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Emergency Response for AnimalsHealthy Horse Tip – What to Do When the Panic Is On!Hurricane, Fire, Toxicity, Infectious Disease: KAM’s Next FREE Webinar – September 26, 2011 
September 1, 2011 — KAM’s Equine Learning Circle FREE webinars have covered numerous topics such as gut health, feed and supplements, teeth, joints, worming, fungus and so much more. The response has been extremely positive with lots more to come. The next webinar on September 26 will focus on preparing for an emergency situation. Take a moment now and sign up for this next free webinar by going to www.kamanimalservices.com. In this webinar the panelists will talk about infectious disease, hurricane evacuation, fire and smoke, environmental toxicity and biosecurity. When we are faced with any of these situations it’s critical that we be prepared for the “worst.” This webinar will guide you through the steps you need to take to be prepared. Title: When the Panic Is On – What to Do! Healthy Horse Tip – What to Do When the Panic Is On!Hurricane, Fire, Toxicity, Infectious Disease: KAM’s Next FREE Webinar – September 26, 2011 
September 1, 2011 — KAM’s Equine Learning Circle FREE webinars have covered numerous topics such as gut health, feed and supplements, teeth, joints, worming, fungus and so much more. The response has been extremely positive with lots more to come. The next webinar on September 26 will focus on preparing for an emergency situation. Take a moment now and sign up for this next free webinar by going to www.kamanimalservices.com. In this webinar the panelists will talk about infectious disease, hurricane evacuation, fire and smoke, environmental toxicity and biosecurity. When we are faced with any of these situations it’s critical that we be prepared for the “worst.” This webinar will guide you through the steps you need to take to be prepared. Title: When the Panic Is On – What to Do! From Equisearch: Hurricane Irene — Equine Emergency Evacuation Kit Hurricane Irene as of Aug. 26, 2011 - 5pm Be prepared for Hurricane Irene with an Equine Emergency Evacuation Kit so you can move your horses to safety in an emergency. With Hurricane Irene rapidly approaching the East Coast of the United States, horse owners must be prepared to evacuate their horses in the event of an emergency. Follow Hurricane Irene at NOAAWatch.gov The above is from an email announcement from the Equisearch team. KY Horse Council’s Equine Disaster Relief Fund Recipient of Fund Raising EffortLexington, KY, June 9, 2011 -The Kentucky Horse Council’s (KHC) US Disaster Relief Fund, which provides a central coordination point for Kentucky’s efforts to support horses affected by natural disasters, was chosen as the recipient of Horse Radio Network’s (HRN) “Horse World Gives Back” program. Horse World Gives Back is a nationwide charitable initiative aimed at uniting the horse community in a fund raising drive to benefit horses and horse owners affected by the recent flooding and tornadoes across the United States. HRN hosted a 3 hour LIVE broadcast on June 6, 2011 called the Horse World Gives Back Radiothon, followed by a Horse World Gives Back Retail Day on June 7, 2011. Participating retailers gave back 5% of the day’s sales to KHC’s US Disaster Relief Fund and the American Red Cross. Through the radiothon and retail day, KHC raised money to supplement its US Disaster Relief Fund. The US Disaster Relief Fund provides feed and temporary housing for horses across the country displaced by weather and other natural disasters. Neighbors Helping Neighbors – Equestrians Helping EquestriansApril 27th, 2011 brought devastating tornadoes to Alabama and neighboring states. The destruction is extremely wide spread and has left many areas a wasteland. Families have lost loved ones, their homes, and their basic way of life and are now faced with the daunting task of starting over completely from scratch. They have lost many beloved pets, horses, and farm animals and have no way of caring for the ones that remain. As members of the equestrian community, we feel we must do what we can to help those that are in so much pain and need. The Birmingham Dressage & Combined Training Association is teaming up with Rhonda Johnson-Bowles from Land O’Lakes Purina Feeds, The Alabama Horse Council, Cahaba Pony Club, and the US Pony Club South Region to help the equine and pet victims of these destructive tornados. BDCTA requests your donations of basic horse & pet supplies, such as buckets, water troughs, fencing materials, veterinary supplies, fly spray, halters and leads, shavings, dog runs, dog and cat crates, feed bowls… anything horse or pet care related. Monetary donations will also be accepted and will be used to purchase needed supplies. 