In trying to meet the city's budget crisis, Tulsa, Okla., Mayor Kathy Taylor cut the budget for the city's mounted police and ordered it disbanded. The outcry over concern for the fate of the horses resulted in a rescue effort that succeeded,…
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The New York Racing Association barred the trainer from Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga on Friday (Oct. 30) for violating its barn rules by giving one of his horses an unknown substance and then providing conflicting information about it.
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The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RCTA) 7th Annual White Horse Award, which recognizes racing-related heroic acts on behalf of human or horse, has been awarded to Steve Hiatt of San Pablo, Calif. Steve, a horse van operator in Northern California,…
When you think to buy your horse saddle pad then you should know that there are varieties of different styles of pads, which are easily available in the market. The most common type of saddle pads is, which are made up of fleece. They are made up either of synthetic fleece, wool fleece or sheep fleece. This material is also used in many other saddles. But wood fleece contains more cushion as compare to synthetic fleece but synthetic fleece is durable as compare to wool fleece.
Due to the ongoing investigation into equine piroplasmosis in the state of Texas, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's State Veterinarian's Office has opted to require testing of all horses from Texas entering the state of Kentucky.
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