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WEG: Veterinary Update on Eventing Horses after Cross Country

In addition to the injury suffered by Italian eventing horse Iman du Golfe today during the Cross-Country phase of the Eventing World Championships at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky., two more horses suffered injuries during the cross-country phase. Fernhill Clover Mist, ridden by Patricia Ryan (IRL), was injured today while competing in the cross-country phase.

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The Top Ten ‘Green’ Tasks Horse Owners Should Do Before Winter

Winterizing barns, harrowing pastures, draining hoses, and water tanks, and cleaning and properly storing show tack and other summer horse equipment are among the top things horse owners can do to prepare for winter. “Taking care of what you have a a horse owners goes a long way toward being green,” says Laurie Cerny, editor and publisher of Green Horsekeeping Guide<

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WEG: Equine Veterinary Care Demonstrations

Attendees of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are invited to experience the world of equine veterinary medicine at the Rood & Riddle Pavilion. The pavilion is located inside the Alltech Experience and is one of the highlights of the expansive exhibit and trade show area of the Games. What you’ll experience at the Rood & Riddle Pavilion

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WEG Results: Team Reining, Endurance

The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games started this weekend, already handing out three world championships in two events: reining and endurance. Here is a wrap-up of the awards given in the Team Reining, Team Endurance, and Individual Endurance on Sunday:

REINING: Team USA Wins Gold for Third Time The powerhouse team from the United States took the gold medal at the FE

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Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society President Wins TVMA Good Samaritan Visionary Award

Jennifer Williams, PhD, of Lorena, Texas, and Executive Director of Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society was recently awarded the Texas Veterinary Medical Association’s (TVMA) 2010 Good Samaritan Visionary Award.

According to the TVMA, the Good Samaritan Visionary Award is awarded to an individual who �has made contributions to animal charitable causes that best exemplify the ideals of generosit

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WEG: The Gates Have Opened and Competition Has Begun

After years of anticipation, the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games kicked off this morning in Lexington, Ky. Today’s competition events include Reining Team Competition Part 1, which began at 9 a.m. EDT, and Reining Team Competition Part 2 at 2 p.m. EDT in the Alltech Indoor Arena. These Reining World Championships, presented by John Deere, will see 14 countries competi

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WEG: Preview of the Excitement to Come

History will be made when the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) opens on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, one of the world’s most evocative permanent equestrian centers located in the heart of America’s famed ‘Blue Grass Horse Country.’ It is the sixth occasion that the competitive disciplines have come together to take part in the

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Equine Environmental Stewardship Short Course

“Things are Changing,” is the title of an exciting horse owners’ two-day short course being offered by Penn State Cooperative Extension offices in Mifflin and Juniata Counties and the Penn State Extension Equine Natural Working Group. It will be held on Oct. 9th and 23, 2010 at the Penn State Learning Center-Lewistown from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT each day. The equine

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Retired Racehorses Benefit from Charity Poker Tournament

California Retirement Management Account (CARMA), a charitable 501c3 organization dedicated to assisting Thoroughbred rehabilitation and retirement organizations that care for retired racehorses in California, recently held their 3rd annual charity Texas Hold ‘Em ‘Poker in Paradise’ event. One night a year industry insiders, jockeys, trainers, and racing enthusiasts gather to play poker and raise

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WEG: Get to Know the Horses of Team U.S.A.

People and horses from around the world are descending on the Kentucky Horse Park for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). With the world’s largest airlift of horses already underway, horses from every corner of the earth are making their way to the Kentucky blue grass. The U.S. squad is represented by an international group of horses of all shapes and sizes too, here

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WEG: USEF Names U.S. Endurance Team

The USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Endurance Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the team (in alphabetical order):

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WEG: USEF Names U.S. Dressage Team

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the team (in ranked order):

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WEG: Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital Providing Care and Education at Games

When more than 800 equine athletes arrive at the Kentucky Horse Park from all over the world for the FEI World Equestrian Games, their handlers will pay close attention to how well they have endured the stress of travel and are settling in to their new surroundings. These horsemen and their equine charges will have access to one of the most extensive arrays of advanced veterinary services av

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WEG: Quarantine Facility Ready for Equine Athletes

A temporary equine quarantine facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport is ready to facilitate the entry of horses from around the world competing in the eight World Championships of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park. The World Games 2010 Foundation worked in conjunction with officials from the Cincinnati/Nort

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