Sunday, June 24, 2012
Additional Vesicular Stomatitis Cases Detected in New Mexico
Additional Vesicular Stomatitis Cases Detected in New Mexico: At least nine premises in New Mexico are under quarantine for vasicular stomatitis. The additional disease confirmations come after two Otero County, N.M., horses tested positive for the disease on April 30....
Horsemen: Penalties for Dermorphin in Horses Should Be Harsh
Horsemen: Penalties for Dermorphin in Horses Should Be Harsh: About 30 racehorses recently tested positive for dermorphin, an opiate drug more potent than mophine that can kill pain, stimulate running, and suppress the feeling of exhaustion after exercise....
TRA Endorses Broad Equine Medication Reform Policy
TRA Endorses Broad Equine Medication Reform Policy: The Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) has endorsed a policy for equine medication reform supported by many industry stakeholders, but so far acted upon piecemeal in various jurisdictions.
...
...
Readers Share Recycling Ideas to Cut Costs Around the Barn
Readers Share Recycling Ideas to Cut Costs Around the Barn: Horse owners across the country share their tips, suggestions, and ideas for items that can be reused and recycled around a horse property to help save money.
...
...
Planning for Equine Evacuations During Hurricanes
Planning for Equine Evacuations During Hurricanes: Hurricanes can give enough lead time to actually move people and horses out of the storm's expected path. But even with that time, preparing for equine evacuations can be crucial to the survival of horses....
South Texas Girl, Thomas E Hughes, Top Texas High School Cutters
Congratulations to the Boone and Reina families!! Way to go!
South Texas Girl, Thomas E Hughes, Top Texas High School Cutters:
Bailey Blaine Reina, Wharton, Texas, and Thomas E Hughes, a 2003 stallion owned by her grandparents, took top honors in Girls Cutting as the Texas High School Rodeo finals concluded June 16 in Abilene, Texas.
South Texas Girl, Thomas E Hughes, Top Texas High School Cutters:
Bailey Blaine Reina
NCHA year in review
NCHA year in review: By NCHA President Keith Deaville The year since our last NCHA Convention has been one of the most eventful times in our Association’s history. We’ve seen some big changes, like an increase of more than a million dollars in added money at our Triple Crown events; an overwhelming response to the revamped Super Stakes program; [...]
Gender differences in veterinarian-client-patient communication in companion animal practice
Gender differences in veterinarian-client-patient communication in companion animal practice: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Volume 241, Issue 1, Page 81-88, July 1, 2012.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
U.S. Investigation Alleges Mexican Drug Cartel Has Been Hiding Millions in Quarter Horse Racing
U.S. Investigation Alleges Mexican Drug Cartel Has Been Hiding Millions in Quarter Horse Racing:
A New York Times article, that has been made public today, centers on a prominent Mexican drug trafficking cartel, that has been allegedly laundering millions of dollars in Quarter Horse racing in the United States. A U.S. Justice Department investigation has apparently been underway since January of 2010.
The article was made public as the Justice Department moved against the Treviño brothers of Tremor Enterprises today, at the company’s ranch in Oklahoma and stables in New Mexico.
Click here to read more.
Related posts:
A New York Times article, that has been made public today, centers on a prominent Mexican drug trafficking cartel, that has been allegedly laundering millions of dollars in Quarter Horse racing in the United States. A U.S. Justice Department investigation has apparently been underway since January of 2010.
The article was made public as the Justice Department moved against the Treviño brothers of Tremor Enterprises today, at the company’s ranch in Oklahoma and stables in New Mexico.
Click here to read more.
Related posts:
New Research Initiative to Investigate Effects of Equine Assisted Activities For Military Veterans With PTSD/TBI
New Research Initiative to Investigate Effects of Equine Assisted Activities For Military Veterans With PTSD/TBI:
Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) recently announced a unique initiative to investigate the therapeutic effects of equine-assisted activities for military veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This special research fund began with a seed contribution from the Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted Program, which serves the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. It is the first of a series of specially focused research initiatives planned by HHRF for the coming years, a departure from the more general research funding that has been available since the organization was founded in 2004.
