Day: November 17, 2010

Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Hosts Insightful George H. Morris Clinic

Buffalo, NY – November 16, 2010 -The Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center hosted a very successful and insightful teaching clinic this past weekend with George H. Morris, world renowned trainer, rider, and U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe. The clinic, held November 12-14, 2010, was scheduled and organized by Susie Schoellkopf, Executive Director of the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center and head trainer of SBS Farms, Inc. at the Buffalo Equestrian Center. The clinic was held over three days and hosted 16 riders in three different groups: Intermediate, Advanced, and Jumpers.  Riders in the clinic included Jennifer Alfano, rider and

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Callan Solem Show Stables Gearing-Up for Winter Equestrian Festival

Chester Springs, PA – November 16, 2010 – Callan Solem Show Stables will be traveling to Wellington, FL, to compete at the prestigious Winter Equestrian Festival. After a successful campaign during the 2010 summer and fall seasons, including Solem’s VDL Torlando laying down an incredible performance during the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, Solem and her clients are looking forward to WEF. Solem, who was named leading Grand Prix Rider at the 2010 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, is currently prepping her mounts for the 2011 WEF Florida circuit,  “I am so excited about going to Wellington for

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Loan repayment brightens recipients’ futures

AVMA/AVMF program helps five recent graduates Dr. Austin Ayars had plenty of sleepless nights as a practice owner with $140,000 in student debt. He would lie awake worrying whether he would be able to pay the bills that month. Or he’d think about what would happen if he couldn’t meet his clients’ needs. He even considered the fact that if he died, his wife would receive half a million dollars and be relieved of his debt. Dr. Ayars rests much easier now, thanks to the $100,000 in loan repayments he will receive from the AVMA/American Veterinary Medical

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Ky. group is accepting applications for veterinary loan repayment

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Veterinarians, technicians and technologists who work with large animals and have school loans to pay back are eligible to apply for a Kentucky incentive program. Applications for the program have to be postmarked by Dec. 1. The programs is in place to help with shortages in the state’s large-animal medical workforce. Read more…

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House Tries Again To Ban Videos of Animal Abuse

The House voted Monday to ban videos that depict the abuse and killing of animals. The measure would modify a 1999 law that theSupreme Court struck down in April on the ground that it was too broadly written and violated free-speech protections. Read more…

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