s kind of picture and you realise maybe you haven’t seen everything,” Sergeant Dave Thompson said. Police told KOIN-TV the young woman and her boyfriend had recently taken over care of the 32-year-old horse, which had lived in Ridgefield, Washington. Washington County’s investigation has been suspended because no criminal activity had taken place. The horse was reportedly in declining…

…ter ensuring her daughter and her horse were safe, Nicole Graham returned to Astro and prayed that rescuers would arrive before the tide engulfed the horse. The woman added: “I’ve been riding here for 20 years and never had a drama. I’ve never seen any signs and didn’t realize it was so boggy. “When I saw the dust from the rescue trucks I was so relieved. I was starting to get overwhelmed.” Fire l…

…es the cost of the industry unacceptable. Contrary to popular belief the Central Park carriage horses do not live in the park, but in four stables in western Manhattan. The four stables are located on 37th, 38th, 45th and 52nd street, all between 10th and 11th avenue. After the horrific incident, animal rights campaigners have called for an investigation. “The life of a carriage horse on New York…

…. It sees Dustin Hoffman play a crime kingpin scheming to gain control of a racetrack and introduce casino gambling. Luck debuted in the US in January and will see its first season finale broadcast on 25 March. It is currently being shown in the UK on the Sky Atlantic channel. HBO has decided to cancel TV horse-racing drama Luck, which stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, after a third animal was…

strengthen the controls along the food chain in line with lessons learned.” Of the 4,144 tests carried out across the EU for the presence of horsemeat DNA, 193 were positive (4.66%). There were 3,115 tests for bute, of which 16 were positive (0.51%). In addition, member states reported another 7,951 tests for horse DNA performed by food business operators; of these 110 were positive (1.38%)…

People for the Ethical Treatment of the Animals (PETA) has called for TV and film safety rules to be tightened after two horses were put down during filming for HBO drama Luck. The animals were injured in the making of the show starring Dustin Hoffman. PETA said it “repeatedly reached out” to HBO before filming to offer safety advice but was “rebuffed”. HBO, which worked w…

…wo days after a course of chemotherapy ended. At this stage each white blood cell contained just a couple of viruses. However, once the macrophages enter the tumor the virus can replicate. After about 12 hours the white blood cells burst and eject up to 10,000 viruses each – which go on to infect, and kill, the cancerous cells. At the end of the 40-day study, all the mice who were given the…
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, in the countryside almost two hours away from Paris’ home. Laughing Paris Jackson appeared comfortable in the company of her mother, who signed away all legal rights to her and her siblings in 2001. Paris Jackson and her biological mother Debbie Rowe spent Saturday getting to know each other at a horse ranch in Temecula Debbie Rowe looked to be right at home on the ranch, Bricker Performa…
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…the sport of kings: horse racing. It was at the horse racing tracks that the first steps towards what we now know as organized sports betting were made. Throughout the 19th Century and into the early 20th Century, members of the upper class enjoyed small wagers and bets on the outcomes of certain races within the regular gatherings and race meetings. It was after the Civil War that horse racing t…
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Rumors about the nature of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard relationship have been swirling for some time, but it’s being reported that things “seem to be heating up” between them. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are said to be so close that bisexual Heard, 26, has been a “regular visitor” to the New Mexico set of The Lone Ranger where 49-year-old Depp is currently filming. And Johnny Depp, who made…
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A never-seen-before picture of Angelina Jolie posing with a white horse will lead a sale of photographs at London auction house Christie’s in May. The image by celebrated photographer David LaChapelle is expected to fetch between £25,000 ($39,000) and £35,000 ($55,000) when it goes under the hammer as part of The Wild Side of Photography sale. The color snap from 2001 features Angelina Joli…
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…er Tailor Soldier Spy War Horse BEST COSTUMES Anonymous The Artist Hugo Jane Eyre W.E. BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Hell and Back Again If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Pina Undefeated BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement God is the Bigger Elvis Incident in New Baghdad Saving Face The Tsunami and the…
…er Tailor Soldier Spy War Horse BEST COSTUMES Anonymous The Artist Hugo Jane Eyre W.E. BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Hell and Back Again If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Pina Undefeated BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement God is the Bigger Elvis Incident in New Baghdad Saving Face The Tsunami and the…

