

Hurrricane preparation, toleration, and clean-up–take four. Horse owners and veterinarians in Florida weathered Category 3 Hurricane Jeanne beginning late on Sept. 25, their fourth natural disaster in six weeks. Veterinarians and animal rescue

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Rugged Lark Euthanatized

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Equine Disease: Second Quarter 2004

The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks in the second quarter of 2004:

Abortions caused by equine herpes virus (EHV-1) among vaccinated mares were diagnosed on a

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Wild Again Pensioned at Three Chimneys

Syndicate manager Robert Clay announced Oct. 13 that Three Chimneys Thoroughbred stallion Wild Again is being retired due to declining fertility. Wild Again has been a distinguished member of our stallion roster for the last 13 years, Clay”P>Syndicate manager Robert Clay announced Oct. 13 that Three Chimneys Thoroughbred stallion Wi

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Benefit for Hurricane Victims Features John Lyons

John Lyons will demonstrate horse training techniques on Thursday, Oct. 14, in a benefit for hurricane victims from 7-9 p.m. at Loheac’s Rolling Hills Show Stable on Rte. 9 in Tryon, N.C.

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Three Horses Killed in U.K. Barn Fire

According to an online BBC report, three horses were trapped and killed in a West Yorkshire barn fire that is being investigated as suspicious.

The blaze destroyed an entire stable block at Beckside Stables in Lee Lane, Cottingley, on”P>According to an online BBC report, three horses were trapped and killed in a West Yorksh

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