Popular Breeds Of Horse News for 02/28/2010



Horse industry's rough ride: equine enthusiasts coping with a tough economy (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
Organizers expect to see a decline in the number of horses and riders taking part in this week's National Stock Horse Association show at the International Agri-Center...

Tehama County breeder takes home titles (Red Bluff Daily News)
Local horse breeder Andrea Wright has an Olympian-like champion in her horse Jazzy, who has won several top awards in horse shows throughout the state and nation...

Horse breeder Thomson dies at 98 (The Santa Ynez Valley News)
Walter J. Thomson, founder of the Rancho Felicia breeding program in Santa Ynez, died Feb. 1 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, after a long illness, with his wife Mary Jean at his side...

Horse price slump prompts Govt boost call (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Tasmanian Government has been urged to increase prize money for thoroughbred racing to maintain a viable local horse breeding industry...

Veterinarian testifies about poor conditions at horse farm (The Daily Mail)
Horse breeder Ernest Paragallo, right, in this 2009 file photo. Photo by Claude Haton CATSKILL EUR” A veterinarian working with animal cruelty investigators painted a gruesome picture of the Center Brook Farm on the day 177 malnourished thoroughbreds were seized in April 2009...

Latest horse fatality statistics fuel more debate (San Diego Union-Tribune)
California horse racing reported more racehorse deaths over the previous two years, 645, than any other reported two-year period, according to data released yesterday in the annual report by the California Horse Racing Board...

Llama rescuer seeks confiscated horse (Port Clinton News Herald)
FREMONT -- Selling her prized Arabian stallion to Robin Vess about five years ago wasn't an easy decision for Sherri Tallmon...

The whole package (The Sierra Vista Herald)
Revelry strikes a pose. (Photo courtesy of Diane Grande) By Dana Cole Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA EUR” Pulling into Amber Hills Arabians, visitors are greeted with the sounds of whinnying horses. The Arabian horse farm, owned by Diane and Michael Grande, is home to Revelry, an internationally known Arabian stallion with an impressive pedigree, breeding and show record.  read more..

Website promotes Kentucky horse industry (FOX 41 Louisville)
Kentucky Equine Education Project website lets those who make their living in the horse industry tell their story in their own words...

Good, bad and ugly of casino life (Tulsa World)
T he best thing about all the casinos surrounding us is that these gaming establishments put a lot of people to work...



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