100% of all donations will be distributed to those in need. The Dressage on the First Coast Spring 2011 show program “Thank You” ad from Jerry Rehkopf Click for larger image My Northeast Florida Dressage Association (NFDA) club’s Dressage on the First Coast Spring 2011 show is coming up this weekend (April 9-10th) and boy has there been a flurry of work to do to get everything ready for it. Everything else has had to be put on hold, even getting my newsletter out before the end of March. My attempt to get it out the week before that was thwarted by a frustrating technical issue of my ESP not ‘talking’ to my ISP which took me 4 days to finally get resolved. Hence my March newsletter has become my Spring newsletter or a March/April newsletter. My wonderful husband offered to do an advertisement for the show program as the EVP of HorsesintheSouth.com. We were trying to decide what he would say in the program ad as I already have an ad for HorsesintheSouth.com in it, so we decided that we would just thank all of our current clients, banner advertisers and affiliates. My graphic designer, Beth Webb, who also did the show program for us on a last minute notice just told me to write up some text and she would make an ad out of it. Well, 3-4 hours later, I came up with this huge text-heavy ad that feels like I am thanking everyone for an academy award or something, it is so long! I didn’t know where to stop, I am so lucky to have such wonderful clients and advertisers. And, these are just the current ones! So I figured this would also be a good editorial so that all of the HorsesintheSouth.com readers and AHorseBlog.com readers will see these accolades instead of it just being confined to a horse show program.
 Click on image for larger view. It reads like this, but the layout that Beth did is gorgeous, as is the show program that she did for the Dressage on the First Coast. Jerry Rehkopf, husband to Teri Rehkopf the website developer of DressageontheFirstCoast.com and CEO/Owner/Producer of HorsesintheSouth.com and AHorseBlog.com, plus her corporate website SynergyEtc.com, wants to wish the NFDA, Northeast Florida Dressage Association, nfladressage.org, host to the Dressage on the First Coast, USDF/USEF recognized show, and the competitors the best of luck for this show and to thank all of Teri’s clients, current advertisers and website she supports. The list of her clients in alphabetical order, many of which have been her clients since the early 2000′s, are: Website Clients: ASmallCleverness.com – Rubber stamp store for people who love to create with stamps. EquineSportsTrainer.net – Ashley Davis, Equine Sports Trainer and Performance Consultant. ALGGraphics.com – Flexo and Screen printer of specialty labels. DogwoodSportHorses.com – Breeders of excellent bloodline European cross warmblood sport horses for sale; featuring the branded Westfalen, and approved RPSI breeding stallion, Freedom Hall. DressageontheFirstCoast.com – The website for the twice yearly recognized show; started for the 2005 Region 3 Championships held at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. Feedin’ Time – Animal feed & supply store. See the store link on HorsesintheSouth.com/feedintime FloridaMaritimeLawyers.com – Florida-based law firm which concentrates in trial litigation in the field of admiralty, cruise line and maritime law. James “Shea” Walsh – HorsesintheSouth.com/sheawalsh; 1988 Olympian represented Ireland. Instruction and clinics locally and abroad. KDEquine.com – Kathy Daly — Classical Dressage trainer, clinician. USEF “r” Dressage judge; my first website started in 1997. I wanted to give back to Kathy for all of the wonderful training she had and has done for me and my horses. We still get many “phone” training lessons and I used to get “Kitchen Table” lessons when she would stay with me when I lived in Jacksonville and she would get to my place too late for a lesson. One day