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Anky Wins Gold, Werth Silver, Kemmer Bronze; Steffen Peters and Ravel Finish Fourth
Steffen Peters and Akiko Yamazaki's Ravel danced their way through the Freestyle with music from Men Without Hats and the Rolling Stones. Their 76.500% in the Freestyle wasn't enough to edge out Heike Kemmer of Germany for the bronze medal. With Steffen's final score of 74.150%, only .3% separated the two. Having performed his first Grand Prix just this year, if these Olympic Games are any indication, Ravel has a bright future ahead of him.
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Carole Ann Ford's Wauk-A-Way Daphne Wins Shetland Congress Vetrolin Grooming Award
Acampo, CA - Carole Ann Ford will soon be receiving a year's supply of Vetrolin brand grooming products from Vetrolin manufacturer Farnam. Judges at this year's American Shetland Pony Congress, held in early August in Cloverdale, Indiana, were asked to choose the Shetland Pony that outshined all the rest. The decision of the three judges was unanimous and Ford's Wauk-A-Way Daphne was declared the winner of the 2008 Vetrolin Grooming Award.
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Learn to Offer Your Horse an Even Contact - by Jane Savoie
It's true that horses (like people!) are innately crooked. And that crookedness contributes to your horse feeling uneven in the rein. But not all of the unevenness in the reins comes from your horse. People often offer their horses uneven contact because their hands aren't even. (One hand is closer to their bodies, one hand is higher, one hand is collapsed with the thumb pointing toward the withers, etc.)
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August Newsletter from Mobile Horse Supply
Hey kiddies! I hope you are all surviving the summer! It gets pretty oppressive, at times! We just returned from the trip of a lifetime -- Sweden! Our dear friend, Bo Jena, invited us and we had 9 wonderful, sweater filled days! We got to see the incredible horse show at Falsterbo. You really have to see it to believe it! I brought back lots of video for our new Orlando show manager (Gayle Witty - she has now taken over for Klaus) to look at for ideas!
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5 Tips to Help You Feel Your Horse's Hind Legs - by Jane Savoie
Can you feel when your horse's hind legs are on the ground? This is an important skill to develop because you want to time your leg aids so that you give them when your horse's hind leg is on the ground, specifically just as it's getting ready to push off. That's the only time you can influence a hind leg.
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Disaster Planning
July SART Sentinel
The July issue of the SART Sentinel is now online at www.flsart.org/newsletter/sent-08-07.htm. It contains an update on the honeybee crisis with CCD, reminders about training opportunities, and a just-for-fun 10-question self-test (with answers at the very end). If you would like to receive the draft NASAAEP document about responder credentialing, there are several e-mail addresses (or you can email me and I'll forward the paper).
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Habitat for Horses, Inc. to Host Equine Disaster Preparedness Forum, June 28
Jacksonville, FL - Habitat for Horses, Inc. will host a forum for horse owners who need to know the key steps in disaster preparedness, including hurricane planning, tips on when and how to evacuate and where to go, along with basic emergency medical needs for injured or stressed horses.
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Disaster Checklists Simplify Emergency Planning
June 1 officially marks the beginning of hurricane season in North America, and we've already witnessed fires, floods and tornadoes throughout the continent. Make sure you are not caught off guard when a natural disaster or other emergency strikes your area.
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Georgia Department of Agriculture Bans sale of Cogongrass; Fire Hazard
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has issued a statewide ban on the sale of Cogongrass, a non-native and aggressively invasive species of grass. Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) is already listed as a noxious weed by the United States Department of Agriculture and is therefore illegal to transport across state lines.
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Diseases/Health
Bronson Announces Detection of Horse Disease, Equine Piroplasmosis
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that a Manatee County horse has been diagnosed with Equine Piroplasmosis (EP), an animal disease that the United States has been considered free of since 1988. Blood and tissue testing of a 7-year-old gelding that had been euthanized after a three-week illness confirmed the presence of the disease in the animal.
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A Personal Account & Anguish from the 2008 EEE Outbreak in North Florida
June 24, 2008 - Eastern Equine Encephalitis is on the rampage in our area. Please advise people to get their horses vaccinated! I have the test results from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Animal Industry-Bureau of Diagnostic Laboratories - attached is one of two lab results on the horses that we had come down with EEE. The third horse we did not have tested. We know it was the same thing. Vet bills run up too quickly!
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Bronson Urges Vaccinations for Horses as EEE Cases Rise
July 2, 2008 - TALLAHASSEE - Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated as the number of Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases are on the rise. As of June 30, there are four times as many cases as there were during the same time period in the two previous years. There have been 45 confirmed cases covering 21 counties as far south as Palm Beach County.
