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2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Raffle will help Caz students to attend World Equestrian Games
A landmark event will be taking place this September and October in Lexington, KY and members of the Cazenovia College Equine Ambassadors club will be there to witness part of it. From CNY Link. Read more >>

Equestrian Sport Productions of Wellington to Bid on the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games
Equestrian Sport Productions will be holding a Press Conference announcing their bid for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Saturday March 13, 2010 at “The Trough” international sports bar at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. From Dressage Daily. Read more >>

Equine Welfare

NY horse breeder convicted of animal cruelty
Prominent New York thoroughbred breeder and owner Ernie Paragallo was convicted Wednesday of mistreating dozens of malnourished horses on his Hudson Valley farm. From The Associated Press. Read more >>

In Other News

Equestrian center in Powhatan provides veterans with therapy
Steven Williams survived two deployments to Iraq. He saw the worst that war has to offer — bullets flying at him and bombs exploding around him. From The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Read more >>

Endurance horse recovers from surgery at UT after being impaled by tree branch
Galapago Amigo has logged 700 miles in competitions and is ranked nationally with the American Endurance Riding Conference, but the gelding’s most heralded performance may be his comeback from a devastating and ghastly injury. From Knox News. Read more >>

Slaughter of horses in U.S. could resume, in Missouri
The lunge whips, the saddles and the bridles are auctioned first. Then the horses are ridden into a small pen, under the glare of overhead lights. From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Read more >>

NDSU Equine Center opening emergency horse shelter
With spring flooding likely in the Red River Valley, the North Dakota State University Equine Center again will open an emergency shelter for horses. From Farm and Ranch Guide. Read more >>

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