Horse Protection Society seeing more cases of neglect (WCNC Charlotte)

CHINA GROVE, N.C. — Volunteers in Rowan County say more and more horses are being abused because of the economic recession. “We’re talking six months to a year of starvation with no exercise,” said Deborah Baker, who volunteers at the Horse Protection Society of North Carolina. The usual population of 35 horses there has jumped to more than 45 this year. “We’ve got three more coming probably …
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Plans in works to save NJ Horse Racing (Burlington County Times)

Under a proposed plan to save the horse racing industry in New Jersey, to be released next week, major changes are on the agenda. The racing schedule at Monmouth Park would be reduced to a 50 day meet, with the horses racing on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays with the inclusion of three Monday holidays.
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Ansonia Firefighters Rescue Horse From Icy Pond (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)

Ansonia firefighters quickly rescued a horse from an icy farm pond Wednesday night northeast of Ansonia on a farm where horses are boarded in Darke County.
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Animal cruelty trial starts for New York horse breeder (USA Today)

The 177 horses seized in a raid of an upstate New York farm last year were malnourished, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the trial of the farm’s owner, a prominent thoroughbred horse breeder who was banned from racing.
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Horse breeder on trial in NY for animal cruelty (AP via Yahoo! News)

The 177 horses seized in a raid of an upstate New York farm last year were malnourished, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the trial of the farm’s owner, a prominent thoroughbred horse breeder who was banned from racing.
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