Archive for January, 2008
Julie Goodnight Official Spokesperson for Certified Horsemanship Association
(January 2008) – Julie Goodnight is named the Official International Spokesperson for the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA). Julie has been with CHA for over 10 years as the Program Director and now will continue to promote riding instructor certification through CHA at trade shows and events around the country.
Julie is a full-time equine professional with [...]
Audrey Pavia to Host Equine Radio Show
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - AHP member Audrey Pavia, a former editor of Horse Illustrated and author of “Horses for Dummies,” has been named host of a 30-minute radio show called Horsing Around on PetLifeRadio.com. The show is available as a free download in iTunes, Odeo, Podcast Alley and on the PetLifeRadio.com website. Horsing Around is [...]
18Jan2008 | News Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Trail Blazer Magazine Celebrates 30 Years With the Trail Riding Event of the Year!
“Different than anything else ever done before!” promises Trail Blazer Magazine founder and publisher Susan E. Gibson about the upcoming Trail Blazer Festival. The Festival will be held at Rawhide, 20 minutes from the Phoenix airport, on February 29-March 2, 2008.
“Trail Blazer Magazine has always been a leader of innovative education for the trail rider, [...]
American Quarter Horse Association Approaches 5 Million
Auction for Milestone Number Starts December 5: Guess the Date, Win a Dude Ranch Vacation.
America’s Horse, December 4, 2007 - The American Quarter Horse Association, the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization begins its “Countdown to 5 Million” and encourages every member to keep up with the count. In fact, one AQHA member [...]
US Senate Passes Farm Bill Helpful to Horses
WASHINGTON, DC December 17, 2007 - The American Horse Council (AHC) reports that the recently passed Senate Farm Bill includes several key provisions that would benefit the horse industry.
The $286 billion dollar bill, which passed the Senate on December 14 by a vote of 79 to 14, now includes the Equine Equity Act. Senator Mitch [...]
Julie Goodnight Tip of the Month: Showing Affection to Your Horse
Before you start smooching on your horse, it may be useful to understand how horses show affection to each other. Mutual grooming (a.k.a. allo-grooming) is the primary affectionate behavior of horses that isn’t related to reproduction. Mutual grooming is a social, care-giving behavior. Young or adult horses that are buddies in the herd often show [...]
8Jan2008 | Publisher | 0 comments | Continued
Free Weight Tape with Purchase of Strongid® C or C 2X™ Available at Participating Stores
New York, NY (January 7, 2008) — Right now, horse owners have the opportunity to receive a free horse weight tape with the purchase of any Strongid(R) C or C 2X(TM) product at participating feed and tack stores across the country. Look for the Strongid C display and ask a store sales associate for details [...]
8Jan2008 | Publisher | 0 comments | Continued
Body Clipping Your Horse
It seems like the shorter the days get, the longer a horse’s hair gets. And as all horse owners know, this poses some unique challenges. We still want to ride and keep our horses exercised, but a thick, winter coat makes caring for them more difficult. After exercise, they need to be thoroughly cleaned, but [...]
8Jan2008 | Publisher | 0 comments | Continued
Women LUV Horses Essay Contest for California 2008 Event
Ocala, Florida (January 3, 2007) Lynn Palm, Women LUV Horses equestrienne event founder, announces a “Why I Love Horses” and “My Favorite Horse Publication” essay contest for Women Luv Horses™, a three-day celebration of horses and women to be held in City of Industry, California’s Industry Hills Expo Center, (near Los Angeles), December 5th, 6th, [...]
8Jan2008 | Publisher | 0 comments | Continued
Horse Quencher Now Available in Convenience Packs
Newtown, PA — Equatic Solutions announces the release of a new version of Horse Quencher(TM), the product designed to encourage your horse to drink water. The new package is a box of ten convenience packs, available in four flavors: peppermint, apple, butterscotch, and root beer.
Although we all joke about the old adage ‘you can lead [...]
