Lexington, Kentucky - Each year, the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) honors several outstanding junior members for their high achievements in academic success, extracurricular activities, and most importantly for their involvement with and dedication to the American Saddlebred Horse.

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The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association is excited to announce the expansion of the Certified Riding Instructor Program.

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The record books for the sport of reining have seen several additions this year, including the most recent change moving Topsail Whiz to the top of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) All-Time Leading Sire standings, the creation of the first-ever International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Reining Championships and the first-ever consecutive champions of the NRHA Open Futurity, National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) and NRHA Derby with Arcese Quarter Horses USA’s Wimpys Little Chic and Shawn Flarida.

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Lexington, Kentucky - The 2008 Nominating Committee of the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) held its first, formal meeting during the Lexington Jr. League Horse show, under the direction of Chairwoman Barbara Molland.

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The Jockey Club today announced the launch of the Equine Injury Database system that will provide the racing industry with its first national database of racing injuries.

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The TWHBEA Executive Committee met by telephone conference on Monday, June 30th, 2008 to discuss the issue of suspensions of Directors from the TWHBEA International Board when any Director receives a suspension  for a Horse Protection Act (HPA) violation pursuant to the Horse Protection Operating Plan (2007-2009).

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MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- Mississippi State University’s equine reproduction program lost its top stallion to a catastrophic leg injury during a severe thunderstorm on the afternoon of July 11.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today the appointment of D.G. Van Clief, Jr. as the chairman of the Sales Integrity Program Monitoring Committee.

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Officials at Keeneland and Turfway Park today announced a new shoe policy banning the use of toe grabs.

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Winnemucca, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca Field Office has begun an emergency gather to remove 270-275 horses from the Fox & Lake Herd Management Area (HMA).

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — In support of its mission to end the abuse of high-stepping show Tennessee Walking Horses, The Humane Society of the United States announces its sponsorship of the first National Walking Horse Association Youth Leadership Conference, taking place this week at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

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On June 10, 2008, Lipizzans from the Lipica Stud Farm Riding School performed the eight horse musical Quadrille for President George W. Bush, the first American President to watch a Lipizzaner performance in more than 20 years.

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America’s Horse– The American Quarter Horse Association is proud to announce the release of a new DVD by AQHA clinician Curt Pate.

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At its next meeting, the Association of Racing Commissioners International’s Model Rules Committee will consider several recent recommendations from the Thoroughbred Safety Committee, formed by the Jockey Club and the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit.

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The Congressman who spurred a hearing on equine safety and drug issues believes further action will be required.

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The American Quarter Horse Journal – There will be some new stars at this year’s American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show as AQHA debuts Most Valuable Horse Awards for high-point horses in several open divisions.

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The Bureau of Land Management is facing a number of difficult challenges in the National Wild Horse and Burro Program. Our goal in the West is to manage healthy, free-roaming herds on healthy rangelands; however, it is becoming increasingly difficult to do so.

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Delaware Park, DE - Fans of Barbaro, (“FOB”), will be hosting their annual ‘Celebration of Barbaro’ at Delaware Park the weekend of July 12-13.

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The Race For Education, a Lexington, KY.-based nonprofit, was recognized by The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI), along with the President’s Council on Financial Literacy, among a small group of “innovative and effective programs and partnerships that promote financial literacy among Americans of all ages.”

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Suffolk Downs has established a new policy holding trainers accountable when their horses are sold for slaughter.

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