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Joni — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:13:55 +0000

Rethinking the Horse Business 2012
Public Event · By Elisabeth McMillan

When
Monday, December 19, 2011

Time
7:00pm until 8:00pm

Description

Rethinking the Horse Business 2012
How the Economy, the Horse Industry and the Internet Are Affecting Horse Business Owners

Rethinking the Horse Business provides vital information for horse professionals about the state of the economy and the equestrian marketplace.

It is the only event in the world geared solely towards helping horse professionals i.e. horse trainers, stable operators, riding instructors, breeders, and professional riders navigate the current economy and identify the best paths for success.

Topic: Rethinking The Horse Business 2012 – The Economy, The Horse Industry and The Internet
Date: December 19th 2011
Time: 5:00 Pacific 7:00 Central 8:00 Eastern
Place: On your computer or phone
Speaker: Elisabeth McMillan and guests

Find out key economic indicators of how the horse industry is fairing. The seminar features information from equestrian associations and companies around the globe. Opinions from industry leaders and influencers. Plus, survey results from hundreds of horse business owners including professional riders, instructors, horse trainers, breeders, and stable operators.

Hear reports on successful marketing strategies and discover new horse business models. Attendees will learn which areas of the equestrian community are growing and gain valuable insight into new marketing strategies, trends, and equine business opportunities.

Gain critical insight into where the horse business is headed and identify the most viable horse business and marketing strategies for the coming year.

Rethinking the Horse Business 2012 is free to all horse professionals but you must register to attend. We are also conducting our annual horse business survey. The results of this survey provide you with valuable insights into the overall health of horse businesses like yours. Please take a moment to complete the survey after you register for Rethinking the Horse Business. Sign up today!

Register Here:
Rethinking the Horse Business 2012 How the Economy, the Horse Industry and the Internet Are Affecting Horse Business Owners – http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/1130.cfm

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Free equine nutritional seminar Saturday November 12

Joni — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:37:07 +0000

Message from: Cada McCoy: Just wanted to extend a rather last-minute invitation to those in the Charleston, SC, area or anyone planning to visit the area this weekend (or might be looking for a good excuse for a mini-vacation to a beautiful part of the country! .

I am co-hosting a free equine nutritional seminar on Saturday, November 12, featuring Stance Equine founder and nutritional biochemist, Dr. Tim Kempton. Dr. Kempton was responsible for introducing copra (coconut meal) to the Australia’s livestock world some 20 years ago. Copra’s nutritional benefits proved so remarkable, it was adopted by horse owners there and in Europe who were looking for naturally clean, low NSC equine feed. It is now available in the US, first introduced a few years ago on the West Coast and, most recently, on the East Coast.

This seminar was initially planned for folks in our local vicinity who are using (with huge success) CoolStance and want more information about it. However, the overwhelmingly enthusiastic response necessitated that we move our gathering to a larger facility, so now we have space for even more attendees.

Beginning at 10:00, Dr. Kempton will present a morning educational session exploring topics on general equine nutritional requirements and nutritional partitioning, digestive conditions, including acidosis, dysbiosis and ulcers, and other metabolic-triggered issues such as laminitis, obesity, gait problems, behavior and tying up. Feed balancing is also on the agenda.

Lunch and a question-and-answer session will follow for those who can stay after Dr. Kempton’s morning program. Registration is required so we have a head count for lunch, so please contact me off-list or RSVP to Robin Brown at email maynevent @ msn.com or 843-832-9613. We can send you directions and details at that time.

Several local barefoot trimmers will be attending since they are seeing such positive responses to copra feeding from many of their clients’ horses, so thought this seminar might be of special interest to members of this group, in particular.

You’ll find more information about Stance Equine, Dr. Kempton and the topics that will be addressed in the workshop on Saturday at http://www.stanceequine.com/

If you’re interested in equine nutrition discussions, especially with a somewhat non-traditional, environmental “flavor”, please join our group conversation at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/EquinesEatingWell/

Hope to see you there and at the seminar on Saturday!