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Bronson Urges Vaccinations Following Early Onset of Equine Diseases in Florida
March 21, 2008 - TALLAHASSEE - Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is reminding horse owners to take advantage of the vaccines available to protect their animals against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus.
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Editorial
This may be the beginning of Teri's blog - an updated BIO on the About Us page.
Teri's 'About Us' Bio - updated 7/17/08 - Teri is also a member of USDF, USAE, USEF, USET, NFDA and owns Lifetime USDF/USEF member horse, an American Warmblood out of a champion Budweiser Clydesdale crossed with a racing TB-App mare, Glenord's Rocket Dancer. She previously owned 18hh J.R. Khan, seen above and currently owns an ex-racehorse, Panimetro, rescued from the Virgin Islands, cared for by VICCTRE.org who had broken his left front leg in 4 places during a race.
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The Horses in the South "Economic Stimulus" Plan
May 28,2008 - Send us YOUR suggestions to help out our economy and provide a stimulus to all of us horse lovers - email your comments to news-ed@horsesinthesouth.com. We will compile your comments and use them to create a new venue for us horse lovers, equine businesses, and anyone else who may benefit. The best comment will receive a special selection of our services or products from us.
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Higher hay prices in 2008. Choose the best forage option for your horses
The USDA has released several crop reports that indicate the number of hay acres will be down in 2008; also reported that the existing hay supply is lower than previous years. This information, combined with higher input costs (fuel, fertilizer, land rent), will likely lead to increased hay prices. Remember that horses need roughage just like everyone else-in fact, they need much more. Fifty to 100 percent of a horse's diet should be forage of some sort.
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New Draft and Survey for USEF Dressage Performance Standards Proposal Now Available
The USEF Dressage Committee has released a new draft of the Performance Standards Proposal for review and feedback from United States Dressage Federation (USDF) and USEF members. This proposal would establish a qualification process for competing at fourth level and above at USEF-licensed dressage competitions beginning with the 2011 competition year.
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Educational
Habitat for Horses, Inc. to Host Equine Disaster Preparedness Forum, June 28, 2008
Jacksonville, FL - Habitat for Horses will host a forum for horse owners who need to know the key steps in disaster preparedness, including hurricane planning, tips on when and how to evacuate & where to go, along with basic emergency medical needs for injured or stressed horses. Information will also include instructions on how to save the whole family & packing emergency first aid kits, plus how to ID your horse & how to become involved in the local community after a disaster.
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Habitat for Horses, Inc. to Host Equine Disaster Preparedness Forum, June 28
Jacksonville, FL - Habitat for Horses, Inc. will host a forum for horse owners who need to know the key steps in disaster preparedness, including hurricane planning, tips on when and how to evacuate and where to go, along with basic emergency medical needs for injured or stressed horses.
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American Horse Council - 2008 Issues Forum to Focus on 2008 Elections
The American Horse Council (AHC) will host the 2008 National Issues Forum June 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. This is an exciting opportunity to bring together industry leaders and participants to discuss important national equine issues.
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USEF Dressage Performance Standards Proposal
The United States Equestrian Federation's (USEF) Dressage Committee has released a revised draft of the Dressage Performance Standards Proposal for member review and feedback. This new proposal would establish a qualification process for competing at Fourth Level and above, at USEF-licensed and USDF-recognized Dressage Competitions.
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Equine Protection
News from the United States Equine Rescue League
August 17, 2008 (Charlotte, NC) - The United States Equine Rescue League ("USERL"), a non-profit horse rescue organization, is pleased to announce that one of its fostered horses will receive the care and training necessary to move on to a successful new life, thanks to the generosity of the Cashel Company, Inc ("Cashel").
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KHC Offers Equine Abuse Investigation Training Seminar in Eastern Kentucky
Lexington, KY, August 15, 2008 - A three day course on investigating equine abuse and neglect is offered by the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) in cooperation with Morehead State University (MSU) October 1-3, 2008. The class is part of the KHC horse welfare program and is designed for animal control officers, sheriffs, and other Kentucky law enforcement officials involved in investigating and prosecuting equine neglect and abuse.
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Halt the Plan to Kill Wild Horses and Burros
Over the past few weeks, countless news articles have circulated regarding the BLM's dilemma of caring for 32,000 warehoused wild horses and the announcement that in addition to halting gathers, the agency may begin euthanizing horses in holding centers in order to "balance the budget." Please take action to urge the BLM to develop humane, sustainable programs for managing these animals on the range and in holding centers.
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Poker Run - Great Fun and Great Success for the Horses
Wellington, Florida -- On Sunday, August 3rd 2008, The Palm Beach County Horseman's Association did a fantastic job with the Poker Run to benefit Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse & Foal Rescue. Everyone had a blast and the trail was lovely.
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