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Equestrian Sport

HITS Announces Special Savings Opportunities and Grand Prix Schedule for 2010 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit
HITS is pleased to announce that the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, held at the HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL, will offer circuit pricing packages for exhibitors. From USEF. Read more >>

Dutton and TruLuck Best of the US Contingent at the 2009 Rover Burghley Horse Trials
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is renowned as the toughest cross country track in the world. 2009 didn’t disappoint. From USEF. Read more >>

Equine Welfare

Anger as boy buys sick horse for £6
Animal protection officials have spoken out after the purchase of a sick horse by an 11-year-old at Dublin’s monthly Smithfield Horse Fair – for just £6. From The Belfast Telegraph. Read more >>

Haven for All Horses
Kentucky is home to more than 320,000 horses – half of which are involved in showing and recreation – and has more than 194,000 residents involved in the industry as owners, service providers, employees and volunteers. From The Lane Report. Read more >>

Another horse found slaughtered in South Florida
Police say the horse was discovered dead early Wednesday morning at a Miami Gardens ranch. From The Miami Herald. Read more >>

Racing News

Gone West Is Euthanized
Gone West, a former Grade I winner who went on to become one of racing’s most productive stallions, has been euthanized because of complications from colic surgery. From The New York Times. Read more >>

In Other News

Haythorn Ranch Co. Named AQHA-Bayer Best Remuda Winner
Haythorn Ranch Co. of Maxwell, Nebraska, has been named the 2009 winner of the AQHA-Bayer Best Remuda Award, which honors working ranches that have top remudas of saddle horses. From AQHA. Read more >>

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