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Competitions Near You
Jason Stough | |
| | Competition fuels the blood with anyone who has a pulse. Guessing who will win the NBA Finals or who knows who is singing the song on the radio is competition at any angle you look at it. full story...
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Horse Track
Jason Stough | |
| | Thoroughbred racing is a sport. They have their own section in espn.com which makes them a sport in my book. If it is a sport then the horses are the athletes. full story...
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Rodeo
Hector Diaz | |
| | How do little towns entertainment themselves? Take a common factor from their townies and create an event off of their data. full story...
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Tracks Add Money
Katie Morran | |
| | There was a recent article about renovations happening to race tracks. The renovations were about increasing revenue. The way it would be accomplished would be by adding slot machines and other gambling expos to the tracks premises. full story...
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Troy is Alive Because of Horse Statue
Alenoosh Mikhas | |
| | The movie Troy was a huge movie. The budget was over 200 million. Brad Pitt is a mega-star. So, if the movie would give a statue of a horse to the city of Troy it would be huge too, right? full story...
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Neglected Horse Ranch
Linda Norris | |
| | With horses, a little tender loving care can go a long way. But that does not take care of them. Owners desires can turn into actions and that can help him keep his horse healthy. But if he does not have the money then he is doomed. full story...
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Horse Award
Jimmy Campbell | |
| | Most Valuable Player is an award for the most prestigious athlete. Awards are constant motivations to athletes. Even horses get awards. full story...
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Horse Tragedy
Marissa Tom | |
| | Around 6:00 pm. A woman decided she was thirsty. She took her horse on her quenching crusade. She went to a gas station not far from her house. full story...
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Rebuild of Horse Tracks
Flint Powers | |
| | Renovations occur constantly in the world of business. Especially in sports. Say a sports team wins a championship. They soon get an income that can help them afford a new stadium. This is universal in any sport. full story...
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Horse Murder
Mark Thurman | |
| | As in articles in the past that deal with horse abuse I have made it crystal clear that it is inhumane for anyone to act that way. It is against everything to attack a horse. full story...
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Stolen
Joey Risdon | |
| | When families own pets they sometimes treat the pet so well that it is part of their family. I appreciate this scenario sometimes. I believe it is okay for a family to love their pet but there are some incidents where people love their pets a little too much, I will not go into that detail though. full story...
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Nursing Horses
Peter South | |
| | At 700 pounds, a 26-year-old gelding named Buttercup was at the point of starvation until a local horse rescue farm stepped in and helped him get back to a healthy 1,300 pounds. full story...
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Horses to Watch
Blake Daniel | |
| | Scouting is done in many forms. It happens with modeling to sports. Sports scouting is the main form of scouting and is the main component of game day preparation. The same is true in the horse industry. full story...
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Horse Savers
Mike Pouston | |
| | Remember horse whispers, okay remember the movie? It had that huge actor in it who could talk to horses. Well some people do not need or just cannot communicate with horses through a language of words. full story...
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Second Horse
Demi Roman | |
| | Gambling is a drug, straight out it is. If you say, “you do not bet,” you are a liar. It is so easy to get caught up in a challenge that then turns into a dare then a bet. These are bets that do not even deal with sports. full story...
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California Workers Comp
Brent Michaels | |
| | Most places in the United States have the same laws and regulations. But, some places have different ethics. Compared to their counterparts in most of the country, California jockeys can ride with peace of mind. full story...
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Slow Horses
Connie Blanchet | |
| | Trainer Lenny Lungo has appealed against 2,000 euro fine imposed on him on Monday for the running of Mr. Tim, who finished fifth to Arcalis in the McCrea Financial Novices’ Hurdle. Mr. Tim was banned for 40 days and conditional jockey Willie Dowling was suspended for 14 days for failing to ensure the horse achieved the best possible placing. full story...
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Slow Horses
Connie Blanchet | |
| | Trainer Lenny Lungo has appealed against 2,000 euro fine imposed on him on Monday for the running of Mr. Tim, who finished fifth to Arcalis in the McCrea Financial Novices’ Hurdle. Mr. Tim was banned for 40 days and conditional jockey Willie Dowling was suspended for 14 days for failing to ensure the horse achieved the best possible placing. full story...
