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  • Birding: Giddy up, little Northern pintails Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:41AMIt sounds strange to admit that a certain duck reminds you of a horse or horses. That thought occurred to me the other day when I was observing some Northern pintails. A flock of these handsome birds were paddling about in Oak Bay County Park’s saltwater pond. This area is across from Indian and Marrowstone islands on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a favorite stop whenever we are in that vicinity.
  • Film for the whole family Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:12AM As producer Francis Ford Coppola began work on his 1979 film, "The Black Stallion," he sent director Carroll Ballard in search of the perfect specimen for the title role.
  • Cappa Brack is best for feature Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:37PMTWO feature events in card of six are the highlights of the races at Sakhir tomorrow. There are six horses in the fray in the race for Stewards Cup which carries a cash prize of BD3,200 and to be run over 1,600 metres, starting at 4.30pm. This race is for Group Three imported horses.
  • Infection strikes horses Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 3:32PMPigeon fever uncommon in wetter climates, such as the mid-valley
  • Rimpuche pleases Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 1:39PMBANGALORE: Rimpuche, Greens, Rare And Precious and Arabian Memories pleased when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Nov. 18). Inner sand: 800m: Sun Zone (Krishnan) 52.5, 600/41. Moved well. ...
  • News from around the web: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:20AMDaily Arab News about the Arabic world, Arabic news for Country by country news coverage. Politics, culture, recipes, book reviews, weather, sports, arts. Covers Egypt, Egyptian life, pyramids, Lebanon, Iraq, the Gulf, its oil, Arabian horses & camel races.
  • History of the Horse, American Museum Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:46PMThe Exhibit of the Horse, held by the American Museum of Natural History has a long run, May 17, 2008 to Jan.4, 2009. This comprehensive coverage of the horse, its history and ongoing contributions in partnership with humankind, spans many generations.
  • Herd of Rare Horses Rescued Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 10:42PM A herd of 27 Arabian horses were rescued from deplorable conditions and a life of neglect and brought here to San Diego Sunday. It took ten weeks and upwards of 50 volunteers to orchestrate the transport...
  • Mizzna Returns to Action Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 2:21PMDUBAI - After having defended her mother’s honour in the Dubai Kahayla Classic last season, Mizzna returns to action in the National Day Cup Prep at Abu Dhabi Equestrian and Racing Club on Sunday.
  • San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Nov. 16 / Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 1:55PMThis weekFICTION Bay Area Last weekWeeks on list 1A MOST WANTED MAN, John le Carré (Scribner; 336 pages; $28): A man claiming to be a Chechen Muslim seeks asylum in Hamburg.15 2THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, Shaffer and Barrows (The Dial...
  • Was horse wooed by a moose? Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:56AMJunior the horse from Waterbury apparently ran off with a moose for seven weeks. The horse, a bit worse for wear, reappeared Thursday.
  • Dave Bakke: Great Flood still leaving its mark Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 11:30PM The floodwaters receded from Charles Craver’s horse farm near the Illinois River 15 years ago, but the damage is still being done. Two years after the Great Flood of 1993, Charles and his wife, Jeanne, said the disaster would change their lives. But even then they didn’t know how much it would change. That only became clear later.  
  • Latest In Team-Building – Camel Polo In Dubai Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:02PMFirst there was polo, the sport of kings. Then there was elephant polo, the sport of maharajahs. Now in Dubai there is camel polo - the sport of sheikhs?
  • Lipscomb runner doubles as cross-country rider Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:22AMLipscomb cross country runner Carolyn Latham is also an endurance horse racer.
  • (No heading) Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:01PMCarey CosgroveCarey Cosgrove, 11, a student at Mills River Elementary, was named the reserve champion at the Arabian Youth National Championship Horse Show held in Albuquerque, N.M. Carey was born into a "horsey" family and went to her first horse show at five months old. Her mother, Betsy, and sister,...
