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02/09/2010
UPDATED: Video - Man shoots himself after police called over horses
A man fatally shot himself in North Carolina after police went to his property to investigate a report of dead horses.
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02/09/2010
Rollkur: Kittel's methods not excessive - FEI
The FEI says it has found "no reliable evidence" that the warmup techniques used by Patrick Kittel on his horse at a World Cup event last October were excessive.
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02/09/2010
Challenge to Arabian body over slaughter stance
A group of American Arabian Horse Association members have joined forces to challenge its board's support for re-opening US slaughter facilities.
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02/09/2010
Plant closures did not cut horse slaughter - alliance
The Equine Welfare Alliance says its latest research on horse slaughter challenges the arguments of slaughter proponents over the effects of the 2007 closings of US plants.
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02/09/2010
Police probe horse hit-and-run accident
Police in southern Wales are investigating a hit-and-run accident in which a local marsh pony died.
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02/09/2010
Pony has lucky escape from floodwaters
A Shetland pony named Nutmeg had a lucky escape from floodwaters in New South Wales on Sunday.
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02/09/2010
Dressage's big three in Masters' trifecta
Anky van Grunsven and Salinero were in top form Saturday night to win their second straight Exquis World Dressage Masters musical freestyle at Palm Beach, beating US favorite Steffen Peters and Ravel and Isabell Werth and Satchmo of Germany.
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02/09/2010
Narrow win to Ehning in Bordeaux World Cup leg
ermany's Marcus Ehning has won a few Rolex watches in his time, but he has rarely had to work harder for one of the exquisite time-pieces than he did on Saturday night when winning the 10th qualifying leg of the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series at Bordeaux in France.
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02/08/2010
Horse slaughter trends from 2006 through 2009
Much has been written about the impact of horse slaughter plant closings on equine welfare, abandonment and other issues. Groups in favor of reinstating horse slaughter have consistently claimed that "eliminating the slaughter option" had a severe negative impact on equine welfare, but the trends in slaughter since the US plants closed show this is impossible.
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02/08/2010
Synthetic track shows ability to reduce TB injuries
Synthetic racetrack surfaces have significant potential to reduce musculoskeletal injuries in thoroughbreds, US researchers have found.
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