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Carriage horse’s death spurs calls for change
Smoothie the mare might still be alive if a nearby drummer had not spooked the carriage horse or if her driver had been able to tie her to a hitching post, horse-drawn carriage owners said, from Newsday.com. Read more >>

Great Santa Fe Horse Race ends; Seattle man wins
A Seattle man participating in his first horse endurance competition has won the 515-mile Great Santa Fe Horse Race, from the Las Cruces Sun-News. Read more >>

Runaway victory for Germany, but it’s farewell to France
The 2007 Samsung Super League with FEI final at Barcelona in Spain lived up to expectations when, in a nail-biting thriller, Germany registered a second successive series title along with victory on the day, from the FEI. Read more >>

Australian horses to be vaccinated to curb flu
Thousands of Australian horses will be vaccinated to prevent the spread of equine influenza after an outbreak crippled the country’s horse-racing industry, officials said Monday, from Yahoo. Read more >>

American Morgan Horse Association Announces 2008 Judge’s Schools
At the August American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Board of Director’s Meeting, locations for the 2008 Judge’s School were selected in be held conjunction with Diamond Jubilee in Del Mar, CA, in April; Southern States Regional Morgan Horse Show in Raleigh, NC, in May; and North Star Morgan Americana in St. Paul, MN, in July, from the USEF. Read more >>