Message from: Cada McCoy

Email: mtmccoy @ bellsouth. net (remove spaces)

Animal Cruelty Leads to Mass Deaths of Horses in Lassen County CA

Joni — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:36:16 +0000

This was emailed to me today by Beth Decaprio of The Grace Foundation in California:

Hi, I am writing to you today on behalf of The Grace Foundation of Northern California. We are trying to spread the word about a horrific animal cruelty case that we have been working with. This man has been accused of killing over 25 horses living on his property, Whispering Pines, and neglecting and starving over 50 more. Our rescue took in the over 50 survivors when the bank foreclosed on his property, but now that hes has filed for bankruptcy, if he wins the cases the remaining horses will be returned to him as no animal cruelty charges have been filed against him yet. Our goal is to raise awareness of this case, hopefully to a national level, in the hope of preventing future cases like this one. Below is the entire story of this case. Please read the story and consider helping us protect and care for these helpless horses by posting the story on your blog along with a link to our video and our website so your readers will be able to find out how they can help with this case. Thank you for your time.

Please Help End a Horrific Case of Animal Cruelty

This is a story of extreme animal cruelty involving over one hundred horses. Twenty-five of these horses were found dead above ground, with dozens more presumed dead in mass burial sites or “bone pits,” as the owner of the horses has openly admitted.

The story began when cell tower workers that were working adjacent to the property known as “Whispering Pines stables” in Lassen County, CA witnessed a dead dog tied to a tree and many horses dead and dying at the property. These workers had full view of the surviving members of this emaciated herd. The fifty plus starving horses were foraging for food around the corpses of their babies, mothers and friends.

Animal control made contact with Dwight Bennett the owner of Whispering Pines and Mr. Bennett confirmed that he owned the horses at Whispering Pines.

While Mr. Bennett has never denied that dozens of horses were dead and dying on his property and under his care, he has maintained that someone was poisoning the horses. A standard necropsy, performed on any one of the horses that had died could have confirmed or denied the presence of poison but animal control never investigated further.

In April 2011 Mr. Bennett agreed to give Lassen County animal control ownership of twenty of the most severely emaciated horses on his property and two dogs. The Grace Foundation of Northern California was contacted to help with the case and was asked by Lassen County to provide the care for these horses. The Grace Foundation of Northern California brought in their team of experts, including Julie McBride, a licensed therapist who assists with hoarding and cruelty cases, and Dr. Michael W. Russell a veterinarian that specializes in large animal Veterinary care.

The neglect was documented by The Grace Foundation experts. Videos and photos of twenty-three of the dead horses were taken and reports from both Dr. Russell and Ms. McBride clearly stated their professional opinion that all of the animals should be removed from the property.

The Grace Foundation of Northern California took possession of all twenty horses and agreed to cover the majority of the costs for the twenty horses care. The Grace Foundation of Northern California was assured that if they helped with building the case that Lassen would pursue criminal charges and get the rest of the horses removed from Mr. Bennett’s care.

After months of waiting for justice to be served and the person (Dwight A. Bennett) responsible for the deaths of more than 25 horses and the abuse and neglect of over 50 additional horses, to be held accountable, The Grace Foundation of Northern California was absolutely devastated to learn (through a reliable source) that the Lassen County District Attorney, Robert (Bob) Burns, had indicated that for the time being he had NO plans to file charges against Bennett.

While The Grace Foundation of Northern California appreciates and respects the difficult jobs our government officials have been assigned to, they also believe that it is our responsibility to be a voice for our most innocent, even when it may not make us popular with some.

Thankfully, most of the time our system works like it should, but there are many instances when the system becomes “out of order.” When this happens, it is the responsibility of those who have witnessed the break down in the system, to point it out and help get it back on track. This is one of those cases. As it happens, the break in the system did not only affect the animals that were being harmed. Bennett also had two foster children placed into his care. Many of you must be wondering how this could happen? How could this be? That is what The Grace Foundation of Northern California wanted to know, as it certainly appeared our judicial system seemed to have truly failed.