  • Summerlin Academy Equestrian Team Gives Second Off-Campus Performance Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 2:54PMSummerlin Academy equestrian team presented a musical program at the Canterbury Arabian show near Gainesville on Nov. 1. At 6 p.m. the ring was cleared and the team took over. This was their second off-campus performance, and they did a great job.
  • Fantastic Quest excels Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 1:57PMBANGALORE: Fantastic Quest, Rare And Precious, Caprioska and Own Voice excelled when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Nov. 12). Inner sand: 800m: Satin Wood (rb), Trillion Win (rb) 55, ...
  • Dnata Launches Camel Polo in Dubai Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 1:04PMDUBAI - First there was Polo, the sport of Kings. Then there was Elephant Polo, the sport of Maharajahs. Now in Dubai there is Camel Polo on Wednesday.
  • Aristos pleases Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:55PMBANGALORE: Aristos, Valid Expectation, Angelefire and Chimerique pleased when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Nov. 11). Inner sand: 800m: Milagro (rb) 52.5, 600/40. Moved well. Angelique (rb) ...
  • Animal cruelty nets 360 days in slammer Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:17AMA Sacramento man who starved horses on a south Sutter County ranch will not be allowed to own so much as a cat or dog while on probation.
  • Simpson Takes Top Honours Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:49PMABU DHABI - Racing returned to the Capital on Sunday night with a six-race all Purebred Arabian card sponsored by Sourouh Real Estate.
  • Donkeys now considered intelligent and loyal pets Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 9:07PMKristin Kelly Gerlach was hiking in the woods with her dogs when a sudden movement caught her eye. She turned to see the most unexpected creature grazing the spring grasses.
  • Quicksilver Set for Sunday Race Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 5:20PMABU DHABI - Top Irish Jockey Daragh O’Donohoe will unite with Quicksilver in the Sorouh Challenge, a Purebred Arabians handicap race over a mile at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian & Racing Club on Sunday. The first of the six races card starts at 5pm.
  • Team UAE Crowned Endurance Champions Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 5:20PMKUALA TERENGGANU (MALAYSIA) - Team UAE stayed the course to be crowned champions for the first time in the World Endurance Championship, capping their overall domination of the 12th edition of this competition when Sultan Bin Sulayem finished in third place overall.
  • Charges filed in animal cruelty cases Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 3:35PM Four Wayne County women are facing animal cruelty charges in unrelated cases.
  • Arabians take center stage at WestWorld Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 9:30AMThe free Fall Festival Arabian Horse Show offers family fun at WestWorld in Scottsdale.
  • Victory for Al Raihe, Mullen and Ffrench as Racing Season Starts Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 12:49PMDUBAI - Top English jockey Richard Mullen claimed the first double as the new racing season got underway at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Thursday night.
  • Lasso Data Systems CRM software selected by leading UAE real estate developer Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 11:27PMLasso Data Systems, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for the real estate industry, has announced that Equine Management Services (EMS), a world leader in development of equine-themed communities, has selected Lasso as its enterprise CRM.
  • Lowndes to rein in Bahrain Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 7:00AMCRAIG Lowndes is no stranger to horsepower. But it might come as a surprise that the V8 Supercar legend is just as comfortable on four legs as he is on four wheels.
  • Bathurst winner to rein in Bahrain Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 7:00AMCRAIG Lowndes is no stranger to horsepower, but it might come as a surprise to many people that the V8 Supercar driver is just as comfortable on four legs as he is on four wheels.
  • Elephants lead way as circus comes to town Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 2:01PMChildren and families lined a two-mile route Tuesday morning in Des Plaines, eager to see what has become an annual tradition in November: elephants on parade.
  • Safe haven for horses Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 5:33AMWhen Diane and Bob Dustin moved to Florida to open a restaurant in the Ocala National Forest, life was still good. They had enough money almost 10 years ago when they arrived from Connecticut for a big house, acreage and horses for the couple to ride during their leisure time.
  • Horse sense Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 7:57PMTrish Gibbons, 46, began her career at age 12, when she got her first mare. The half-Arabian, half-quarterhorse was 5 years old when Gibbons and her father picked Missy, also known as Lady Liberty, from her former owner in Colorado.