…cting horizontally polarized light. “But the narrower (and more zebra-like) the stripes, the less attractive they were to the flies.” To test horseflies’ reaction to a more realistic 3-D target, the team put four life-size “sticky horse models ” into the field – one brown, one black, one white and one black-and-white striped, like a zebra. The researchers collec…

…the weather”, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. The coach, built in 1881, was first used by the Queen and Duke on their wedding day when they travelled from Westminster Abbey to the palace on 20 November 1947. The Duke of Cambridge, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards and the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, were joined on horseback by the Princess Royal, Colonel of the…

Jockey Ryan Mania has been airlifted to hospital after suffering neck and back injuries in a fall at Hexham. Grand National-winning Ryan Mania, who steered Auroras Encore to a famous 66-1 success at Aintree on Saturday, fell in the 15:10 St John Lee Handicap Hurdle. Ryan Mania, 23, was riding for National-winning trainer Sue Smith on Stagecoach Jasper. Jockey Ryan Mania has been airlifted to hos…

A military rehearsal of former British PM Margaret Thatcher’s funeral procession has taken place in central London. More than 700 members of the armed forces drawn from all three services took part in the practice before dawn. They will line the route of the funeral procession from Westminster to St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday. Margaret Thatcher’s coffin is to be carried in a…
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…“magnificent mind and beautiful heart”. Barry Gibb also read a poem he had written called Ode To Rob, which included the lines: “We will all be together one day. So fly away Rob, fly away.” Among the 300-strong congregation were celebrities including Sir Tim Rice, Uri Geller, DJs Mike Read, Paul Gambaccini and David “Kid” Jensen, singer Peter Andre, actress Susan George and 88-year-old actor Lesl…
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Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter, will not only look the part at the upcoming London Olympic Games, she will be living like her fellow competitors, too. Zara Phillips, Princess Anne’s daughter, is to be given no special treatment, it has emerged, staying in the Olympic village and sharing the same security and transport as other athletes. On Monday, Zara Phillips, 31, told of her ex…
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Hugo, the 3D epic adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese, leads the charge at 2012 Academy Awards with 11 nominations, including best film and director. The second in line come The Artist, the French comedy which is up for 10 awards, including best film, director, actor and supporting actress. Meryl Streep receives her 17th Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, while George…

ic Games begin on 29 August 20012 and close on 9 September 2012. During the London 2012 Olympic Games top sportsmen and women from across the world will be competing in 26 sports which break down into 39 disciplines. There are 20 sports in the Paralympic schedule in the London 2012 Games. An Olympic Park has been created on 2.5sq km of land in east London from former industrial land that has been…

was declared brain dead by four doctors, made a “miracle” recovery after his parents begged medics for a second opinion Speaking about his amazing recovery for the first time, Steven Thorpe, now aged 21 and a trainee accountant, said: “My father believed I was still there. “He expressed his views to Julia Piper and I think she listened very closely to what my dad had said. “My impression is maybe…
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Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has admitted that Russia’s president is suffering from an injury, but denied media reports that it is affecting his work. Dmitry Peskov said the president had “pulled a muscle”, adding that it was sports-related. He dismissed claims that the injury had got worse after Vladimir Putin’s flight last month with Siberian cranes. Vladimir Putin,…
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Apple has lost its appeal against a UK ruling that Samsung had not infringed its tablet design rights. A judge at the High Court in London had originally ruled in July that the look of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab computers was not too similar to designs registered in connection with the iPad. He said at the time that Samsung’s devices were not as “cool” because they lacked Apple&…

; that’s how you build trust. Sunglasses put a barrier between you and the other person. They say eyes are the windows of the soul, and if I can’t see your soul how can I trust you?” 3. In Nevada, you can vote for “none of the above” The US state of Nevada allows voters to mark “None of these candidates” on the ballot. The option has been on the ballot since 1976 and…