Popular Breeds Of Horse News for 03/04/2010



Locals jump on equestrian pursuits (People's Daily)
&$ &$A college student learns the difficult art of how to get on a horse at a riding club in Changping district last year. Li Muyi for China Daily&$ &$ Riding is becoming an increasingly popular activity among Beijing urbanites. High society, the rich and famous, business and political leaders, if these are the only people you expect to find at a horse riding club in Beijing, think again. As Wu ...

The Healthy Horse (Mid-South Horse Review)
This months article on breeding issues covers broodmares, and information was compiled from several sources for a general overview of the care and breeding of mares...

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...

Speed gene test could revolutionise throughbred breeding (Horse and Hound)
Irish researchers have developed a test that will show if a racehorse is best suited to short or long distances..

Couple realizes dream of making big movie about rare equine breed (Contra Costa Times)
Philadelphia Inquirer Not long ago, Sue Rathbone and Ed Fitts finished making a movie about their pet. OK, maybe that's a bit of an understatement. Let's start with "the pet": a horse named Odd Job Bob of the rare Gypsy Vanner breed, marbled in black and white, with a flowing mane and unusual..

Sad goodbye to beloved horse (The Examiner)
Quick 5 questions for Mary Anna Wood, Independence resident and owner of world-renowned horse Elmer Bandit who died at age 38 on Feb. 14...

Dark Horse Rescue (Mid-South Horse Review)
Christy with Major, a 9-year-old, 17-hand Australian-bred Thoroughbred gelding, who has done steeplechasing and eventing. Christy Patrick Gross has found her purpose in life: rescuing neglected and abused horses...

Docs testify as prosecution rests its case (The Daily Mail)
Ernest Paragallo, right, and his attorney, Michael Howard of Hudson. File photo by Lance Wheeler for Hudson-Catskill Newspapers CATSKILL EUR” The prosecution wrapped up its case against disgraced horse breeder Ernest Paragallo Wednesday, hearing further testimony on the gaunt condition of thoroughbreds found at the Center Brook Farm in Climax last April...

Horse auctions in slow gallop to increased sales (Sun-Sentinel)
An unnamed chestnut colored colt sold for $2.3 million in Miami Gardens Tuesday, the highest price paid for a thoroughbred at the annual auction since the recession buckled the horse-racing industry...

Miami auction points to comeback in horse racing industry (The Palm Beach Post)
Miami auction points to comeback in horse racing industry..



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