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Rick Gore on Gates (The Fencing Kind): Horse Tip Daily Episode 78
Rick Gore, of Rick Gore Horsemanship, is a trainer, clinician and an all around horseman. Rick Gore Horsemanship is about the horse teaching you about
Craig Thompson on Halting Easily: Horse Tip Daily Episode 77
International eventer Craig Thompson joins us with a variety of tips from training to horse care to tack selection. Listen in today as he explains
Part 7 of Marching Orders: What happened in the operating room
Equine ER author Leslie Guttman at the Kentucky Book Fair this Saturday, Nov. 7! On Monday in Part 6 of this excerpt from the new
Lexington Mounted Police to Share Training Tips with Civilian Riders
Civilian riders can earn their stripes, so to speak, by attending a presentation November 19 by the Lexington Mounted Police. The free public program offered by Alltech, sponsor of the FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, is entitled "Sensory Training: How to Bombproof Your Horse."
Sgt. Ellen Sam and other training officers from the Lexington Mounted Police will show
Horsemanship Group, Saddle Up Safely Campaign Working Together
The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA), in support of the University of Kentucky Saddle Up Safely campaign, is waiving its fees for the CHA Instructor Certification Clinic at the Kentucky Horse Park, scheduled for November 19-23, 2009, resulting in a significant reduction in the overall price.
The UK HealthCar
NYC Carriage Company Asked to Vacate Stables
One of New York's carriage companies is seeking new stables for nearly 30 horses during their busiest time of the year. The reason? Urban development.
Eric Bederman, press secretary for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), said the current 31-stall Shamrock Stables location sits squarely on the city-owned footprint of planned multi-use
World Equine Vet Congress Heading to India in 2011
The 2011 World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) Congress has been awarded to India. This decision follows three WEVA intermediate meetings held at various venues in India since 2003. At the 2011 Congress, WEVA will feature its first day of presentations for lay horse owners, farm managers, and riders. More on that new initiative will be forthcoming.
Ravinder Reddy, BVSc,
U.K. Couple Sentenced in Pony Obesity Cruelty Case
A couple in the United Kingdom have become the first horse owners convicted of obesity-related animal cruelty under that country's Animal Welfare Act, said a report from Horse and Hound. The Act stipulates that owners must provide a suitable diet for their animals.
Keith and Lynn
Soaking Hay Key to Stable Dust Reduction
Horse owners’ selection and preparation of their animals’ feed has a greater influence on concentrations of dust and endotoxin in the stable than the type of bedding used, researchers recently reported.
Meet the WEG Discipline: Eventing
I haven’t yet had the pleasure of attending a World Equestrian Games, but I take my equine-media colleagues’ word for it that the spectacle makes
Take The Horse Industry Survey
Please take time to go visit the American Horse Publications Horse Industry Survey, sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health and Pfizer Animal Health. Share the link
Selling and Sharing
A slow economy equates to a buyer’s market for those looking to purchase a horse. For the seller, however, trying to downsize your herd or
The WEG Equine Village: 2010 Radio Show Episode 63
A number of guests join us to speak about the Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games. We take a look at the 2010 WEG Equine Village,
Colorado Horse Rescue, Days End Join Unwanted Horse Group
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) has welcomed the Colorado Horse Rescue (CHR) and Days End Farm Horse Rescue as members of the Coalition. With the number of unwanted horses still at a discouraging level, the UHC feels it is important to have the opinions and perspectives of these two facilities.
The CHR is headed by Hildy Armour and the Days End Farm Horse Rescue is headed by
Foot Injury Could Keep Rip Van Winkle Out of Breeders’ Cup
Coolmore and trainer Aidan O'Brien took a chance by entering only Rip Van Winkle in the Breeders' Cup Classic, despite the colt's history of foot problems. They now could wind up without a horse in the race if Rip's most recent setback proves serious enough to force his withdrawal.
O'Brien told the Racing Post Tuesday, "This horse has had no clean
