January 14, 2010 – In response to the horrific damage caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti, Equestrian Sport Productions has created a drop-off site for emergency aid donations. The Step by Step Foundation, a non-for-profit organization that provides funding and supplies to Haiti, will be working with ESP and the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Program to secure both monetary as well as other donations to send to Haiti.
A trailer will be located at the Exhibitor entrance guard house and available to accept the much needed relief donations. The most necessary item at this point is bottled water. In addition clothing, non-perishables, and personal hygiene items are welcome.
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January 13, 2010 – CHICAGO, (EWA) – The Los Angeles Times printed a guest column today by Department of Interior (DOI) chief and former rancher, Ken Salazar, aimed at rationalizing the unnecessary removal of America’s wild mustangs and burros from their vast ranges.
Equine Welfare Alliance’s (EWA) John Holland commented, “The opinion piece is an attempt to spin the growing outrage and coast to coast demonstrations which have taken place over the past few weeks.”
An EWA announced protest will take place on January 17 in New York City from 1pm-3pm at Columbus Circle (59th St at Central Park S-corrected address). Two other protests are planned for January 18 in Reno from noon-3pm at South Virginia Street and South McCarran Boulevard and January 21 from 11am-1pm at the California State Capitol building.
Salazar falsely states that in the 1960s, the wild herds of the American west were on the verge of extinction, prompting Congress to pass the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. In fact, much like today, legislators in Washington tardily passed the law after the heroic work of a Nevada woman named Velma Johnson and hundreds of thousands of protesters applied enough pressure to get the Congress’ attention. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9800
Bobby Murphy with Sara Thorton's third grade class at Simmons Elementary School in Woodford County Kentucky.
Wellington, Florida – January 14, 2010 – Renowned course designer and horse show manager Bobby Murphy has taken equine education to the next level by implementing the Supporting and Promoting of Equine Awareness in Kentucky Schools (SPEAKS) program. The SPEAKS program is designed to work with elementary schools and community groups to develop knowledge of the equine industry. From demonstrations at the horse park, to visits at the equine educational museums, SPEAKS goal is to educate the future of society about the importance and impact of the horse industry in their lives.
Inspired by the late Betsy Fishback, Bobby Murphy has great hopes for the future, and reflected on the origin of SPEAKS, recounting, “Betsy made my work with children on equine education, a passion for me,” and as such, “the program has been a part of my life ever since.”
During this past holiday season, Murphy made a trip home to Lexington, Kentucky to further develop SPEAKS. While in Lexington, he met with childhood friend, Sara Thorton. Thorton grew up in Lexington on former Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones’ Thoroughbred farm, Airdrie Stud. Thorton recalled her most memorable moments of growing up on a horse farm, the foremost of which was “waking up in the middle of the night to go down to the barn with my family to see the foals being born,” adding that, “as the foals grew older, I used to come home after school and ride the horses around the farm.” This memory meant the world to Thorton. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9797
January 13, 2010 – The 4-year-old gelding Freaky was voted the 2009 World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse after a spectacular year. The award topped all the AQHA racing champions, which were announced tonight at Heritage Place Sale Co. in Oklahoma City.
Freaky (TR Dasher-Chickasecret by Raise A Secret), owned by Armando Aguirre of Surprise, Arizona, won six of nine starts and earned $580,860 in his championship season. Voters also honored him as champion aged horse and unanimously as champion aged gelding.
Freaky began his championship campaign under the ownership of his breeder, Edward C. Allred. He was purchased by Aguirre on January 28, and over the course of the year, he won the Champion of Champions (G1), Robert L. Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship (G1), Vessels Maturity (G1), and Spencer Childers California Breeders’ Championship (RG1) and set three Los Alamitos track records. The gelding was trained in his first two starts of the year by Scott Willoughby; Adan Farias trained the gelding the rest of the year. Freaky was ridden in his races by Francisco Rubio, Rodrigo Aceves and Jeff Jerman. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9795
Pablo Barrios and La Gran won the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed class on the opening day of the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
Pablo Barrios and La Gran Have First Day Win in $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Jumpers
Wellington, FL – January 13, 2010 – The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began their competition today with opening jumper classes in the International Arena. The first week of the FTI WEF is sponsored by G&C Farm and runs through Sunday, January 17. The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of competition that conclude on April 4, 2010, and they will be awarding almost $6 million in prize money through the circuit.
This week’s course designer is Olaf Petersen of Germany, and he set a welcoming course for the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed class. Thirty-four entries went to post, and the fastest of the day was Pablo Barrios (VEN) on La Gran, owned by Pablo Barrios and Andres Olivares. They had no faults in a time of 61.369 seconds. Barrios also finished second on Quick Star 11, owned by Gustavo Mirabal of G&C Farm of Wellington, FL. Quick Star 11 and Barrios were also clear and had a time of 64.105 seconds. Third place went to Jeffrey Welles on Abigail Wexner’s Tango. They were clear in 67.725 seconds.
Barrios and La Gran were able to get the win today and be fast through the course thanks to their partnership, Barrios said. He added, “He’s the horse that I have the best relationship with. He’s a grand prix horse, but he’s just so fast. I’m saving him for the big weeks here, and he’ll start (grand prix classes in) the fifth week. I decided to just do this class this week.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9793
NYC to Hold Protest against BLM and Ruby Pipeline for Removal of America’s Wild Horses in the West
January 13, 2010 – CHICAGO, (EWA) – New York City will host a protest to stop the rounding up of America’s wild horses and burros on Sunday, January 17 from 1pm to 3pm at Columbus Circle (58th St at Central Park S). The protest follows a stampede of nationwide demonstrations, the most recent of which were held in Albany, Red Rock [NV], Denver, Las Vegas, Boston and Los Angeles.
Wild Horse advocates were further enraged to learn of the multi-billion dollar Ruby Pipeline project that will rip through the wild horse and burro rangelands.
Equine Welfare Alliance’s (EWA) John Holland said of the round-ups and Ruby Pipeline project, “The BLM repeatedly claims that wild horse advocates are distorting the truth. This continuous seepage of damaging evidence on all fronts has seriously eroded any confidence we have in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) communications.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9789
Jamaica, the 2008 USEF Horse of the Year and a member of Chester Weber’s combined driving team, turns to look at photographer Barbara Bower.
Ocala, FL (January 14, 2010) – Jamaica and Chester Weber, the well-known record-setting horse and combined driver, made headlines in 2009 not only for winning the United States National Four-In-Hand Combined Driving Championship for the seventh time but also for Jamaica’s rags-to-riches story of being rescued from a slaughter house before joining Weber’s team. The bond between Weber and Jamaica is deep, and thanks to the photography skills of internationally known equine photographer Barbara Bower, their partnership has been captured on film for the enjoyment of equestrian fans everywhere.
Bower, who traveled to Weber’s Live Oak Stud in Ocala for the photography session, said she enjoyed watching the relationship between the famous duo. “Photographing Chester and Jamaica was very easy. You could tell that there was a very strong bond between them, of mutual respect and compassion,” Bower said.
In addition to being known as a rescue horse, Jamaica is also known for his quirky personality and temperament. Bower said it was easy to see that Jamaica, who was named the 2008 USEF Horse of the Year, enjoyed being in the limelight. “Jamaica knew he was a star and I could tell how much he appreciated the attention he receives,” Bower said. “He is also very curious and was wondering what I was doing there. While walking down the road he turned around to see what I was doing behind him. You could almost hear him ask the question.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9786
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