In the kind of plot-twist that would strike moviegoers as implausible, The Grace Foundation of Northern California started to understand just how far back the break in the system seems to be, and just how deep it truly runs. They were shocked to find out that the breech in the system began over three years ago, when calls started coming in to the Lassen County Animal Control regarding potential animal cruelty at Whispering Pines. And that the calls appeared to go unanswered. Maybe it was due to the horses not being in AS bad of condition at that point in time? OR perhaps it was because a Lassen County Animal Control Officer named Judy Waelsch owned and kept a horse at Whispering Pines? That horse was one of the first horses that came to Grace through Whispering Pines in April, which Bennett had surrendered. Ms. Waelsch has since recued herself from this case and the case is now being handled by the Assistant Director of Public Works, Lassen County.

While all of this was going on and 25+ horses were lying dead in the yard of Mr. Bennett’s home, 2 foster children (first a teenage girl, then a teenage boy) were placed in his “care” and as records show in his bankruptcy papers, the foster child is Mr. Bennett’s only source of income.

The Grace Foundation of Northern California knows that sometimes animal cruelty is not taken serious, but they were shocked to think “the break” could affect innocent foster children that are at the mercy of our governing system to keep them safe. Surely, anyone placing children in this man’s care would have visited his home and would have clearly seen the dead horses lying in plain sight of the entrance to the Whispering Pines property? If they missed the dead horses, they absolutely would have had to interview the people living in the dilapidated trailers that litter the property?

The Grace Foundation of Northern California’s shock turned to horror, as they learned that the answer for this breech may have to do with the fact that Mr. Bennett’s son-in-law works for the agency responsible for placement of foster children in Lassen County.

All of the time this was going on, the Whispering Pines property was being foreclosed upon. The foreclosure, which is all too familiar to many of us and is typically a very sad and unfortunate sign of the times, actually became THE “saving grace” for the 36 horses that were still alive on the property! All this, was happening while Lassen County was supposedly about to press charges against Bennett.

A court appointed “Receiver” of the property, which included the 36 living horses, turned out to be the living angel that the horses so desperately needed. Vicki Lozano and her daughter began feeding the Whispering Pines horses 12 bales of hay each day – morning and evening – in July. The horses were finally safe…at least that is what The Grace Foundation of Northern California believed when they were asked to take possession of the remaining horses in August.

Yet, with everything in life, if a break is not properly fixed, the weakness gives way and a catastrophic event can occur . . . that is where this case is today.

Before the State’s ruling on Mr. Bennett’s property could be finalized once and for all, Mr. Bennett filed for bankruptcy during the 11th hour, halting the foreclosure and freezing his assets. Without any animal cruelty charges having EVER been filed against Mr. Bennett by Lassen County Animal Control, he was free to claim that the horses (that had somehow managed to live through his abuse and neglect), were now his only assets! Unbelievably so, Mr. Bennett put a valuation of $195,000 on the horses and made them part of his estate. In addition, this has also left Mr. Bennett free to get more animals and foster more children. All the while, Mr. Bennett openly admits that he does not have the resources to care for the horses – his assets – if he were to get them back! And there is a possibility that this COULD occur, if this blatant wrong is not corrected, and justice does not prevail.

These thirty-six horses now must be held in “protective custody” for an indefinite amount of time as Mr. Bennett’s bankruptcy case goes through the courts. This puts the last 36 surviving horses in danger, but this also will effect the lives of the pregnant mares and the at least 18 confirmed unborn foals, that have somehow miraculously survived this ordeal! (An additional 11 mares may also be pregnant, but that has not yet been confirmed.)

The Grace Foundation of Northern California is now left to carry the financial burden for these horses. The situation became direr when blood tests performed on the female horses revealed that eighteen of the mares are over 45 days pregnant. An additional 11 mares may also be pregnant, but that has not yet been confirmed.

Had Lassen County upheld the California State Law regarding animal cruelty none of this would be happening. The Grace Foundation of Northern California would have been able to move forward with placing these horses in permanent homes and our system of government would have insured that a man responsible for the death of dozens of animals could not harm anymore innocent victims.