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Wild Horses Need Homes Too
Joe Thurman | |
| | Wild Horses are many things. They are beautiful poetries in motion, they are wonderful creatures, and they are perfect examples of God’s work. Wild Horses are also a hot topic to horse enthusiasts and other groups that protect or are against their wild freedom. One group that has discussions on Wild Horses is the Nevada Cattlemen's Convention in Fallon this month. full story...
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Hong Kong Races
Jason Hackman | |
| | Athletic events happen worldwide. The Olympics for instance is a great example. The best athletes from around the world gather to a different location every four years during the winter and summer. Worldwide events are not only the Olympics. Horse events happen worldwide too. full story...
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Health Updates
Sally Plantation | |
| | Horse’s immune system is not like humans, they cannot be put on the same medication as us. They can get infected with EEE, so can we, but they have a vaccine to cure them, we do not. Horse clinics serve as an education tool for medical research. The immune system is what protects them from any type of sickness, this is a logical and practical thing to help keep in shape. full story...
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Horse Abuse Story of the Century
Todd Cobble | |
| | There are stories of cruelty that makes skin crawl. Stories of abuse are every talk shows bread and butter. But, if an abuse story is about an animal, does the story still make peoples skin crawl? full story...
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High Altitude Expo
Greg Tovel | |
| | What actually goes on in the Mountains? I see snow fall as the main entertainment. The Western Slope in Colorado would like to think otherwise. full story...
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Bad Use of Horse Trailers
Brock Murdoch | |
| | How many movies have there been made about drugs? All the movies have their own scenarios in how the drugs were bought, hidden, and then distributed. There have been many good ones, but they were all making believe. Here is a true story about a drug ring that lasted for a couple of years. full story...
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Polo Gets Bigger
Jan Mets | |
| | You won’t believe it even if you read it? full story...
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QVC Of Horses
Mike Pippen | |
| | How do you think horses are bought? E-bay? Or are their horse dealerships? Maybe horse-trader magazine? full story...
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Rescuer Honored
Cynthia Shrugs | |
| | When you do an act of heroism, I believe that act should be honored. New Hampshire agrees too. full story...
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Investors Futures Are A Gamble
Jimmy Dugen | |
| | Las Vegas and Atlantic City, they all know how to gamble correctly. They have their gambling licenses. One reason for them being so successful and correct is because they are located in the United States. What happens if it is overseas? full story...
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Horses dope too?!
Page Carlson | |
| | An Olympian is in trouble for doping again. Big surprise, right? This time it is. full story...
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Horse Breeder Community in Mourning
Tal Hackman | |
| | In any community there are leaders, even in the horse community. One of there leaders passed away recently. full story...
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Horse Stabbings Shock Little Town
Milly Red | |
| | Crimes are awful events. They are classified as events because of their impact and emotions displayed over the time to get over the event, some times never. A crime of four horses being stabbed is an awful event. full story...
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The More Fans the More Better
Bobby McFadden | |
| | Football and Baseball has always been fan pleasing. You usually have to get the tickets way in advanced if you are not up to paying an horrendous scalping fee. Unknown sports to the typical sports watcher consist of NASCAR and Horse Racing. Two sports that are going by leaps and bounds in the fan department. full story...
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Iraqi Horses
Gabe Leveson | |
| | It is hard to imagine what is going all around the world when we have it very well in the United States. When you see a special on 20/20 it takes us a while to imagine what it would be like not to have a TV or Water like in most third world countries. So, when we see our troops over in Iraq, it is a universal feeling. full story...
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At the work place
Tara Jackson | |
| | Working is an universal truth everyone does it. Everyone has stories of their work too. There are stories of employees not doing what they were supposed to be doing, just ethical issues about working in the work place. The way to hone in on your leadership skills can be found at any local horse farm. full story...
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Classes of Horses
Judy Travis | |
| | Horse Health Care is a part one of two parts of a class. The class will teach people how to care for their horse by participating in a five-week class. The classes are held at local high schools. Local veterinarians will cover a variety of topics including nutrition, recognizing emergency situations, first aid, and common health problems. The classes usually cost an easy to pay $45 and preregistration is required. For more information call 383-7270. full story...
