Popular Breeds Of Horse News for 05/14/2010



Village to discuss horse boarding
The Barrington Hills Zoning Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday to discuss the village's horse boarding regulations and determine whether or not revisions or clarifications need to be made...

Money for horse group dies in House committee
Jeremy Alford Capitol Correspondent BATON ROUGE Local performance-horse enthusiasts were in Baton Rouge Tuesday to lobby on behalf of a bill for their industry, but lawmakers overwhelmingly shot it down amid pressure from breeders and racers. House Bill 1130 by Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville, would have created the Louisiana Performance Horse Promotion Act...

They want Dublin to win
Five years ago, their horse was dazzling in the Preakness Stakes. Sports Illustrated called it the horse-racing performance of the decade. Afleet Alex almost went to his knees after clipping heels with a horse named Scrappy T before righting himself and running away with the Preakness...

Afleet Alex got them famous and a little rich
Five years ago, their horse dazzled in the Preakness Stakes. Sports Illustrated called it the horse-racing performance of the decade. Afleet Alex almost went to his knees after clipping heels with a horse named Scrappy T before righting himself and running away with the Preakness...

Through the binocs
Former WABC-TV reporter and longtime horse breeder in New York State Tracy Egan has been hired as the Executive Director for the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund Corporation. FIRST RACE: The cold weather and overnight rain caused the main track to be listed as muddy and sealed...

Caracortado's trainer, jockey make Triple Crown debut in experienced Preakness field
In a Preakness Stakes populated with horse-racing titans, trainer Mike Machowsky and jockey Paul Atkinson are making their Triple Crown debut Saturday with the California-bred gelding Caracortado...

Silent spring for Mongolians after winter kills herds
The winter camps of southern Mongolia are quiet during this year's breeding season, after an unusually harsh winter wiped out herds and left nomadic families with little but debt to their name...

Puppies and horse meat? Missouri has become a zoo
The best thing about the Missouri General Assembly is that sessions have a drop-dead date. At 6 p.m. today the 2010 extravaganza will mercifully end. Until then, you might want to keep your animals under lock and key...

Rabies confirmed in Colorado horse
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is encouraging livestock and pet owners to discuss animal health concerns, including the rabies vaccine, with their local veterinarian after a horse in eastern Arapahoe County tested positive for rabies...

Horse recovering from gunshot wounds
NORTH GRAFTON A horse is recovering after being shot by a gun. "Picaro," a Paso Fino, will be released from medical care and rehabilitation Thursday morning after recovering from his wounds...



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