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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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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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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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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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European Pledge: I will Not Eat my Horse
The UK newspaper the Telegraph is reporting that horse owners in the European Union and the UK will have to sign a pledge stating that they will not eat their horses. The pledge is part of new legislation aimed at preventing veterinary products from getting into the human food chain. Unlike... | 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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California Woman Confronts Bees on Trail Ride
It's a trail rider's nightmare, and Jacquie Ball experienced it. The California woman was riding her horse and ponying a yearling when she was attacked by Africanized honey bees on a Palos Verdes trail, according to the Associated Press. She leaped off her horse and let go of the youngster.... | read »
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Florida Helmet Ruling Becomes Law
Florida's governor signed a new law in Florida requiring young riders to wear helmets when trail and road riding. In mid-June, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed "Nicole's Law," named for 12-year-old Nicole Hornstein who died after she fell from her horse and hit her head on pavement.... | read »
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Olympian, Restaurateur, Dies at 78
Norman Brinker, who was an alternate with the United States show jumping team at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, passed away due to pneumonia while on vacation in Colorado. Brinker was born in Denver, CO, on June 3, 1931, to Kathryn and Eugene Brinker. He helped his family at a... | read »
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A Greener Fabric

Speaking of green, equestrian apparel manufacturers are turning to environmentally friendly fabrics in droves. Kerrits, Inc., owned by Kerri Kent, recently launched its new line of riding clothes that incorporates fabric such as renewable bamboo, in high performance riding... | read
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