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Influenced From Horses
Kerry Kissel | |
| | An artist is a creative genius. To become a creative genius, inspiration is needed. One artist started doing human portraits, but saw horse portraits were better. full story...
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Horse World
Tim Cartwright | |
| | In slum cities, sometimes habit for humanities build nice parks. With the nice parks the native children grow up safe and happy. The same was done with horses. full story...
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Cheating is done in Horse Racing Too
Red Biscuit | |
| | Betting goes on all of the time. It is legal in most scenarios too. But when betting becomes an obsession, that is when feelings get hurt and reputation are at stake. full story...
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Young People Need Horses
Sandy Cheater | |
| | What does Youth Horse Leaders mean to you? Do you think it deals with young horses? Or young people with horses? It is the second part, young people with horses. Penn State University will host the 2005 National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium. full story...
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Pennsylvanians Mark Your Calendars
Terry Iggy | |
| | Festivities that last more than one day are exciting spectacular events people will always remember and look forward to for years to come. Like carnivals and fairs, they might generate just a typical group of people but they sure generate a lot of them. Yearly events like carnivals generate a fan base because of the hype from the year before, like the horse show in Pennsylvania does. full story...
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Who said, “Trainers are safe from high insurance rates?”
William Hamlet | |
| | Every company that has four or more employees pays for workers compensation insurance. The more dangerous a job can be, the higher the rates it will have. It is likely for someone to get hurt at a construction sight than it is for someone to get hurt selling shoes at a retail store. That is why it should not be a shock that horse Trainers have to pay high rates to protect themselves if one of their employees gets hurt from handling a 1000 pound horse. full story...
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There's a Horse Racing channel?
Amanda Coolridge | |
| | Many horse racing enthusiasts would agree ESPN lacks horse racing news. Yes they have their own show, Wire to Wire but, it is shown at hard to view times. Now there is a Horse Racing channel given to the public. full story...
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Washington International Horse Show Announces Changes For 2002
WIHS Press Release | |
| | Washington, DC - The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), to be held October 22 - 27 at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, has announced changes to the 2002 class schedule: full story...
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Survey Results on MRLS in KY Released
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| | The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture has released the results of an in-depth survey of Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS) on 133 farms in Kentucky. Made public on September 14, 2001, the survey findings are the result of research efforts conducted by scientists at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and US Department of Agriculture veterinarians. This information has enabled scientists and researchers to better identify environmental risk factors that are associated with MRLS. In conjunction with this survey, they have also looked at the weather conditions of the period to determine if unusual climatic changes may have had an effect. full story...
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4 Horses in MD Test Positive for West Nile Virus
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| | For the first time since the disease appeared in 1999, four horses in Maryland have tested positive for the West Nile virus. Three of the horses are in Baltimore County, while the third one is located in Cecil County. None of the horses has died. full story...
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USDA Issues Conditional License for WNV Vaccine
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| | On August 1, 2001, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in a press release that it has issued a conditional license to Fort Dodge Laboratories, Inc., “for a vaccine intended to aid in the prevention of disease in horses caused by West Nile virus.” full story...
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Suspected Stabbing of Sandy Spring Horses
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| | A local newspaper, the Gazette, has reported that two horses in Sandy Spring, Maryland, were apparently stabbed the night of July 14, 2001, which left a 3-year old fatally wounded and its 30-year old dam seriously injured. full story...
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NOTICE!! Potential Increase in Horse Theft
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| | MDhorse.com was recently notified that because of the severe drop in beef imports to Europe from the United Kingdom and elsewhere, there has been a drastic increase in the slaughterhouse prices paid for horses here in the United States – an increase seen most noticeably in Texas. full story...
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Foot and Mouth Disease Alert . . .
Provided by the Maryland Department of Agriculture | |
| | The United States has been free of foot and mouth disease (FMD) since 1929 and remains so today because of restrictions on importation of livestock and certain products from affected countries and continuous vigilance by USDA and state animal health authorities. However, at this time the U.S. and Maryland are facing the greatest threat to animal health in recent history. The devastating outbreak which began in February in the United Kingdom continues to spread there and into other European Union countries. Meanwhile a slightly different from of the disease has reappeared in Argentina and Colombia. full story...
