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Ky. Legislators Considering Slaughter Transport Ban

Hungry enough to eat a horse?


Don’t try it in Kentucky, home to the world’s best known horse race.


Legislation pending in the General Assembly would make it illegal for horses to be slaughtered in the state or to be transported

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NAHMS: Pony Population Highest in Northeast


While full-sized horses account for the vast majority of equids in the United States, donkeys, mules, ponies, and Miniature Horses also factor into the overall equine population. A government study has revealed that the distribution and

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Pregnant Horse Killed in Car Accident

A pregnant horse was killed in Monroe County, N.Y., Thursday (Dec. 28) after being hit by a car.


Police say 17-year-old Ashley Cocuzzi was driving just after midnight when her car struck the mare, which had run into the roadway.

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Kiefer Shows Horse Sense at Rodeos

Kiefer Sutherland is an Emmy award winner for his role as agent Jack Bauer on “24,” but he also holds another prestigious title: rodeo champion.


“What I lacked as a roper and a cowboy I could make up for in horses,” the 40-year-old actor

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ASPCA Announces Equine Grants

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has announced the recipients of its equine grants for the fourth quarter of 2006. A variety of equine rescue groups and sanctuaries across the United States received aid from

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NRHA Futurity Takes

Big Ass Fans, the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) newest Corporate Partner is getting raves for its unusual display at the 2006 NRHA Futurity and Adequan North American Affiliate Championship Show. Workers from Big Ass Fans installed

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Thompson Named Executive Associate Dean at UF

James P. Thompson, DVM, PhD, has been named executive associate dean of the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine.



Until his appointment, Thompson was the college’s associate dean of students and instruction

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Two Horses Shot in Head in Southern Minn.

Two horses are recovering after being shot in the head in a Brown County pasture in southern Minnesota.

Authorities say one of the horses was shot on Dec. 5 and the second horse was shot two days later.

Deputies suspect the same person

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Mich. Couple Searching for Missing Horse

A Michigan couple whose horse was stolen from their farm while they slept is mobilizing local police and the community to find the white Arabian before it’s too late.

David and Amy Flach said someone scattered horse feed on the ground durin

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Pony Visits Brighten Days for Young Patients

After being hospitalized with a viral throat infection for several days, 3-year-old Alexis Carreon saw a friendly, furry face at her hospital room window one morning.

It was Mosey the Shetland pony.

“I came back from getting her

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