Horses

Life Lessons in the Ring

Deborah Schoeberlein | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Competition, Horses, Healthy Living News, Personal Growth, Kids, Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Equestrian, Equine Competition, Horseback Riding, Horse Racing, Horseback Riding Colorado, Denver News

Horses and humans share a history that spans many thousands of years. We are familiars and dependents, and among us there are leaders at every level.

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Virginia Property Where Secretariat Was Born Is Sold

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Thoroughbred Racing, Virginia, Video, Virginia Real Estate, DC Real Estate, Horse, Thoroughbred, Secretariat, Horses, Real Estate, DC News

DOSWELL, Va. — The Virginia property where Triple Crown winner Secretariat was born has been sold at a foreclosure auction for more than $5 mill...

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Kid Whisperers

Sam Chaltain | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Horses, Education, Parenting, Empathy, Learning, Sam Chaltain, Buck, Training Kids, Horse Training, Video, Parents News

Buck reminds us that when learning is understood as the effort to empathize with another, it transforms both teacher and student.

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Man Hijacks Horse-Drawn Carriage

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Video, Horse Hijacking, Weird News, St. Louis, Horse, Weird Crimes, Horses, Hijacking, Weird Crime, Crime News

The staff of the St. Louis Carriage Company is still in disbelief after the bizarre turn of events that upset one of their driver's usual Tuesday nigh...

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Mystery Of Horse's Origins Solved With Help Of Hair Samples, Math

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Dna, Video, Domesticated Animals, New Research, Ancestry, Horses, Genetics, Genetics Study, Animals, Tame Animals, Science News

LONDON -- A genetic study of horses across Eastern Europe and Central Asia has traced the domestication of one of man's most powerful animal allies to...

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How To Get A Kentucky Derby Winner On The Cheap

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Seabiscuit, Investing, Video, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Aqueduct Raceway, Kentucky Derby Horses, Horses, Colts, Partnerships, Preakness Stakess, Belmont Racetrack, Triple Crown, Saratoga, Horse Racing, Money News

If Saturday's Kentucky Derby makes you dream of owning a thoroughbred for the price of a nag, you're in luck. Several firms arrange partnerships for s...

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Saving Animals Through Advocacy

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Aspca, Horses, The Bachelor, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Lobbying, Horse Slaughter, Animal Welfare, Children 4 Horses, American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011, Impact News

The ASPCA was proud to co-host, along with the Animal Welfare Institute and The Humane Society of the United States, the "Horses on the Hill" event, in which we publicly urged legislators to stop our nation's horses from being slaughtered at home or abroad.

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Amid The Heartbreak Of Infertility, She Found Solace In An Unexpected Place

Huff/Post50 | Lori Weiss | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Marlo Thomas, Falling for Eli, It Ain't Over, Parenting post50, Motherhood, Horses, Horseback Riding, Slidepollajax, Nancy Shulins, Fifty News

One of the reasons I started my website was to create a place where women can come together and dream. Women should know that they don't have to hang ...

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GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Owner Pulls Horse Behind His Truck

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Horse Dragged by Truck, Horse Tied to Truck, Annie the Horse, Animal Abuse, Horses, Horse Abuse, Dragged Horse, Tied Horse to Truck, Video, Culver Modisette, Slidepollajax, Connecticut Crime, Crime News

Connecticut state cops are probing an elderly author after pictures surfaced of his horse being dragged behind his truck on Sunday. Culver Modisett...

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Drought Brings Outbreaks Of Fatal Horse Disease

AP | JANET McCONNAUGHEY | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Pigeon Fever, Video, Horses Health, Texas Drought, Horses, 2011 Drought, Horses Drought, Dry-Land Strangles, Animals, Pigeon Fever Horses, Horse Diseases, Green News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Agriculture officials in Arkansas and Louisiana have warned veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease...

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U.S. Slaughterhouse Owner Plans To Process Horses For Meat

AP | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Horses, New Mexico Horse Slaughterhouse, Slaughterhouses, Video, Horse Meat, Horse Slaughter, Horse Slaughterhouse, Food News

ROSWELL, N.M. -- The owner of a New Mexico slaughterhouse is defending his plan to become the first plant in the nation since 2007 to handle horses af...

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Governor Asks Feds To Stop Horse Slaughterhouse

AP | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Video, Animal-Welfare, Susana Martinez New Mexico, Animal-Rights, Horse Slaughter, Horse Protection, Susana Martinez Animal Protection, New Mexico Horses, New Mexico Horse Slaughterhouse, Horses, Horse Slaughterhouses, Animals, Susana Martinez Horse Slaughterhouse, Susana Martinez New Mexico Horses, Ap, Green News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said Friday she is asking federal officials not to allow a southeastern New Mexico company ...