The Grace Foundation of Northern California has never felt so determined to see that a case does not just become another tragically sad case of animal cruelty. It is, however, bigger than them and they cannot do it on their own.

That is why The Grace Foundation of Northern California is pleading with each and every one of you to PLEASE help us with this case, in whatever way you possibly can.

Below please find a link an article that ran in the local newspaper, The Lassen Times, a link to a video about three of the horses involved in this case, as well as a link to The Grace Foundation of Northern California’s website.

Lassen article:
http://www.lassennews.com/home/7231-county-officials-review-horse-ranch-information

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ0jZbkVgdM&feature=youtu.be

The Grace Foundation website: www.thegracefoundationofnorcal.org

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I found the following info about this issue online…

Justice for Animals – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-for-Animals/142646019168086

Please help bring horse murderer to justice – http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php?topic=13547.15

Grace Foundation and the latest victims of the economic downturn | Ride Magazine

Please take the time to take action and ask for justice for all these poor horses that suffered and died at the hands of this man.

Please re-tweet: #AnimalCruelty Leads to Mass Deaths of #Horses in Lassen County CA http://alove4horses.com/?p=2737 Pls RT

Your Tax Money Is Being Used to Abuse Wild Horses

Joni — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:47:19 +0000

Press Release from www.thecloudfoundation.org – Breaking News: Wild Horse Abuse in Utah – http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/news-events-a-media/press-releases/599-pr-butterfield (Please visit the thecloudfoundation.org for the latest news about the wild horses)

Report exposes abusive conditions at BLM wild horse holding facility in Utah

Cloud Foundation asks Congress to reform Wild Horse and Burro Program

WASHINGTON (April 8, 2011)—The Cloud Foundation received a written report and video documentation from Lisa Friday after her tour last month of BLM’s Butterfield Short Term Wild Horse and Burro Holding Facility (aka Salt Lake City Wild Horse & Burro Center), outside Salt Lake City. Friday was shocked to find wild horses living in unhealthy conditions that would that raise concerns and charges of abuse if they were observed in private facilities.

“When government is facing a shutdown, tax dollars cannot be used for animal cruelty,” states Anne Novak spokesperson for The Cloud Foundation. “We ask Congress to defund the roundups and use that money to help Americans in their time of need.”

The video contains disturbing images of once-wild horses penned in areas where they were unable to navigate out of a knee-deep mixture of mud, manure, and urine. Friday, a wild horse adopter and long-time horsewoman from Richmond, VA; reports of seeing 30 horses laying down in mud and excrement for the entire three hours in which she was at the facility. ”They never got up,” she states.

“I saw more than 10 horses in one pen alone trying to escape the quagmire but their legs were suctioned deep into the mud,” explains Friday.

“Seeing wild horses in this kind of squalor is heart-breaking,” says Ginger Kathrens, Director of The Cloud Foundation who has spent 17 years documenting the wild lives of horses in her Cloud productions for PBS. “I don’t understand how BLM can justify the removal of these animals from the safety of their wild homes, only to dump them into these hellish conditions. I seriously doubt that the American taxpayers want their money used for this kind of cruelty.”

In her report, Friday describes conversations with BLM facility employees who acknowledge that wild horses are not given the required three opportunities to be adopted, but are regularly sent to long term holding for life after only one advertised event—which may be nothing more than one exposure on the internet.

Friday noticed a young mare that was extremely emaciated. The BLM told her the female was a three-year old from a roundup in the Moriah Herd Area of Nevada. The mare was captured 8 months ago; raising another red flag about the care the animals receive in the BLM facility. Friday asked where the sick pens were and was told, “Any pen, which contained a sick animal was a sick pen”. She was told there were pregnant mares in the pens. She asked why she hadn’t seen any foals. The employee replied that there was one foal born. When Friday asked where it was, the employee changed the subject.

“Besides their horrible living conditions, it was disturbing to see how cruelly BLM interacted the horses,” explains Friday. “I was horrified to see horses being moved from pen to pen with the help of a ‘Bobcat’ (small bulldozer).”

