Enter Online Shepherds Valley Cowboy Church
8901 U.S. 67, Alvarado, TX 76009
Enter Online Marshall City Arena
3310 Popular Street Marshall, TX 75671
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5515 Hwy 190, DeRidder, LA 70634
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922 North Tyus Street, Groesbeck, TX 76642
Enter Online America’s Horse, April 28, 2009 – If you walk away from QuarterFest without spending any money in the trade show, you didn’t shop hard enough. The first-ever QuarterFest trade show, May 1-3 in the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, will feature more than 50 vendors selling tack and trailers, purses and wallets, belts and jewelry, equine grooming and medical supplies, Western art, Western jeans and shirts, boots, chinks, tooled-leather products, hats, grills, pottery, horseshoe art, T-shirts, and equestrian facilities and campgrounds. Salsa, cowboy candy and pickles round out the list. Don’t forget to stop by the
America’s Horse, April 28, 2009 – Do you spend more time outdoors than indoors? If you’ve got an interest in camping, one of the coolest things you can do at QuarterFest is sit in on backcountryman Bo Winslow’s clinics. And the best thing is – you don’t need a horse to participate in these clinics. Currently the fairgrounds and events manager for Estes Park, Colorado, which borders Rocky Mountain National Park, Bo has worked in the horse industry for more than 25 years. He has experience in packing and trail, colt training, riding instruction, breeding AQHA foundation
Michael San Filippo Phone: 847-285-6687 Cell: 847-732-6194 e-mail: msanfilippo@avma.org April 24, 2009 Schaumburg, IL — Eight U.S. cases of a unique form of swine flu have been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the virus apparently spreading via human-to-human contact and not contact with animals. All those affected have been in California and Texas and all have recovered. The H1N1 virus has apparently had much more serious consequences in Mexico, with more than 500 cases reported, leading to more than 20 deaths. “At this point, it appears to be human-to-human transmission only,”
Tom McPheron Phone: 847-285-6781 Cell: 773-494-5419 e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2009 Schaumburg, IL — World Veterinary Day, April 25, 2009, celebrates the important relationship between veterinarians and livestock farmers. “This year’s theme, ‘Veterinarians and Livestock Farmers: a winning partnership,’ highlights a discipline of veterinary medicine the AVMA is dedicated to 365 days a year,” said Dr. W. Ron DeHaven, DVM, MBA, Chief Executive Officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). “In a little more than a year, the AVMA has created numerous resources to enhance the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital role of