“This special grant fund is becoming available at a time when we are seeing explosive growth in equine-assisted activity programs for military veterans, so it is very exciting for our entire field, since the outcomes of the research can benefit all of those programs.” said Judy Lightfoot, HHRF Board President. “Equine-assisted activities have been shown to be effective in treating patients, including combat veterans, with PTSD and TBI, but we really need to know more about why it works and what methods work best. Those are some of the answers we hope to get from this research investment.”
Fifty thousand dollars in research funding will be offered through a competitive and rigorous application and review process. Grants are selected on a competitive basis, taking into account scientific merit, scientific and clinical significance and relevance. All applications undergo a three-tier review process, completed by the scientific review committee. The average grant award is $50,000 for up to a one-year period.
“This fund is also exciting for us because it represents the first of what we hope will be many specially focused research programs,” added Lightfoot. “We are currently developing one special fund to investigate the effects of equine-assisted activities for participants with autism spectrum disorders, and another for those with cerebral palsy…and that is just the beginning!”
This veterans-focused research initiative has been made possible from contributions of visionary donors including the Caisson Platoon, Louise H & David S Ingalls Foundation, Swimmer Family Foundation as well as multiple individuals and anonymous contributors.
Information for applicants, including application materials, previously funded projects, review guidelines and more are available at the HHRF website. Researchers may contact the foundation office for assistance finding local programs that provide programming for military veterans, for possible collaborations.
To help ensure additional illuminating research to guide the future of EAA/T programs for veterans, please make your contribution to HHRF today. For more information on this research, on the foundation, or on becoming a donor, contact KC Henry, Executive Director, KCHenry@horsesandhumans.org.
Horses and Humans Research Foundation is dedicated to facilitating universal understanding and appreciation of the significant influence of horses on humans. The foundations goal is to promote research that will 1) Benefit special program participants by improving equine assisted activity best practices; 2) Educate the public, including professional affiliates, regarding the value and benefits of horses and equine assisted activities.
Related posts:
Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) recently announced a unique initiative to investigate the therapeutic effects of equine-assisted activities for military veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This special research fund began with a seed contribution from the Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted Program, which serves the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. It is the first of a series of specially focused research initiatives planned by HHRF for the coming years, a departure from the more general research funding that has been available since the organization was founded in 2004.
“This special grant fund is becoming available at a time when we are seeing explosive growth in equine-assisted activity programs for military veterans, so it is very exciting for our entire field, since the outcomes of the research can benefit all of those programs.” said Judy Lightfoot, HHRF Board President. “Equine-assisted activities have been shown to be effective in treating patients, including combat veterans, with PTSD and TBI, but we really need to know more about why it works and what methods work best. Those are some of the answers we hope to get from this research investment.”
Fifty thousand dollars in research funding will be offered through a competitive and rigorous application and review process. Grants are selected on a competitive basis, taking into account scientific merit, scientific and clinical significance and relevance. All applications undergo a three-tier review process, completed by the scientific review committee. The average grant award is $50,000 for up to a one-year period.
“This fund is also exciting for us because it represents the first of what we hope will be many specially focused research programs,” added Lightfoot. “We are currently developing one special fund to investigate the effects of equine-assisted activities for participants with autism spectrum disorders, and another for those with cerebral palsy…and that is just the beginning!”
This veterans-focused research initiative has been made possible from contributions of visionary donors including the Caisson Platoon, Louise H & David S Ingalls Foundation, Swimmer Family Foundation as well as multiple individuals and anonymous contributors.
Information for applicants, including application materials, previously funded projects, review guidelines and more are available at the HHRF website. Researchers may contact the foundation office for assistance finding local programs that provide programming for military veterans, for possible collaborations.
To help ensure additional illuminating research to guide the future of EAA/T programs for veterans, please make your contribution to HHRF today. For more information on this research, on the foundation, or on becoming a donor, contact KC Henry, Executive Director, KCHenry@horsesandhumans.org.
Horses and Humans Research Foundation is dedicated to facilitating universal understanding and appreciation of the significant influence of horses on humans. The foundations goal is to promote research that will 1) Benefit special program participants by improving equine assisted activity best practices; 2) Educate the public, including professional affiliates, regarding the value and benefits of horses and equine assisted activities.
