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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Culture, Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech, Sport, Veterinary Medicine on 05 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies
photo credit: Paul Keleher The deaths of 21 polo horses in Florida last month have highlighted the risks associated with compounding pharmacies, a type of pharmacy that produces custom-made drugs widely used by veterinarians to treat not just horses but all types of animals. Long before the polo deaths,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Evolution, Farm & Ranch, Food, Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech on 03 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Archaeologists Find Earliest Known Domestic Horses: Harnessed and Milked

Archaeologists Find Earliest Known Domestic Horses: Harnessed and Milked
An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated by humans. The discovery suggests that horses were both ridden and milked. The findings could point to the very beginnings of horse domestication and the origins of the horse breeds we know...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Farm & Ranch, Horses, Mammals on 12 28th, 2008 | No Comments

Dashing through the snow: Town unites to rescue trapped horses

Here's a heartwarming holiday tale for all you horse lovers: It was just a week before Christmas when two starving horses were discovered in the rugged mountains of the B.C. Interior - hip bones protruding, backs blanketed in ice, weakened bodies teetering between life and death. Logan Jeck, 21, came...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Art, Culture, Events, Horses, Mammals on 10 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Horse chosen to exhibit artwork in Italy

Image courtesy of flickr.com user Sërch His artwork has been described as having the „fire of Pollock" and the „fixed gaze of Resnick." Now, a Reno artist will be making his international debut, having been invited to exhibit his work in a juried art competition in Italy. There is a catch - the...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals on 10 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Having a mare: The horse who got its head stuck in a tree

Image courtesy of flickr.com They say curiosity killed the cat. It didn't do this poor filly any favours either. When she managed to squeeze her head into a hole in a tree she had been keen for a good nose around. The only problem was she couldn't get it out again. Tired of trying, and stuck fast,...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals on 10 19th, 2008 | No Comments

Texas Zoo says camel and pony sidekick are missing

A 6-foot-tall camel named Moses and his pint-size pony sidekick Coco are missing from a small Texas zoo. Officials at Capital of Texas Zoo in Cedar Creek, about 15 miles southeast of Austin, have reported the theft of the kid-friendly creatures. Zoo founder Michael Hicks says that the 3-year-old, 500-pound...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals, Pets on 10 17th, 2008 | No Comments

Woman seeks home for herself and horse

Image courtesy of flickr.com user Wolfgang Staudt A 55-year-old Meddybemps woman, whose horse was seized by the state in September, told a Calais District Court judge Thursday that she was on the brink of homelessness and unable to care for Angel, her sorrel-colored saddlebred mare. Allyson B. Young...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals on 10 17th, 2008 | No Comments

‘Punch drunk’ pony rescued from swimming pool

Image courtesy of flickr.com user steve_lodefink The pony, named "Fat Boy", escaped from its stable, broke into a nearby garden with another pony, and began munching the fallen apples. It is thought that the rotten fruit had begun to ferment, causing the animal to become 'drunk'. Twelve-year-old Fat...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals on 09 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Pub calls time on equine regular

A Tyneside pub has called time on one of its regular visitors after the premises were refurbished. Peggy, a 12-year-old mare, used to enjoy a pint of beer and a packet of crisps alongside her owner at the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow. However, she is no longer allowed to prop up the bar following a refit...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine on 09 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Horse flu suspected in Sydney

A horse is being tested for suspected horse flu at the Sydney quarantine station blamed for last year's devastating outbreak. New South Wales chief vet Bruce Christie says the overseas horse has returned one positive and one negative test at the Eastern Creek quarantine station and will be tested again...
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