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Celebrate “Halfway There” with New 2010 Games Merchandise; Act now for Commemorative Merchandise and Special Discounts
New products will be available at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games online merchandise store in time for the “Halfway There” celebration marking two years to go in the countdown to the 2010 Games, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Win tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
You could win four general admissions tickets to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. These General Admission tickets will allow entry to the Kentucky Horse Park during one week day of your choice (no weekends) at the 2010 Games, from the USEA.  Read more >>

Equine Welfare

NY Horse and Carriage Bill Ignored
Public support to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City continues to grow, so why has a bill to ban the carriages being ignored by City Council? from the Epoch Times.  Read more >>

Anti Horse Carriage Fundraiser Canceled
New York City Councilmember Tony Avella, who is running for mayor in 2009, told reporters that the horse drawn carriage industry had threatened an Irish bar when they discovered that an event to raise funds for the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages was to take place there on October 14, from the Irish Voice.  Read more >>

Police investigate slaying of horse
Someone killed a horse in north Wichita, Kansas, by slitting its stomach, police said, from The Wichita Eagle.  Read more >>

A midnight shooting kills a horse in the south valley.
A midnight shooting kills a horse in the south valley (Albuquerque, N.M.), from KOAT.  Read more >>