This press release announces that Cori Nichols, Hudson-valley based pony trainer and rider, has won first place at the Old Chatham based ENYDCTA horse trials held July 14 & 15. She rode her self-trained Connemara mare, EventPonies.Com, to vicotry amongst a field of 17 horses. She bought the pony from Gardiner, NY breeder Ginny WInkler, of Journey's End Connemaras.
Seized horses in animal cruelty case find local safe havens. Equine Rescue Resource Inc. received cruelty complaint on Easter Sunday. Turned the complaint over to enforcement, an investigation was conducted and an arrest made. Search and seizure warrants were executed and all 11 arabian horses - including pregnant mares and stallions - were removed and transported to safe havens, some of which are in New Paltz, Gardiner, Montgomery and Pine Bush.
Writing skills are essential for succeeding in high school, college, and at a job. Writing is not just an end result, but also a process that helps us develop our ideas and think logically.
A Certified Crop Advisor can be a great help when solving pasture rotation issues or deciding what type of fertilizer will improve your fields without harming your horses!
Keeping Your Horse Healthy and Happy at a Boarding Stable
Author: Madalyn Ward, DVM
If you’re into holistic and natural care for your horse, getting all your needs met in a boarding situation can require quite a bit of planning and forethought, not to mention tact and diplomacy! To help you get the most out of your boarding situation, we’ve created a list of the hot topics that are usually in contention between horse owners and stable owners, and listed possible ways to keep everyone happy in each situation.
A newly acquired horse or a horse that may be herd bound needs a little assurance from us. They want to know that you are not going to hurt them or abuse them in any way. You as the owner/trainer must create a friendly, but "I' am the boss" relationship with your horse, if you want a long and rewarding partnership with him.
I know you have heard this before, but I will say it again, pick out your horses feet. This may be the single most important thing you can do for your horse's well being.
Reminic, a 1978 bay stallion by Doc’s Remedy and out of Fillinic, has sired earners of $1,042,003.52 in NRHA competition, becoming the eighth stallion to achieve the NRHA Million Dollar Sire distinction. Bred by Greg Ward of Tulare, California, and owned by the Reminic Partnership (Chuck McAnally and Jim Babcock), Reminic currently stands at the Babcock Ranch in Gainesville, Texas. In 1981..
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