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 Madge Thrown From 
 Pap-Spooked Horse 


Second fall for devoted equestrian

Apr 19, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna was thrown from a horse in the Hamptons after camera-wielding paparazzi jumped from the bushes, spooking the animal, reports the New York Daily News. The longtime equestrian was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment of her bruises and minor injuries. This is the second tumble for Madge, who... More »

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paparazzi • horse • accident • Madonna • Gwyneth Paltrow • Hamptons

Fox Newsman Busted for Driving Into Police Horse

Ex-cop refused breathalyzer test

Apr 1, 09 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A cop-turned-Fox-newsman has been charged with drunk driving and reckless endangerment after careening into a police horse, reports the New York Daily News. Prosecutors say New York Fox TV newsman Mike Sheehan, who refused a breathalyzer test, told cops after the coliision: "What's the matter? I didn't hit nothin'.... More »

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NYPD • drunk driving • horse • Fox News

(Newser) - Horses were domesticated 1,000 years earlier than thought, a finding that could prompt a rethinking of ancient human history, the BBC reports. A team from Exeter University found evidence of the use of harness bits on teeth—as well as horse meat and horse milk beverages—in Kazakhstan that... More »

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domestication • horse • Kazakhstan • human evolution • prehistoric • prehistoric mammals • ancient history • Bronze Age

 Think You've 
 Got it Bad? 
 Try Being a Horse 

Economy woes spur owners to abandon their steeds

Mar 1, 09 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Humans aren't the only ones hurt by recession, as hundreds of thousands of horses could attest. While more owners are abandoning their steeds as the costs become a burden, fewer people are able to help fund horse rescue centers, reports the New York Times. The result has been some 100,... More »

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pets • recession • horse • horse neglect • animal rescue groups • economy • recession depression

 Runaway Military 
 Horse Hoofs It to Seine 

Decided to make a break for the stable

Feb 20, 09 4:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A 15-year-old Paris military horse was feeling his oats, threw his rider and tried to hot-hoof it back to his stable, reports the BBC. The horse, who had been on duty at the presidential palace, clattered full gallop along the Seine with police in pursuit, stunning pedestrians and causing drivers... More »

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police • France • horse • Paris • runaway • Seine

 Horse Tail 
 Thieves 
 Rile Colo. 
 Ranchers 

Who's stealing horses' fly swatters—and why?

Feb 16, 09 7:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Angry horse owners are bridling at bizarre new attacks on their four-hoofed friends, reports the Los Angeles Times: tail theft. One Colorado rancher woke up recently to find someone had chopped off the long flaxen tails of all of his Belgian draft horses. "It makes me so mad,"... More »

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theft • horse • ranch • Colorado

 Horse Saved From Frozen Pond 

Rescuers work in freezing temperatures

Feb 6, 09 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - A horse who fell through ice into a pond was rescued by 40 firefighters and members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team, reports the Kentucky Enquirer. Firefighters dragged the horse, named Pencil, onto his side, slid him across plywood boards over the ice to the bank. The horse... More »

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Kentucky • horse • rescue • Northern Kentucky Horse Network • Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team

 Disabled Bite Back 
 Over Animal Guides 

Some suspect animal owners of abusing of special privileges

Jan 4, 09 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Miniature horses trek through supermarkets and monkeys queue up at restaurant buffets these days—all to guide the blind, the disabled, and the anxiety-ridden, Rebecca Skloot writes in the New York Times Magazine. But the increasing prevalence of wild and farm service animals among the civilized is reigniting the debate... More »

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disability • horse • parrot • psychiatric disorders • dog • animal • Americans With Disabilities Act • disability rights

 Pets Are Losing Homes, Too 

Recession sparks rise in animal abandonment

Dec 16, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Animal shelters are being filled with pets abandoned because of the recession and home foreclosures. In Massachusetts, a rescue league has seen a 45% jump in owners citing money or housing problems when they surrender a cat or dog. Others are just leaving their pets on the streets or in... More »

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pets • foreclosure • recession • horse • US economy • abandonment • animal shelters • financial crisis • recession depression

 Economy 
 Hobbles 
 Horsey Set 

Recession reins in discretionary income for horse lovers saddled with boarding costs

Dec 14, 08 5:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Like Big Brown at the Belmont Stakes, many horse owners are finding it difficult to stay on track, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. With feed and stable costs rising, fewer horse lovers are able to buy new steeds or keep the ones they have. "I've had calls from people who... More »

