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Equestrian Sport

HRTV To Air Equestrian Programming from Aachen
HRTV (R), a 24-hour, television-based network dedicated to horseracing and the horse world, will expand its horse sports programming line-up when it begins airing top-flight Equestrian-related programming, commencing with the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO-2009 from Aachen, Germany, on Monday, February 8, 2010. From USET. Read more >>

Van Grunsven tops Peters in Freestyle at Exquis World Dressage Masters
The queen of dressage, three-time Olympic individual gold medalist Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands, rose to the occasion once more to take the freestyle at the $140,000 Exquis World Dressage Masters Saturday night. From NJ. Read more >>

In Other News

Equestrian photography auction raises over £8,500 for Haiti victims
An online equestrian photography auction to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake has raised more than £8,500. From Horse and Hound. Read more >>

Contentious NV wild-horse roundup ends
Federal land managers have concluded a major roundup of wild horses from the range north of Reno. From The Seattle Times. Read more >>

Raw Video: Horse falls out of trailer, runs down Highway 59
A driver captured video of an injured horse running down the northbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway after the animal fell out of a moving trailer. From KHOU. Read more >>

AQHA breeding policies criticised
The Equine Welfare Alliance has criticised the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) over policies it believes encourage excess breeding. From Horsetalk. Read more >>

BLM seeks public comment on wild-horse roundup
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the proposed roundup of about 1,800 wild horses from the range north of Reno. From Mercury News. Read more >>

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