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		<title>Horse Breeders &#038; Owners Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The folks from the Horse Breeders &#38; Owners Conference have sent us the following info: Once again, we’re gearing up for the annual Horse Breeders &#38; Owners Conference in Red Deer. The current list of speakers is now up on the web site, as well as registration information.
http://www.albertahorseindustry.ca/hboc/index.html
Register by December 1 to be eligible for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/08/horse-breeders-owners-conference-2/</link>
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		<title>Working Mountain Horse Competition &#038; Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wild Deuce hosted their 4th Annual Working Mountain Horse Competition &#38; Select Sale this past weekend (September 26-28).  This is a weekend you will mark on your calendar year after year. The owners Chuck &#38; Terri McKinney and Brenda Winder have gone out of their way to bring the best of the mountains to you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/08/working-mountain-horse-competition-sale-2/</link>
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		<title>Free Draw - Signed Ben Crane Print</title>
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The more you look at this great example of Ben Crane&#8217;s wild imagination, the more the details become apparent. It is called &#8220;Bees in the Outhouse&#8221;.
To enter just comment on this post by clicking on &#8220;comments&#8221; below and answering our question. Our question for this draw?
How can we make Northernhorse.com better for you?
The winner of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/06/free-draw-signed-ben-crane-print/</link>
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		<title>Sports Funder Youth Travel Assistance Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To Horse Council BC Youth Members, Horse Council BC welcomes you to apply for the Sports Funder Youth Travel Assistance Program past the due date, until all funds are exhausted.  There are limited resources available at this late date, so we recommend you apply as soon as possible as funds will be issued on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/06/sports-funder-youth-travel-assistance-program/</link>
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		<title>Nominations for Distinguished Service Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Horse Industry Association of Alberta is proud to present an annual award in recognition of an outstanding individual who has provided a significant contribution toward the continued development of the horse industry in the province. The Alberta Horse Industry Distinguished Service Award was first presented at the 2000 Horse Breeders &#38; Owners Conference to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/06/nominations-for-distinguished-service-award/</link>
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		<title>Working Mountain Horse Competition &#038; Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If I didn&#8217;t already have a committment for today, I can tell you what I would be doing. I would be going to the Working Mountain Horse Competition. The Wild Deuce Girls ride out in the west country all summer and then bring their horses who have a summer full of experience to the competition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/26/working-mountain-horse-competition-sale/</link>
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		<title>Are you seeing the Pot O&#8217; Gold Ad?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How many of you are getting to see the Pot O Gold ad (animation) on the right hand side of the Northernhorse.com home page right above the classified feed? Or&#8230; are you seeing a request to download the flash player? Or&#8230; something else? Would appreciate your input so we can see how big a problem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/25/are-you-seeing-the-pot-o-gold-ad/</link>
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		<title>Gem Twist Reborn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest cloning news comes from the European cloning firm Cryozootech, who have today announced the birth of a clone of the three-time &#8220;American Grand Prix Association Horse of the Year&#8221;, legendary American Thoroughbred gelding showjumper &#8220;Gem Twist&#8221;.
Gem Twist - owned and bred by Frank and Mary Chapot - was much loved by followers of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/gem-twist-reborn/</link>
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		<title>Hurricane Ike</title>
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With fall on our doorstep and the weatherman even talking about snow flurries in a few days I have been doing my annual &#8220;Why do I live in this place where it is so cold in the winter?&#8221; routine.
But, although I do really love to get away to somewhere warm in the winter for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/hurricane-ike/</link>
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		<title>Misty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jenny Faulkner sent us this story of a horse who stole her heart.

Misty was a horse I bought at the spur of the moment. I was going to take home her half sister, whom I had chosen to buy before hand. The seller said she would make me a deal on the 2 and being the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/18/misty/</link>
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		<title>September 2008 Free Draw</title>
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This draw has been completed. Please don&#8217;t enter here but go to the current draw instead.
For the September draw we are giving away a copy of Robert Vavra&#8217;s book Equus, the creation of a horse. It is a used copy and the outside paper cover has a bit of damage but the book itself is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/02/september-2008-free-draw/</link>
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		<title>Clinicians Wanted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have had a request for suggestions for equine clinicians to perform at upcoming equine events in Ontario. They plan to use their newly acquired facility to provide clinics in various aspects of equine care from riding to hoof care - anything equine. Just let me know - lynn@northernhorse.com - if you would like to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/01/clinicians-wanted/</link>
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		<title>News on the Equine Cloning Front</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jos Mottershead, my favorite equine reproduction specialist has published the following news article about happenings with equine cloning.
Charmayne James&#8217; multiple world-champion gelding &#8220;Scamper&#8221; cannot of course sire foals himself, but his clone - &#8220;Clayton&#8221;, foaled in 2006 - has proven fertile, with two mares being bred, embryos flushed, and maintained pregnancies identified in the recipient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/30/news-on-the-equine-cloning-front/</link>
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		<title>Striker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is another story in our Horses we have loved series. Lana Bollers writes: The most memorial horse I can honestly say was the twin, Striker we lost. Striker was born on March 26, 2008 shortly before 4pm. I obtained a call around 4:10 with my daughter saying, “MOM! Mischief had two babies!!” I was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/22/striker/</link>
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		<title>Stolen Horse - Mandy</title>
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Mandy has disappeared from the family&#8217;s field near Okotoks, Alberta.  She was discovered missing early this morning (Wednesday August 20).  Mandy was not in her field this morning and upon looking further the family discovered the wires on their fence had been cut.
Mandy is a black, 14.2 Welsh, arab, quarter horse cross.  She has a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/21/stolen-horse-mandy/</link>
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		<title>Eric Lamaze Wins Gold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just finished watching Eric Lamze win personal gold at the 2008 Olympics. What an exciting jump off. What an inspiration to see someone who has overcome a less than supportive youth and some antics of his own to become one of our best athletes. And what a horse he has in Hickstead. And all this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/21/eric-lamaze-wins-gold/</link>
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		<title>Alberta Gold &#038; Silver in Competitive Trail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rocky Mountain Challenge 2008 Canadian Nationals saw over 170 entries from the United States and Canada compete over five days at Red Deer River Ranches west of Sundre, AB in the sports of endurance, competitive trail and ride n’ tie.
Sunny and partly cloudy skies accompanied the Open competitive trail riders over their two-day, 80-mile [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/20/alberta-gold-silver-in-competitive-trail/</link>
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		<title>Team AB Wins Gold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Auto body shop owner, Dave Getzinger of Drayton Valley, AB had the ride of his life in the 50-mile endurance competition at the Rocky Mountain Challenge – 2008 Canadian Nationals August 2, 2008 held at Red Deer River Ranches, Sundre, AB  The event requires riders to negotiate the 50 miles of Rocky Mountain foothills [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/20/team-ab-wins-gold/</link>
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		<title>Getting Started with Horses Returns</title>
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After a successful run in the fall of 2007, the Horse Industry Association of Alberta is launching its 2008 “Hoofin’ Around” tour with seminars for new or prospective horse owners in six Alberta locations.
The evening seminars cover the topics: Myths, Mysteries and Miseries; Choosing Your Path; What a Horse Needs; What a Rider Needs; Stable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/20/getting-started-with-horses-returns/</link>
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		<title>Martin Black</title>
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I&#8217;m sure lots of you know of Martin Black. Many who see him work say Martin is the one they would like to have start their colts. Coming from 5 generations of ranchers he has grown up with horses and adapted his traditional training with the influence of other present-day horsemen.
Martin is currently in Alberta [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.northernhorse.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/20/martin-black/</link>
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