“Perhaps this is natural horsemanship, BLM style?” asks Kathrens, a wild horse adopter herself. “Anyone who interacts with our wild horses should be required to go through classes to learn the contemporary techniques taught by so many wonderful clinicians. There is really no excuse for this kind of aggression toward already terrorized animals.”

The Cloud Foundation is sharing Lisa Friday’s report with Congress, asking for an investigation of all holding facilities—especially those on private property that are currently off limits to the public. The Foundation demands that BLM follow the law and allow all young wild horses five years and under three legitimate opportunities to find adoptive homes, before being housed for life at taxpayer expense.

The Cloud Foundation and 200 other organizations continue to call for Congress to withhold money for more roundups until BLM undergoes an overhaul of its broken Wild Horse and Burro Program.

The BLM is currently asking Congress for an additional $12 million to conduct their scheduled summer roundups. More than 40,000 wild horses and burros are housed in holding facilities throughout the US at huge taxpayer expense. The Cloud Foundation estimates that less than 15,000 wild horses remain in the wild. Caroline Betts, PhD, predicts wild horse extinction in 11 years if BLM is allowed to continue removing massive numbers of horses from their legally designated ranges in the West.

“The only way to save the water, land and last wild horses in the American West is to remove the government’s incessantly corrupt Bureau of Land Management…” says Academy Award winner Michael Blake, author of Dances with Wolves.

# # #

Media Contacts:

Anne Novak
anne@thecloudfoundation.org
Tel: 415-531-8454

Lauryn Wachs
lauryn@thecloudfoundation.org
Tel: 617-894-6939

Links of interest:

Lisa Friday’s full report to The Cloud Foundation: http://bit.ly/gHIjLX

Butterfield, UT short term wild horse holding video: http://bit.ly/hWO2fG%20

“High Crimes and Misdemeanors” – American Herds Report: http://bit.ly/gQlaxa

Foundation video calling to Defund the Roundups: http://bit.ly/hL0eOj

Unified Moratorium letter and 200 signatories http://bit.ly/6ck87L

“Wild Horses: Management or Stampede to Extinction?” – Reno Gazette Journal: http://bit.ly/fBCBz9

“Antelope Roundup a Disaster Wild Horses” – Foundation Press Release: http://bit.ly/h0kvEn

54 Members of Congress protest BLM management http://bit.ly/gFJDs1

Independent Report to Defund Roundups: http://bit.ly/gCyiu0

How to contact your Congressmen: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Video Report Shows Obama’s BLM Abuse Wild Horses in Short Term Holding (rtfitch.wordpress.com)
Government agency accused of abusing wild horses ()
Roundup Reality (artandhorseslauraleigh.wordpress.com)
BLM “News Release”Fraud? (ppjg.wordpress.com)

New Reality TV Show, “Not So Stable”

Joni — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:52:00 +0000

Boarding Stable Owners – Soap Opera Lives

They are developing the show’s first season; here ‘s a preview the trailer…

“Not So Stable” is a Reality TV show blended with a Soap Opera theme. It has a cast of about 10 to 15 characters, where each episode highlights interaction and their personal issues – some funny, some dramatic, some intrigue and suspense. The show balances the problems of a struggling horse farm with the joy, educational value, love, care and medical treatment of horses, as well as the difficulties the family encounters trying to keep their boarders happy. Horse shows are huge affairs; tempers flare and issues arise when parents become servants and coaches as their young competitors become Divas.

The primary story is that Jim and Vicky while raising a family lived a good life as successful homebuilders. Jim’s love for horses led them to invest into a horse-boarding stable business. Since the economic meltdown and the collapse of the building industry they have been forced to live and work on the farm with their two daughters, Amanda and Rebecca. Jim and Vicky are now broke and working harder than they have in their entire lives and are struggling to keep their home. Some boarders are trying to help, but others only care about themselves. Some boarders are prima donnas, gossipers, snobs and back stabbers that ad tension to the daily struggles.

Company: Track 26 Entertainment

NotSoStableTV – http://www.youtube.com/user/NotSoStableTV

Please post your thoughts about this show in the comments. Will you watch it? Why or why not?

