Updated April 17, 2007

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ASSOCIATIONS

March 8, 2007 - Three of New York racing’s top trainers; Kiaran McLaughlin, Gary Contessa and John Kimmel, are the latest horsemen to sign up for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s (TRF) Pony-Up Program. The three trainers will each donate a set amount to the foundation each time one of the horses they train wins a race. Read more>

Lexington, Kentucky, February 1, 2007 - The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC), a statewide association for all horse owners and enthusiasts, is establishing an All-Breed Advisory Council, ... Read more>

As of February 2007, the USDF has updated its Strategic Plan, which will serve as the organization's road map to change. The Plan targets what we [USDF] are not doing today, but need to do in the future, and examines those things that we currently do well, but should be done differently in the future. Read more>

The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) has designated February as its fundraising and membership month. The organization hopes to receive funds or pledges totaling $850,000 during the month as well as renew its current memberships of more than 10,000. Read more>

LEXINGTON, KY (March 9, 2007)  On the occasion of racing legend John Henry’s 32nd birthday (March 9th), the Kentucky Horse Park announced that it will soon receive the grand horse’s racing collection from the Rubin family estate. Read more>

Jan. 29, 2007 -- Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, who suffered a severe left leg injury in the Preakness Stakes, was euthanized Monday at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine hospital. Already suffering from complications from laminitis, he then developed a deep subsolar abscess on his right hind hoof. Although the veterinary doctors placed pins in the right cannon bone, the concern was that the injury was in a weight-bearing bone; recovery was deemed hopeless. Click here to fill out a form to pass along your condolences to Barbaro's team at the Penn Veterinary school

SHOWING/EVENTS

Wellington, FL – April 10, 2007 – This past week, Allwyn Court competed at the Zada Enterprises LLC Littlewood Spring Circuit and won two division championships. Read more>

Tampa, FL – April 6, 2007 – The Tournament of Champions, CSI is the final week of the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). BCO Olymp and Eliza Shuford of Hickory, NC, had their first winner’s circle experience together in the $20,000 1.50m Classic class after they were the only double clear entry. Read more>

Tampa, FL – April 5, 2007 – Although the final week of the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival is winding down, Taylor Ann Adams is just getting started with a new mount in the equitation ring. Read more>

Tampa, FL – April 7, 2007 – The 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival came to a close this afternoon, and a variety of hunter divisions pinned the last champions for the winter season. Read more>

Tampa, FL – April 7, 2007 – Beezie Madden and Authentic Take Second Win in $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational, CSI-4*. Read more>

Tampa, FL – April 5, 2007 – The final week of the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) is the Tournament of Champions, CSI. Laura Chapot Cleans Up ...Read more>

Conyers, GA – April 2, 2007 – SBS Farms of Buffalo, NY, is spending two weeks in Georgia at the Atlanta Spring Horse Show series. Last week’s show, which ran from March 28-April 1, 2007, was another successful competition for riders Jennifer Alfano and Kacey McCann. Read more>

Current Standings for American Invitational as of April 2, 2007 Read>

Tampa, FL – April 1, 2007 – The final hunter divisions of the week wrapped up their classes this afternoon at the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival, and Jennifer Waxman of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, showed multi-faceted riding skills in the hunter, jumper and equitation rings today. Read more>

Tampa, FL – April 1, 2007 Beezie Madden and Authentic Are True to Form for Victory in $75,000 Grand Prix of Tampa Read more>

Tampa, FL – March 31, 2007 – The Tampa Bay Classic, CSI-W is the ninth week of competition for the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). McLain Ward and Pinkata de Longpre went first in the jump-off and could not be beaten. Read more>

Tampa, FL – March 31, 2007 – The adult amateur hunter riders wrapped up their second-to-last week of showing this afternoon at the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival, and Glen Senk came out on top in the 36-50 Adult Amateur Hunter division. Read more>

Tampa, FL – March 30, 2007 – The ninth week of the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), the Tampa Bay Classic, CSI-W, continued today with the main jumper action, the Acorn Hill 1.40m Speed Challenge, in the covered arena. Laura Kraut (USA) and Cento S that sped away with victory... Read more>

