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Equestrian Sport

Pessoa wins second horse show in five days at FTI Winter Equestrian Festival
Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa won his second horse show in five days to open the sixth week of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Wednesday at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. From Sun-Sentinel. Read more >>

Equine Health

Horse And Skunk Test Positive For Rabies
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department says a horse and skunk have both tested positive for rabies. From WTVQ. Read more >>

Equine Welfare

Lawmakers consider horse slaughter resolution
Utah lawmakers are poised to pass a resolution that urges Congress not to pass a bill that would make it illegal to send horses to other countries for slaughter. From Local News 8. Read more >>

In Other News

Bittersweet outcome in rescue of horses
There was no telling how long the horses had been lying in the icy paddock just outside their stable when they were spotted before dawn. The cold ground had already made them stiff and hypothermic, too weak to move. From The Boston Globe. Read more >>

MSU Equine Conference, Trade Show set for April 17, 18
Many people who attend horse training clinics wonder why the techniques they learned don’t work when they get home. From Montana State University. Read more >>

Ledbury hunt subscriber to raise money by riding bareback
Ledbury hunt subscriber Peter Finch is planning to raise money by hunting bareback with the Gloucestershire pack this Friday. From Horse and Hound. Read more >>

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