Related posts:
Animal disease research misses the human perspective, say researchers
Animal disease research misses the human perspective, say researchers:
Source:
Animal disease research concentrates too much on the behaviour of micro organisms while ignoring the role played by human beings; we need to take more account of the human dimension if the work of scientists is to be translated effectively into policy, according to scientists at Lancaster and Liverpool universities.
Read more ...
Source:
Animal disease research concentrates too much on the behaviour of micro organisms while ignoring the role played by human beings; we need to take more account of the human dimension if the work of scientists is to be translated effectively into policy, according to scientists at Lancaster and Liverpool universities.Read more ...
Animal disease research misses the human perspective, say researchers
Animal disease research misses the human perspective, say researchers:
Source:
Animal disease research concentrates too much on the behaviour of micro organisms while ignoring the role played by human beings; we need to take more account of the human dimension if the work of scientists is to be translated effectively into policy, according to scientists at Lancaster and Liverpool universities.
Read more ...
Source:
Animal disease research concentrates too much on the behaviour of micro organisms while ignoring the role played by human beings; we need to take more account of the human dimension if the work of scientists is to be translated effectively into policy, according to scientists at Lancaster and Liverpool universities.Read more ...
Heart Rate Variability to Detect Equine Transport Stress
Heart Rate Variability to Detect Equine Transport Stress: Researchers monitored heart rate and heart rate variability, finding that both air and ground transportation create stressful environments for horses....
Heart Rate Variability to Detect Equine Transport Stress
Heart Rate Variability to Detect Equine Transport Stress: Researchers monitored heart rate and heart rate variability, finding that both air and ground transportation create stressful environments for horses....
Yellow Flowers in Horse Pastures: Safe or Dangerous?
Yellow Flowers in Horse Pastures: Safe or Dangerous?: While buttercups are usually not eaten and dandelions are not toxic at all, horse owners everywhere should be aware of a potentially dangerous "look-alike" called catsear....
Nutritional Considerations for Weanlings
Nutritional Considerations for Weanlings: Weanlings have increased energy, protein, and mineral requirements. To help ensure proper development, feed each weanling individually, monitor weight gain, and provide exercise or turnout daily to help regulate growth....
Secretariat's Preakness Stakes Time Under Review
Secretariat's Preakness Stakes Time Under Review: The Maryland Racing Commission will conduct a hearing to consider "compelling" evidence based upon advances in modern video technology regarding the long-standing controversy surrounding Secretariat's winning time in the 1973 Preakness Stakes....
Secretariat's Preakness Stakes Time Under Review
Secretariat's Preakness Stakes Time Under Review: The Maryland Racing Commission will conduct a hearing to consider "compelling" evidence based upon advances in modern video technology regarding the long-standing controversy surrounding Secretariat's winning time in the 1973 Preakness Stakes....
Jockey Club Announces Project to Identify At-Risk Horses
Jockey Club Announces Project to Identify At-Risk Horses: The Jockey Club today announced plans to develop a statistics-based system that would notify track officials and regulatory veterinarians when a horse that has been entered in a race is facing a heightened risk of injury.
...
...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Study: No widespread shortage of veterinarians
Study: No widespread shortage of veterinarians: Veterinary presence needed in public health, agriculture, food safety
Another Appellate Court Holds Chapter 87 Immunity Act Applies to Suits Brought by Independent Contractors
Another Appellate Court Holds Chapter 87 Immunity Act Applies to Suits Brought by Independent Contractors:
By Alison Rowe
As we discussed in this prior post, the Supreme Court of Texas has not yet addressed the issue of whether Chapter 87 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code (the “Act”) shields defendants from liability in suits where employees or independent contractors are injured while engaging in an equine activities. Up until last week, we only had two opinions—both from intermediate appellate courts—addressing this issue.
In the first case—Johnson v. Smith (Corpus Christi 2002)—the court held that independent contractors were participants under the Act, and therefore the Act shielded defendants in suits brought by independent contractors from liability. In the second case—Dodge v. Durdin (Houston [1st] 2005)—the court held that employees are not participants under the Act, and therefore defendants in suits brought by employees are not immune from liability.