Habitat for Horses Helps Struggling Texans Keep Their Horses at Home (rtfitch.wordpress.com)

Cut Hay Waste and Improve Digestion with a Round Bale Hay Net

Joni — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:40:13 +0000

New Round Bale Hay Net from Texas Haynet

The Texas Haynet company, maker of the first round bale hay net, recently came into existence because of a small equine rehab facility specializing in hoof rehabilitation. Little Thunder Stables, in central Texas, had to find a way to control the sugar intake of the horses under their care for founder rehabilitation and turned to the research of “slow feeding”.

Restricting access to cut grass hay by way of a grid or net resulted in slower eating and better nutrition for all horses, but is especially important to sugar sensitive equines. It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention”! Since there was no way to economically feed the animals at Little Thunder Stables other than using round bales, the Texas Haynet company was formed after 2 years of testing many different forms of netting material and designs.

Texas Haynet Round Bale Hay Net

No Waste – Slows Eating – Reduces Stress – Calms Aggressive Behavior
- Excellent for Insulin Resistant Horses
- Better for the Digestive System as it Mimics Natural Grazing

If you are not satisfied with the net, it may be returned for a full refund (less shipping) anytime in the first 90 days with proof of purchase.

Texas Haynet is a small company owned by Leslie Davis of Kingsland, Texas. Leslie has been involved with equine rehabilitation since 1997. Leslie and her husband, Joe Schedler worked for a large Texas horse rescue for several years before focusing on just hoof rehabilitation. Little Thunder Stables is committed to making sure the Texas Haynet company continues to produce quality hay nets for round bales.

Feeding cut grass hay is a challenge for all domestic horse owners and is the staple food for all equines. Researchers still do not fully understand “why” a horse masticates hay more completely when they take smaller bites rather than large bites, but it has been proven that if you feed most cut hay through a hole that is 2″ or less, the horse has better digestion. With improved digestion, nutrients are fully extracted and sugars, starches, heavy metals, toxins all are handled better by the horse’s liver more efficiently.

Economically round baled cut grass hay is the best choice when feeding multiple horses, so Texas Haynet’s design for a round hay net to fit over a large round bale of hay is truly a product born out of necessity. It certainly serves the purpose for which it was designed, but one of the best benefits of using a slow feeder hay net over a round bale has been the fact that the hay bale will now last much longer, thus saving time and money!

Square Bale Hay Net in the Works!

Another need in the market of slow feeding is an easy-to-apply net to fit over square bales of hay and Texas Haynet is currently testing their newest design for this and hopes to have it in full production before the end of the year.

You can contact Leslie at Texas Haynet http://www.txhaynet.com or at 325-388-2727

Tags: equine, horses, nutrition

Secretariat a new Walt Disney movie release

Joni — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:41:45 +0000

Secretariat – Walt Disney Movie

Secretariat - the new movie by Walt Disney

SECRETARIAT
WALT DISNEY PICTURES
Website and Mobile Site: Disney.com/Secretariat
Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/Secretariat
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/SecretariatFilm

Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
U.S. Release Date: October 8, 2010

Cast: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh, James Cromwell, Kevin
Connolly, Nelsan Ellis, Dylan Baker, Margo Martindale, Otto Thorwarth, Fred Dalton Thompson, AJ Michalka and Scott Glenn
Director: Randall Wallace
Producers: Gordon Gray & Mark Ciardi
Executive Producers: Bill Johnson, Mike Rich
Written by: Mike Rich
Suggested by the book: “Secretariat: The Making of a Champion” by William Nack

Based on the remarkable true story, “Secretariat” chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery—with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich)—manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time.

Notes:
• In 1973, Secretariat became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting race records that still stand today in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes.
• Penny Chenery, now 88, was an integral resource in the making of the film. She appears as an extra in one of the film’s scenes.
• In 1973, Secretariat graced the covers of three magazines the same week: Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated.
• Director Randall Wallace, whose directorial credits include “We Were Soldiers,” is the Oscar®- and Golden Globe®-nominated screenwriter of “Braveheart.”
• In 1999, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a 33-cent postage stamp with Secretariat’s image.

