Day: February 8, 2011

Triple Crown Insider now on BloodHorse.com

Lexington, KY – Monday, February 7, 2011 – Blood-Horse Publications  announces the addition of the weekly show “Triple Crown Insider” on its premier Thoroughbred racing website BloodHorse.com.  “Triple Crown Insider,” also known as “TCI,” launched last year as the brainchild of PM Advertising. The popular show is hosted by Jon Siegel and Joel Cunningham. Taylor Made Stallions will be the title sponsor of the show. “Triple Crown Insider” is a high-energy, candid, and insightful look at the prep races and contenders heading into the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and throughout the rest of the

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COLD WEATHER NUTRITION

Cold and inclement weather conditions present special challenges for the horse. Whether a horse is turned out or exercised regularly, you need to focus on his nutritional requirements. Horses are naturally well-adapted to thrive in frigid weather if they have the basics of adequate calorie intake, palatable water, and protection from wind and severe precipitation. Continue reading…

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AQHA: Introducing AQHAs Newest Corporate Partner, Liberty Mutual

The American Quarter Horse Journal – AQHA welcomes insurance company Liberty Mutual to its family of generous corporate partners, who provide money-saving benefits to our members and help make many of the Association’s programs and events possible. Liberty Mutual adds a suite of personal property and casualty insurance products to the long list of insurance services currently available to AQHA members through AQHA Corporate Partners Markel, AQHA Medical and EquiPass Road Service. The insurance products available through Liberty Mutual include: • Personal auto • Personal homeowners • Personal renters • Personal condo • Personal secondary home • Personal dwelling fire

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TAHC Officials Urge Awareness of Global Foot and Mouth Disease Threat

AUSTIN – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reminds Texas producers, marketers and veterinarians that maintaining a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) free U.S.A. requires constant awareness and vigilance.  Anyone involved with livestock needs to recognize the general signs of FMD and how to report suspicious symptoms. FMD is not contagious to people, but the viral disease that affects cattle, hogs and other cloven-hoofed animals is characterized by the presence of vesicles in the mouth, or on the muzzle, teats and feet. The FMD virus can accidently be carried on people’s clothing, footwear and vehicles from one

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AQHA: A Novice-Level Championship Could Become a Reality

Leveling the Playing Field Task force examines possibility of novice-level championship show. The American Quarter Horse Journal — In 2010, the American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee appointed a task force to review and address AQHA’s show initiatives, with an eye toward increasing participation in AQHA-approved events. The resulting recommendations were to manage the number and types of approved shows in 2011, and develop a leveling program that offers showing opportunities for all rider and horse skill and ability levels – tested throughout 2011, with implementation in 2012. AQHA Professional Horsewoman Patti Carter-Pratt was hired as AQHA’s executive director of

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