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Equestrian features from around the world.

The short film Innocent Lives follows the story of a young Ethiopian girl whose working donkey is stolen in the night by skin traders.
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Horrific milestone for donkeys as world’s most trafficked animal

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 4 Views 0 Comments

Ending the donkey skin trade has been made even more difficult in recent years as the practice has moved online.

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Tegan Vincent-Cooke: "I shout loud about the sunshine this sport can bring!"
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Black rider laments horse sport’s lack of diversity

May 17, 2022May 19, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 17 Views 0 Comments

“Whether I win or not, I’m a face that is a role model for people of colour.”

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No red ribbons for the monarch, but her ridden horses notch up several placings.
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Queen’s horses in the money on third day of Royal Windsor Horse Show

May 15, 2022May 17, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 17 Views 0 Comments

No red ribbons for the monarch, but her ridden horses notch up several placings.

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Queen Elizabeth II was on hand to watch her home-bred Highland mare Balmoral Leia win the Mountain and Moorland Supreme In Hand Championship.
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Queen’s pony wins Royal Windsor Horse Show championship

May 14, 2022May 17, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 32 Views 0 Comments

Queen Elizabeth II was on hand to watch her home-bred Highland mare Balmoral Leia win the Mountain and Moorland Supreme In Hand Championship.

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Trevor Breen and Chankar Mail cleared 2.15m to share victory in the puissance at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
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Queen wins two classes on first day of Royal Windsor Horse Show

May 13, 2022May 16, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 39 Views 0 Comments

Queen Elizabeth II’s pinto Sunbeam won his class and was reserve champion, and Daydream III won the Flat Ridden Sport Horse class on the first day of competition at Windsor.

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Instead of just looking for where we can do it "less bad" environmentally, we look for where we can do “more good”.
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Major horse show adopts “think green” message to lead sustainability efforts

May 12, 2022May 14, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 40 Views 0 Comments

“Instead of just looking for where we can do it ‘less bad’ environmentally, we look for where we can do ‘more good’,” says Herning2022 organiser.

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Don Hobson is still working at the coalface at the age of 89. He's pictured shoeing a horse last month.
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A true horseman: Farrier still going strong in his 90th year

May 11, 2022May 13, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 38 Views 0 Comments

Indiana farrier Don Hobson is preparing to celebrate his 90th birthday next month, and the 45th anniversary of the hoof care business he founded.

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A donkey at the Star Brilliant abattoir in Naivasha, Kenya.
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Shocking scale of donkey skin trade uncovered

May 10, 2022May 12, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 56 Views 0 Comments

Criminal networks are exploiting online channels and platforms to enable a trade that is sending millions of donkeys to their deaths, and smuggling endangered species.

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Restoring the true intent of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act is a worthy goal whose time has come now. The herds need to be restored to genetically viable levels in corresponding habitats to enable long-term viability.
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It is time to do something truly good for America’s wild horses

May 9, 2022May 11, 2022 Craig C Downer 80 Views 4 Comments Comment, Wild horses

Restoring the true intent of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act is a worthy goal whose time has come now. The herds need to be restored to genetically viable levels in corresponding habitats to enable long-term viability.

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The Queen attending Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1953, the year of her Coronation.
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Star-studded lineup to join Queen at Royal Windsor Horse Show

May 9, 2022May 10, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 64 Views 0 Comments

Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis and Tom Cruise lead an all-star cast for a performance of “A Gallop through History” honouring Queen Elizabeth II that will be broadcast live from the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

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"The slaughter pipeline is no place for our horses," the head of the Humane Society of the United States says.
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Advocates push to end slaughter trade in US horses

May 8, 2022May 11, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 53 Views 0 Comments Slaughter

“The slaughter pipeline is no place for our horses,” the head of the Humane Society of the United States says.

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Dressage and jumping will feature at the 2022 World Maccabiah Games in Israel for only the third time in the event's 85-year history.
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Equestrians saddle up for “Jewish Olympics”

May 6, 2022May 8, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 62 Views 0 Comments

Dressage and jumping will feature at the 2022 World Maccabiah Games in Israel for only the third time in the event’s 85-year history.

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The overall size of the the copper and steel award sculpture is only about 15″ wide overall – creating the intricate detail from the two disparate metals was an ambitious project.
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Lifetime achievement award for dedicated hoof care writer

May 5, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 60 Views 0 Comments

Fran Jurga honored with Lifetime Journalism Achievement Award for “invaluable journalistic pursuit of the science, art and history in equine podiatry and farriery”.

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A review of the sport has revealed that "the Riding portion of the event has proven no longer viable".
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Horses traded for obstacle course: Riding phase cut from Olympic pentathlon

May 4, 2022May 8, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 72 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2028

A review of the sport has revealed that “the Riding portion of the event has proven no longer viable”.

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“The facility currently holds 2500 horses ... in close quarters — if they were not penned, it is entirely possible that the pathogen would’ve not spread nearly as quickly.”
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Equine influenza claims lives of 119 wild horses; congressman voices concern

May 3, 2022May 8, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 61 Views 0 Comments Biosecurity, Wild horses

“The facility currently holds 2500 horses … in close quarters — if they were not penned, it is entirely possible that the pathogen would’ve not spread nearly as quickly.”

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A pair of grossly overweight Miniature donkeys in Britain with twisted and overgrown hooves are now facing a brighter future thanks to the intervention of an international animal welfare charity.
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When fat can kill: Obese mini donkeys saved in nick of time

May 2, 2022May 3, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 80 Views 0 Comments

Two donkeys stood out in an obese herd, both with shocking feet and weight issues that could have proved fatal.

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Animal owners are encourage to ‘think before you type’ and consider the impact that harassment, trolling and unfair reviews can have on veterinary staff.
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Young female veterinarians in firing line as half of British vets report online abuse

May 1, 2022May 4, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 89 Views 0 Comments

Animal owners are encourage to ‘think before you type’ and consider the impact that harassment, trolling and unfair reviews can have on veterinary staff.

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Nearly 100 wild horses in captivity in Colorado have died to date in a virus outbreak.
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Equine influenza virus likely cause of 94 wild horse deaths

April 29, 2022May 2, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 79 Views 0 Comments Biosecurity, Wild horses

The outbreak at the BLM’s Wild Horse Corrals in Cañon City, Colorado, began on April 23, and the toll continues to rise.

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Proposed rules outline the obligations of industry participants around property registration, microchip use for certain sectors, movement records and data management.
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Feedback sought on Australia’s proposed horse traceability system

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 98 Views 0 Comments Biosecurity

Proposed rules outline the obligations of industry participants around property registration, microchip use for certain sectors, movement records and data management.

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Officials are working to identify the cause of the contagious disease that is sweeping through the Colorado holding facility.
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Disease outbreak kills 84 wild horses at holding facility

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 94 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

Officials are working to identify the cause of the contagious disease sweeping through the Colorado holding facility.

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