Category Archives: Horse News

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Recession and horses – Part 1

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Bill

Although I started writing this post a year ago, it’s just as relevant today. It doesn’t seem like things have improved much with the economy since then and in many ways, things have become worse. The effects of this current … Continue reading →

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“Found: Large Animal, Hooves, Mane, Long Tail…”

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Mikki

Funny title, not a funny subject. We recently received the following note here at Our First Horse: “My sister lives in Cumberland City and recently found four horses left on her property. She is not familiar with the horses and … Continue reading →

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BLM might slaughter thousands of horses

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Bill

This just makes me sick. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering slaughtering thousands of horses because of budget problems. Why should an animal that was designed to live without human interaction be killed because our economy has … Continue reading →

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Help Keep Our Trails Open!

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Mikki

In addition to our expensive horse hobby, we have an expensive Jeep hobby, too. We have a modified Jeep Wrangler and love to go off-road. Some of you may know that off-road trails across the country have steadily dwindled as … Continue reading →

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A Just Plain Great Idea

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Mikki

Bill found this story on FOXNews.com, and I found a direct link to their blog: Uncovering America by Horseback. Bill Inman and his Thoroughbred-Quarter Horse, Blackie, are traveling across America to prove that America is still a good place, despite … Continue reading →

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Resting horses look dead

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Bill

A horse owner in Arizona regularly fields calls from concerned drivers over what appear to be dead horses in his pasture. Although this wasn’t always the case, a population boom now locates his pasture smack in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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