Emma Moore is Mary King’s groom who enjoyed the unique achievement of becoming the first groom to produce the top two horses at Rolex with her boss on her first visit to Kentucky. Tune in right here.
Eventing Radio Episode 140 by Bit of Britain – Show Notes and Links:
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Jack Hardin Towell, Sr. started his own business as a hunter/jumper trainer at the age of 17. Now the owner of Finally Farm in Camden, South Carolina, and one of the leading horse trainers in the US, his accomplishments as a trainer have secured his stature in the industry. Jack has used his skills and intuition to discover and make top hunter ponies and horses. He has trained 65 champions and/or reserve champions in the best indoor shows, including The Pennsylvania National, Devon, The Washington International, Capital Challenge, and The National Horse Show.
Jack is also an R rated horse-show judge and has officiated at many prestigious horse shows including the Washington International and the ASPCA Maclay Finals.
Please join us May 7-8, 2011 at Longfield Stables located at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, SC for an opportunity to ride with a master. Contact Lauren Marcinkoski at SwampFoxFarms@gmail.com or (912) 484 8510 for more information.
German dressage journalist Kim Kreling joins Chris this week to review the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final from Leipzig, Germany. Take a listen right here.
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With Spring already here, protecting horses against environmental toxins is an important goal for KAM Animal Services. So many things that surround our horses result in their bodies becoming toxic, from man-made pollutants, contaminated feeds and water, and natural stress, such as storms or draught. KAM DTX-Formula, a new advanced environmental body detoxification product recently created by KAM Animal Services, was developed for just this purpose.
KAM Animal Services has been working on producing this product for awhile now but never finalized the ingredients. However, recently when more and more clients approached the company about creating a product that would protect horses against environmental toxins the staff began the necessary research. They wanted to find the right combination of ingredients that would work well together to detoxify toxic horses. KAM DTX-Formula is the result of that research.
“As a horse owner myself, I was also concerned with giving my horses a product that would be a complete environmental body detoxification solution,” explained Gabriele Sutton, owner of KAM Animal Services. “I worked closely with the researchers to ensure KAM DTX-Formula had all the right ingredients to get the best results. KAM DTX-Formula has turned out to be everything I was hoping for.”
Continue reading KAM DTX- Formula – A New Detox Product from KAM Animal Services
(Washington, DC) – The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to welcome television sports personality and NBA insider Bonnie-Jill Laflin to AWI’s campaign to end horse slaughter. Bonnie-Jill — a member of the LA Lakers front office and the NBA’s first and only female scout — has been actively involved in the horse community her entire life. She will help AWI expand its efforts to educate the American public and Members of Congress about the continuing cruelty of horse slaughter.
”It is hard to fathom that we still permit the slaughter of American horses,” said Bonnie-Jill. “Horses are powerful and intelligent, and a symbol of American freedom and spirit — they deserve more respect. I’m anxious to partner with AWI to build support for protecting these graceful and amazing athletes.”
AWI began the national campaign to end horse slaughter in 2001, after witnessing the abuse of horses collected by killer-buyers at a livestock auction in Pennsylvania. Over the past decade, AWI has documented inhumane conditions at horse slaughter facilities and during horse transport throughout the U.S. and across the border. Although horse slaughter plants — operating in the U.S. as recently as 2007 — are dormant for now, the same numbers of American horses are being slaughtered. Sadly, the only thing that has changed is the location of the slaughterhouses — now across the border in Canada and Mexico.
St. Louis, MO (May 5, 2011) – Arenus, a premier provider of innovative health and nutritional products for pets and horses, is pleased to announce that champion combined driver Chester Weber has joined Arenus as an official Arenus Ambassador. As the eight-time USEF National Four-In-Hand Combined Driving Champion, Weber has proven to be an unstoppable force in the world of combined driving and most recently won the FEI Horse Team division at Live Oak International, one of the premiere combined driving events in North America.
As the United States’ most decorated combined driver, Weber also holds an illustrious international combined driving record. During the Four-In-Hand FEI World Championships in Beesd, The Netherlands, Weber became the first American to win an individual medal. Weber not only finished first in the dressage phase, but also took home the Individual Silver Medal. In addition to this prestigious win, Weber has been ranked in the top ten internationally since 1999.
Weber, who has driven for the United States in three World Equestrian Games, is pleased to be an Arenus Ambassador. “We have used Arenus products for quite a while and believe they are quite beneficial. We know the Arenus products are ones we can really trust,” Weber said.