March 30, 2007 - Results - Dressage at Equestrian Estates, Loxahatchee, Florida Read more at HorsesDaily.com>

THERMAL, CA (March 27, 2007) Almost one hundred members of the Navy SEALs plus members of their families were honored on Sunday, March 11 during the last day of show jumping at the HITS Desert Horse Park. Read more>

OCALA, FL (March 21, 2007) She’s Magnificent - Tracy Magness leads the pack at HITS Ocala. Show jumping at HITS Ocala concluded on Sunday, March 18. Kyle King took the top prize aboard Spitfire but Magness' overall body of work still allowed her to beat out King for the leading rider award. Read more>

OCALA, FL (March 20, 2007) - Kyle King wins the $100,000 Footing Authority HITS Grand Prix of Ocala, presented by Great American Insurance Read more>

Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida Fast Facts

Be sure read Mary Phelps of PhelpsPhotos.com™ coverage 'On the Scene' at the Jacksonville, FL, Equestrian Center, January 27, for the the American Hanoverian Society Annual Meeting featuring their Young Horse Training Symposium with USEF Young Horse Dressage Coach Scott Hassler. Mary Phelps also of DressageDaily.com™, & HorsesDaily.com™ is authoring an article and provided photography services. Read more>

Ocala, Florida (March 16, 2007) Tracy Magness and Tarco Van Ter Moude win the final $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix of the season at HITS Ocala. Aaron Vale and Copado were second place. Read more>

Ocala, Florida (March 13, 2007) - Sergio Campos rode his mount Shakira Do Jacare to victory and collected $15,000 in prize money during the $50,000 Iron Springs Farm Grand Prix, presented by Sag Harbor Realtors at HITS Ocala to conclude the Ocala Tournament at HITS Post Time Farm. Read more>

OCALA, FL (March 5, 2007) Tracy Magness rode her mount Tarco Van Ter Moude to victory and collected $15,000 in prize money for Mr. and Mrs. John Bartko in the $50,000 U-Dump Grand Prix at HITS Ocala to conclude the Ocala Masters at HITS Post Time Farm. Read more>

OCALA, FL (March 2, 2007) Kyle King is the first to admit he caught a bit of a break in Thursday's $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix at HITS Ocala. After making it into the jump-off, King and his mount Spitfire were the fastest of the bunch with four faults as none of the other seven riders returning for Olaf Petersen's jump-off course could negotiate the route clean. Read more>

March 06, 2007 - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the show jumping team that will represent the United States against a field of international teams at the CSIO competition in Wellington, FL, March 7-11, 2007. Read more>

EQUINE PROTECTION

Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2007) - In a 51-page opinion issued just hours ago, United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly held that the slaughter of horses in America violates federal law. Read more>

HSUS Files Notice of Intent to Sue Slaughter Facility Over Water Pollution Read more>

March 19, 2007 - HB 1711, the Illinois bill to ban horse slaughter, is scheduled for a hearing before the Illinois House Executive Committee on Wednesday, March 21st at 8:30 am in room 118 of the Capitol Building. Immediate action is needed in support of this bill, which will ban both the slaughter of horses for human consumption as well as the trade of horse meat in Illinois. Read more>

March 13, 2007 - Habitat for Horses Action Alert - In light of the recent U.S. Fifth Circuit Court Decision upholding current Texas law banning the slaughtering of horses for human consumption, the horse slaughter plants and their supporters have introduced companion bills in the Texas Legislature to legalize horse slaughter in Texas. The bill number in the House of Representatives is HB 2674 and the Senate companion bill is SB 1742. These bills are the horse slaughter plants absolute last chance to keep operating in Texas and they will do everything possible to pass these bills. We must be prepared for an all out fight to kill these bills and make sure that horse slaughter stays banned in Texas. Read more>

March 15, 2007 - IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED ON HB 2328 – THE ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL - This Bill changes the laws under which Habitat for Horses operates in accomplishing legal seizures. HB 2328 (the Animal Cruelty Bill) has been set for hearing before the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in Austin. You can do two things to help pass this bill out of Committee. Read more>

