horses
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PublishedDecember 25, 2024
Retired breeding horse finds forever home at Darrowby Farm Sanctuary
After an auction, Fiona found refuge at Darrowby Farm Sanctuary just in time for the holidays. Co-owner Amanda Glenn calls it “the best gift,” made possible by the generosity of the Foxwyn Foundation.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2024
Adopted horse ‘Niles’ still winning after harness racing career
Retired Standardbred Annihilator, or Niles for short, is taking it easy on the show circuit thanks to a Buxton matching service.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2024
Deep Water: ‘Barn Chores,’ by Lucia Owen
Maine Poems Edited and Introduced by Megan Grumbling
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PublishedAugust 18, 2024
Photographers find compelling subjects at Windham horse refuge
More than two dozen were invited to the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals' farm over the past year to take photos for a fundraising auction next month.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2024
Riding community rallies to support injured horse trainer
Anna Welch has a long recovery ahead from the multiple serious injuries she suffered in a training accident this month.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2024
‘All I have to do today is ride’: Whitefield farmer recounts race across Mongolian steppe
Jessie Dowling, a Maine cheesemaker, will give a talk about the horse race Saturday at the Bowdoinham Public Library.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Parsonsfield horsewoman completes ‘Century Ride’
Jean Murphy-Ashton, 80, combines with her 21-year-old horse on the achievement, just two years after nearly dying in a riding accident.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Midcoast dairy farmer to compete in the Mongol Derby, the longest horse race in the world
Jessie Dowling, of Whitefield, will leave for Mongolia later this month to prepare for a 620-mile race against 44 riders from around the world.
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PublishedJune 12, 2023
Midcoast Literacy Readers Ride connects students and horses in Brunswick
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Churchill Downs suspends racing in wake of horse deaths
Last month's Kentucky Derby was marred by 7 horse deaths in the days leading up the Triple Crown race at the fabled track. Five more horses have died since.
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