Horse racing at Rillito Downs

Steward Floyd Campbell, right, talks with longtime friend and jockey Terry Gard, left, in the paddock during the first day of Horse racing at Rillito Downs, in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 17, 2004. Campbell was a top jockey before being injured in a race two years ago. Photo by James S. Wood Arizona…

Miniature horse in Cochise County killed in dog attack

A miniature horse was killed Wednesday in a dog-attack, Cochise County authorities say.

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NM slaughterhouse gets support from horse owners

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A group of horse owners and clubs is urging the governor to support a proposed horse slaughterhouse in Roswell, saying the closing of domestic facilities five years ago has caused “needless suffering under the cruelest of conditions.”

Horse ownership seminar in east Tucson

HEART of Tucson, an equine rescue non-profit organization, is holding a First Time Horse Ownership Seminar from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at Lazy Bear Ranch, 120 S. Houghton Road., Suite 138.

Ben's Bells : Comforter of grieving pet owners is lauded

The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Dorothy Murphy, who comforts grieving pet owners after the deaths of beloved animal companions.

Ben's Bells : Comforter of grieving pet owners is lauded

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New Gila casino is state's largest

Even as Indian gaming revenues flag amid the sour economy, a tribe south of Phoenix today is to open a $215 million hotel and casino south of Phoenix.

New Gila casino is state's largest

When the tough should get going

The former Marine officer Matthew Hoh, who resigned his Foreign Service post in Afghanistan because he feels the war is pointless and not worth dying for, deserves all the attention he's gotten and more. The Obama administration faces hard decisions there, and the man made a good case agains…