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FOSH Organizes Second Sound Horse Conference
Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) has announced the details of the second national conference to focus on ending soring of Walking Horses and all gaited horse breeds, from FOSH.  Read more >>

$17,000 reward offer in killing of Livermore horses
A $17,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of whoever shot and killed two horses at a ranch near Livermore, Calif., authorities said Thursday, from the San Francisco Chronicle.  Read more >>

‘Horse Mad’ Girl Crushed At Rally
Tributes have been paid to a “horse mad” 15-year-old girl who was crushed to death at a Pony Club rally, from Yahoo.  Read more >>

Human Interest

Traveling via horse makes sense for rural woman
One horsepower means everything to Judi Tomlin of rural Bloomfield, Iowa, from the Ottumwa Courier.  Read more >>

Lake Co., Ill., store offers a truly old-school shopping experience
You can imagine horse upon horse being tied up outside Wadsworth Feed & Saddlery while the animals’ owners went inside to make purchases, from the Daily Herald.  Read more >>

Cicero, Ill., racetrack will be razed to make way for mall
Cicero’s Sportsman’s Park, a horse-racing facility that has been closed since 2003, will be demolished to make way for a shopping center, from the Chicago Tribune.  Read more >>