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I read this fascinating article in the New York Times and thought I would share it with everyone. BARGAINS IN THE BARN By: SARAH MASLIN NIR Published: October 28, 2009 WHEN Janet Rizzo decided to buy a second horse after her first one was sidelined by an injury, she wanted a mount of comparable ability. She expected to pay a price similar to the $70,000 she spent on her first, 11 years earlier. But in this withered economy, Surfer Girl, the 12-year-old chestnut mare she brought home f… Continue

Ariel Shaker, an artist, environmentalist and avid horse enthusiast dies from fall while exercising a Harvard polo team horse Ariel Shaker, a 2006 graduate of Palo Alto High School and a horse enthusiast since she was 8, was pronounced dead Wednesday night from injuries from a "freak" accident while exercising a horse for the Harvard University polo team Oct. 1. Shaker, 21, in her senior year at Harvard, had just made the team a month ago. She was in Harvard's visual and environmental studies… Continue