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LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER: SHAWN FLARIDA WINS 2007 NRHA OPEN FUTURITY CHAMPIONSHIP ON ARCESE QUARTER HORSES USA’S WIMPYS LITTLE CHIC
They saved the best for last Saturday night at the 2007 NRHA Open Futurity Finals, from the NRHA. Read more >>

Delaware police investigating sponging incident with race horse
Delaware law enforcement officials are investigating whether an owner’s race horse was tampered with in something called a sponging incident at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Del., from USA Today. Read more >>

Hanover Shoe Farms nets nearly $9M at horse auction
The recent Standardbred horse auction in Harrisburg, Pa., set a new record for sales, netting Hanover Shoe Farms almost $9 million, from the Evening Sun. Read more >>

Tennessee walking horse could figure in ranger training
The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the National Park Service, from The Daily News Journal. Read more >>

How horse flu has also hit humans
What wasn’t known when equine influenza hit in August was the emotional distress it would cause people who owned horses, from The Ararat Advertiser. Read more >>

Beshear’s inaugural parade to feature herd of horse units
The inauguration parade for Gov.-elect Steve Beshear and Lt. Gov.-elect Daniel Mongiardo on Dec. 11 will spotlight what Beshear calls Kentucky’s signature industry and most enduring symbol, the horse, from the Kentucky Lexington-Herald. Read more >>

HEISTED HORSE BACK IN SADDLE
“Stu,” the beloved plastic mascot of a Long Island stable, is safe and sound yesterday after a harrowing kidnapping by some rustlers, from the New York Post. Read more >>

Report on the 2007 International Paralympic Committee General Assembly
The 2007 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly (GA) was held from 24 to 25 November 2007, in Seoul, Korea, from the FEI. Read more >>