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Towerheads.Com Will Help USEF Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
North Kingstown, R.I. – September 4 – John Redfern, the President of Towerheads.com, the popular equestrian website, today announced that the website will be donating money to the USEF Hurricane Relief Fund. The fund, created by the United States ... Read the full article

Langer Equestrian Group Pledges Hurricane Relief Donations With....
Three Different Horse Shows Burbank, California. As the post-hurricane crisis unfolds in Mississippi and Louisiana, Americans everywhere want to help. Langer Equestrian Group, Inc. decided to participate by making a donation to the American Red Cr ... Read the full article

The Humane Society of the United States is in Mississippi Helping Animal Victims of Hurricane Katrina
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Humane Society of the United States Disaster Animal Response Team (DART), in conjunction with the Mississippi Board of Animal Health, is in Mississippi assisting with a pet-friendly shelter that has been establ ... Read the full article

Virginia Equine Veterinarian Launches Hurricane Rescue Efforts in Conjunction With State Association
Eklin Medical Customer to Bring Portable RapidStudy(TM) DR Technology and Mobile Clinic to Aid of Horses in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina MARSHALL, Virginia and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- When Virginia-based, equine veterin ... Read the full article

More Than 130 Animals Rescued Last Night by Humane Society of The United States Teams In Gulfport, Mississippi
Gaithersburg, MD Call Center Is Tracking Reports of Lost Pets; More Than $3.5 Million in Donations for Animal Rescue/Relief Has Poured In JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Late last night, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) resc ... Read the full article

Behind the Scenes of Dreamer
Horses that have battled the odds to achieve something that seems impossible capture our imagina¬tion and hearts. John Gatins, the writer and director of Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, knew that, because he spent much of his youth around horseracing. “I was only 10 when I went to the racetrack for the first time,” says Gatins. “The way the New York papers described the horses—they gave them personalities; the race horses came alive as actual characters. I thought it would be great to make a movie about those characters. I started going to the racetrack and following them like athletes.” ... Read the full article

Harness Racing Awards Celebration to Be Held at Racetrack Near Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A "Celebration of Pennsylvania Harness Racing" is slated for Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack near Philadelphia. The event kicks off with a reception at 5:30 p.m., foll ... Read the full article

Magna Entertainment Corp. announces award of racetrack license for proposed racetrack in Romulus, Michigan
AURORA, ON, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magna Entertainment Corp. ("MEC") (NASDAQ: MECA; TSX: MEC.SV.A) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Michigan Racing, Inc., was awarded a license to construct and operate a horse racetrack in ... Read the full article

Texas Losing Battle of the Purses; Louisiana Delivers Another Blow to Texas Economy
AUSTIN, Texas, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas economy suffered another blow when Louisiana Downs recently announced an increase in the average 2005 daily purse offerings up to $210,000 as a direct result of revenues generated from on-site slot mac ... Read the full article

LSU Equine Opens Hotline for Horse Owners in Need
In the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine and team members of the Equine Health Studies Program have developed a call center in an effort to respond to the potential needs of horse owners in southern Louisiana. The telephone number for horse owners in need is 225 578 9501. This helpline will function from 8 am - 5 pm through the coming weekend and perhaps longer if the need is evident. A secondary number exclusively dedicated to this purpose is 225-578-9062. ... Read the full article

New Orleans Police Department Mounted Patrol Receives Donation of New Saddles and Tack
New Orleans, LA. - The Mounted Division of the New Orleans Police Department received a donation of 20 saddles, bridles and other equine equipment during a special presentation at the New Orleans Police Department stables in City Park on Friday, F ... Read the full article

AAEP Foundation Helping to Feed Gulf Coast Horses
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation today announced its donation of more than $26,000 to two relief efforts that are feeding horses affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Both efforts are providing hay and other s ... Read the full article

Carmine’s Personality Adds Color to Kentucky Spring Horse Show
Lexington, KY- May 18, 2006 – Anyone involved in the horse show industry knows that horse shows are full of characters. Some are outrageous, some humorous, some adulterous, some obnoxious, and some are loyal horsemen until the very end. And some simp ... Read the full article

FLTAP Retiring Race Horse Sale
The Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program (FLTAP), Inc. will be holding their Fourth Annual End of Meet Retiring Race Horse Sale on Sunday, November 9, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Finger Lakes Racetrack and the Purple Haze Center in Farmington, N.Y. ... Read the full article

EQUUS Foundation Supports Katrina Equine Disaster Relief with $5,000 Grant
WESTPORT, CT - September 22, 2005- The Board of Directors of The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., approved an emergency allocation of $5,000 to support the Katrina Equine Disaster Relief effort. The funds will be dispersed by the American Association of Equin ... Read the full article

Palm Beach County Horseman’s Association Donates to Animal SOS Fund for Hurricane Katrina Victims
Wellington, FL- October 5- The Palm Beach County Horseman’s Association made the decision yesterday to donate money to the Animal SOS Fund. The hunter jumper circuit that is based in Palm Beach County has said that members and staff have donated a p ... Read the full article

Funds Still Available to Help Horses Affected by Natural Disasters
The AAEP Foundation, Inc. announced today the availability of additional funds to aid horses affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as other natural disasters. The Foundation’s Equine Disaster Relief Fund was established last September ... Read the full article

FEMA Deploys Veterinarians to Assist Hurricane Recovery
Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams Help Ensure Animal, Public Health SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in their 11- year history, four complete Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) have been simultaneously depl ... Read the full article

The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Announces the NARHA Gulf Coast Hurricane Assistance Fund Distribution
DENVER, CO–It is with great pride and warm hearts that the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) announces the funding distributions made from the NARHA Gulf Coast Hurricane Assistance Fund. In an effort to mitigate the impact ... Read the full article

TRF Awarded Highest Rating by Charity Navigator
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation has received Charity Navigator's highest four-star rating for sound fiscal management, the group has informed the TRF. Charity Navigator, the largest charity evaluator in America, cited the TRF's "ability to ... Read the full article