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Olympics, anyone?

 Afghans Revive 
 Goat-Carcass Sport 

Buzkashi draws sponsors in post-Taliban economy

Nov 18, 09 11:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Not even the Taliban managed to kill it, and now buzkashi, the national sport of Afghanistan, is thriving again, attracting corporate sponsors and emboldening its boosters to contact Olympics officials, with the ambition of building an international following. Did we mention it’s a virtually rule-less polo-like game played by... More »

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Afghanistan • horse • polo • Olympics • carcass • buzkashi • headless goat carcass • national sport

 Feds to Sterilize Wild Mustangs 

Thousands of wild horses to be shifted east to reduce strain on federal land

Oct 8, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of wild horses are to be sterilized and shifted from range land in the West to preserves in the Midwest and East under plans announced yesterday. The move will help manage the unsustainable numbers of horses and burros roaming free in Western states without having to resort... More »

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Department of the Interior • horse • Ken Salazar • Bureau of Land Management • mustang • wild horse

Man Charged With 2nd Sex Attack on Horse

'I feel like I've been raped,' says angry owner

Jul 30, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A shotgun-toting stable owner rigged a stall with a surveillance camera to catch an unbridled perv having sex with her horse—again, authorities said. "I feel like I’ve been raped,“ said the furious owner, who caught the suspect getting down to business on a chair behind her... More »

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crime • horse • sexual assault • stable condition • buggery • animal abuse

 Horses Laid Off as 
 Cop Budgets Trimmed 

Police, locals 'heartbroken' to see them go

Jul 27, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s not just humans facing unemployment these days: horses are seeing their jobs disappear as police in Boston, Toledo, and other cities cut their mounted units, the Wall Street Journal reports. The units are said to bolster crowd control, with one mounted cop worth 15 on foot. And “... More »

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layoffs • police • recession • horse

(Newser) - All US horse slaughterhouses have closed, but horse slaughter remains a big business. Thousands are shipped to Mexico and Canada, with sometimes-grisly results. “The treatment of these animals is absolutely unspeakable,” said one Mexico City veterinarian tells Salon. Now, Congress is considering a bill to ban both slaughter... More »

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Congress • Mexico • horse • horse neglect • slaughterhouse • slaughter

Eat Our Steeds? Horsefeathers!

Brits scoff at having to sign EU pledge not to eat their horses

Jun 23, 09 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - British horse owners are sputtering at a European Union directive requiring them to sign a pledge stating they won't eat their animals, the Telegraph reports. The Brits say the order—aimed at preventing veterinary drugs from entering the food supply in countries where horses are commonly eaten—has left them ... More »

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European Union • horse • Britain

(Newser) - Explosives-laden horses were part of an attempt today by Palestinian militants to plant bombs in Israel, the BBC reports. Israel says it shot and killed four men—who where wearing explosive vests—and their explosive-laden horses after they first fired on a border post. The Israeli response to the men... More »

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Israel • terrorism • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • horse • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • border

(Newser) - Kentucky Derby favorite I Want Revenge has been scratched because of an ankle injury, reports Newsday. The 3-year-old colt—the morning line had him at 3-1 odds to win today's race—showed soreness in his left front ankle after an early workout, said trainer Jeff Mullins. "We could tell... More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • horse • I Want Revenge

 Crazy Colt Triggers 
 Churchill Downs 
 Tragedy 

Filly slammed by runaway at Churchhill Downs dies from shock

Apr 29, 09 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A colt who went bonkers during a workout at Churchill Downs threw his jockey then slammed into a filly who had to be put down because of her injuries, reports Horse and Hound. Several hopefuls for the upcoming Kentucky Derby were on the track, but none was injured. "The... More »

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Kentucky Derby • Churchill Downs • horse • accident • thoroughbred • jockeys • filly • colt

 Mineral Overdose Killed 
 Polo Horses: Officials 

Selenium overdose likely claimed animals' lives

Apr 28, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(AP) - Florida officials say a mineral overdose is the probable cause of death for 21 Venezuelan-owned polo horses that fell ill as they prepared for a championship match earlier this month. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said today the animals likely overdosed on selenium, a common mineral that... More »

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Florida • Venezuela • horse • Palm Beach • Department of Agriculture • polo • Lechuza Caracas