WASHINGTON (March 9) - Within a day of the U.S. Court of Appeals' rejection of a petition from two foreign-owned horse slaughterhouses in Texas seeking to remain open, a Texas lawmaker has already introduced a bill to repeal the 1949 state law banning the sale and possession of horse meat for human consumption. Animal welfare groups called H.B. 2476, introduced this week by Rep. Sid Miller (R-59th), a last gasp by a dying industry. Read more>

WASHINGTON (March 7, 2007) – Legislation to outlaw the commercial sale and slaughter of America’s wild horses was passed today out of the House Natural Resources Committee. H.R. 249 seeks to restore permanent federal protections for wild horses and burros from sale and slaughter for human consumption overseas. Read more>

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) March 6, 2007 - Texas Ruling Against Horse Slaughter Confirmed by Federal Court of Appeals Read more>

Springfield, IL  (February 22, 2007) - A bill introduced today in the Illinois State Legislature could soon signal the end to the practice of horse slaughter in the United States. Read more>

LEXINGTON, KY (February 7, 2007) “How can you promote what you degrade?” is the question of three-time Kentucky Derby-winning breeder, Arthur Hancock.  “We claim that Kentucky is the ‘Horse Capital of the World,’ and yet we continue to turn a blind eye to the plight of horses in peril.” Read more>

January 21 2007 (Washington, DC) Fifth Circuit Ruling Upholds Texas State Law Protecting Horses From Slaughter Read more>

HSUS - We are one step closer to a ban on horse slaughter! On Friday, Jan. 19, after years of litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit finally upheld a 1949 Texas law banning the sale of horsemeat for human consumption. Read more>

Feb. 21, 2007 - State officials have imposed a quarantine of the Virginia Tech Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center's facilities effective immediately due to the suspected infection of the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) in three hospitalized horses. Read more>>>>>

Feb. 21, 2007 - Under the direction of State Veterinarian Richard Wilkes, veterinarians with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) are currently quarantining six farms in Northern Virginia with horses that might have been exposed to a horse infected with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). Read more>>>>

Rick Silvia Selected as Demo Rider for 2006 Adequan/USDF Symposium - Twenty-two year old, Rick Silvia, of Jacksonville, FL and a well-known competitor on the Southeast dressage circuit, has been selected as a demo rider for the 2006 Adequan/USDF Symposium.  The USDF Symposium will be held in conjunction with the Adequan /USDF Convention to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, November 29th –December 3rd. Two-time German Olympian and World Champion event rider, Ingrid Klimke will address the riders and their mounts in the USDF Symposium sessions on Performance Through Fitness.  In addition, 2004 German Olympic Team veterinarian, Dr. Ina Gosmeier will discuss the topics of acupuncture, chiropractic and kinesiology for the equine athlete. More>

FOX LEA FARM NOVEMBER HORSE SHOW hosting the SOUTHERN ZONE 4 FINALS on November 16-19, 2006. Join us for a complimentary Competitors' Reception! Zone 4 Finals auction on Saturday November 18, 2006. The auction helped to generate funds donated to the USEF (United States Equestrian Federation) in which we represented the hunter/jumper participants in the Zone 4 areas of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. More>

Julie Goodnight Releases Three New DVDs in Principles of Riding Series. Poncha Springs, Colorado, October 24, 2006: Horse trainer and clinician Julie Goodnight (of Poncha Springs, Colorado) releases three new DVD installments in her Goodnight’s Principles of Riding series: Volume 3—Perfect Practice: Exercises to Improve Your Riding at the Walk, Trot, Canter (peach cover); Volume 4: Canter with Confidence (red cover); and Volume 5: Refinement and Collection (orange cover). More>

Southern Lights Stroll 5K Walk/Run through Kentucky Horse Park to Benefit the American Lung Association
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 16, 2006 - Runners, casual walkers (2-legged and 4-legged), folks in wheelchairs and strollers are welcome to help the Kentucky Horse Park kick off its Southern Lights: Spectacular Sights on Holiday Nights opening festivities and set the holiday season in motion. More>