Continue reading Champion Combined Driver Chester Weber Joins Arenus as Official Arenus Ambassador
Patricia Hill and Eric Straus also named to Board
Lexington, KY – May 4, 2011 – The National Horse Show Association of America Ltd. announced today that E. Hunter Harrison has been named as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Born in Tennessee, Harrison served for many years as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway before retiring in 2009, leaving an admirable record of accomplishment. Thanks to his leadership, CN became the envy of the railway industry and Harrison developed his reputation as one of the most successful railroaders in history. In a fitting tribute to Harrison, CN named their Memphis distribution center after its retiring CEO. They unveiled the Harrison Yard recently, after spending $100-million to nearly double its capacity.
Harrison’s Double H Farm, owned by Hunter and his wife Jeannie, is one of the top equestrian show stables in the industry. The farm, managed by the Harrison’s daughter, Cayce, is home to a number of world-class show jumpers, including Let’s Fly and Rufus, shown by Olympic Gold Medalist Rodrigo Pessoa.
Continue reading Hunter Harrison Named Chairman of the Board of the National Horse Show Association
Watch the video interview with Dr. Huber about the new pathogen that’s threatening our food!
And then tell President Obama to say “no” to GMO Alfalfa and Sugar Beets
On January 17, 2011, Dr. Don Huber, an internationally-recognized plant pathologist and Professor Emeritus at Purdue University, sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack alerting him to a serious problem facing U.S. agriculture. This letter warned Secretary Vilsack of a previously unknown pathogen that “should be treated as an emergency.”
Dr. Huber’s letter discussed the new pathogen in dire terms, saying that a top team of scientists had discovered a link between the new pathogen, the steady rise of plant diseases in Roundup Ready corn and soybean crops, and the high rates of infertility and spontaneous abortions of animal livestock consuming feed that had been treated with the weed killer Roundup.
The letter urged Secretary Vilsack not to approve Roundup Ready alfalfa because of the high levels “of this new animal pathogen in Roundup Ready crops, and its association with plant and animal diseases that are reaching epidemic proportions,” and to conduct research on the relationship between Roundup Ready crops, glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup), and this new pathogen.
Continue reading Urge President Obama to Say NO to GMO Alfalfa
Submit your comments by May 6th!
Dear Fellow Wild Horse and Burro Supporters;
Wild horses in Wyoming currently need your immediate help! With Congress fully funding the BLM, the summer roundups are slated to take off starting in July. Thousands more horses are slated to lose what they value most… their freedom and their families.
The BLM has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) that attempts to justify the roundup of two herds in that area: White Mountain and Little Colorado. The area comprises over 1 million acres. With a roundup, these two herds will be decimated to a mere 274 horses! Meanwhile, nearly 6,000 head of cattle or 30,000 sheep are allowed on these same herd management areas (HMAs).
The EA contains inaccurate data and faulty science. For example, two completely different numbers are given for the acreage of the HMAs within the same document, and the BLM website provides yet another entirely different number.
The EA itself also provides impossible and conflicting rates of reproduction (including 100% reproduction!) and census data which does not match within the EA or with the BLM website.
Please help these wild horse herds by taking easy action and submitting your own comments! You can view The Cloud Foundation’s comments here.
If you’re feeling adventurous, you can read the BLM’s full EA here.
For a sample of what you can write, click here.
Remember: Comments are due by 4:30 PM (Mountain Time) Friday, May 6th. Always be polite in your comments and present the facts.
Comments can be submitted via email to WhiteMountain_LittleColorado_HMA_WY@blm.gov with “White Mountain/Little Colorado EA Comments” in the subject line.
Thanks so much and Happy Trails!
Ginger
The Cloud Foundation
107 South 7th St
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
719-633-3842
Loxahatchee, FL – May 4, 2011 – The Spring Horse Driving Trial at Port Mayaca Polo Club, Saturday and Sunday May 14th and 15th, will include a charity luncheon to benefit the new driving program at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center. The Luncheon will be held Saturday the May 14th during the Dressage and Cones portion of the competition in Okeechobee, FL. The competition will begin at 9 am and the luncheon will be served from 12 until 2pm. The competition is similar to 3 day eventing, including dressage, cones which is similar to the stadium jumping portion, and a cross country portion, including obstacles that will be driven on Sunday starting at 9am.
Proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the start up of VTRC’s new handicap driving program. The addition of a driving program will allow the center to meet the needs of people who may not be able to ride but will enjoy the camaraderie of the barn and the excitement of competition. VTRC Director of Development Susan Guinan has been committed to starting a driving program at VTRC for sometime. She began driving in the 1980s, and has competed at Gladstone and Devon and many other shows along the east coast. She continued her driving while living in England and was involved with the RDA driving program. She is pleased to be able to bring this opportunity to VTRC.