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TV Series The Saddle Club™ Rides Again! for Tweens to Premiere Fall 2008

by By Karin Lippert | Jun 4, 2008, 9:56 AM

Carole, Stevie and Lisa, the girls who formed the Saddle Club at Pine Hollow Stables are back with 26 new live-action adventures— The Saddle Club™ Rides Again! They will appear on public television stations in the U.S. through American Public Television, Inc. (APT), Exchange and Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. (CPT), this fall. The Saddle Club™ , based on the best-selling books by Bonnie Bryant, is the world’s most popular series about girls and horses. The new series of adventures...

New Equine Rabies Vaccine Provides Long-Lasting Protection

by By Susan Conroy | Jun 4, 2008, 9:22 AM

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces the availability of EquiRab™, a rabies vaccine designed specifically for horses. The new vaccine for horses offers long-lasting protection against rabies in the convenience of a single, low-dose injection. “Just as it is for dogs and cats, the potential for horse exposure to rabies justifies vaccination,” said Craig Barnett, DVM., Intervet Senior Equine Technical Services Veterinarian. “Although we don’t see a lot of clinical cases of rabies,...

USEF Names Driving Preliminary Training Short List for the 2008 World Horse Championships (Singles)

by By Joanie Morris | Jun 3, 2008, 5:42 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has approved the following horse/rider combinations to the Driving Preliminary Training Short List for the 2008 World Horse Championships (Singles) to be held in Jarantow, Poland August 28-31. The combinations are as follows (listed alphabetically): Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed/Owner Leslie Berndl / 45 / Newcastle, CA / Koopman’s Lightning Rod / Gelding / 12 / Hackney / Ann McClure Marjas Becker / 61 / Brooker, FL /...

Endurance Riding Team Receives Grant from the Kentucky Horse Council

by By Essie Rogers | Jun 3, 2008, 4:36 PM

M. R. Riders 4-H Club of Campbell County was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC). Members of the club compete as a team year round throughout the state at endurance riding competitions. Typically the young riders and their horses compete by traveling an average of 25 miles over challenging terrain in a timed event. As they accumulate good scores and better fitness levels they enter endurance races of further distances. Those wishing to qualify for the 2009 U.S....

National Walking Horse Association Announces the Arrival of Bold Aggression

by By the National Walking Horse Association | Jun 3, 2008, 4:08 PM

The National Walking Horse Association (NWHA), headquartered at the Kentucky Horse Park, is proud to announce that Bold Aggression, better know as "Bo," arrived at the park on May 15, 2008. Bold Aggression is on loan to the park, courtesy of NWHA and Larry Anderson, of Lenoir City, TN, in memory of his late wife, Cindy. Serving as the NWHA Ambassador in the daily Parade of Breeds demonstration, he will be ridden in a custom made Tennessee Walking Horse silver show saddle, handcrafted by Circle...

Tunica Gears Up for Chris Cox Ride the Journey Tour

by severs | Jun 3, 2008, 4:02 PM

With a second consecutive Road to the Horse Championship title under his belt and a new Western Horseman book recently released, clinician Chris Cox is riding high. Don’t miss the excitement as Chris brings his “Ride the Journey” tour to Tunica, MS, for a two-day learning experience on July 26 and 27 at the Tunica Arena & Exposition Center. Chris’ RFD-TV program carries his down-to-earth style and authentic brand of horsemanship to households across America. Those attending the Tunica event...

American Association of Equine Practitioners Healthy Horses Workshop to Feature World-Renowned Trainer Monty Roberts

by By Sally J. Baker | Jun 3, 2008, 3:57 PM

The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Healthy Horses Workshop, an event designed to offer the latest news and advances in horse health to non-veterinarians will be held Saturday, July 26 in Austin, TX. Now in its ninth year, the event will address horse health topics that are important to the horse owner, as well as feature a special seminar by world-renowned trainer Monty Roberts. The veterinary topics and speakers for the event are: • The Unwanted Horse in the U.S.: Tom...

Recognition for Anglo-Arabians

by By Peggy Ingles | Jun 3, 2008, 3:51 PM

The North American Anglo-Arabian Horse Association (NAAAHA) will again be honoring Anglo-Arabian horses competing at Youth Nationals and Sport Horse Nationals in 2008. The Top Five winning Anglos in all classes at each show will be awarded an embroidered cooler and neck ribbon; the Supreme Champions will also receive a gold trophy. NAAAHA has also implemented a High Point Program for Anglo-Arabians that compete in working hunter, jumper, eventing, dressage, Sport Horse, conformation, endurance...

The Day No Horses Went to Slaughter: Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue Saves the Lives of 163 Horses in a Single Night

by By Jennifer Swanson | Jun 3, 2008, 3:23 PM

At a tense horse auction in Sugarcreek, OH last weekend, Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue left angry horse "kill" buyers no choice but to haul their trailers home empty. One hundred sixty three horses stood for sale that night facing the same grim future: a grueling trip to a painful slaughter in Canada or Mexico, then on to fill overseas dinner plates. But Pure Thoughts co-founder Jennifer Swanson and sponsor Victoria McCullough gave every one of those horses a second chance. "I have bought...

SmartPak™ Teams Up with American Paint Horse Association to Present Free Stacy Westfall Seminar

by By Rebecca Bennett | Jun 3, 2008, 3:18 PM

Visitors to this year’s American Paint Horse Association (APHA) World Championship Show will get a special chance to see National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Freestyle Reining Champion and winner of the prestigious Road to the Horse Competition, Stacy Westfall. She will share her secrets to “thinking like a horse” during a free horsemanship seminar on Saturday, June 28, presented by SmartPak. Recently featured on the Ellen DeGeneres show,...