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Topline Equine Care Offers Premium Grooming Line With Natural Ingredients
With their full line of five different products ranging from a Whitening Shampoo to Leave-in Conditioner, Topline offers premium grooming solutions that incorporate organic, natural ingredients to cleanse, strengthen and soften your horse’s coat. In addition, Topline products contain SPF protection that helps to minimize sun damage and fading, polishing ingredients to brighten shine, and aromas [...]
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A Day In The Life of Lori Bucholz at the Adequan Select World
Good Morning from Amarillo! Things are really heating up here in the home of AQHA, and not just because the temperature is supposed to reach 98 today. This morning are the prelims of cattle classes and the hunter under saddle events. As I was practicing last night, I was so impressed by the quality of [...]
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Kentucky Horse Park Makes Final Preparations For 2010 Alltech FEI WEG: Important Discounts and Schedule Changes in Effect
The Kentucky Horse Park is announcing the following changes to their schedule in preparation for the largest event in Kentucky’s history and the largest sporting event in the United States in 2010, the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games: August 30 to October 14 The Kentucky Horse Park Campground will be closed to campers Monday, August [...]
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Largest Paint Horse Futurity in Europe Pays $40,000
Eight short months ago, Kayitah Smart King began an improbable journey that led to the European Paint Horse Championships (EPHC), a top 10 finish and a futurity paycheck for his owner. “He was broke as a three-year-old by a teenage girl,” said trainer Maik Bartmann. “After that, his owners just rode him around their farm [...]
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Equine Science Center Presents 2010 Fall Webinar Series
The Rutgers Equine Science Center is pleased to announce the topics, dates, and times of its fall 2010 webinar series. The series will feature popular topics dealing with horse farms, pastures, and the environment as well as preparing your horse and farm for the winter season. By providing online learning opportunities, the Center aims to [...]
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NCHA Executive Committee Announces New Classes and Workable Medication Policy
The NCHA Executive Committee met in Fort Worth August 23-24 to consider the recommendations developed by the Standing Committees at the 2010 NCHA Convention. Highlights of the meeting include a modernization of the Super Stakes program to be based on flat nomination fees for stallions and for foals; the introduction of a 4-year-old Gelding Class [...]
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EQUUS Foundation Announces 2010 Grants Add to $1.5 Million Overall Total
The Board of Directors of The EQUUS Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the award of its 2010 grants to 60 charitable organizations that use the horse to benefit the public; promote the horse’s health and welfare; and advance the equestrian sport. The EQUUS Foundation is dedicated to securing homes and useful lives for horses, [...]
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How Do We Care For Horses Caught in Disasters? Statewide Workshops Bring Experts Together to Develop Plans
When a fire or flood overwhelms a community, the first instinct is to grab the loved ones and head to safety. Many people couldn’t even imagine leaving their animals behind, but haven’t included the necessary precautions in their own emergency plans. A huge push for a better understanding of animal needs during emergencies took place [...]
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Equine Media Personality to Attend Women’s Horse Industry Conference
The Women’s Horse Industry Association is pleased to announce that Speaking Of Horses, has been named the official media sponsor of the WHIA’s 2nd conference. The Conference will be held September 22-23, 2010 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Wayne Williams, Host of Speaking Of Horses, will attend the event. Williams has a [...]
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Reining Activities Planned For Spectators at 2010 Alltech FEI WEG
During the Alltech® FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), many will notice Reining as the only equestrian discipline to feature hand-tooled western saddles, distinctive cowboy hats and gorgeous, long flowing manes and tails of its horses. However, at this installment of the Games, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) will provide a unique experience for spectators [...]
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New Format For PCQHA Fall Classic in Beautiful Santa Barbara
Plan to attend the PCQHA Fall Classic in beautiful Santa Barbara, California September 16-19th. This year we have a NEW FORMAT of 6 judges/6 sets of points over 4 days. The show is held at the Earl Warren Show Grounds in Santa Barbara. A few blocks from the beach, world-class restaurants and shopping, this show [...]
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Are Your Horses Prepared For Hurricane Season?
As the summer months come to an end, hurricane season is already in session in many parts of the country. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recently issued their 2010 forecast, predicting one of the strongest hurricane seasons on record. The Louisiana State Animal Response Team has generously provided Equine Chronicle.com readers with a [...]
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Weight Loss In Older Horses: Management Solutions
Older horses don’t have to become underweight horses. If senior equines begin to lose weight, there is usually a reason for the change such as dental inadequacy, gastrointestinal inefficiency, immune dysfunction, or the stresses associated with pain. If a horse drops weight on a diet that once kept it in moderate body condition, there is [...]
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Debby Brehm Makes Triumphant Return to Select World Competition With Win in Performance Halter Geldings
After a short hiatus from showing in Select World competition, Debby Brehm made a triumphant return with a World Championship win in the Performance Halter Geldings yesterday at the 2010 AQHA Adequan Select World Show.
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Italian Barnmates Dominate Showmanship Classes at European Paint Horse Championships
All that glitters is not gold–sometimes it’s silver. The winners of Tuesday’s Novice Amateur and Amateur showmanship classes not only earned the traditional gold medals awarded to every European Champion; they also received award buckles crafted by Gist Silversmiths. Mattia Loprese, who won the Novice Amateur title with his mare Imprint My Dream R, and [...]
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This Week in International Disciplines
Driving The first of two Mandatory Outings for the drivers on the Short List for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was held over the weekend at the Carolina Horse Park in Southern Pines, NC. Drivers Bill Long, Cindy O’Reilly, Gary Stover, and Casey Zubek worked under the guidance of US Coaches Peter Tischer and [...]
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Susan Johns and Majestic Scotch Back to Back World Champions in Western Riding
We would like to wish a big congratulations to Susan Johns and Majestic Scotch, who were named the World Champions in Western Riding at the 2010 AQHA Adequan Select World Show yesterday evening. Susan and Dickie are no strangers to the winner’s circle, having racked up numerous World titles, including a World Championship in Western [...]
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Kroger Stores to Offer Ticket Promotion For Alltech FEI WEG
Shoppers at 166 Kroger stores in four states will be able to purchase Flex Grounds Pass tickets to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games along with their grocery items from September 1 through September 24. Kroger stores in Central Tennessee, Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana, and Kentucky spanning locations from Owensboro and Louisville to London and [...]
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Lynn Palm to Release New Book About How to Obtain True Collection
It is no secret that collection is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Western and English riding. Everyone wants it, but few people know how to get it. Real collection proves elusive because—until now—the instructions for achieving it have been complex, incomplete, or even incorrect. The result (false collection) is often based on a [...]
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More Chances to Win WEG Tickets From Kentucky Equine Research
One month before the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the ticket giveaway offered by Kentucky Equine Research (KER) continues. KER is giving away tickets through weekly drawings to those who sign up for its electronic newsletters, The Weekly Feed and Equine Review, between now and September 24. To enter on [...]
