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Being associated with one Canadian Olympian is a desirable feature in a horse. Amy Millar’s Truman is tied to five. Originally owned by Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze (CAN), Millar discovered the horse through their Rio Games teammate, Tiffany Foster (CAN). “It’s a pretty great story about this horse,” said the 2017 Canadian National Champion. Continued
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For my 24th birthday, my friend Katie bought me three riding lessons with a hunter-jumper trainer she trusted named Cayla Stone. On the third lesson, I flew headfirst over my schooling horse’s shoulders as I took my first attempt at bounces. Once I shook off the tears and got back on, I was hooked. For Continued
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Stronach Group chairman and president Belinda Stronach announced Thursday that all race-day medication will be banned for horses at its two owned California tracks, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gates Fields. These will become the first tracks in North America to adhere to the recommendation of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) standard that Continued
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It is being reported that three-year-old maiden filly Princess Lili B broke both forelegs following the end of a half-mile workout Thursday morning at Santa Anita Park and was euthanized, this according to her trainer David Bernstein as reported in the Daily Racing Form by Brad Free. Santa Anita Park has been plagued by horse fatalities since Continued
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Tragedy struck the Cruciotti family’s Serenity Farm in Wellington, FL early Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to the scene of a barn fire around 1:00 am this morning on 15255 Estancia Lane. The blaze, first reported by cbs12.com, claimed the lives of three horses and sent a firefighter and two deputies to the hospital for treatment. Continued
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The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is training chefs, but this isn’t Hell’s Kitchen. A new pilot program introduced at Live Oak International in Ocala, FL aims to educate driving chef d’equipes and prepare them for the critical role of team manager. The USEF Driving Sport Committee called upon Karen Everett, chef d’equipe for Australia’s 2018 Continued
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