As of last Thursday, we now have a third appellate case that sheds light on this issue. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston recently held that the Act immunizes defendants from liability for claims brought by independent contractors.
The case, styled Young v. McKim, represents the first equine employee negligence suit addressed by a Texas court of appeals since Loftin v. Lee was handed down by the Texas Supreme Court in April of 2011.
Case Background: Brenda Young had posted a flyer at Ravensway Stables advertising her ability to assist owners in the care of their horses. Tisa McKim and her daughter, Jackie, hired Young to care for their horses—Jasper and Butch—at Ravensway.
About two months after Young started caring for Jasper (a rescue horse), Jasper kicked Young and injured her. The injury occurred while Young was talking to another boarder at Ravensway while Jasper grazed beside her.
Young sued the McKims for negligence, and the McKims moved for summary judgment under the version of the Act in existence in 2010 (i.e. before the Act was amended in 2011). The trial court granted the McKims’ motion for summary judgment.
The Appeal: The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the McKims. On appeal, Young alleged that the Act did not shield the McKims from liability. Among the reasons Young gave were 1) only “tourists and other consumers of equine activities” qualify as participants under the Act; and 2) Young was an employee of the McKims, not an independent contractor. Young relied heavily on the First Court of Appeals’ opinion in Dodge on appeal.
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals determined that Young was an independent contractor, not an employee. The court did not reach the issue of whether the Act would have applied had Young been an employee. The Fourteenth Court disagreed with the discussion in Dodge suggesting that the Act only applied to “tourists and other consumers of equine activities.”
Citing Loftin, the Fourteenth Court held,
Case Information: Young v. McKim, No. 14-11-00376-CV, 2012 WL 1951099 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th] May 31, 2012).
Related Posts:
Are Employers Immune from Liability for Employees’ Horse-Related Injuries in Texas?
Victory for Horse Industry in Texas Supreme Court
Does Your Farm Need to Purchase Worker’s Compensation Insurance?
Time to Get New Warning Signs: Equine Activity Act Amended in 2011
By Alison Rowe
As we discussed in this prior post, the Supreme Court of Texas has not yet addressed the issue of whether Chapter 87 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code (the “Act”) shields defendants from liability in suits where employees or independent contractors are injured while engaging in an equine activities. Up until last week, we only had two opinions—both from intermediate appellate courts—addressing this issue.
In the first case—Johnson v. Smith (Corpus Christi 2002)—the court held that independent contractors were participants under the Act, and therefore the Act shielded defendants in suits brought by independent contractors from liability. In the second case—Dodge v. Durdin (Houston [1st] 2005)—the court held that employees are not participants under the Act, and therefore defendants in suits brought by employees are not immune from liability.
As of last Thursday, we now have a third appellate case that sheds light on this issue. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston recently held that the Act immunizes defendants from liability for claims brought by independent contractors.
The case, styled Young v. McKim, represents the first equine employee negligence suit addressed by a Texas court of appeals since Loftin v. Lee was handed down by the Texas Supreme Court in April of 2011.
Case Background: Brenda Young had posted a flyer at Ravensway Stables advertising her ability to assist owners in the care of their horses. Tisa McKim and her daughter, Jackie, hired Young to care for their horses—Jasper and Butch—at Ravensway.
About two months after Young started caring for Jasper (a rescue horse), Jasper kicked Young and injured her. The injury occurred while Young was talking to another boarder at Ravensway while Jasper grazed beside her.
Young sued the McKims for negligence, and the McKims moved for summary judgment under the version of the Act in existence in 2010 (i.e. before the Act was amended in 2011). The trial court granted the McKims’ motion for summary judgment.
The Appeal: The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the McKims. On appeal, Young alleged that the Act did not shield the McKims from liability. Among the reasons Young gave were 1) only “tourists and other consumers of equine activities” qualify as participants under the Act; and 2) Young was an employee of the McKims, not an independent contractor. Young relied heavily on the First Court of Appeals’ opinion in Dodge on appeal.
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals determined that Young was an independent contractor, not an employee. The court did not reach the issue of whether the Act would have applied had Young been an employee. The Fourteenth Court disagreed with the discussion in Dodge suggesting that the Act only applied to “tourists and other consumers of equine activities.”
