Day: October 7, 2010

Para-Dressage Gets Underway at Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Lexington, KY – The unofficial results for the team tests in the Para-Dressage Championships indicate that the top three teams are very close. Great Britain stands in first place on 214.98, with a slim advantage of 2.1 penalty points over second-placed Germany on 212.88. The Netherlands follows in third place on 211.91. The USA is eighth on 198.16. Please remember that these are provisional results. The highest placed rider for the USA was first-time international competitor Laura Goldman on Carlingford JD, the flashy black and white Irish Sporthorse gelding owned by Trudy Phillips. Classified 1a (most severely

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APHA World

The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) announced at the APHA Annual Convention and Membership Meeting that the format of the World Championship Paint Horse Shows will change starting in 2011. The two-show format will remain intact, but the line dividing the two shows will be much more clear. The summer show will now be the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show featuring the complete lineup of youth division classes and activities, and will no longer contain any Open or Amateur classes. The fall show will be called the APHA World Championship Show and will feature all of the

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SBS Farms Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy Showcase Hunters at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Buffalo, NY – October 6, 2010 – SBS Farm’s Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy were selected as one of the top horse and rider combinations in the country to showcase the power and beauty of hunters at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ„¢ (WEG). Held for the first time in the United States, Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park is hosting the international event with USHJA International Hunter Derby demonstrations held each day of October 4-10. Alfano and Jersey Boy received one of only two initial bys to participate in the monumental WEG demonstrations that are spotlighting show

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Bluegrass Supper Club at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute Offers Quality Dining Experience During WEG

Lexington, KY – October 6, 2010 – Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is pleased to welcome the Bluegrass Supper Club at their Sport Horse Soundness Facility. The Club is located directly across the street from the Kentucky Horse Park, host of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Fans and corporations can find affordable prices, great location and terrific food at the Club. Supper Club members like Pfizer Animal Health, Neogen, Platinum Performance, Merial, Xanacare, Flair Nasal Strips, Can-Am Sport Horses, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Kentucky-owned Hallway Feeds have all taken advantage of the club,

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Bill would probe link between animal cruelty, child abuse

HARTFORD — A bill that would require state and local officials to judge connections between animal cruelty and potential child abuse will be revived next year. During a morning news conference in the Capitol complex, Rep. Diana Urban, D-Stonington, said she plans to re-introduce the legislation, which would require the state Department of Children and Familiesand the Department of Agriculture to cross-report animal cruelty and child abuse. “The FBI has recognized since 1971 that there is a link between animal abuse and future violent behavior,” said Urban, co-chairwoman of the legislative Select Committee on Children. Read more…

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Genetic studies shed light on thoroughbreds foremothers

Sleek, speedy, and spirited, thoroughbred horses arose from Arabian stallions more than 3 centuries ago. But who were the mares that birthed these noble steeds? A new genetic analysis suggests that thoroughbred foremothers hailed from Ireland and Britain. In the late 1600s and early 1700s, three stallions imported by British aristocrats became the famous forefathers of today’s thoroughbreds: the Godolphin Arabian, Darley Arabian, and Byerley Turk. The three originated in the Middle East region but came to England through different paths: one was purchased in France, one acquired in Italy, and the third captured from a Turkish

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