Reports on Racehorse Injury Rates,Medications Misleading
Friday, July 13 2012
I’ll Have Another PHOTO CREDIT-Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club July 13, 2012 – Lexington, KY – Earlier this week, the horse racing industry encountered further criticism when an article by the New York Times (found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/sports/ill-have-another-had-history-of-ailments-records-show.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss ) alleged that drastic treatments were being given to Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another leading up to this year’s Belmont Stakes.
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Rescue Dog Needs a Ride
Friday, July 13 2012
Pongo Pongo here. DRSF has been approved to rescue me from the shelter but needs help transporting me from Arkansas. I am being neutered tomorrow and will be ready to go
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Top Finishes for Lauren Tisbo at Spruce Meadows
Thursday, July 12 2012
Calgary, Alberta – Lauren Tisbo of Barrington, IL, closed out the Spruce Meadows summer tournaments with top finishes in the final events at the internationally acclaimed show jumping venue in Calgary, AB. Riding King Kolibri, Tisbo placed fourth in the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup on Saturday, July 7, and, on the final day of competition in the CSI5* “North American” tournament, guided Crème Brule to fifth place in the $140,000 Cenovus Energy Classic Derby. Lauren Tisbo and King Kolibri placed fourth in the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the CSI5* Spruce Meadows “North American” show jumping tournament on July 7 in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Spruce Meadows Media Services) A total of 44 horses entered to win Saturday’s coveted $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup in the International Ring. Only seven clear rounds were produced over the challenging first-round track set by course designer Michel Vaillancourt of Canada. In the second round of competition, five horse-rider combinations, including Tisbo and King Kolibri, repeated their fault-free performance to force a jump-off
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Hunters Vie for USHJA/World Championship Hunter Rider Earnings at Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival
Thursday, July 12 2012
Traverse City, MI – July 11, 2012 – The summer heat wave transfixing most of the country last week, subsided substantially today as the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival welcomed exhibitors for a second highly contested week of competition. All of the professional hunter riders had their eye on earning precious points in this week’s USHJA/World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) member event. The USHJA/WCHR program, designed to recognize and celebrate the hunter rider, awards the USHJA/WCHR member event status to only a select few competitions in each geographical region. Based on quality, membership votes, rigorous criteria and evaluation, Horse Shows by the Bay is only one of six horse shows in the Midwest region to be accredited with the coveted WCHR designation. Leading the week off in the R.L.
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Vermont Summer Festival Focuses on Fun
Thursday, July 12 2012
Exhibitors gathered at the Chantecleer Restaurant to celebrate the Fourth of July at the first exhibitor party of the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival. Photo by David Mullinix Photography East Dorset, Vermont – It’s more than just the outstanding competition that draws exhibitors to the Vermont Summer Festival, running July 4 through 12, 2012 in East Dorset, VT. It’s the focus on fun that has so many competitors returning year after year
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Rescue Partnership Gives Horses a Second Chance
Thursday, July 12 2012
Dr. Lombardi & Paint MADISON, N.J
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Olympic Sidelines – U.S. Olympic Dressage & Show Jumping Teams Named
Thursday, July 12 2012
A Blog by Kim & Allen MacMillan, Correspondents for Sidelines Magazine and www.sidelinesnews.com Things are falling into place. Monday, July 9 th , the U.S. dressage and show jumping team lists were added to the eventing team that was named last week
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I am preparing to get a horse. What would be some basic things a city girl like me should know?
Tuesday, July 10 2012
I seriously have the kewlest fans ever! Allison sent me an awesome video recently and asked this question, “I am just starting out and preparing to get a horse, and my dad is an expert. But just in case, what would be some basic things a city girl like me should know that I need to approach the new horse with?” Well first off Allison
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Cover Girl 27 Picture Perfect in $30,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City
Monday, July 09 2012
Traverse City , MI – July 8, 2012 – Ideal conditions and a big bright blue beautiful sky set the stage for the $30,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City today at Horse Shows By the Bay in scenic Traverse City, Michigan. Series I of Horse Shows By the Bay came to a close this afternoon reading like a textbook edition of stellar competition with the last chapter highlighting an amazing performance by Mr.
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