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“I have never handled kinder horses than the horses I have rescued from the kill pens. They have no reason to show compassion or forgiveness to people, yet the minute you show them kindness or a good home, they wipe the slate clean and give you all their trust.”
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It is 50 years since the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (WFHBA) was passed. What is happening on the rangelands, where wild horse numbers have been driven down, is the opposite of what the Act intends, writes wildlife ecologist Craig Downer.
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Mary Castiello thought her husband, Lou, was taking her to a small outdoor “Covid Safe” holiday get-together at Equestrian Events Stable on December 24, 2020.
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Crucial measures in omnibus spending bill signed into law by the US president, with racing to get a gold standard anti-doping program.
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Jim Hollander’s work as a photographer has taken him to hotspots of conflict all around the globe including Ethiopia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Liberia, Iraq, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf — but his most treasured memory is that of a 1000km horse ride across Spain.
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Miniature horse’s hip replacement a true team effort by veterinarians and staff at the University of Liverpool.
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Road rage was a factor in 40% of reported incidents involving horses on British roads.
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The report Britain’s Horse Problem has been submitted to the government and includes recommendations to fix the country’s “broken system”.
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Chemicals in horse manure likely provide a sense of sense of warmth on the skin of pandas, according to researchers.
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“As coughing, feverish horses staggered through the streets, it was evident that these tireless servants lived short, brutal lives.”
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“All our rescued horses and ponies have experienced some form of trauma in their lives, just as our human participants will have.”
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Count Zed wins Warrnamboo’s 4600m Jericho Cup, a revival of the three-mile race held in the desert in Palestine during World War 1.
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“Industries with contentious animal practices have been embroiled in ongoing outrage as exposé investigations have emerged in the mainstream media.”
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“We understand the struggles that many horse owners may be going through as the pandemic continues. We are here to listen and help, not to judge, and with Home Direct we can help people as much as we are helping horses.”
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“We want to build a more diverse equestrian world, where seeing faces of every colour, and people from every sphere of life is the norm, and where acceptance is automatic.”
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With its donation, Chester Racecourse hopes to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered species, drawing upon the similarities between the Equidae family members and promoting animal welfare.
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Quizzical Quartz is a Thoroughbred mare who raced in the United States before transitioning to new multiple new owners and eventually arriving at a horse rescue farm in a state of neglect.
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Young foal lived in his new owner’s garage on a housing estate in Southampton for two days before being reported.
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The Enigma Consortium is bringing together researchers in imaging genomics to understand brain structure, function, and disease, based on brain imaging and genetic data.
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Mankind and all of our technology cannot duplicate the symbiotic value that wild horses provide to plants and grasses on remote wildfire-prone wilderness landscapes.
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