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AHC Opposes Proposed Federal HIPAA Rules Affecting Riders
AHC Press Release | |
| | The American Horse Council has submitted comments opposing proposed regulations governing the provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The regulations were proposed by the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration and the Health Care Financing Administration. full story...
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Washington International Horse Show Continues Charitable Support
WIHS Press Release | |
| | Washington, DC – On Tuesday, March 6, 2001, the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) presented Partners in Education with a check for $25,000 - one of the largest contributions the organization has received. Wyatt A. Stewart III, Vice President of the WIHS, made the check presentation to Bo Jones, Publisher and CEO of the Washington Post, and Margaret Kaplow, Manager for Education Sales and Services. full story...
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Horse Industry Thriving in Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery Soil Conservation District Press Release | |
| | March 6, 2001 – A two-year study of the Montgomery County’s horse industry reveals that the County is home to almost 11,000 horses, whose owners spend close to $72 million annually on their animals and riding-related infrastructure, such as arenas, barns, and equipment. full story...
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The International Academy for Equestrian Studies Grand Opening
Ms. Jill Hassler-Scoop | |
| | The Academy is officially open! It took only two years from inspiration to inception. January 26th the International Academy for Equestrian Studies opened its doors to North American riders who want to expand their education and appreciation of the horse world with studies in Germany. full story...
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5th Annual Horse World Expo
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| | The 5th Annual Horse World Expo in Timonium, Maryland, will take place over the weekend of January 19th through the 21st. full story...
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UPDATE ON QUALIFYING FOR 2001 WIHS CHILDREN'S & ADULT CHAMPIONSHIPS
WIHS Press Release | |
| | Washington, DC – The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) has announced that qualifying for the 2001 WIHS Children’s & Adult Hunter and Jumper Championships will be based on points accumulated at qualifying classes held at horse shows throughout North America. full story...
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Charges of Horse Cruelty in Poolesville
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| | According to published reports in The Washington Post, Montgomery County police have charged a local horse owner with nine counts of animal neglect and two counts of cruelty to animals, facing a potential $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail per each count. full story...
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Local Rider’s “Special FX” at the WIHS
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| | “We had a great time!” Lisa J. Smith noted with excitement about her first competition at the Washington International Horse Show at the MCI Center. With her 6-year old Belgian/Thoroughbred cross, Special FX, she competed in the Local Adult Jumper Finals Saturday morning. full story...
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WIHS Horses Stop Traffic!
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| | How would you like to be taking a practice jump with your 16.2 hand Thoroughbred in the middle of F Street in downtown Washington, DC? full story...
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Colombia Steps Up
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| | Originally, France and Sweden were to participate in the international team events, such as the International Open Jumper competition, which included the Gambler’s Choice, Puissance, and the President’s Cup. Due to quarantine issues, however, France and Sweden both bowed out of the event. full story...
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42nd ANNUAL WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW
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| | Washington, DC - For the first time ever, the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) will be held at the MCI Center in downtown Washington, DC. Tickets have recently gone on sale for the 2000 WIHS (October 24 - 29) - one of the most prestigious international show jumping events in the US. full story...
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The 55th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show
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| | The 55th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show will take place at the State Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from October 12 through October 21, 2000. full story...
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Local Rider Wins Olympic Gold
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| | The American rider, David O’Connor and his Irish Sport Horse, Custom Made, took the gold for the individual three-day event on Friday full story...
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Cleveland Bay Affair
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| | The Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America is holding the Cleveland Bay Affair on September 8 and 9 at the James Madison Estate in Montpelier Station, Virginia. The event includes a fundraising dinner and auction on Friday evening, and a breed show with driving and dressage demonstrations on Saturday. The show's judge is Sir John Miller, Crown Equerry of Great Britain. All proceeds from the event will be used to promote and develop the Cleveland Bay breed. full story...
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West Nile Virus
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| | Since its first appearance in the United States last summer, the West Nile virus has been identified in birds found in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. full story...
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