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“Newsflash: Not all horses have perfect hair” 

by Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 24, 2022
After designing an “Afrocentric” hairpiece for her horse, Chanel Rhodes set about making colorful horse wigs for sale.
As a little girl, Chanel Rhodes never saw people like her riding horses. Now she’s an equestrian entrepreneur.
Courtesy Chanel Rhodes/Andrew Garces
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Inflation drives up hay prices, forcing some horse owners to sell

by Caitlin Tan
Nov 9, 2022
Inflation is driving up the cost of things like fertilizer, which drives up the cost of growing hay and feeding horses.
Tom Johnston takes the tarp of his hay stack to prep it for customers. He sells his hay to customers across the country.
Caitlin Tan
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Horses are again working in French vineyards

by John Laurenson
Aug 4, 2022
The animals can work land that is inaccessible to tractors, and vineyard owners say they improve the soil for grapes. But they raise costs as well.
A horse named Diva at work at Chandon de Briailles, one of many French vineyards that use horses instead of tractors.
John Laurenson
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When horses fly

by Gigi Douban
Jun 2, 2015
Leg room costs extra on flights, whether you have two feet or four.
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Pricing a child's plea for equine ownership

by Paul Sullivan
Nov 19, 2014
While it is expensive to buy and care for a horse, parents say the experience is worth it.
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Federal judge continues ban on horse meat

by Andrea Gardner
Aug 5, 2013
Domestic horse meat processors had been hoping to reopen two slaughterhouses.
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By The Numbers

4 surprising changes on the American farm

by Max Bernstein
Jul 17, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has just released 76 years worth of farming data.
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And the horse meat debate gallops on

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 1, 2013
These arguments we're having about eating horse meat, they sound kind of familiar.
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Drugged-up American horsemeat sold to Europe

by Jack Rodolico
Dec 11, 2012
About 140,000 horses from the U.S. were sold to be eaten abroad. But some horses were never meant for human consumption.
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London 2012

Dressage is not your average horse play

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 31, 2012
Mitt and Ann Romney are bringing new attention to the elite sport and sport of the elite -- by co-owning an Olympic horse.
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