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The two sides of the slaughter debate

February 12, 2010February 15, 2015 Neil Clarkson 3369 Views 6 Comments Slaughter

Horsetalk has carried two important pieces this week on the wider issue of horse slaughter.

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Confused about Rollkur? You’re not alone.

February 11, 2010February 15, 2015 Robin Marshall 7087 Views 3 Comments Rollkur

Are you confused about the latest findings on Rollkur / hyperflexion by the FEI?

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Allow me to introduce myself …

February 10, 2010May 12, 2021 Geldoff 1995 Views 4 Comments

I’ve been an avid reader of Horsetalk for some years but have always felt the site lacked a certain – how shall I put it – equine input.

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Blue Hors Matiné dies in paddock accident

January 26, 2010June 23, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 55265 Views 21 Comments Obituary

Sad loss of popular dressage mare.

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The Yukon Horse (E. Lambei).
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New evidence rewrites time for American horse extinction

December 16, 2009March 11, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 7740 Views 0 Comments History

Researchers who removed ancient DNA of horses and mammoths from permanently frozen soil in central Alaskan permafrost dated the material at between 7600 and 10,500 years old.

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The life-size bronze of Phar Lap shows the champion at full stride, with regular jockey Jim Pike in the saddle.
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Hundreds at Phar Lap unveiling

November 25, 2009December 31, 2019 Neil Clarkson 1712 Views 0 Comments Phar Lap

Hundreds of people turned up at Timaru’s racecourse this afternoon for the long-awaited unveiling of the bronze statue of Phar Lap.

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Refrigeration is best, say researchers

November 11, 2009January 18, 2013 Horsetalk.co.nz 2773 Views 0 Comments

US and Danish researchers have found that refrigeration is the best means of storing horse dung while waiting to carry out a faecal egg count.

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A still from the video of Swedish rider Patrick Kittel riding the stallion Watermill Scandic, taken at Odense earlier this month. The combination finished third in the Kur and fourth in the Grand Prix.
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Blue tongue video: Horse society demands rollkur investigation

October 21, 2009January 13, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 6277 Views 0 Comments

BHS chairman asks for investigation in the ethics of rollkur (hyperflexion).

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Forage diet results in stable gut environment

October 17, 2009October 28, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 2978 Views 0 Comments

Fewer less desirable bacteria species found in the gut of horses on a high-forage diet.

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Picasso horse doodle passed in at auction

October 6, 2009December 2, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 5145 Views 0 Comments History

Doodle drawn on a page ripped out of a 1959 book of photographs of Picasso.

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Patrick Swayze and his favourite stallion, Tammen.
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Arabian horse breeder and actor Patrick Swayze dies

September 14, 2009January 14, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 23965 Views 0 Comments Obituary

US actor Patrick Swayze lost his nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer today. He was 57.

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Deal done over 77 Arabian horses

August 28, 2009November 9, 2013 Horsetalk.co.nz 12488 Views 0 Comments

A deal has been done which will pave the way for the rehoming of 77 Arabian horses seized from a Texas property.

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US racehorses at risk of slaughter in Japan

June 8, 2009October 29, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 14356 Views 0 Comments Slaughter

The Equine Welfare Alliance in the US says animal welfare group PETA may have thwarted efforts to bring racehorses home from Japan who are at risk of being slaughtered.

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Polo pony selenium levels up to 20 times higher than normal

April 6, 2009October 12, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 15215 Views 0 Comments

Selenium concentrations from the polo ponies who died within hours of each in Florida were up to 20 times normal levels, the University of Florida has revealed.

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Prices soaring for unwanted horses

March 21, 2009November 2, 2013 Horsetalk.co.nz 14520 Views 3 Comments Slaughter

The auctions call them “loose” horses because they are run through the auction ring without riders and are sold mostly to “killer buyers”.

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Celebrity twins chalk up a quarter century

July 1, 2008November 26, 2014 Neil Clarkson 4740 Views 0 Comments

The world’s oldest equine twins, Bill and Ben, have chalked up another milestone, reaching 25 at their seaside retreat in

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Neglect sees return of equine skin disease

June 6, 2008October 16, 2013 Horsetalk.co.nz 11963 Views 2 Comments

Verrucous Pastern Dermatitis eliminated from horses in the British Army during the Crimean War, but is making an alarming reappearance.

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Super pony Theodore O’Connor put down after accident

May 29, 2008April 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 6356 Views 1 Comment Obituary

Standing at just 14.1hh, the Shetland/ Arabian/ Thoroughbred-cross gelding was the reigning Team and Individual Gold Medalist from the 2007 Pan American Games.

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The striking colt Profile In Style is a blue-eyed frame overo.
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Coloured thoroughbred a first for Australia

May 10, 2008October 24, 2013 Horsetalk.co.nz 14323 Views 0 Comments Coloured horses

A stud in Australia has imported a thoroughbred colt whose unusual colouring is thought to be unique in the breed in the Southern Hemisphere.

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World’s tallest horse is still growing

April 14, 2008January 10, 2013 Neil Clarkson 13935 Views 0 Comments

He weighs in at 1.3 tonnes and wears an eight-foot cover.

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