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Equine Welfare

Willie Nelson fires back over horse slaughter bill
Rep. Frank Niceley started it: He’s blaming Willie Nelson and his friends for horses around the country that are starving. From WBIR. Read more >>

In Other News

Horse recovered two years after theft
A Michiana family has been reunited with a horse that was reported stolen more than two years ago. From WNDU. Read more >>

Pike County man to ride horse cross-country to fight child abuse, suicide
Pike County resident Don Del Monte is spending this week in Louisville as he continues on an ambitious journey — a planned ride on horseback from Kentucky to California to raise awareness about child abuse and suicide prevention. From The Louisville Courier-Journal. Read more >>

BLM envisions tri-state mega complex for wild horses
Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) California, Oregon and Nevada District Offices along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife are in the conceptual stages of creating a two million acre management complex for wild horses in Southeast Oregon, Northeast California, Northwest Nevada and the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge also in Northeast Nevada. From Examiner. Read more >>

Wild horse, burro adoption this weekend
Although he was once a wild burro, the craziest thing Peanut does now is balance a construction cone on his head. From The Record Searchlight. Read more >>

Rider’s eyes all the help sightless horse needs to compete
For the last twelve years, Beka Weaver and her horse Stormy have built a bond that this weekend will lead them to the grueling Extreme Cowboy Race in Columbus. From Athens News. Read more >>

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