The mayor of New York City is concerned about the treatment of the horses which pull carriages in Central Park and he's planning to ban the rides. But the operators say the horses are well looked after and they'll fight any moves to stop the...
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Nov 2013
From: Star Herald By: Joe Dutton Two local Veterans Day parades will highlight a special caparisoned horse this year to honor all fallen members of the military. A caparisoned horse is a single black or dark colored horse dressed in specialized ornamental coverings without a rider. A...
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Nov 2013
Twenty race horses euthanized at Finger Lakes this year From: herRochester.com By: Joseph Spector ALBANY — On a cloudy and windy day Oct. 26, Magestick Tomahawk looked like one of the horses to beat at Finger Lakes Race Track in Farmington. [caption id="attachment_24233" align="alignleft" width="282"] Finger Lakes Race...
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Nov 2013
From: South Florida News Service By Andrea Edde Michael Fuentes is a 14-year-old boy with Cerebral Palsy, ADHD, developmental disabilities, autistic behaviors and a basically useless right hand. But that doesn’t stop him from holding Oreo, the horse, with both hands while in therapy at Good...
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Nov 2013
This holiday season, we want to fulfill the Christmas wish of the horses here at the HfH Ranch - to give them a home for Christmas. From November 1st, 2013 through December 31, 2013 you can bring a horse home to foster them for Christmas...
Celebrities are fighting it, deals are being brokered, and two proposals are sitting in Congress to end it. So why are horses still being slaughtered in droves? From: Esquire By: Leslie Macmillan BLACK MESA, Ariz. -- The West is on the verge of a wild horse crisis,...
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Oct 2013
Treatment of animals in the entertainment industry is governed by the American Humane Association, which is accused of lax oversight in a recent lawsuit. The cofounders of Animal Support speak out against the practice of animal neglect and abuse on the sets of large budget...
A really touching video about a woman who owns a goat and a horse, and the beautiful relationship that develops between the two animals. From: AmericaBlog By: John Aravosis [caption id="attachment_23743" align="alignleft" width="300"] Who would think that a goat would take up with a blind horse and...
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Oct 2013
From: WYMT By: Hillary Thornton MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A horse with a very unique story made its way back home to a farm in Magoffin County after being away for 12 years. Thirteen years ago a horse named, Summer, was born here at A...
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Oct 2013
A dedicated supporter of HfH, Robynne Catheron, is asking for your help in protesting an outdated "bronco busting" event from being held at the Wild West Days in Cave Creek, AZ. This will be the first year in which the organizers are holding a "wild...