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VITTORIA! Torna in FISE la norma NON DPA

31/07/2019 - Passo indietro della Federazione: cavalli iscritti solo se non macellabili
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Divieto carrozze in città: IHP scrive a Regione Toscana

26/07/2019 - È molto accesa la discussione, in questi giorni, su un possibile emendamento all’articolo 70 del codice della strada che, se approvato, sancirebbe il divieto di circolazione delle carrozze trainate da cavalli su strade urbane
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Pistoia, Giostra dell’Orso: il Mibac finanzia la sofferenza dei cavalli

25/07/2019 - “È una vergogna che il Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali tagli fondi a giovani, musica, arte e musei e trovi soldi da dare a chi mette in piedi un penoso e anacronistico spettacolo di sfruttamento di animali”.
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Horse racing: two horses dead in France

18/07/2019 - It has hit the news only because they were two harness racing champions and therefore top-earning horses: Aubrion du Gers and Cyrano du Pont died two days ago following a head-on collision during track training. Aubrion du Gers has won awards for over 2.5 million Euro.
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Show jumping, Piazza di Siena 2019: abuse in elegant clothing

15/07/2019 - Let us be clear, getting a horse to jump 2 metres is not necessarily more detrimental than riding it over a full course of jumps of 1.50 or 1.60m. In all things there is a kind of symbolism behind the choices available, and the Six Bar Competition is designed to show off the power and capacity of the horse over high jumps.
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Palio di Casole: si torna a correre dopo la morte di Savage

13/07/2019 - Con un esposto a Prefettura di Siena e Ministero della Salute, IHP chiede una minuziosa verifica dell’organizzazione del palio in programma a Casole d’Elsa (SI) domenica 14 luglio, con particolare attenzione al rispetto delle prescrizioni dell’Ordinanza Ministeriale, per scongiurare ulteriori incidenti ai cavalli utilizzati.
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Horse-drawn tourist carriages: IHP appeal to tourists

06/07/2019 - In this torrid summer, Italian horses that are forced to pull carriages through the city centres are victims of the institutional and legislative chaos, which ends up protecting the rights of those who exploit them, at the expense of the horses’ welfare. IHP or the Italian Horse Protection NPO calls upon all tourists: “If you are visiting Rome or other Italian city centres, do not use carriages pulled by horses as the owners do not guarantee the welfare of the animals used”
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The palio of 2 July 2019 in five points

04/07/2019 - Among the comments of 2nd July 2019 we read that Violenta da Clodia, a horse “worn-out” by the race, suffered an injury, a “broken nail” (more precisely a hoof crack) prior to departure, caused by a kick
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Palio di Siena: è vera tradizione?

01/07/2019 - Gli organizzatori del palio di Siena, capofila di decine di corse storico-folkloristiche che si tengono ogni anno in Italia, perseverano nel far correre i cavalli su una pista pericolosa dove avvengono regolarmente incidenti
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Varenne: the hypocrisy of a world about which still too little is known

23/06/2019 - The news of the imminent move of Varenne, the horse that has won more harness racings than any other, is referred by the mainstream media as a story of happiness and beauty as if they were talking about someone who decided to change their life
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