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Malnourished Herds in Fla., Texas, Seized
Seventy-six Arabian horses in severely unhealthy conditions have been moved
to a new location and their owner arrested, according to the Los Angeles Times .
The horses were near starvation, according to news accounts. Gordon Dennis
Key, owner of the ranch, turned himself in and has been... | read »
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Don't Mess with the Official Horse of Texas
America's Horse magazine recently reported that the American Quarter Horse
joined the bluebird as a Texas icon. Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed a
declaration making the Quarter Horse the Official Horse of Texas on Aug. 20 in
Austin. "This is a great way for the American Quarter Horse to be... | read »
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California Communities Purchase Horse Properties
According to the Murrieta Press Enterprise , the southern California equine
enclave's City Council voted 5-0 to purchase an equestrian center for $2.3
million. The city and the owner, Pasha Investments, have been negotiating
since May for the 22 acres. The city will use the ranch as a park... | read »
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Unwanted Horse Survey Results: Problem is Staggering
The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association recently wrote about
the results of the unwanted horse survey. It called the problem "staggering" and
called for a unified commitment to develop as many productive solutions as
possible. The Unwanted Horse Coalition's 2009 Unwanted... | read »
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NBC will Broadcast Reining at WEG Games
The Reining Horse Sports Foundation and American Quarter Horse Association
have announced a partnership that will help to expand television coverage of
reining the opening weekend of the World Equestrian Games in 2010, according to
a press release. Reining team competitions take place... | read »
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Princess Haya’s Husband Suspended
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has banned endurance rider Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum from the competition for six months. The ruler of
Dubai and the spouse of the president of the FEI, Princess Haya of Jordan, were
also fined 4,500 Swiss Francs after his horse tested... | read »
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Tight Budget May Force More Mounted Units to Early Retirement
Baltimore is the latest city to announce that it may retire its horseback unit
because of budget cuts. According to the Baltimore Sun , city leaders cut
funding by more than half. Baltimore's Mounted Police Unit is one of the oldest
in the country. The draft horse mixes have about 60 days of... | read »
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Black Star Takes in Stranded Russian Horses
An equestrian circus in Dallas abruptly closed up shop and left its horses
without running water in temporary stabling, according to the Dallas Morning
News . Lisa Blackmon, who owns Black Star Sport Horses in Rockwall, Texas,
offered to shelter the horses and host the Artania show while the... | read »
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Punched Out
Things get a little wild on Cape Cod in the summer, as evidenced by the recent
punching out of a police horse. Provincetown Police arrested 18-year-old
Christopher McEnaney for assaulting a police horse during Independence Day
celebrations. He allegedly punched the horse in the flank,... | read »
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Police Horses Coming and Going
Broadway Kevin is the Newark, N.J. Police Department's newest recruit. The
horse, a former harness horse, went from killers' auction to rescue group and
finally to a new career: As a police horse, according to a Fox News report.
Thoroughbreds and standardbreds are uniquely suited for police... | read »
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| AQHA Executive Vice President Bill Brewer Stepping Down March 9 |
| The registration of more than 2 million of the now more than 5 million horses in
the American Quarter Horse Association registry and a growth in membership
numbers from 276,500 to more than 350,000 are examples of the success of the
customer service-driven management model that Bill Brewer... | read |
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