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AHC Presents Van Ness Award to Iowa’s Sally Blount


The American Horse Council presented its annual 2009 Van Ness award to Sally Blount during the group’s National Issues Forum on June 16 in Washington, D.C.

The award is named for the late Marjorie Van Ness, and is sponsored by

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Kentucky Horse Council Offers Listening Sessions

Horse owners throughout the Commonwealth will have the opportunity to network and discuss horse community issues through a series of listening sessions conducted by the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC). Aptly named The Horsemen’s Dialogue:

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Days End Farm Horse Rescue to Celebrate 20 Years

Days End Farm is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with its biggest family fun day ever. The group has rescued more than 1,200 horses from neglect and abuse since it was founded in 1989.

Features of the 20th Anniversary Carnival will include a

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Authorities Seize Colorado Horses for a Second Time

A Colorado man faces multiple animal cruelty counts following the removal of 17 horses from his property for the second time in two years.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Jefferson County, Colo., seized the horses from owner John McCulley on May 20.

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Organic Groomer Fly & Insect Spray

Missy Wryn, founder of the WHolistic Horsemanship Training program, announces the new Organic Groomer Fly and Insect Spray.


A combination of natural ingredients such as Lemongrass and Peppermint, this all-natural insect spray is designe

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Hurricane Season Tips for Horse Owners

With the hurricane season upon us, it is important for horse owners to ready themselves in advance for evacuation and other recommended tasks related to hurricane preparedness. Here are some tips from the Louisiana State Animal Response Team

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The New Mikmar Feather Bit

Following two years of testing and development, Mikmar Bit Company announces the New Mikmar Feather Bit, a streamlined version of the Mikmar Training Bit and Combination Bit.


Offering a slimmer mouthpiece and a detachable leather wrappe

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One Shot Waterless Shampoo

Best Shot Equine has added a new, self-rinsing waterless shampoo for horse owners on the go. One Shot Waterless Shampoo provides a quick and easy solution for last minute touch-up jobs and winter bathing.


One Shot Waterless Shampoo is

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Horses, Inmates Find Care, Comfort in Each Other

Pete Luce was a bundle of nerves the first time he stood next to a towering former racehorse, knowing he could be seriously injured or killed with one kick.

Months later, Luce moves easily among the 1-ton animals at a Virginia prison in a

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UK Charity The Horse Trust Announces New President


Baroness Ann Mallalieu, QC, has become the new president of The Horse Trust, the UK’s oldest horse charity.

Mallalieu assumed the presidency May 14 at the charity’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which took place at its

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New Group Works to Preserve Foundation Morgan Horse

Concerned about the declining numbers of classic Morgan horses, breeders and owners around the country have united to form the Foundation Morgan Horse Society (FMHS).

The 133 members of the society are working to preserve the heritage, type

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Vanderwall to Head UPenn Reproduction Center

University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Medicine has announced the appointment of Dirk Vanderwall, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, to chief of the reproduction section and director of the Hofmann Research Center for Animal Reproduction at New Bolton Center.

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