Against all odds, housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane)—with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich)—navigates the male-dominated horse-racing business, ultimately taking Secretariat on a spectacular journey to become the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and perhaps the greatest racehorse of all time.

At this link, you’ll find all kinds of cool pictures from the film: http://media-file.net/10/secretariat/

For video clips, including the trailer and behind the scenes featurettes, please check out: http://www.youtube.com/user/DisneyMovieTrailers

Tags: horse, horse movie, horse news, video

What real wildhorse advocacy is all about

Joni — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:19:15 +0000

Wild horses need help — but — stick to the facts please…

I have noticed that the press and the people that govern our cities and country are fast to consider anyone on the animals’ side to be “animal activist” and it doesn’t sound like a positive thing when they say those two words. So please don’t give them any reason to write you off as a nut case by creating stories that don’t have sound facts to back them up. It seems that sensationalism and drama could hurt the wild horses you are trying to save.

I received the following email message…

We have a group of advocates that have worked hard together for many years to do what we can to help save our wild horses. It hasn’t been easy, and sometimes we disagree, but we still come together to put the horses first. There is a new age of “advocates” that are beginning to show up and are completely destroying the work we have done because of their sensationalism and drama. This only makes us work harder to regain the 2 steps backwards these people are creating. Please read this. We appreciate your support and understanding and will only present reality and facts.

Please read the following article…

“Editorial Opinion: Wild Horse Advocacy – Not a Carnival Sideshow : Willis Lamm : September 28, 2010″ http://www.aowha.org/war/advocacy_editorial_100927.html http://snipurl.com/198qcn

: Image via Wikipedia

Tags: horse news, wild horses

New national organization to help horse rescues

Joni — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:13:35 +0000

National Equine Resource Network (NERN) Launches, Prepares to Assist Struggling Equine Welfare Organizations

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Horse rescues & sanctuaries are struggling with high costs, low donations and a never-ending supply of horses. A new organization brings them hope…

Encinitas, CA (PRWEB) June 8, 2010 — Each year, more than 100,000 American horses cross the borders into Canada and Mexico where they are sold for slaughter. Countless thousands are seized by animal control officers in cases of abandonment, abuse or neglect, while an untold number of horses suffer silently in barns and backyards around the country. It seems an unfair fate for the animal that has, throughout history, given so much to mankind. Fields were plowed, battles were won, new frontiers were discovered and nations were built – all on the back of a horse.

Over the last decade, hope for a brighter future has blossomed in the widespread emergence of equine welfare organizations. While these organizations have begun to provide a safety net for America’s horses, the need for them is increasing exponentially. Rising costs of fuel and hay, coupled with an economic downturn, has thrust more equines than ever into at-risk situations. At the same time, feeling the economic pinch, Americans have decreased their charitable giving and equine welfare organizations are seeing fewer, smaller donations. The result is an industry that is financially struggling and has reached or is nearing capacity, in a climate where the need for these organizations is urgent and continuing to grow. Now, more than ever, the equine welfare industry needs to thrive.

After spending several years in the equine welfare world, Shirley Puga wanted to make a difference beyond the 800+ horses she was able to rescue herself. She aspired to impact the lives’ of horses across the country. Towards that end, Ms Puga is launching National Equine Resource Network (NERN) http://nationalequine.org. NERN has been created specifically to ensure the stability, and nurture the growth, of the rapidly expanding equine welfare industry.

“There are over 400 known equine welfare organizations in the United States. Most of these facilities are young organizations, operating on a shoestring budget, and managed by people with incredible heart and drive, but who generally do not have the time or expertise to make the most effective use of their limited resources” says NERN Founder, Shirley Puga.

Ms. Puga goes on to say that “The mission of NERN is to help these organizations remain stable in an unstable climate, and to provide them with the tools, education and support necessary to achieve growth and sustainability. Cats and dogs have a support structure through the national network of humane societies and SPCAs, but there is little in the way of a comprehensive support network for horses. NERN aims to change that.”

