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Equine Groups Band Together to Provide Feed for Hurricane-Affected Areas
Five equine organizations joined together this week to provide 6,500 bales of hay to nearly 800 horses in Vermilion Parish, La., that were affected by Hurricane Rita.
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TEX TAN PLANT DESTROYED BY FIRE
Our sympathies, along with those of the entire equine industry, go out to the folks at Tex Tan, whose manufacturing plant was destroyed by fire on Feb. 4. Fire has struck a number of companies in our industry, and it's always a time of trial and tribulation. Judging from the reports coming out of Yoakum, though, Tex Tan will rise again and resume its place among the leaders in saddle manufacturing.
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Enthusiasm Invigorates Equestrian Games Organizer
Kentucky - Michael Stone's hunch that he made the right choice in tapping Kentucky to host the 2010 World Equestrian Games was confirmed last week during cab rides to and from a Lexington mall.
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The Equine Color Vision Debate
Research suggests that horses do see color, with special adjustments for the species' visual needs.
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Doctor gets it straight from horse's mouth
Ohio - Most of the time, Nick Stuckman's dental patients stand while he's working on their teeth.
They have no choice because horses can't fit in a dentist's chair.
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Thoroughbred Horses Lure Wall Street Investors as Racing Slumps
The price of racehorses is surging, in part driven by higher stock prices worldwide. The two-week Keeneland auction in Lexington, Kentucky, set a gross sales record of $384.3 million, beating 2004's $324.9 million total by 18 percent.
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Horse group upsets GOP lawmakers by contributing to
Democrats
Kentucky - A horse-industry group pushing to allow casinos at Kentucky racetracks has upset some Republican state lawmakers by raising nearly $100,000 for two Louisville Democrats running in special elections this month.
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Horse rescue clinic fulfills lifelong dream
Georgia - Dave and Sherry Perry were looking for a place to establish a horse rescue clinic, but settling on Blythe Island wasn't the couple's first choice.
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The Plight of the Unwanted Horse: Scope of the Problem
To their credit, various equine welfare organizations, breed-specific organizations, and numerous benevolent equine welfare advocates and horse owners have made a conscientious and concerted effort to either provide care for unwanted horses, provide funding for the care of unwanted horses, or to find suitable accommodations for them in both the private and public sector.
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