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Sculptor to cast famed horse in bronze (Rapid City Journal) It’s not obvious, but part of the artist’s signature on the new statue of the famed bucking horse Tipperary reads “Cowboy to Cowboy.� Horse caretaker denies cruelty accusation (Summit Daily News) Horse caretaker denies cruelty accusation There's anticipation for planned horse show grounds in Norco (The Press-Enterprise) Minus the ocean breezes, the new horse show grounds planned for Norco will probably turn out a lot like the ones near Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano. Big Horse & Buggy (WKBN 27 Youngstown) Mesopotamia, Ohio is a place where the old world meets new. Amish country and it's now home to what's believed to be the largest wooden horse and buggy in the world. Horse owners warned of EEE (The Troy Messenger) Veterinarians are encouraging horse owners to be aware of a disease carried by several mosquitoes known as Eastern Equine Encephalitis that have been found in horses in the area in recent years. Horse show, of sorts, returns to Shows building, as PC Mounted Posse trains (Crookston Daily Times) Although a horse show hasn't been held there since 1997, the Red River Valley Winter Shows was once again filled with horses over the weekend, with the Polk County Mounted Posse holding a training session Saturday and Sunday at the site. Champions of Thunder Horse have little to cheer (Financial Times) When BP produced the first oil from Thunder Horse, its flagship project in the Gulf of Mexico, the company threw a barbecue. Teamwork a hallmark of horse trials (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Skilled horse-and-rider pairs and dedicated volunteers make large-scale event a success Horse Racing (Richmond Times-Dispatch) HORSE RACING THURSDAY FIRST RACE $8,500, 3-year-olds & up, 1 1/16 Miles Also ran: Pulverizer, Royal Assembly, Adios My Lady, Henry's Hero Late scratches: Great Peace Race time: 1:45.36 Exacta (3-6) $121.20; Superfecta (3-6-4-1) $634.80; Trifecta (3-6-4) $466.40 $8,500, 3-year-olds & up,