Horse News

• Bob Baffert's horses allowed to run at Breeders' Cup under heightened protocols
  
  Bob Baffert will be allowed to run his horses in this year's Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, but his thoroughbreds will undergo enhanced testing and protocols.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 17 Oct 2021.
• Horse trader who kept 171 animals in 'disgraceful' conditions on squalid farm jailed for 19 weeks
  
  Geoffrey Bennett, 67, from Surrey, kept alpacas, horses, goats, dogs and birds living in cramped and filthy conditions. He has been jailed for 19 weeks.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 17 Oct 2021.
• Adorable moment three-year-old gets tongue-tied and calls horse chestnuts 'PLONKERS'
  
  A three-year-old delighted her mother while they were out searching for horse chestnuts in Louth, Lincolnshire, calling them 'plonkers' in an adorable slip of the tongue.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 15 Oct 2021.
• 10-year-old Texas boy dies after horse falls on him during rodeo
  
  A 10-year-old boy in Texas died in a freak rodeo accident on Sunday after the horse he was riding fell on him, a report said.
  Fox News.  Friday, 8 Oct 2021.
• Horses startled by near misses caught on camera
  
  Riders fear being forced to use roads more often in future as bridleways are redeveloped.
  BBC News.  Friday, 8 Oct 2021.
• New rules aimed at ensuring racehorses do not enter food chain
  
  Racehorses entered to run in Great Britain will have to be signed out of the food chain from January, BBC Sport can reveal.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 7 Oct 2021.
• The last stand of Bob Baffert, horse racing's most successful and embattled trainer
  
  Bob Baffert has cultivated the story of a horse racing dynasty built from humble roots. He now faces scrutiny about short cuts he's alleged to have taken.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 1 Oct 2021.
• Congressman Introduces Legislation To Outlaw Teaching CRT As A Civil Rights Violation
  
  'A trojan horse for Marxists'
  Daily Caller.  Thursday, 30 Sep 2021.
• BP Commences Production At Gulf's Thunder Horse Oil Platform
  
  BP starts production at its Thunder Horse South Expansion phase 2 project, which is expected to increase its production by 50,000 gross barrels of oil equivalent per day.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 29 Sep 2021.
• Greg Gutfeld: New Yorkers may know everything about vegan sushi, but nothing about the world
  
  We have a hellish problem on the border and the dope from Delaware had only one solution: let's ban horses. Which raises a question: has this guy created even one job? He's even spiked unemployment among horses.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 28 Sep 2021.
• Arlington Park closes after nearly a century of horse racing in the Chicago area
  
  For nearly a century -- since 1927 -- people have flocked to the suburban race track, creating years of memories.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 26 Sep 2021.
• U.S. Border Patrol will no longer use horses in Del Rio, Texas, after outrage over treatment of Haitian migrants
  
  Border Patrol agents will no longer use horses in Del Rio, Texas, amid public outcry over photos showing agents on horseback charging at Haitian migrants.
  CNBC.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• Pandemic Changes the World of Horse Auctions
  
  Traditional speculators, known as pinhookers, are now vying with online buyers looking to invest in something new. The new bidders are driving up prices.
  New York Times.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• DHS temporarily suspends use of horse patrol in Del Rio
  
  
  Yahoo.  2021-09-23T19:46:06Z.
• U.S. Horse Patrols Suspended At Haitian Migrant Camp On Southern Border
  
  The number of migrants in the Del Rio sector has been reduced from 15,000 to fewer than 5,000, according to the DHS.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 23 Sep 2021.

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