Month: August 2009

PSA – Surgeon General releases health warning on horse hair.

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Urgent Notice: Potential Danger of Horse Hair This is a public service announcement. In a press release today, the National Institute of Health has announced the discovery of a potentially dangerous substance in the hair of horses. This substance, called “amobacter equuii” has been linked with the following symptoms in female humans: reluctance to cook […]

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Horse vs. Car — it’s a draw

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Before you watch this video, you should know that the horse and the occupants of the car came out of this with minor scratches. Hard to believe. This scene was filmed by Israeli tourists in Galilee. Imagine seeing this as you were driving down the road.

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Overstuffing should be reserved for sofas.

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When you get a new saddle you assume that it will come out of the box with the wool flocking soft and pliant, ready to mold to the shape of your horse’s back. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. It seems like some manufacturers stuff so much wool into those panels that they are hard […]

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Rachel Alexandra beats the boys by 6 lengths

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Rachel Alexandra pulled off a definitive win in the 1.25 million Haskell Invitational today, beating Summer Bird, Papa Clem, Munnings, Atomic Rain, Bunker Hill and Duke of Mischief by six lengths. All colts. I guess this proves that the Preakness wasn’t a fluke and her Vanity Fair shoot didn’t go to her head. She runs […]

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