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Barbaro Legacy Strong a Year Later

The white wooden fence once tacked with homemade signs expressing prayers and appeals to “Grow, Hoof, Grow” are bare. Only students pass through the lobby that overflowed with floral arrangements, get-well cards, and baskets stuffed with carrots an

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BLM Impounds Horses in Nevada

Federal agents who seized more than 100 cattle from Nevada ranchers accused of trespassing on public rangeland this week have confiscated 200 horses from an American Indian and his son they say were grazing the animals without a permit near the

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Second Racehorse Welfare Summit to Examine Progress

The second Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, set for Monday, March 17, and Tuesday, March 18, at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Ky., will feature wide-ranging discussions of critical equine health- and safety-related issues

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Jacksons Not Involved in Planned NYC Barbaro Statue

Roy and Gretchen Jackson, who campaigned 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, say they are not involved with plans to erect a statue in New York’s Central Park that memorializes the late classic winner.

According to a press release Tuesday from

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Curlin Named Thoroughbred Horse of the Year

Curlin began the 2007 racing season as a maiden. After winning his first race of the year by an eye-popping 12 3/4 lengths, the son of Smart Strike has been nearly unstoppable. His remarkable campaign carried him all the way to the Breeders’ Cup

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Study Shows Horses Able to Absorb Fatty Acid Supplements

Illinois researchers studying the effect of nutritional supplementation with essential fatty acids (EFAs) reported that EFAs are absorbed systemically after oral administration and alter the normal pool of fatty acids in the bloodstream of horses.

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Nearly 100 Rescued Equids in U.K. Recovering

Following up on an article TheHorse.com first started covering on Jan. 9, the latest news from the multiagency rescue of more than 90 equids, including horses, ponies, and donkeys, from a farm in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, U.K., is that the

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Manure Pile Disappearing From Santa Fe Horse Racetrack

Workers are smoothing out a pile of manure at The Downs at Santa Fe horse racetrack in New Mexico.


Crews are spreading the manure four to five inches thick over a 40-acre parcel of the track.The manure will be tilled into the soil and

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Santa Anita to Close for Footing Fix

A liquid binder officials believe will save Santa Anita Park’s Cushion Track should take about 10 days to acquire and another four to mix with the synthetic racing surface, the California Horse Racing Board was told Jan. 16.

Track president

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Olympic Horse Manure Management Going Green in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Jockey Club recently demonstrated its manure management program, illustrating one way in which the club will observe the “Green Olympics” theme of the 2008 Olympic Games. Stable waste and manure from the Olympic equestrian venues a

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