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A barn fire at the Mercury Equine Center in Kentucky killed 23 horses Sunday....
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Florida Horse Trainer Hailed a Hero
A Florida horse trainer is being hailed a hero after she saved Rick Appin's life. Meghan Green received a "Life Saving Commendation" award from Parkland City Commissioners Wednesday....
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Heart Squeeze for the Future Flying ‘Squirrel’
The Emergency and Critical Care team knew the possible diagnosis and checked Squirrel’s heart immediately upon arrival at New Bolton Center. Her heart rate was 95 beats per minute; a normal heart rate is in the 30s....
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Jury Finds Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer Guilty of Assault
A Maury County Circuit Court jury took an hour to find a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer guilty of assault on Tuesday. Alabama's Jamie Lawrence drove his truck at an anti-soring protester last May when he entered a horse ven...
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USEF Town Halls Focus on Drugs and Improved Coaching
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USEF Back to Court for Drug and Medication Policy
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NY Appeals Court Upholds Brigid Colvin’s GABA Suspension
Brigid Colvin was one of two "horse trainers" suspended after Tori Colvin's mount Inclusive, owned by Betsee Parker, tested positive for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) at the 2014 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championshi...
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Synthetic Opioid Found after Horses Drug Tested
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Metro Meteor Adds Coloring Book to Franchise
A 12-year-old retired off-the-track Thoroughbred is extending his artistic flair after bum knees ended his horse racing career. Metro Meteor is known for his colorful paintings and is sharing the fun with a new coloring book...
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Court Upholds Brigid Colvin’s GABA Suspension
A New York judge upheld the GABA suspension of Brigid Colvin imposed by the United States Equestrian Federation....
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USEF Temporarily Suspends NJ Jumper Trainer Devin Ryan
A New Jersey jumper trainer was kicked out of the Hampton Classic Horse Show after being accused of horse abuse. National competitor Devin Ryan, of River Run Stables, was turned into stewards by an alert schooling supervisor...
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Oklahoma Trainer Arrested for Mutilated, Dead Horses: Sheriff
An Oklahoma horse trainer is facing three counts of felony animal cruelty after multiple horses were found dead on his Sallisaw horse farm, according to the Sequoyah County Sheriff. Robert Dimitt was arrested for the alleged...
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Calvin Euthanized after Cross-Country Fall
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Judge Awards Rattner $1.75M Judgment against Horse Trainer Declan Orpen
A New York judge awarded a $1.75 million default judgment last week to American financier Steven Rattner against his former horse trainer, Declan Orpen....
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California Appeals Court Upholds Ruling in Nunnink Trial
The California Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling granting the defendant’s motion for judgment relieving horse trainer Kristi Nunnink of liability....
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Big Thoroughbred Fights Big Infection
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Uncovering Your Horse’s True Identity
Turns out the California horse dealer, Trina Lee Kenney, who sold Wynston under the business name Horses and Ponies had picked up a Thoroughbred mare who looked the part, then faked a Dutch registration number and pedigree....
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Equip Yourself for Horse Buying Success
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Judge Denies Parra’s Third Attempt to Limit Damages in Negligence Suit
Cesar Parra's third motion for summary judgment is denied in the case that alleges his gross negligence left horse trainer Trudy Miranda's Hanoverian stallion, William PFF, permanently injured during a 2009 training evaluati...
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Charges Recommended in California Horses’ Deaths
Sgt. Rachel Montez-Kemp of the Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control says the agency has completed its animal neglect investigation into Aryn Jacques....
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Court Won’t Hear Cesar Parra’s Appeal in Injured Horse Case
The original complaint alleges the horse’s injuries were a result of Cesar Parra’s negligence and his attempt to lunge the horse a second time after the initial incident, which was “in direct contravention of instructi...
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California Trainer Aryn Jacques Accused of Neglecting Horses, 2 Dead
California officials continue their investigation into the death of two horses in the care of trainer Aryn Jacques. A total of five horses have been confiscated....
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California Horse Trainer Investigated after Horse Dies
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Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Suit Settled
In 2011, allegations surfaced that some TRF horses were missing, neglected, and even presumed dead. Operating at a deficit, the group was reportedly not reliable when it came to paying the farms holding the contracts to care...
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Shirley Roth Case Back to Prosecutor
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Shirley Roth: Fugitive Charge Dismissed
The fugitive charge has been dropped against western pleasure trainer Shirley Roth. Roth is accused of abusing a client's stallion at the Reichert Celebration in Texas early last month. The two year-old quarter horse named K...
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Affidavit: Shirley Roth Horse Abuse Allegations
"All the injuries are a result [of] excessive abusive training practices," according to Alan Donnell, DVM. He is the veterinarian that treated the quarter horse, Kissin The Girls, at the Reichert Celebration in Texas. Shirle...
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