Citing Loftin, the Fourteenth Court held,
“The Equine Act is a comprehensive limitation of liability for equine activities of all kinds…The Equine Act applies to all ‘participants’”. [Emphasis supplied].It remains to be seen whether Young will be appealed to the Supreme Court of Texas. Given the Supreme Court’s expansive view of the Act set forth in Loftin, the Supreme Court might disagree with Dodge’s holding that the Act does not apply to employees.
Case Information: Young v. McKim, No. 14-11-00376-CV, 2012 WL 1951099 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th] May 31, 2012).
Related Posts:
Are Employers Immune from Liability for Employees’ Horse-Related Injuries in Texas?
Victory for Horse Industry in Texas Supreme Court
Does Your Farm Need to Purchase Worker’s Compensation Insurance?
Time to Get New Warning Signs: Equine Activity Act Amended in 2011
Client vs. Horse Professional- The Ethical Standoff We Ought to Talk About
I thought this blog was interesting and may help some understand the tough spot veterinarians often find themselves in during pre-purchase examinations.
Client vs. Horse Professional- The Ethical Standoff We Ought to Talk About:
By Brittany
I often think about ethics in the horse business. Usually it is an exercise in frustration, and so I try to avoid it. However, this week a Facebook post got me started, and I couldn’t let it drop. A good (and honest) trainer had once again been cheated by a client.
I think, so much of the time, the general public believes that when it comes to unethical business practices, the horse professional is naturally to blame. The profession has a long history (literally hundreds of years) of horse traders being known and even sometimes revered for their unethical business practices. Here are two paragraphs from Wikapedia that I found interesting.
“In the original sense, Horse trading is the buying and selling of horses, also called ‘Horse Dealing.’ Due to the difficulties in evaluating the merits of a horse offered for sale, the selling of horses offered great opportunities for dishonesty. It was expected that horse sellers would capitalize on these opportunities and so those who dealt in horses gained a reputation for shady business practices.”
“As standards for ethical business declined in the U.S. in the Gilded Age, the activities of horse traders came increasingly to be seen as the natural and, in part, desirable product of a competitive market rather than as symptoms of the moral depravity of horse traders. In an 1893 New York Times editorial criticizing a proposed law to make it illegal for a newspaper to falsely state its circulation figures, the author declared that ‘if the lying were stopped by law, the business of horse trading would come to an end, and the country taverns and groceries in the Winter season would be deprived even of the limited eventfulness which they now enjoy.”
While I’ve certainly seen my share of dishonest horse traders, the majority of horse professionals that I know are honest, hard-working folks. In fact, in terms of ethics, or the lack thereof, the tables have turned quite a bit. Over the last decade or two and particularly since the recession, it is often the client’s ethics that are questionable.
I recall one of the last sales I made prior to retiring. I was selling a horse within the barn. I was representing both parties and have always believed that full disclosure was the best policy. (It is now the law in many states.) If memory serves, I had a full price offer on the horse and all that was necessary to complete the sale was for the seller to release the vet records.
I’d known the horse for many years and could see no logical reason for the owner not to release the records. The horse had no lameness issues and had only had one mild bout of colic during the 2 -3 year period that they had owned him. Also, the owner prided themselves on their good family values. So, what happened next still astounds me. When I asked her to release the records, she was furious with me. She claimed I was not representing her best interests. I tried to explain that full disclosure benefited both parties and was ethically the right thing to do. She would have none of it.
Because the buyer trusted me, I got the sale completed but not without a cost. Because of the tension that now existed between the buyer and seller, both parties left the barn. The financial consequences I paid for my ethics were substantial. Luckily, this happened prior to the recession. Nowadays, a choice like this could put a horse professional out of business.
This leaves me with a question rather than an answer and so I will pose it to you, dear reader:
As professionals, we have a fiduciary responsibility to represent our client’s best interests, but where do you draw the line between faithful representation and compromising your own value system? Remember, both are important.
Members and Future Members of Equestrian Professional.com: One of the most important benefits of being a member of EP is that we understand how different the horse business is from mainstream businesses. Our members gain access to a proven system and collection of tools and resources specifically for professional equestrians that help you to unify your equestrian career and business goals so that you are able to build both a successful career and a profitable business.
