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A moonwalking Shetland pony who became an internet sensation has lost a paternity battle after leaving his partner to seek out a new mate.Five-year-old Socks was put out to stud with three mares next to a loch but abandoned them after taking a shine to another filly called Kimberley on the other side of the water. After he swam out to meet her, Kimberley gave birth to a black colt called Scamp and hair samples were sent to a DNA laboratory to determine his paternity. But the results have confirmed that Socks, who shot to fame in a mobile phone...

It was election eve 2012 and the Free Republic site was the most optimistic site onthe internet, Romney was going to become the next president and all seemed right with the world. Then the Next day happened and it became the most depressing place on the internet as Romney lost and all we had to look forward to was the next 4,8.12,16 years of Obama and nothing pure socialism and the kulak round ups. So I decided to leave FreeRepublic as I was getting too dperessed. Today I log into FreeRepublic, because it is like a drug and I was...

Plague of the overweight riders who are too heavy for their horses • Only one in 20 riders are within the optimum weight for their horse • A heavy load can mean back pain, lameness and bad behaviour in horses • Vet guidelines advise that riders weigh less than 10 per cent of their mount • Weighing more than 15 per cent of horse's weight poses health risks • Research is published in the Journal of Veterinary Behaviour Horses are the latest victims of the obesity crisis as they take the burden of their overweight riders, experts have warned. A...

Dutch Politicians Want Bestiality Banned Thu Mar 11, 8:13 AM ET AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two Dutch political parties called Wednesday for laws prohibiting sex with animals after a man suspected of having sex with a pony was set free. Wearing nothing but a T-shirt, the man was arrested by police in Utrecht Monday after the pony's owner caught him by surprise in his stable. "He was caught in the stable, busy with the pony, and was arrested for animal mistreatment," Mary Hallebeek, a prosecution spokeswoman said. The prosecutor set him free because there was no evidence of a crime. Dutch...