Mustachioed Horse
Bridles at Shaving

Shave and a hair cut: neigh way

Apr 27, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - When his groom tries to shave Alfie's bushy blond mustache, the proud British horse says "neigh" and runs away, reports the Independent. "He's obviously rather proud of his facial hair," said the groom. "He runs a mile if he thinks we're going to trim it."... More »

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England • horse • moustache • mustache • Shire • beard • horsehair

 Barbaro Statue Awaits 
 Ky. Derby Fans 

His ashes lie below memorial

Apr 27, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bronze statue of the late Barbaro charging mid-air toward his 2006 Kentucky Derby victory has been completed in advance of next week's 135th Derby, the Courier-Journal reports. Buried below the sculpture are the ashes of the beloved colt, who was euthanized two years ago after struggling to recover from... More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • Churchill Downs • horse • statue • Barbado

(Newser) - The Florida pharmacy that prepared vitamin supplements for the 21 polo horses that died last weekend has admitted that the mixture was faulty, the Palm Beach Post reports. Franck’s Pharmacy in Tallahassee said today that the level of one ingredient in the supplement—which the polo team says was... More »

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Florida • vitamins • horse • veterinarian • pharmacy • polo • Victor Vargas • Tallahassee • Lechuza Caracas

(Newser) - Exactly what killed 21 polo horses in Florida is not known, but details of their enigmatic owner are emerging in spades. Victor Vargas has succeeded at the tricky proposition of banking in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, and tried the US market—with less-than-stellar results. In 1993, he had to settle... More »

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sports • Venezuela • horse • Hugo Chávez • banking • medication • Federal Reserve Bank of New York • polo • US Open Polo Championship • Victor Vargas

 Bad Vitamin Killed Polo 
 Horses: Team Captain 

Common drug was tainted, he claims

Apr 22, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tainted vitamin supplement killed the 21 horses that collapsed before a polo match in Florida last weekend, the captain of the Venezuelan team claims. He notes that five horses not given the drug are fine. The French drug, called Biodyl, is commonly administered in Europe but not approved for... More »

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drugs • vitamins • horse • death • tainted • vitamin B • selenium • polo • US Open Polo Championship • Biodyl • supplements

(Newser) - Florida has opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of 21 polo horses over the weekend in Palm Beach, USA Today reports, aiming to find out if negligence or foul play might have been behind the incident. “We would be looking at any and all possible leads,” said... More »

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Venezuela • horse • death • polo

 Polo Owner Wept 
 as Horses Died in His Arms 

Tests not likely to reveal cause of deaths for weeks

Apr 21, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Devastated polo team owner Victor Vargas cradled the heads of his fallen horses and sobbed as they died in his arms, colleagues said yesterday. The wealthy Venezuelan banker—whose business has thrived despite Hugo Chavez's socialist regime—rushed from animal to animal as 21 suddenly collapsed and died shortly before... More »

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horse • veterinarian • animal • polo • Victor Vargas

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 Steroids Didn't Kill 
 21 Polo Horses: Vet 

21 animals lost in mystery affliction

Apr 20, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The death of 21 horses in Florida for the US Open Polo Championship yesterday remains a mystery, but a veterinarian for the Venezuelan team that owned the horses said it was unlikely they were killed by a bad reaction to steroids, the Palm Beach Post reports. "Almost certainly they... More »

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sports • steroids • horse • death • animal • polo • drugs in sports

 Madonna Fell 
 All By Herself: 
 Photog 

Paparazzo and cops say he left before Madge's horse dumped her

Apr 20, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A photographer Madonna blames for a weekend tumble off her horse in the Hamptons claims he had nothing to do with the accident—and local cops back his version, reports the New York Daily News. A spokeswoman claims Madonna was thrown when her horse was startled by a paparazzo, but... More »

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New York • paparazzi • horse • photographers • Long Island • Madonna • Hamptons • equestrian • Madge

 14 Horses Drop 
 Dead Before 
 Polo Match 

Sources believe they reacted to tainted steroid cocktail

Apr 20, 09 2:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mystery death claimed the lives of 14 horses from a Venezuelan team yesterday shortly before they were to compete in the US Open Polo Championship in Florida. The $100,000 horses suddenly struggled to breathe as vets fought to revive them, the Palm Beach Post reports. Onlookers wept after... More »

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steroids • horse racing • horse • animal • polo • US Open Polo Championship

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