Just in time for lunch, we bring you this disturbing headline from the BBC. (more…)
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News: ‘Luke Bryan helps with Franklin horse rescue’
That’s Luke Bryan as in country music superstar Luke Bryan, who contributed to the rescue of a horse that fell in a freezing river in Middle Tennessee last Thursday. (more…)
News: Law which made it illegal to call a police horse ‘gay’ is to be changed
That’s the headline from a story published today in The Telegraph regarding an amendment to Britain’s Public Order Act. (more…)
News: ‘Fla. man changes plea, gets time served for riding horse while drunk during police chase’
That’s the headline of an AP story released yesterday following up on that idiot who used his horse as a getaway car in September. (more…)
News: ‘Horse therapy for Korean internet addicts’
That’s the headline of a bizarre Reuters story published today that promotes riding as a cure for the “internet addiction” pandemic that is plaguing Korean youth. (more…)
News: ‘Judge halts horse roundup amid abuse allegations’
That’s the headline from an AP story published today about a restraining order placed on the BLM following accusations of abuse. (more…)
News: ‘We’re the healthiest horse in the glue factory’
Is this the worst metaphor for the state of America’s economy ever? We’re just going to go ahead and say, YES. YES, IT IS. Two words: Gaping. Piehole. (more…)
News: HBO sued over alleged horse abuse cover-up during ‘Luck’
That’s the headline from a story published today on The Hollywood Reporter concerning allegations that horses used on the set were mistreated. (more…)
News: ‘Kentucky is still the Horse Capital of the World and I can prove it’
That’s the headline of a column published today on Louisville.com that is seriously adamant about defending Kentucky’s horsey honor. (more…)
News: ‘Sudden death of show pony clouds image of elite pursuit’
That’s the headline from a front page New York Times article that pries into disturbing medication issues within the hunter world. (more…)
News: ‘Horse rescued in honor of young shooting victim’
That’s the headline from a story published today in The Salem News about how one equine rescue organization is honoring the life of a 6-year-old horse-crazy girl killed in the Newtown tragedy. (more…)
News: ‘Horse rescued from hayloft after wandering upstairs’
That’s the headline from a story published yesterday in the L.A. Times about a horse that apparently knows how to climb stairs. (more…)
News: ‘Tiny horses from Gainesville head to grieving Newtown’
That’s the headline from a story published yesterday on NBCNews.com about Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses. (more…)
News: ‘Robot horse will stalk you, fall down, get up, and keep stalking’
That’s the headline from a story published yesterday in The Atlantic about a horse-like automaton developed by an agency of the Department of Defense. (more…)
News: ‘Horse jumps fence, lands in South Florida swimming pool’
That’s the headline from a story published today in the Miami Herald about a wayward horse who, clearly, would make an excellent eventer. (more…)
News: ‘Shetland Pony, Seppi, Goes For A Ride In Berlin S-Bahn Subway’
That’s the headline of a Huffington Post story published yesterday concerning a YouTube video posted last week that has since gone viral. (more…)
Headlines: ‘Fake cremation concerns for horse owners’
That’s the headline from a Horse & Hound story published today regarding a rash of fraudulent equine cremation services that charged owners for cremations that never took place. (more…)
News: Pistorius vs. horse race
You guys called it on this one: People are NOT happy about the “flagrant abuse” inflicted on the horse Oscar Pistorius raced in Qatar on Wednesday. Especially the World Horse Welfare organization. (more…)
News: Pistorius – 1, Horse – 0
Earlier this week we reported that South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who made history this year by becoming the first amputee to compete in the Olympics, had planned a match race against a horse. Well, he won. (more…)
News: My Little Pony ‘Friendship is Semi-automatic’ handgun
The blogosphere has been abuzz this week with news of a handgun featuring Rarity, a character from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. (more…)
News: Oscar Pistorius to race a horse
CNN reports that the South African sprinter, who made history this year by becoming the first amputee to compete in the Olympics, will be racing an Arabian in Quatar tomorrow. (more…)
News: Equine-assisted couples therapy?
This ABC Nightline special, which aired Friday evening, follows one couple’s last ditch effort to save a crumbling relationship using horse therapy at a Colorado ranch. (more…)
News: Tinker, a 2.5-foot tall miniature horse, is the Salvation Army’s smallest bell ringer
But he raises about 10 times more money than human bell ringers–up to $2,500 a day, according to this story from ABC News. (more…)