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OBS sale: Four horses tie for fastest time on final day of under-tack showDaily Racing FormThe sixth and final day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age under-tack show closed Friday with a q...

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WDRB13 horses die after barn fire in Bullitt CountyWDRB(WDRB) -- The Mt. Washington Fire Department says 13 Saddlebred horses died in a barn fire Friday morning. Firefighters arrived at the barn around 10 a.m. It was on Woodland Ave. off of Bogard Lane...

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Phys.OrgCancer-causing virus strikes genetically vulnerable horsesPhys.OrgSarcoid skin tumors are the most common form of cancer in horses, but little is known about why the papillomavirus behind them strikes some horses and not others. A new study by ...

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Lancaster FarmingLocal Youth Get a Glimpse of Dairy, Equine Careers at 4-H CampLancaster FarmingMORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Morrisville State College recently held its annual two-day 4-H Equine and Dairy Camp. As expected, the event attracted many local yout...

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CBC.caHorses act as pet therapy for seniorsCBC.caIt's a case of "pet therapy on a really large scale," as Bill Horbach puts it. He's the executive director of College Park II Retirement Residence in Regina, where live horses were brou...

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wtvr.comSix horses among 42 seized in King William had been seized in Orange County in OctoberRichmond.comPeaceable Farms owner Anne Williams of Somerset surrendered 11 horses seized by police in October to New Beginnings Horse Rescue in King William C...

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Bleacher ReportBelmont Stakes Field 2016: Horses and Jockeys Worth Backing in 148th RaceBleacher ReportIt's the final leg of the Triple Crown schedule, and Exaggerator won't have to scan the field long to find worthy challengers, with Suddenbre...

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At least 120 goats, 20 cows, four horses die in barn firesToronto StarThey say the fire completely destroyed the barn and killed 120 goats, 20 cows and four horses. While that blaze was being fought, the flames spread to a barn on a neighbouring proper...

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EurekAlert (press release)Cancer-causing virus strikes genetically vulnerable horsesEurekAlert (press release)Sarcoid skin tumors are the most common form of cancer in horses, but little is known about why the papillomavirus behind them strikes some ho...

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RollingStone.comBand of Horses' Ben Bridwell on Embracing 'Wack-Ass Style'RollingStone.comThe night before speaking to Rolling Stone, Ben Bridwell went out to a concert and stayed up "late as crap." On the morning of the interview...