Month: June 2010

Community/Charity | Competitions | Contributors/Press | Disciplines | EQUUS Foundation | Events | Horse Care/Protection | Phelps Media Group | Show Jumping

McLain Ward & Vocas Win the $25k Fairfield Grand Prix to Benefit The EQUUS Foundation
ByAssociate Editor June 30, 2010

WESTPORT, CT – June 29, 2010 – McLain Ward, aboard Vocas, owned by Louisburg Farm, emerged victorious over a field of 27 competitors at the $25,000 Grand Prix on Saturday, June 26, 2010, the culminating event of the Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show held in Westport, Connecticut. Urged on by spectators and…

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Associations/Breeds | Breeds | Competitions | Contributors/Press | Disciplines | Events | Hunter/Equitation | More/Other | Racing Sources | Training/Clinics | Western/Reining

Live Video Coverage of American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup
ByAssociate Editor June 30, 2010

The American Quarter Horse Journal, June 29, 2010 – Live video coverage will be available for spectators wanting to watch this year’s American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup July 3-11 in Oklahoma City. With teams made up of American Quarter Horse Youth Association members from 16 countries, spectators from all over the world can enjoy…

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Contributors/Press | FEI | Products/Services | World Equestrian Games

Big Ass Fans to Provide Cooling Comfort during 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
ByAssociate Editor June 30, 2010September 20, 2010

LEXINGTON, KY — 87 Days to Go — Big Ass Fans, an international company that designs and engineers industrial, commercial and residential large, slow-speed fans has been named the Official Fan Sponsor for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. As the Official Sponsor, Big Ass Fans will provide their cooling technology to many locations…

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Endurance Riding | Horse Care/Protection

Bay Endurance Horse Vanishes in Hansen Dam Wash, Los Angeles, CA
ByAssociate Editor June 30, 2010

On Sunday, June 20, 2010, Jacqy Gamble’s life was turned upside down when her beloved horse, Mensche, bolted during an endurance training session in the Hansen Dam Wash. After an intense search spanning 48 hours, including an infrared flyover of the wash, there was no sign of the missing Mensche. Mensche, a 12 year old…

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Disciplines | Polo

Village of Wellington Prohibits GLBT Discrimination
ByAssociate Editor June 30, 2010

(Wellington, Florida) – The Village of Wellington (pop. 55,584) has amended its Equal Employment Opportunity policy to prohibit discrimination based on both “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” in Village employment. The policy covers the Village’s 258 employees. The action was taken following a request from the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, a…

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EU & Canada Poised to Accomplish What US Congress Should Have Done: Ban Horse Slaughter
ByAssociate Editor June 30, 2010

June 29, 2010 – CHICAGO, (EWA) – Since the 107th Congress (2001), equine welfare advocates across the country have been trying to get elected officials to pass legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses. Polls have consistently shown that the legislation has the support of 70% of Americans, but without fail the bills have…

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Contributors/Press | Disciplines | Dressage | Jane Savoie | Training/Clinics

Motivation from Moshi no. 25, by Jane Savoie
ByAssociate Editor June 30, 2010

A new horse came to the barn today. She is very young. I was in the arena with Jane when she arrived. She saw us practicing some upper level movements, and it embarrassed her. She told a friend of mine that she was ashamed that she didn’t know very much, and was afraid to talk…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Championships | Competitions | Contributors/Press | Disciplines | Dressage | Events | FEI | Para-Equestrian | Phelps Media Group | World Equestrian Games

USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships Awarded
ByAssociate Editor June 28, 2010September 20, 2010

Long List for 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Announced Wayne, IL – June 28, 2010 – The final day of intense competition for the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships and the USEF Para-Dressage Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games concluded Sunday. Earning both the championship rosette and cooler and the…

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Contributors/Press | Horse Care/Protection

Vaccinations Urged for Horses as EEE Cases Rise
ByAssociate Editor June 28, 2010

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated following an upsurge in the number of Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases. Sentinel chickens that serve as an early warning of the existence of the disease are also being diagnosed with EEE in areas of the…

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Day Two of USEF Para-Dressage Selection Trials for 2010 Alltech FEI WEG Concludes
ByAssociate Editor June 27, 2010

Wayne, IL – June 27, 2010 – It was another beautiful day at the Lamplight Equestrian Center where the USEF Para-Dressage Selection Trials are occurring for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Riders and their top mounts entered the arena in front of spectators, their peers and international judges. The three judges included Chris…

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