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Equine BreedsOutrage over Wild Horse and Burro Removals Crosses the PondCHICAGO, (EWA) – The outrage over the round-up of America’s wild horses and burros has spread internationally. Groups in the United Kingdom will be holding a rally in front of the American Embassy in London on March 25. On the same day, Americans will be holding a rally across from the White House in Lafayette Park that will conclude in front of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices. The London Protest was organized by Jane Bravery, Mary Alice Pollard of Cornwall’s Voice for Animals (CVFA), Maria Daines, singer/songwriter and board member of Saving America’s Horses and international actress, Melita Morgan. The rally is cosponsored by the Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) and The Cloud Foundation (TCF). Maria Daines commented, “If we do not stand as one on issues that affect all species whose purpose is to live wild and free, we cannot expect our own species to evolve in a compassionate and considerate way towards each other. Wild horses deserve their time and place, they deserve our protection and we must exist peacefully with these glorious creatures or risk losing them forever.” Mary Alice Pollard adds, “Cornwalls Voice for Animals represents seven thousand supporters worldwide and stands united in ending wild horse round-ups and seeing the wild horses being born free and living wild and free.” International Exhibition of Arabian Art and Artifacts Opens Soon
LEXINGTON, KY (March 9, 2010) – The largest and most comprehensive collection of exotic Near Eastern and Arabian equine art and artifacts ever assembled will soon be on view when A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse is presented May 29-October 15 in the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse – a Smithsonian Affiliate. A Gift from the Desert will be the first major exhibition to explore the impact of the horse on Near Eastern civilization, with particular emphasis on the Arabian, the first true breed of horse. It will concentrate on the Near East, covering the modern states of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, India and Iran. It will begin with the arrival of the first horses in the Near East and culminate in the spread of the Arabian breed throughout the world and the renaissance of purebred breeding in its ancestral homelands today. This breathtaking exhibition, presented by the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation, will feature nearly 400 artifacts and works of art from 25 museums and private lenders including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford University, Ashmolean Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, National Museum of Warsaw, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, American Museum of Natural History, and many others. Highlife Farms to Host Diamond Select “European Style” Sport Horse Sale March 28th at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center Patriot by Pilox - one of the fine prospects that will be offered in the Highlife Farms Diamond Select sale on Sunday, March 28th at 2 pm at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. (Photo courtesy of SusanjStickle.com) George Morris to Provide Commentary at Auction “European auctions and sales offer a party-like atmosphere with breeders selling their horses, and that is exactly what we will be doing,” said Joan Sims, who owns Highlife Farms with her husband Kenny. “Our sale will be like attending a European Sport Horse auction, without having to leave Florida.” The evening promises to be an exciting and star-studded event, with Morris, the founding father of Hunt Seat Equitation and the current chef d’equipe for the USEF Show Jumping team, providing the commentary for a demonstration by Olympic show jumper Lauren Hough who competes Highlife’s Prezioso OLD. The opening ceremonies will feature a dressage stallion showcase with Olympians Lisa Wilcox and Robert Dover, joined by International Trainer, Ernst Hoyos. Wilcox is the head trainer for Highlife Farms and competes Highlife Farms’ Der Euro, Diamond Stud and Der Dollar. Angling for Better Position Take a position close to the gate to give your horse the chance to take hold of the cow. Your location will help you “train” your cow in the fence work. By AQHA Professional Horseman Bozo Rogers with Larri Jo Starkey In the working cow horse, strategy can make the difference between handling your cow efficiently and letting her run down the rail without you. Everything starts with a little mental exercise. If you can think like the cow, you can be ready to handle whatever she throws your way. Opening Gambit The point of boxing is to teach the cow to honor your horse. To do that, you need to “train” the cow to move away from your horse when you’re in her eye. If you are halfway down the pen when you call for the cow, you give the cow time to come to you, and a bad cow will run by you. I like to sit about 50 feet from the end of the arena so that when the cow steps into the arena, the first thing she sees is me moving toward her. When she sees me, she’ll veer, forcing her to honor the horse before she does anything else. SAVE THE DATE: March 25th – March for Mustangs Invitation
Please RSVP to: The Cloud Foundation, info@thecloudfoundation.org, 719-633-3842. Details When: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 1:00-3:00pm, Press conference and speakers at 1:30pm (Filmmaker/Advocate Ginger Kathrens, Author RT Fitch and many more – including special guests to be announced) Where: Lafayette Park (north side of Whitehouse, on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, NW). At 3:00pm protesters will march with signs to the BLM office at 1849 ‘C’ Street. |
