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Equestrian Sport

Event to remember: Equestrians training with head of U.S. Olympics team
Karen Shull and her giant chestnut-colored horse named Paddy came from Texas to ride in their first three-star international competition at Rebecca Farm this weekend. From The Missoulian. Read more >>

Pony Final Awards Offered for Arabians
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Foley of Belmont, NY, have sponsored two cash prizes of $250 each to be given at the 2009 USEF Pony Finals. From USEF. Read more >>

Equine Welfare

Middleburg horse killed by gunshot, vet finds
The owner of a Middleburg horse found shot to death is asking the public’s help to find those responsible. From Clay Today. Read more >>

In Other News

Horse scam called ‘creative and sick’
The woman accused of neglecting at least 35 horses is in trouble again. From KATU. Read more >>

Top-end horses draw nice prices, but overall Fasig-Tipton numbers fall
By the time the Fasig-Tipton July sale reached its conclusion Tuesday, two popular theories had proven to be dead-on. From The Lexington Herald-Leader. Read more >>

Program for disabled kids facing elimination
When 8-year-old Catie Gordon is riding, her mother sees pure joy. “Her smile and her happiness, it’s everything,” said Susan Gordon. From ABC Action News. Read more >>

More than 20 horses take to the Suicide Race hill
A couple horses bucked their riders during World-Famous Suicide Race practice runs down the hill July 17-19, but in the end neither jockeys nor horses were injured. From The Omak Chronicle. Read more >>

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