Florida Equestrian Celebration in Jacksonville, Nov. 17-19, 2006.
In its third year, this event is known as a hands-on, awe-inspiring and educational celebration, thanks to the creative minds of its organizers, Gordon and Tina Calhoun at Calhoun Event Planning. And, bringing back the Falisis is a prime example of why this event is bigger and better every year. Florida Equestrian Celebration's speakers and clinicians are to promote knowledge as a key to success with horses. Their goal is to address issues that will help you better understand your horses, resulting in more effective training sessions. More>

Kentucky Icelandic Horse Show, Nov 17-18 - About the time of year when most of us want to burrow-in for the winter, these dependable little Icelandic Horses start feeling their oats and get ready to go to work.  They are bred to carry adults at a fast pace over long distances, along the stunning, temperate coastlines and frigid mountains of Iceland. Read more>

TWHBEA Announces Cancellation of Invitational Horse Show. The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association announced today that the Tennessee Walking Horse Invitational scheduled for Nov. 24 and 25, has been cancelled. Read more>

Kentucky Horse Census Survey Now Available. The survey process will be in place from Oct.15, 2006 to Jan. 30, 2007. Getting everyone to participate is an important step in affirming that Kentucky horse owners, riders, and breeders can be found in many places across Kentucky and make a difference every day in our Commonwealth's economy. Read more>

Victory: Pres. Bush Signs Historic PETS Act. Legislation will protect animal companions in large-scale disasters Read more>

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October 4, 2006 - Eleven Habitat Horses Find Their Forever Home With Willie Nelson Read More>

Argyle, TX - A'Dashi owner Shirley Johnson announced that the store will offer to two free tickets to the FEI World Cup Dressage Finals in Las Vegas next April. Read more>

September 28, 2006 - 2007 USEF Dressage Tests and Booklet Now Available. Lexington, KY Read more>

Florida VETS Project Attends Veterinary Conference. Florida VETS is a special disaster-response unit based at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, ... Read more>

West Nile Mosquitoes Prefer Robins, Study Finds. Greater West Nile Threat? By examining the concentration of virus in the bird blood samples, scientists were also able determine how efficiently the birds reproduce and transmit the disease. Read more at National Geographic >

LEXINGTON, KY (September 25, 2006) - Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and Kentucky Horse Park Join Effort to Save Horses’ Lives Read more>

September 17, 2006 - Escherichia coli Infection and Farm Animals: Escherichia coli O157 is a species of bacteria. The most common type of E. coli infection that causes illness in people is called E. coli O157. Animals do not have to be ill to transmit E. coli O157 to humans. Read more at the CDC>

September 10, 2006 - Bill to End Horse Slaughter Passes House — Moves on to Senate. Habitat for Horses/North Florida Horse Rescue Urges Support Read more>

September 9, 2006 - The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act Passes House Vote. The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (HR503) passed through the House by an overwhelming majority (263 – 146) on September 7th. Action Moves to the Senate - Now the action heats up and moves to the Senate. The Senate Bill, S1915, must be passed before the end of the year to become law. There is no time for celebration, for the job is only half done. More>

Thursday, September 7, 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503) by a vote of 263-146! More>

August 30, 2006 - Nationwide Poll Reveals 7 Out of 10 Americans Oppose Horse Slaughter. Life-long animal lovers, T. Boone and Madeleine Pickens, are joining forces with key horse organizations, including The National Horse Protection Coalition, to launch a campaign in support of H.R. 503 which is scheduled to go to a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 7. More>

Freehold, NJ – August 19, 2006 – Marc Latsko, who has worked on the equestrian show circuit for the last 12 years, sustained a life threatening injury while unloading shavings at the Monmouth County Horse Show. He has been hospitalized and in critical care for over a week and will remain in the hospital for at least another four days. Unfortunately, Latsko was not carrying health insurance at the time. More>

Congratulations to Sherry Smith and her mare Stellar Hit out of Sandro Hit - Reserve Grand Champion of the SESA Breed Show at the Olympic Horse Park, Conyers, Georgia, July 22, 2006 with a score of 84.2! Young Horse Championship! More at Sherry's new DogwoodSportHorses.com website.