Related posts:
Client vs. Horse Professional- The Ethical Standoff We Ought to Talk About:
By Brittany
I often think about ethics in the horse business. Usually it is an exercise in frustration, and so I try to avoid it. However, this week a Facebook post got me started, and I couldn’t let it drop. A good (and honest) trainer had once again been cheated by a client.
I think, so much of the time, the general public believes that when it comes to unethical business practices, the horse professional is naturally to blame. The profession has a long history (literally hundreds of years) of horse traders being known and even sometimes revered for their unethical business practices. Here are two paragraphs from Wikapedia that I found interesting.
“In the original sense, Horse trading is the buying and selling of horses, also called ‘Horse Dealing.’ Due to the difficulties in evaluating the merits of a horse offered for sale, the selling of horses offered great opportunities for dishonesty. It was expected that horse sellers would capitalize on these opportunities and so those who dealt in horses gained a reputation for shady business practices.”
“As standards for ethical business declined in the U.S. in the Gilded Age, the activities of horse traders came increasingly to be seen as the natural and, in part, desirable product of a competitive market rather than as symptoms of the moral depravity of horse traders. In an 1893 New York Times editorial criticizing a proposed law to make it illegal for a newspaper to falsely state its circulation figures, the author declared that ‘if the lying were stopped by law, the business of horse trading would come to an end, and the country taverns and groceries in the Winter season would be deprived even of the limited eventfulness which they now enjoy.”
While I’ve certainly seen my share of dishonest horse traders, the majority of horse professionals that I know are honest, hard-working folks. In fact, in terms of ethics, or the lack thereof, the tables have turned quite a bit. Over the last decade or two and particularly since the recession, it is often the client’s ethics that are questionable.
I recall one of the last sales I made prior to retiring. I was selling a horse within the barn. I was representing both parties and have always believed that full disclosure was the best policy. (It is now the law in many states.) If memory serves, I had a full price offer on the horse and all that was necessary to complete the sale was for the seller to release the vet records.
I’d known the horse for many years and could see no logical reason for the owner not to release the records. The horse had no lameness issues and had only had one mild bout of colic during the 2 -3 year period that they had owned him. Also, the owner prided themselves on their good family values. So, what happened next still astounds me. When I asked her to release the records, she was furious with me. She claimed I was not representing her best interests. I tried to explain that full disclosure benefited both parties and was ethically the right thing to do. She would have none of it.
Because the buyer trusted me, I got the sale completed but not without a cost. Because of the tension that now existed between the buyer and seller, both parties left the barn. The financial consequences I paid for my ethics were substantial. Luckily, this happened prior to the recession. Nowadays, a choice like this could put a horse professional out of business.
This leaves me with a question rather than an answer and so I will pose it to you, dear reader:
As professionals, we have a fiduciary responsibility to represent our client’s best interests, but where do you draw the line between faithful representation and compromising your own value system? Remember, both are important.
Members and Future Members of Equestrian Professional.com: One of the most important benefits of being a member of EP is that we understand how different the horse business is from mainstream businesses. Our members gain access to a proven system and collection of tools and resources specifically for professional equestrians that help you to unify your equestrian career and business goals so that you are able to build both a successful career and a profitable business.
Related posts:
- Professional Auction Services’ First Online Auctions Receive Incredible Response
- As a Horse Professional You Market and Engage Prospects, but Do You Forget to Follow Up?
- Equestrian Professional’s Horse Business Hotline Buzzing With Questions About Equine Syndicates, Horse Leases and Client Relations
Firocoxib's Effect on Equine Osteoarthritis-Related Pain
Firocoxib's Effect on Equine Osteoarthritis-Related Pain: A research team recently concluded that firocoxib significantly improved lameness scores, comfort, and mobility in most horses treated for naturally occurring osteoarthritis.
...
...
June Designated as Colic Awareness Month
June Designated as Colic Awareness Month: Crusade Against Equine Colic was founded to provide a forum for new thoughts and perspectives on this critical and costly issue, in order to empower owners, trainers, and riders to make better, more informed decisions for themselves and their horses....
