On Saturday, Oct. 21, the University of Florida’s Hunt Seat team’s 2017-2018 season began at Kimberden barn in Ocala, Fla. UF hosted their show on Saturday, the University of Central Florida’s show was held on Sunday, October 22.
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A farm experienced major flooding, causing almost a foot of water to submerge a lake dock and spill into horse stalls nearby.
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The rain from Hurricane Irma caused Lake Samson to overflow and has lead to floods ranging from two to four feet. Now local community is working to get back to normal life.
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While aboard the USS Coral in the Gulf of Tonkin for the U.S. Navy, Raymond Knisley knew little about what it is his ship was doing as part of the Vietnam War effort. He would receive newspaper clippings from his parents, often a month after an operation, showing what the …
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Bruce Lamoureux didn’t serve in country during the early years of the conflict in Vietnam, but his work aboard a ship in the South China Seas gave him a perspective on Navy operations as an enlisted man. He serviced airplanes before they took off and after they returned, serving a …
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Irma has left a destructive trail of flooding, power outages and gas shortages across Florida. And while many people got in their cars just before it hit and fled north and west to safety, Paul Gregory stayed home to care for Mill Creek Farm's 140 horses — and Lady Guinevere the hound.
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MIAMI — It was a scene you would never expect to find in the United States, the land of hot dog eating contests and supersized Slurpees — hundreds of people wandering around forlorn, looking for food, against a backdrop of downed tree branches and a flattened gas station with no …
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In preparation for Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall in Florida on Saturday, farmers and livestock owners across the state are searching for secure facilities for their animals.
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A Gainesville team of therapy miniature horses use their calming effect to comfort surgical and trauma patients across the nation and locally.
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Located in Alachua, the Retirement Home for Horses serves as a safe haven to horses of many different backgrounds.
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