USDA Oral Rabies Vaccination - USDA is dropping bait cubes laced with oral rabies vaccine throughout Appalachian states in an attempt to slow the spread of raccoon-strain rabies in the wild and to domestic animals. More>

New Documentary "Dark Water Rising" Illuminates Katrina Rescue Efforts - IDA sponsors film nationally as part of Guardian Campaign. The film portrays many aspects of what being a guardian means, both for individuals and society at large, emphasizing just how important and irreplaceable each animal's life is. More>

JOHNS ISLAND, SC:  Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding, Inc. (CATR, a local nonprofit organization that uses horseback riding to improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities, has been selected to appear on HGTV’s program, Do It Yourself to the Rescue. More>

June 30, 2006 - Skinner & Company Requests Photos and Footage of Hurricanes and Horses for Documentary More>

Hurricane Pony Receives Prosthetic Limb, Helps Kids - Molly, a 15-year-old Appaloosa pony, survived Hurricane Katrina when it hit Louisiana. She was rescued from her pasture near New Orleans after the storm and given a new home with Pony Paradise. However, Molly's storm tragedy didn't end there; a rescued pit bull that had shown no previous aggressive tendencies attacked her and several other ponies, severely damaging her right front leg. More at TheHorse.com

Wild Horses Again Win Victory in US House of Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 2005) - The US House of Representatives today resoundingly reaffirmed by unanimous consent what it originally declared in 1971 - America's wild, free-roaming horses and burros must be protected from commercial exploitation and the cruel slaughter industry. More>

Florida's Sales Tax Exemption On Hurricane Supplies - The Twelve Days Of Hurricane Preparedness. For information on Florida's Sales Tax Exemption on Hurricane Supplies and the "Twelve Days of Hurricane Preparedness" initiative sponsored by Florida's American Red Cross chapters please visit the following web site: FloridaPreparesNow.org

The 2006 Hurricane Survival Guide for the Capital Area can now be found on-line at: www.tallytown.com/redcross/hsg.html. Bookmark the Hurricane Survival Guide TODAY!

PRESS RELEASE Ocala Horse Trials and Sunshine State Driving Event to debut at Florida Agricultural Center and Horse Park Nov. 5-6, 2005 More

West Palm Beach, FL- Deborah Butterfield: Horses, features twelve evocative sculptures of horses in bronze, steel, and mixed media by the internationally acclaimed Montana sculptor. On view at the Norton Museum of Art from September 17 through December 11, 2005, most of the pieces are from Deborah Butterfield's personal collection and have rarely been seen by the public. More

Goldust Appeal, owned by Layne at Triple K Bar C Ranch, will be one of the new featured horses in new book by Carole Fletcher called "Advanced Trickonometry"... I am so thrilled to announce that my Goldust Appeal will be one of the horses featured in Carole Fletchers new book she is working on "Advanced Trickonometry". I sent off the release this morning giving permission to her publisher. I know how special and smart this guy is - now everyone else will know. More

Winsome Adante Named 2005 Limited Edition Breyer Model Horse by USET Foundation. Gladstone, NJ- June 29- The USET Foundation is pleased to announce that Winsome Adante, owned by Plain Dealing Farm of Scottsville, VA, and ridden by Kim Severson, has been chosen as the 2005 USET Foundation Breyer model horse. Winsome Adante, better known as “Dan,” won his first three-day event in 2000 and went on to become one of the most decorated three-day eventing horses in history. More

RALEIGH , NC – The North Carolina Horse Council today announced plans for holding an equine industry referendum to extend the Horse Industry Promotion Assessment which was first authorized in 1999. The referendum will be conducted in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties on March 9, 2005. More>

February 1-28, 2005, has been designated by the North Carolina Horse Council as “Horse Health Awareness Month”. Horse Health Awareness Month is designed to help owners call attention to their horse’s health needs. Some equine veterinary practitioners and horse organizations across the state are holding special clinics and other events for shots and Coggins tests. If your veterinarian is not participating, urge them to do so! There are four especially important diseases that deserve special awareness More>

Creating The Perfect Riding Environment - When considering the aspects of a perfect interior environment, horse professionals from all riding disciplines consider the Cover-All building technology the building of choice for both horse and rider. More>