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| Andrew Hoy left off Aust Olympic team |
| The past few months have been a horror for Australia's most successful eventing rider Andrew Hoy, and it was capped off yesterday with the news that he was not on the country's team for the Olympic games. |
| Horse training enters space age |
| It looks like the high-tech equivalent of a horse and cart, but isn't. It could be the latest hybrid that leaves petrol-electrics in the dust, but you'd still be wrong. |
| Proposal to kill mustangs 'driven by budgets' |
| A proposal by the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to euthanize wild horses from the western rangelands has been condemned by an animal welfare group, which calls it a budget-balancing exercise. |
| Britain adopts 'fall and out' rule for eventing |
| The Sport Committee of British Eventing is following the FEI's lead and will introduce the "one fall and out" rule for rider falls at a fence on the cross country phase at all national competitions from August 1. |
| Poison drummer opposes rodeo animal abuse |
| When Poison drummer Rikki Rockett signed to play a show in Greeley, Colorado, this Saturday, he says he wasn't told that the venue was part rock show and part rodeo. Rockett, a dedicated animal advocate for over 16 years, was shocked to learn the truth. |
| Indoor rodeo to return to NZ this year |
| Cowboys from the USA, Canada, Brazil and Australia will battle the Kiwis for honours at the International Rodeo at Christchurch's Westpac Arena later this year. |
| Celebrity twins chalk up a quarter century |
| The world's oldest equine twins, Bill and Ben, have chalked up another milestone, reaching 25 at their seaside retreat in Wales, where they continue to keep staff on their toes. |
| Aust eventing seeks national safety officer |
| The Equestrian Federation of Australia is seeking an Eventing National Safety Officer. The sport of eventing is under fire, with horse and rider deaths and injuries damaging the sport's reputation. |
| Drama as Funnell wins Hickstead Derby |
| William Funnell won his second Hickstead Derby yesterday aboard Cortaflex Mondrian after a thrilling jump-off with last year's winner Geoff Billington and Cassabachus. |
| Jump racing carnage kills three horses |
| In what can only be described as a day of carnage for the Australasian racing industry, three horses lost their lives in two races on either side of the Tasman on Saturday. |
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