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FEI TV Featured on over 350 Online Platforms
Lausanne, 15 December 2009 - The FEI is pleased to announce that its official video website FEI TV (www.feitv.org) has stretched its wings to conquer new ground, becoming the first and only equestrian channel available on Perform’s e-Player platform.
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Bestselling Author Tami Hoag Writes Foreword for Miniature Horse and Shetland Pony Book
Wellington, FL (December 3, 2009) – It’s no mystery why bestselling author Tami Hoag has written the foreword for a new book on Shetland Ponies and Miniature Horses – Hoag is a fan of small equines. Hoag, who has 14 New York Times bestsellers to her name, penned the foreword for the new book The Big Book of Small Equines: A Celebration of Miniature Horses and Shetland Ponies. (Skyhorse Publishing, $29.95 Hardcover).
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Arabian Horse Art & Artifact Exhibition for Group Tours
LEXINGTON, KY (December 3, 2009) - The largest and most comprehensive collection of exotic Arabian equine art and artifacts ever assembled will be on view to group tours when A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse is presented next summer, May 29-October 15, 2010 in the Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse - a Smithsonian Affiliate.
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Paulick Report Flash: Jockey Club Cop-Out
A number of people expressed outrage over the recent story of the 12-year-old mare Grand Forks and the owner who tried to run her at Churchill Downs after she had been away from the races for nine years.
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Edition Boiselle Announces Jubilee (25th) Anniversary of Calendar Line
Noted equine photographer Gabriele Boiselle is celebrating her Jubilee anniversary in a big way, with 26 different equine calendars, all photographed in her unique style and featuring exotic locales, and horse breeds and disciplines from around the globe. However, to Gabriele they’re not just pretty pictures. "I try to reveal, through the horses and my photography, the oneness we have with all of nature,” she says.
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FEI Statement on Horse Welfare
November 17, 2009 - The FEI condemns all training methods and practices that are contrary to horse welfare. The welfare of the horse has always been and will always be at the core of every aspect of the Federation’s work as the international governing body for equestrian sport. During its meeting in Copenhagen (DEN) on 15 November, the FEI Bureau had extensive discussion on the issue of hyperflexion.
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Become a Better Equestrian, by Jane Savoie
One of my readers sent me this guide for exercises to become a better equestrian. You might have already seen it, but it's good for a giggle.
10. Drop a heavy steel object on your foot. Don't pick it up right away. Shout, "Get off, Stupid, GET OFF!"
9. Leap out of a moving vehicle and practice "relaxing into the fall." Roll lithely into a ball and spring to your feet.
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Winnie Cares Too - Passes Away at 16
September 29, 2009 - Winnie, the FarmVet customer service dog, passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon with her parents by her side. She has been with FarmVet since we opened our doors 10 years ago. Before FarmVet, she helped Christian Currey load thousands of cattle onto trucks for Currey Cattle Company. Christian remembers her nipping at their heels, herding them up into the trucks, and letting them know she was the boss.
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Merry-Go-Round Gala & Auction Saturday, September 12
Merry-Go-Round Gala & Auction
Saturday, September 12 at 6:30 pm
HITS-on-the-Hudson Show Grounds in Saugerties, NY
The Hors'n Around Saugerties Art Exhibit and Celebration is coming to a close. It's been a wonderful experience for the residents, community and visitors to the Hudson Valley and now it's time for the real fun to begin!
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On with the Show: So Much Alike! - by Ron Hevener
One of the things I like most about horses is their emotional honesty. By emotional honesty, I mean a horse’s direct connection to its natural impulses. These can be impulses of physical desire or repulsion; impulses of mental curiosity or joy. They can also be expressions of affection, loss, fear and courage.
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Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center Concludes Successful Summer Camp Sessions
Loxahatchee, FL- July 2, 2009 - The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (VTRC) has recently complete three successful summer camp sessions at their beautiful Palm Beach County facility. The camp ran from June 9 - 26 and each session lasted one week. The sessions included six to seven riders, including those diagnosed with Downs Syndrome, ADD, Aspergers, Autism and Depression.
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Jen Raynes to Be Feature Artist at 2009 Reining by the Bay Competition
Woodside, CA - July 18, 2009 - Reining by the Bay is pleased announce that Jen Raynes will be the feature artist at this year's competition, being held July 21-26, at the Woodside Horsepark. Raynes has been producing artwork for Reining by the Bay since 2000, will be onsite with her collection and will be producing new pieces during the show. Reining by the Bay is an FEI qualifying event and features over $150,000 in total added money and prizes.
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AQHA Launches Live Race Video Service of American Quarter Horse Races
The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal, June 16, 2009 – The AQHA Live Race Video project has finished a beta test period and is now available to the public. Sponsored by The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal and the Bank of America Racing Challenge, this new service offers live streaming video from racetracks across the country.
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Woman of the Year in Agriculture Award Nominations
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that nominations are being accepted for the 2009 "Woman of the Year in Agriculture" award. The award, now in its 25th year, recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to Florida agriculture.
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In Memoriam Douglas Bunn (GBR), 1928 – 2009
Douglas Bunn, founder and owner of The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Tuesday, 16 June, night, surrounded by his family. He was 81 and had been ill for only a short time.
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Opening Tomorrow: Spectacular 300-Piece Mexican Equestrian Exhibition
LEXINGTON, KY (June 18, 2009) - The Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse is pleased to announce Arte en la Charrería: The Artisanship of Mexican Equestrian Culture, an exhibition illustrating one of the richest on-going traditions of Mexico through art objects and costume. Arte en la Charrería will be on view from June 19 to September 11.
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