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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T16:30:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Lester Cochrane with his horses Bonnie (left) and Jack at the Dunstan Equestrian Centre. PHOTO: CARYS TROTTER\n  \n\n  \n\nA veteran gold miner, who owns two horses with a combined age nearly as old as him, says a disease caused by over-irrigation nearly killed one of them, forcing him to spend $5000 over the past two months to keep the animal alive.",
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