Christmas pets

Are you ready for Christmas?



Here are some pets who are in the Holiday spirit ...

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 Photo by dpd photo

Photo Credit: Loren Borriello

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Photo Credit: Gina Sicari

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  Photo Credit: Kerri Burke

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Smooch!

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Photography by Irene Suchocki

Photographs of the white horses of the Camargue in France.

For sale at her Etsy shop



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Olympic hopeful

71-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu is the oldest competitor at the London
Olympics, representing Japan in the equestrian discipline of dressage.
 This is his third Olympic Games, making his first appearance in Tokyo
in 1964.  (Photo via Yahoo! Sports)



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Smile!

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Way TOO cute!

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Frogs used for illegal doping in horse racing

Racing regulators kept hearing the reports: trainers were giving their
horses a powerful performance-enhancing potion drawn from the backs of a
type of South American frog.



But for months postrace testing could not find the substance, a
painkiller far more powerful than morphine. Then a lab in the Denver
area tweaked its testing procedure, and in recent weeks more than 30
horses from four states have tested positive for the substance,
dermorphin, which is suspected of helping horses run faster. 

“We hear about some pretty exotic stuff,” said Dr. Steven Barker, who
directs the testing laboratory at Louisiana State University. “Frog
juice — this is exotic.” 

The discovery comes as the racing industry is struggling to counter
perceptions of a pervasive drug culture. Indeed, dermorphin is the
latest in a long list of illegal performance-enhancing drugs that have
found their way onto racetracks. Cobra venom has also been used by
trainers to deaden pain so that injured horses can race.

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Snowflake horse

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Dirt bath

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Service horses in Illinois

Illinois lawmakers sent a bill to the state's governor that would allow miniature horses to be used as service animals.



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passed, the small horses, which stand no higher than 32in, would have
to be allowed in schools, stores, restaurants, and other public places –
anywhere an assistance dog can go.

In most cases, horses of any sort are
still considered livestock, and are not warranted the same privileges as
guide dogs, such as entering public places.

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From Arabia to Royal Ascot - History of horses

Timed to coincide with the diamond jubilee, a British Museum tribute to
the horse charts its impact on humanity, from ancient times to the
present day.

 The Horse: From Arabia to Royal Ascot is at the British Museum, London WC1, until 30 September.



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Look at this beautiful horse

The Gypsy Horse  is also known as an Irish cob,
Gypsy Cob, Gypsy Vanner, Coloured Cob or Tinker horse.



The breed originates from the UK and Ireland. Members of the breed come
in a variety of colors but predominantly are of piebald coloring and
have many draft characteristics, including heavy bone and abundant feathering
on the lower legs.



There is no exact known history of the Gypsy Cob. It
is believed by some that the Gypsy Cobs are descended from a
combination of Shires, Clydesdales, Friesians, and Dales Ponies with their origins in the Romani gypsy community of the United Kingdom.



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Baby horse cuddling

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