Thousands of cutters enjoy AQHA NCHA Weekend
Thousands of cutters enjoy AQHA NCHA Weekend: Preliminary figures indicate that AQHA NCHA Weekend attracted nearly 6,200 entries across North America on June 1-3. Shows were held in each of NCHA’s 25 Areas across the United States and Canada, making it the largest cutting of the year. Once results from all the shows have been verified, it’s expected that overall entries will [...]
Thousands of cutters enjoy AQHA NCHA Weekend
Thousands of cutters enjoy AQHA NCHA Weekend: Preliminary figures indicate that AQHA NCHA Weekend attracted nearly 6,200 entries across North America on June 1-3. Shows were held in each of NCHA’s 25 Areas across the United States and Canada, making it the largest cutting of the year. Once results from all the shows have been verified, it’s expected that overall entries will [...]
American Saddlebred Association Devises Breed Marketing Strategy
American Saddlebred Association Devises Breed Marketing Strategy:
Sport Horse Marketing Network
LEXINGTON, (ASHA) - American Saddlebred owners, trainers and breeders will now have the best Internet resources bringing them the support they need to excel in marketing their prospects into the sport horse world.
The American Saddlebred Horse Association’s (ASHA) Sport Horse Committee has developed a marketing and advertising campaign designed to educate both ASHA/UPHA members and the sport horse buying public about our breed, and how beautifully it suits this group of discerning buyers. For anyone wishing to sell a horse that might fit the sport horse market, help is just an email or phone call away. If you need to better understand how to evaluate your horse, or need help to do so, you may forward video clips and have experienced sport horse professionals help with clear and useful advice on pricing, best presentation, equipment recommendations, and more.
The new marketing network will allow UPHA and ASHA members to advertise at a members-only discounted rate of ten dollars per advertisement on www.americansaddlebredsporthorse.net. At the same time, advertisements on highly popular sport horse sites such as The Chronicle of the Horse (COTH) website (web prices ranging from $5 to $75), bulletin board and magazine will allow potential buyers to learn about American Saddlebred sport horses that are available around the country. Resources on the COTH website are designed to further educate and excite visitors who may not yet appreciate the American Saddlebred’s talent for the sport horse disciplines.
If you are unsure as to whether your horse might be suitable for the sport horse market, or you need help to assemble a high-quality marketing piece, www.americansaddlebredsporthorse.net offers support to help you design a dazzling advertisement.
For more information, please contact Janet Thompson, Chair of the ASHA Sport Horse Committee, at janianfarm@aol.com, or Julie Lynn Andrew at AboveLevelASB@gmail.com.
Sport Horse Marketing Network
LEXINGTON, (ASHA) - American Saddlebred owners, trainers and breeders will now have the best Internet resources bringing them the support they need to excel in marketing their prospects into the sport horse world.
The American Saddlebred Horse Association’s (ASHA) Sport Horse Committee has developed a marketing and advertising campaign designed to educate both ASHA/UPHA members and the sport horse buying public about our breed, and how beautifully it suits this group of discerning buyers. For anyone wishing to sell a horse that might fit the sport horse market, help is just an email or phone call away. If you need to better understand how to evaluate your horse, or need help to do so, you may forward video clips and have experienced sport horse professionals help with clear and useful advice on pricing, best presentation, equipment recommendations, and more.
The new marketing network will allow UPHA and ASHA members to advertise at a members-only discounted rate of ten dollars per advertisement on www.americansaddlebredsporthorse.net. At the same time, advertisements on highly popular sport horse sites such as The Chronicle of the Horse (COTH) website (web prices ranging from $5 to $75), bulletin board and magazine will allow potential buyers to learn about American Saddlebred sport horses that are available around the country. Resources on the COTH website are designed to further educate and excite visitors who may not yet appreciate the American Saddlebred’s talent for the sport horse disciplines.
If you are unsure as to whether your horse might be suitable for the sport horse market, or you need help to assemble a high-quality marketing piece, www.americansaddlebredsporthorse.net offers support to help you design a dazzling advertisement.
For more information, please contact Janet Thompson, Chair of the ASHA Sport Horse Committee, at janianfarm@aol.com, or Julie Lynn Andrew at AboveLevelASB@gmail.com.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)