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Equestrian Sport

Road to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Reining Championship
The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Lexington, KY, is scheduled for September 25–October 10 with more than 60 nations expected to compete. From USEF. Read more >>

Equine Welfare

PETA protests plan for horse-drawn carriage rides in Holland
Lori and Dave Smallegan want to offer horse-drawn carriage rides downtown two or three nights a week. From mLive.com. Read more >>

In Other News

Aussie trainer fined for severed horse-head threat
Australian racing officials have fined a local trainer who threatened to shoot his horses and send their heads to a government minister after a decision to suspend jumps racing in the wake of a string of horse deaths. From The Guardian. Read more >>

Equine center lends a helping hoof
Al Armenta, his wife Anna, and Shannon Montoya couldn’t be happier. Their organization Hero Hearts EquiCenter Inc. is ready to offer a special service to help returning injured military personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan. From The Sierra Vista Herald. Read more >>

Dallas-area Clydesdale has a go at Guinness record for tallest horse
A horse is a horse, of course. Unless it’s a Clydesdale named Remington vying for the Guinness World Record as the tallest living horse. From The Dallas Morning News. Read more >>

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