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it should be interested what change will this make

The 179 expense deduction applies to horses, farm equipment, and other depreciable property used in a business and permits a horse owner or breeder to write-off up to $125,000 in assets purchased and placed in service in one’s horse business in 2012….

so interesting

Four additional cases of neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on the index premises and one case on a premises in another county have been confirmed. The CDFA does not believe the two situations are related….

maybe this will change things

Late-pregnancy mares need to be fed adequately so they are not undernourished, because the last few months of fetal development see the most growth, tissue accumulation, and weight gain….

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It is important that we build relationships with our elected leaders in Washington and that they understand and appreciate the $102 billion horse industry’s contribution to the economic, sporting and recreational sectors of the United States….

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Benny Padilla is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly stealing 41 horses from multiple owners over a 12-month period….

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A New York Thoroughbred trainer has been fined $500 by state regulators for verbally harassing a veterinarian and her assistant following a drug test on a horse last March at Belmont Park, located in Elmont….

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The new Orange County case brings the total to 16 cases. No new cases were reported in Riverside County….

can believe what i am reading, so unfair

With massages, chiropractic care, and other manual therapy approaches, one could say today’s horses are living the high life. But how effective are these modalities in relieving back pain? According to one researcher, they can be very effective….

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Law enforcement authorities in Colorado are hoping a cash reward will help them identify who is responsible for the shooting deaths of 13 horses last December….

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A herd of allegedly maltreated Thoroughbred horses is in rehabilitative care after Sheriff’s Department personnel in Crook County, Ore., seized the property on which they were residing….