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		<title>2012 International Helmet Awareness Day</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/27/2012-international-helmet-awareness-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 01:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Riders4Helmets has teamed up with leading helmet manufacturers to host International Helmet Awareness Day 2012 on June 9. Building on the success of National Helmet Awareness Day 2010 and International Helmet Awareness Day 2011, participating retailers all over the world will be offering discounts on helmets to equestrians on this day. &#8220;We are delighted to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/27/2012-international-helmet-awareness-day/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8943&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Lasix jinxing the Triple Crown?</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/24/lasix-jinxing-triple-crown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 03:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Affirmed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of Lasix (furosemide) has come under scrutiny in the racing industry with some analysts arguing that the use of the drug is one of the reasons why we&#8217;ve gone so long without a Triple Crown winner. Lasix is injected to prevent bleeding &#8211; Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhaging. The argument is that almost all &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/24/lasix-jinxing-triple-crown/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8936&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An hommage to Snaffles</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/23/an-hommage-to-snaffles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 03:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[equestrian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equine art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equestrian painter]]></category>

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		<title>Hunting for foxes</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/22/hunting-for-foxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 01:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fox hunting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday morning Freedom and I went hunting for foxes. Not foxhunting. Nope, I&#8217;d heard there were fox cubs in a den that I&#8217;d seen a few years back, so I saddled up and rode out to find them in the quiet of the early morning. It was an amazingly beautiful out with so many &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/22/hunting-for-foxes/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8925&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our Fledgling has flown</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/21/our-fledgling-has-flown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 03:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barn Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we had another mouth to feed at the barn. A fledgling fell out of his next and took up residence in the corner of Curly&#8217;s stall. Like most barns, we have a lot of birds. There are a ton of nests and the cacophony of chirping is quite deafening in the spring when &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/21/our-fledgling-has-flown/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8920&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll Have Another takes the Preakness</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/19/ill-have-another-takes-the-preakness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 02:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will admit it: I thought that Bodemeister would win the Preakness. Without an early pace setter and over the shorter distance, I thought he&#8217;d do it, especially as coming into the backstretch the time was a full two seconds slower than the Derby. But I&#8217;ll Have Another rallied with another incredible run down the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/19/ill-have-another-takes-the-preakness/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8916&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fox finds a home at Pimlico</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/18/fox-finds-a-home-at-pimlico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a red fox that will have one of the best views of the track at the big race tomorrow (and who has been watching the workouts all week. Wonder who he&#8217;s favoring? Fox finds a home at Pimlico. Filed under: Thoroughbred Racing Tagged: fox, Preakness, racing<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8914&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Arabian horse swims two miles out to sea!</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/17/arabian-horse-swims-two-miles-out-to-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[equine rescue]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[William, an William an Arabian horse owned by Mindy Peters was spooked by waves on a Santa Barbara, Calif. beach during a photo shoot. He threw his rider but instead of running inland to safety, he ran into the water and started swimming! He was involved in a photo clinic but appeared to have been &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/17/arabian-horse-swims-two-miles-out-to-sea/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8909&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wool vs. foam vs. CAIR: One case study</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/16/wool-vs-foam-vs-cair-one-case-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;ve owned many, many saddles over the years (Goldilocks and the 31 Saddles ) all but three have been flocked with wool and checked by a saddle fitter twice a year. What&#8217;s the difference? The material that fills the panels of the saddle are critical to saddle fit and comfort. Wool Flocked Traditionally saddles &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/16/wool-vs-foam-vs-cair-one-case-study/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8895&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>18&#8243; Stackhouse jumping saddle sadly for sale</title>
		<link>http://equineink.com/2012/05/16/18-stackhouse-jumping-saddle-sadly-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Goldsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with great regret that I am selling my David Stackhouse jumping saddle. This was my dream saddle. It has extra forward flaps for the long-legged rider and a medium wide tree for my stocky TB. When I first bought it I was amazed by how well it fit Freedom and how it put &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://equineink.com/2012/05/16/18-stackhouse-jumping-saddle-sadly-for-sale/">Keep&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equineink.com&#038;blog=3091880&#038;post=8872&#038;subd=equineink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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