Popular Breeds Of Horse News for 07/25/2010



Horse racing slumping along with economy
A persistent shortage of horses challenges Northern California tracks to fill race cards. Tracks with casinos in other states offering larger purses are one reason for the loss...

Horse training facility, housing project receive approval
A proposed subdivision for a horse training and breeding facility in East Penn Township received conditional plan approval by the Carbon County Planning Commission...

Texas horse tracks are running out of ideas
Editorial If horse racing needs slot machines or casinos to survive, what will it need next?..

Encephalitis fells horse, raises concern
The death of a horse infected with Eastern equine encephalitis could signal a severe year for the disease, which is spread by mosquitoes and can be lethal to humans, public health officials warned yesterday. Mosquito - Health - Eastern equine encephalitis virus - Public health - Conditions and Diseases..

EEE could be at its highest local level in four years
A horse in Middleboro has died, officials have discovered several positive mosquito samples in the region, and theyre expecting to find more...

Weld County Fair features slew of accomplished ag students
Marissa Bartmann, 17, side steps with Sunday, her 10-year-old Appaloosa, Wednesday at her family home near Windsor. Bartmann has reached Level IV in the Colorado State 4-H Horse Advancement Levels Program and will be appearing at the Weld County Fair...

Rumsey breeder enters Canadian horse at Battle of the Breeds
A Rumsey horse breeder is bringing awareness to a steed that is not well-known, even in its country of origin. The Canadian helped build the country of its namesake...

Collection of horse skulls attracts attention of museum in Pittsburgh
Dave Bakke column: Charles Craver, who lives near Hillview and is renowned for breeding Arabian horses, may well have amassed the largest collection of horse skulls in the world. Bet you didnt know that...

Another horse stricken with EEE
A third horse in Jackson County has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, health officials have confirmed...

Horse trading still pays big
Larry Steele breeds paints such as these two, as well as quarter horses, at Steele Farms near Fort Gibson. Staff photo by Kirk Kramer Larry Steele holds Royal Quick Flash at his farm Wednesday. The stallion has been the leading paint sire in the nation the last three years...



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