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Romney Talks About His Horses

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Video, Ann Romney, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Horses, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney for President, Mitt Romney, Horses, Mitt Romney Video, Ann Romney Multiple Sclerosis, Romney, Mitt Romney Sean Hannity, Politics News

A video obtained by Gawker from an individual whom the site claims to be a "long-standing, current" Fox News employee shows presidential candidate Mit...

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Overview of the American Equine Summit

Liz O'Connell | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, Aspca, American Equine Summit, Horse Rights, Horse News, Horse Issues, Horse Bills, Horses, Green News

Over 100 horse advocates convened, coming from as far as California and Texas, at the 2012 American Equine Summit this past weekend.

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POEM: 'There's Something About Horses'

| Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Poem About Horses, Video, Teen Fiction, Fiction About Horses, Horses, Horse Poetry, Short Story About Horses, Figment Fiction, Teen News

This is a regular column featuring original poetry and fiction by and for teens, provided by Figment.com, an online community writing site for young p...

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Cuomo Wants Investigation After 16 Horses Die At Queens Racetrack

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Luck, Andrew Cuomo, New York Racing Association, Ny News, Horses, New York News, Horse Racing, HBO Luck, Aqueduct, New York News

The same day HBO canceled "Luck" after a third horse died during production, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent a letter to the New York Racing Assoc...

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Life as an Inner-City Cowboy

Keith Johnson | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Cowboys, Horses, Horseback Riding, Los Angeles, Compton-Junior-Posse, Teen News

I have 17 well-trained horses and I love to ride them. I often take them out on the streets of South L.A. People always stop me and ask where the horses came from and why I am riding them.

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Bad 'Luck': Another Horse Dies On Set Of The HBO Drama

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Animal Cruelty, Video, Dustin Hoffman Luck, Hbo, Luck Horses, Horses, Luck Horse Death, HBO Luck, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — A horse was injured and euthanized Tuesday during production of the racetrack drama "Luck," the third death in connection with the...

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WATCH: Horse iPad!

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Video, Commercials, Apple, Parodies, Funny Videos, Commercial Parodies, Horse Ipad, Horses, Ipad, Comedy News

Humans have been enjoying the iPad for years now, but just because we have thumbs and fingers doesn't mean we're the only ones who should be able to S...

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PHOTOS: Lady Gaga Wore These Shoes?

The Huffington Post | Michelle Manetti | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Photos, Video, Taxidermy, Iris Schieferstein's Hoof Shoes, Iris Schieferstein's Hoof Shoes Bring Fashion Taxidermy to Life, Doves, Horses, Lady GaGa, Iris Schieferstein, Poll, Fashion Taxidmery, Style News

"Hoofing it" has now taken on a literal meaning, thanks to a German shoe designer and artist who practices fashion taxidermy. Iris Schieferstein cr...

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Starving Horses, Injured Dog Found Abandoned Among Carcasses

Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Richard-Couto, Video, Animal Abuse, Abandoned Horses Found in Miami-Dade, Horses, Dog Fighting, Miami-Dade, South Florida SPCA, Dogs, Animal Recovery Mission, Miami News

A horrific scene greeted investigators Sunday at a remote property in Southwest Miami-Dade: 11 starving horses and one injured dog abandoned to die, l...

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Horse Rescued From Quicksand-Like Mud

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Animal Rescue, Animal Rescue Videos, Horse Photos, Animal Rescues, Horse Videos, Horse, Horse Rescue, Video Horse Rescue, Horses, Video, Green News

After being stuck in thick, quicksand-like mud for hours in Avalon Beach, Australia, an 18-year-old horse was miraculously rescued, the Associated Pre...

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The Incredible Shrinking Horse

| Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Ancient Horse Shrinking, Video, Ancient Horse Species, Shrinking Ancient Horse, Horses, Sifrhippus Sandrae, Climate Change, Shrinking Horse, Animals, Horses Climate Change, Green News

By Katherine Harmon (Click here for original article.) The first horses in North America would not have been able to hold their own in the Triple ...

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Here's A Photo Of Mitt Romney Riding A Horse, Okay?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Newsweek, 2012 Speculatron, Video, Equestrian, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Horses, Mitt Romney Newsweek, Mitt Romney One Percent, 2012, Mitt Romney Horse, Politics News

If you think that Canadian-born Chryslers are the only means of conveyance utilized by current presidential aspirant Mitt Romney, well then, think aga...

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Atlantic City Protesters Ensure No Revival Of High-Diving Horses

Reuters | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Animal Activism, Horse Diving, Video, Animal Rights, New Jersey, Animal Abuse, Horses, Atlantic City Horse Diving, Animals, Atlantic City Horse Diving Protests, Atlantic City, Reuters, Green News

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - What happened in Atlantic City's past should stay in Atlantic City's past-- especiall...

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