NERN is currently distributing a survey to equine welfare organizations requesting their feedback on the areas where assistance is most critical. Programs that will be activated later this year include a comprehensive resource database, equine welfare grants, as well as collaborative projects, such as castration clinics and educational workshops.

The horse has served mankind for hundreds of years – on the farm and the battlefield, on the track and down long roads. The equine welfare community that works to give back to the horse is dedicated, but struggling. Help is on the way.

For more information about NERN, please visit us online at www.nationalequine.org.

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Connect with them on Facebook too: National Equine Resource Network

New Horse Classified Site with More

Joni — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:13:11 +0000

Equine Classified Site with More

Tradehorses.com – horse related classifieds web site!

Tradehorses.com focuses mainly on horses and stallions; featuring horse trailers, saddles, real estate and products. You can also post ads and search among job offers, job seekers resumes, services, business catalogue / directory etc.

With Tradehorses.com you can:
- Register as a Private User, Business User or a Job Seeker; Free!
- Get advanced profile features with Business User account type; Free!
- Add classified ads in 7 main categories: horses, trailers, saddles, products, properties, services and jobs; Free Photo Ads!
- Use quick search, keyword search and advanced search forms to find exactly what you are looking for; Free!
- Contact other users – receive and send messages in real time; Free!
- Save search queries and compare lists, add listings to your favorites; Free!
… and much much more.
» Find out more about features

The Impression
Tradehorses.com aims to meet the requirements and needs of a modern internet user who is aware of a small but in the same time very important fact – it’s all about the impression. We can help You make Your impressions memorable by wrapping up Your ads in style and elegance.
» Browse listings

Free Photo Ads
If You want to buy something, You may want to see it first. Especially when we are talking about internet and online classifieds sites. Nowadays taking a picture is as simple as tying a shoelace. You can do it with almost anything – cam recorder, photo camera or a mobile phone. Forget basic text ads, bring Your listing alive by adding a picture to it. Tradehorses.com offers free photo ads to make selling online even more easier for You!
» View our listing plans

Share Your ads to the world
Facebook, Twitter and Orkut are only few channels that can help You to introduce Your product or sell Your horse or property. This is very useful option and gives You opportunity to market Your own ads. Every listing has a printable data sheet version. You can use Google Translation when using print preview. Two sets of search forms – advanced and quick – lets You find exactly what You are looking for. Tradehorses.com offers You the possibility to share and promote Your ads worldwide!
» See our features list

High expectations
We hope that You enjoy Your visit and our site meets Your expectations. If You explore further You will find that Tradehorses.com can be very helpful tool when selling or buying horses online. We are confident that You’ll find our ad sections well crafted, professionally designed and logically built.
» Search horses for sale

Communicate with others
If You are planning to sell a horse, horse trailer, saddle, horse related equipment; sell or rent out real estate; find a job or a worker; list Your services or just find other horse lovers and communicate with them through forum – please visit: www.tradehorses.com for further information.
» Go to Tradehorses.com Forum

Discounts with Coupon codes
We have Coupon code system that enables discount price in certain categories when submitting Your ad. Until the end of April we offer huge discounts in every listing category – up to -70%! Tradehorses.com offers premium listing submission with lowest prices!
» Get Your coupon codes!

Try us out – register at Tradehorses.com – it is absolutely free
We are extremely glad that You are reading this text. It means that You didn’t delete our message, You really care and You want to do something differently, maybe even better than before – You aren’t afraid of changes and You are willing to try new things. This tells a lot about someone. For Tradehorses.com team it means that You are an ideal person for us to give You this invitation: PERFECT – this is basically a coupon code that You can use when submitting ads at Tradehorses.com. It will give You 100% discount on “Premium Photo Ads” – premium photo ad listing plan lets you upload up to 6 photos and add a video link.

We are always there for You if You need any information or help regarding our web site.

» Click here to Register

Sincerely,
Raivo Vaikla
Tradehorses.com team