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horse racing • recession • horse • horse neglect • financial crisis

Wild Horses Drag Pickens' Cash Away

T. Boone's wife adopts 30,000 mustangs, blocking euthanasia

Nov 18, 08 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 2,000 wild horses of the American West were in danger of euthanasia—until billionaire T. Boone Pickens’ wife, Madeleine, stepped in and offered to adopt them and 28,000 of their closest friends, the Washington Post reports. The Bureau of Land Management holds the animals in pens, rounding... More »

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cattle • adoption • horse • T. Boone Pickens • animal • Bureau of Land Management

 Not the Apple-Bobbing 
 'Fat Boy' Had in Mind 

Pursuit of late night snack lands horse in British swimming pool

Oct 16, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A horse’s hunger for apples got the better of him early yesterday when he ended up stuck in a British swimming pool, the Cornishman reports. The fittingly named “Fat Boy” and another pony broke into the garden of Sarah Penhaligon, 28, to snack on her apple trees. But... More »

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humor • horse • accident • Britain • apple • animal

Beer-Loving
Mare Banned
From UK Bar

Pub owner gets new carpet, puts end to horsin' around

Sep 30, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A beer-swigging mare has been kicked to the curb following renovations at her favorite British watering hole, reports the Evening Chronicle. Peggy, a regular at the establishment since following her owner into the pub years ago, has been told to keep her hooves off the new carpeting. “Although... More »

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weird • England • horse • animal behavior • bars • John Smiths bitter

Crazed Police Horse Kills Football Fan

Man strikes head in accident with runaway at Candlestick Park

Aug 31, 08 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - An elderly San Francisco 49ers football fan suffered a fatal head injury when he was knocked to the ground by a runaway police horse, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The horse panicked when a white plastic bag blowing in the wind became entangled in his reins. He tumbled to the... More »

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San Francisco • police • football • horse • San Francisco 49ers • Candlestick Park

Rugged Riding Game
Unlike Snooty Polo

Polo's distant cousin appeals to  equestrians of every level

Jul 26, 08 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don't mistake polocrosse for its snooty cousin, polo, the Washington Post reports. The increasingly popular riding sport is more like rugged lacrosse, because polocrosse players don't just knock a ball around—they scoop, fire, and catch a ball in a hand-held net. "No one's ever heard of it. Not... More »

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sports • family • horse • equestrian • polo • polocrosse

OPINION

 Gov't Is Mucking Up
 Mustang's Fate 

Cash-strapped BLM wants to cull herd, 'a protected symbol of freedom'

Jul 2, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The cash-strapped Bureau of Land Management is considering culling the wild horse population in the West, and at least one equine advocate is not pleased, Newsweek reports. In an interview, expert and author Deanne Stillman calls the plan to reduce the population of 30,000 wild and 33,000... More »

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euthanasia • horse • wildlife • western United States • Bureau of Land Management • stewardship • mustang

 Horses Abandoned
 As Economy
 Fails Them 

Rising grain prices, abattoir laws doom the animals

May 31, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - With feed and fuel prices rising, more US horses are being abandoned and left to die. “It's a growing problem," says Brent Glover, who runs a horse rescue ranch. "Basically, it's the economy.” Glover’s own hay costs have ballooned from $28,000 to $80,000... More »

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horse • horse neglect • slaughterhouse

 Big Brown Back on Track 

Belmont fave does 9 furlongs easily after hoof crack sidelined him

May 29, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown looked to be on the mend from his foot injury yesterday, making his longest practice run yet at the Belmont track. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner galloped 1 1/8 mile under the careful supervision of an exercise rider, ESPN reports. A crack in his... More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • Belmont Stakes • horse • injury • Big Brown • Preakness Stakes

Owner Haunted by
Derby Filly's 'Horrible' Death

Wishes 'talented, mild-mannered' horse was back in the barn

May 6, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight Belles' owner is still shocked and saddened by the death of his filly, put down at the end of the Kentucky Derby—but believes she belonged in the race, reports the Palm Beach Post. Rick Porter switched from celebrating his horse's thrilling second-place finish to mourning her death within... More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • Churchill Downs • horse • thoroughbred • Eight Belles

(Newser) - The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles adamantly defended the way jockey Gabriel Saez handled the Kentucky Derby runner-up. In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, Larry Jones said Saez applied the whip only to prevent Eight Belles from crashing into the rail. More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • euthanasia • horse • Eight Belles

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