  • Alysheba comes home to Kentucky Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 5:26PMAlysheba, the 1988 Horse of the Year and champion older horse, was welcomed back to Kentucky on Friday by an enthusiastic crowd that gathered at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington to see the oldest living Kentucky Derby (G1) winner.
  • Creme Brulee claims feature Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 5:07PMCRéME Brulee scored an upset victory to claim the Magnum Enterprises Cup, the feature event at the races in Sakhir yesterday. The only feature of the day was for locally bred horses and carried a cash prize of BD1,600.
  • Arrest made in Oregon horse shooting Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 3:05AMBEND (AP) — The authorities arrested a man accused of shooting a horse and abandoning him in the Deschutes National Forest.
  • Turning 100 is just another adventure Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 8:11AMCARLSBAD – Beatrice Patten recommends reducing stress if you want to live to a century like her. Perhaps following your whimsy as Patten has done – an adventurer who lived on three continents at a time when few single women did such a thing – might be part of what has kept her young.
  • Burning Ambition fancied for feature Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 7:21PMBURNING Ambition looks in best shape to win the Magnum Enterprises Cup, the feature of the races at Sakhir tomorrow. The only feature of the day has attracted eight horses. This race, which carries a cash prize of BD1,600, is for locally bred horses and will start at 4.35pm.
  • News from around the web: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 10:24PMDaily Arab News about the Arabic world, Arabic news for Country by country news coverage. Politics, culture, recipes, book reviews, weather, sports, arts. Covers Egypt, Egyptian life, pyramids, Lebanon, Iraq, the Gulf, its oil, Arabian horses & camel races.
  • 10/29/08 Death Notices Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 7:34PMIrmgard H. Albrecht, 86, of Yakima died Friday. Mrs. Albrecht was born in Berlin, Germany. The family moved to Canada, then in 1954 to Spokane, and in 1984 they settled in Hemet, Calif. In 2005, she and her husband moved to Yakima.
  • Woman Lives Horse Show Year Round Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 5:36PMThe event has come and gone for this year, but for a Broken Arrow woman the Arabian Horse Show is a year round event.
  • Mistral del Sol is Champion; Jarnin Third Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 1:53PMABU DHABI - French-bred horse Mistral del Sol put up a super display with the help of jockey Andrasch Starke to clinch the pivotal place in The President of the UAE Sorouh Derby races held on Sunday at the historical Baden Baden Racecourse in Germany.
  • Fractures in Iraq City as Kurds and Baghdad Vie Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 7:43AMAmerican commanders are increasingly concerned that Mosul could degenerate into a larger battleground over the fragile Iraqi state itself.
  • Horse Show Happy With Tulsa Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 5:53PMCompetitors from around the country are praising Tulsa for the way it hosted its first Arabian Horse Championship.
  • Youth: Howards Grove girls enjoy Dune Riders Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 4:15AMAnna Beining and Melanie Cyr are members of the Dune Riders Pony Club.
  • Calculated Strike wins feature race Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 8:34PMFAVOURITES started the new horse racing season yesterday in Sakhir on an ominous note as the two feature races witnessed shock results.
  • Stanford medical students learn bedside manner with horses Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 8:10PMOnce a week for four weeks, Stanford medical students work with their "patients": a chestnut quarter horse called Dunbar, an aging gray Arabian named Dream and Monty, a big bay. Medicine and Horsemanship Photos: Learning from horses
  • Saeq routs rivals as season begins Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 5:28PMAlban de Mieulle trained Saeq, who has been a model of consistency, swamped the opposition in the Club Cup (Pure Arabian Handicap), the highlight of the opening day’s races at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club yesterday.
  • More horses might starve or be abandoned during difficult economic times Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 8:31AMHUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATESSome of the starving horses found abandoned near Molalla in August now have a new home at the Duchess Sanctuary in Douglas County. When hay was cheap, Shirley Roberts could afford to buy rich alfalfa...