Day: October 9, 2009

TRAINER LINDA RICE TO BE TUESDAY’S GUEST ON BLOODHORSE.COM “TALKIN’ HORSES” PODCAST

Lexington, Ky. — October 8, 2009 —Thoroughbred trainer Linda Rice, who became the first female trainer to win a Saratoga meet training title, will be the guest on BloodHorse.com’s “Talkin’ Horses” podcast scheduled for Tuesday, October 13. Racing enthusiasts are invited to submit their questions now through Monday, October 12,  at 5 p.m. ET, by visiting http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/Talkin-Horses/. Rice, 45, was born into a racing family in Racine, Wis. Her father, Clyde Rice, is a former trainer who operates a training center in Ocala, Fla., and her mother, Jean, and brothers Wayne, Brian, and Curt are all involved in the horse industry.After a

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STUDY: HORSE WHINNIES PACKED WITH INFORMATION

Through their whinnies, horses convey specific information about their identities, including sex, height, and weight, according to French researchers. Acoustic analyses of whinnies and the reactions of horses to various recorded whinnies also suggest that the vocal calls play an important social role and appear to be unique to each horse. Continue reading…

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AQHA to Host FEI CRI2* at 2009 World Show

The American Quarter Horse Journal, October 8, 2009 – The American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show will host an International Equestrian Federation, CRI2* (Concour de Reining Internationale) event November 16 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. The entry form is available at www.aqha.com/showing/shows/worldshow/. Entries for the event are due Friday, November 13, by 5 p.m. CST and are open to all breeds. The FEI competition will take place in conjunction with the senior reining preliminaries in the Performance Arena. Part of the USEF Open Qualifying series, United States Equestrian Federation Long-List Riders are required

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