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Candy Stripes, Sire of Invasor, Dies in Argentina

Candy Stripes, sire of 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor, died Feb. 28 at Haras Carampagne in San Antonio de Areco in Argentina because of colic. The son of Blushing Groom was 25.

Candy Stripes not only sired Argentine-bred Invasor, who won

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Equine Welfare Organizations

From the Mustang protection issue to slaughter bills, equine welfare concerns are getting plenty of attention in the mainstream media. Behind these issues are equine welfare organizations working hard to make a change in horses’ lives. Some of the

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Elastikon Award to Promote Soundness In Horses

A research project to be conducted by a team led by Chris Kawcak, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, at Colorado State University and aimed at avoiding a common type of fracture in athletic horses has been designated the recipient of the first Elastikon

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Horse Killed in Minnesota Barn Fire

A barn fire has killed a horse near Fergus Falls, Minn.


Fire Chief Mark Hovland says the barn’s owner noticed the fire around 5:30 a.m. Thursday and tried to save all of the horses. One horse died in the fire, but four others were

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Confirmation Leads to Quarantine of Ky. Barn

Three horses at a private training center in La Grange, Ky., have been confirmed positive for Streptococcus equi, the bacterium that causes strangles. The Department of Agriculture has quarantined the barn. Two of the positive horses have

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Horse Slaughter Legislation Introduced in Illinois

A bill introduced in the Illinois State Legislature today (Feb. 22) could be a first step toward closing the state’s horse slaughter plant.

A Belgian company, Cavel International, runs a horse slaughter plant near DeKalb, Ill. A recent

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Help Drought-Stressed Pastures Recover

Severe drought hit big parts of cattle country last year, but weather patterns might have turned. Many dried-up pastures are now getting significant winter moisture. That typically means a spring invasion of broadleaf weeds into grass, said Dr.

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KEEP Renews Push for Tax-Equity Legislation

The Kentucky Equine Education Project recently announced a renewed push for legislation that would remove the sales tax on equine feed and supplies in Kentucky.


?This is a continuation of what KEEP has done in the past, and we thought it

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Two Teens Charged in Eastern Ky. Horse Shootings

Two Eastern Kentucky teenagers were in jail Jan. 31, accused of killing three horses and wounding several more of the animals, which are used for trail rides at a park on the Kentucky-Virginia state line.

Police told the Lexington

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