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Horses deadlier than crocs and sharks
Forget crocodiles, sharks, snakes and spiders. Fresh statistics show Australians are far more likely to meet their maker through an accident or incident involving a horse.Source: horsetalk.co.nzHorse training enters space age
It looks like the high-tech equivalent of a horse and cart, but isn't. It could be the latest hybrid that leaves petrol-electrics in the dust, but you'd still be wrong. At first glance, your typical horse owner might...Celebrity twins chalk up a quarter century
The world's oldest equine twins, Bill and Ben, have chalked up another milestone, reaching 25 at their seaside retreat in Wales, where they continue to keep staff on their toes. Bill and Ben are not only the oldest...Jump racing carnage kills three horses
"In what can only be described as a day of carnage for the Australasian racing industry, three horses lost their lives in two races on either side of the Tasman on Saturday. The deaths have prompted horse welfare activists to renew their calls for an end to jump racing....Arab sheikh backs wild horses for endurance
Could Australia's wild horses be about to take the endurance world by storm? Thirteen wild horses from Western Australia have been plucked from the wilderness, and, in a tale reminiscent of "My Fair Lady", now find...LOTR horse among two dead after Kentucky cross-country
Two horses were euthanised after suffering serious injuries during thecross-country phase of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day event at theweekend, and one rider is in a critical but stable condition inintensive care.World's tallest horse is still growing
Noddy the Shire horse is a strapping lad. He weighs in at 1.3 tonnesand could one day tip the scales at 1.5 tonnes. He takes an eight-footcover and his Australian owner is getting him used to a ladder to makegetting...
Horse-fighting in the Philippines
"Tournament of blood: The sheer horror of horse-fightingThe crowd roars its approval as the chestnut stallion sinks his teeth into the throat of his opponent.
The terrified victim rears up on his hind legs and veers away in a desperate bid to escape, but it is no use.
Blood... Horse-fighting in the Philippines
"Tournament of blood: The sheer horror of horse-fightingThe crowd roars its approval as the chestnut stallion sinks his teeth into the throat of his opponent. The terrified victim rears up on his hind legs and veers away in a desperate bid to escape, but it is no use. Blood...Coffin's final horse-drawn journey ends in horror
"A dignified entrance to a cemetery by the dearly departed aboard a horse-drawn carriage has turned horribly wrong. The two horses pulling the carriage into Lambeth Cemetery were apparently spooked and the funeral carriage overturned." Neglected Stallion Convalesces At Farm Sanctuary
"Trapped inside a dilapidated 20-by-20 feet shed for more than four years, Clyde had nearly lost all hope by the time help reached him. Here, the approximately 20-year-old stallion stood in place on several feet of... Ancient horse tooth hailed as important discovery
"The finding of an ancient horse tooth during an archeological dig in Yemen has been hailed as an important discovery."Core horse vaccines identified in US review
"Revised guidelines for the use of horse vaccines in the United States have named tetanus, rabies, West Nile virus, and Eastern/Western encephalomyelitis as key diseases against which horses should be inoculated. The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of...First anniversary of Barbaro's death
"A year ago today, the world's horse lovers were mourning the loss of the mighty Barbaro after a nine-month battle to recover from a catastrophic leg fracture. The death of the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner was...Bottle-bombers laughed as cleaner picked up bomb - witness
"Three men seen leaving a dry-ice bottle bomb in the Christchurch Bus Exchange laughed when they saw a cleaner pick it up and carry it away, a teenage witness told a depositions hearing in the Christchurch District Court today. One of the men told police he had been assured...