I am going to write a book for her on these lessons, she is that good at explaining what to do! PostHillFarm.com – Breeders and sales of show ponies. Sundance Farm – HorsesintheSouth.com/sundancefarm; Featuring Swedish Warmblood, AWS approved stallion, Synchronicity; Lupe Guarderas, owner, competitor, trainer and Dressage judge. SuncoastBedding.com – Premium ultra-compressed pine shavings animal bedding. TripleKBarC.com – Preserving the “Last Chance” naturally-gaited, old-time Albert Dement foundation line of Tennessee Walking Horses. Dement mares for sale to selected breeding homes. Current Banner Advertisers and Others that we Support: CanterburyShowPlace.com – Central Florida’s nicest equestrian showplace with an indoor covered and lighted arena, and 3 outdoor rings, 5 show barns, clubhouse and more! ClassicCompany.com – Show management that we support; production of multiple shows throughout the South. EquineColicReliefAmerica.com – Amazing product that we have personally used to stop colic. HorsesintheSouth.Equine.com – Our Classified Ads – co-branded with Equine.com FlashpointMediaServices.com and FlashPointPhotography.com – Robbie and Greg Meisel who we love and support, specialize in performance and event portrait photography, and press releases for Classic Company, LLC show management. JaneHeart.com – Gorgeous equestrian and dog lines of jewelry including Secretariat™ and Barbaro™ licensed jewelry. KAMAnimalServices.com – KAM’s Equine Learning Circle offers FREE webinars every month and we list weekly tips each Monday and support them with a banner link. MahanFarm.com – 113 acre boarding, show and clinic facility in Tallahassee, FL. Summer camp held in conjunction with Feather Oaks Farm. Brett Barteld, Owner NagHorseRanch.com – Home of the Nose Shade, formerly called Nag Nose Shade to stop sunburned horses’ muzzles. NFHJA.com/ North Florida Hunter Jumper Association – We support them, especially during the Jacksonville Winter Series. Fleet Footing International – Supreme arena footing distributed and used by Canterbury Showplace RavenwoodFarm.net – Ravenwood Farm Foundation non-profit rescue corporation SouthernFarrier.com – Brett Barteld; 2nd Generation Farrier; 1990 Oklahoma Horseshoeing School -Certificate Graduate Professional Horseshoeing; Brotherhood of Working Farriers Association Certified; American Farrier’s Association Member SunHorseTack.com – Fancy and custom-made horse halters and stuff! USET.org/United States Equestrian Team Foundation – We support them with a non-profit banner advertisement. YouMightAsWellJump.com – Rob Bowman – amazing artistic photographer Affiliate websites for your viewing and shopping pleasure: NaturalPetVet.net/horsesinthesouth And, we have too many blog contributors to list here, so please see the Contributor category on AHorseBlog.com as these keep growing every day. Jerry and Teri also wish to thank Sheila Van Dusen, honorary EVP, for all of the assistance she has provided since our beginnings in 2000, plus Jason Ellerbee, for his assistance as our Associate Editor and analyst, Chris Dunn and Linda Bourdow for their accounting assistance, Rob Bowman for his amazing photography, Charles Bryant for his amazing programming work on our website and blog, and Beth Webb for her amazing graphic design skills and assistance. Without their help, we would not have been able to keep this monster of a website and blog, plus our client sites and advertisers functioning. Tip of the Week – Equine First Aid – Be Prepared!
The most common equine emergencies are: colic, skin wounds, eye injuries, tying up, severe lameness (abscess, fracture, laminitis), and infections (bacterial, viral). Having an emergency kit of medications from your veterinarian can help you treat your horse until the veterinarian arrives. In some cases it may save your horse’s life or save a vet call. Always advise your vet of emergency situations and ask for advice on treatment before administrating any medications. If there is an open wound, cover it to keep it clean. Apply a firm wrap to control bleeding and minimize swelling while waiting for your vet’s advice. If there is still bleeding from a limb, a tourniquet may be applied above the wound to decrease the blood flow. For colic, giving KAM’s KLPP (a pre & probiotic) and hand walking may help. Having FRE liquid, a natural anti-inflammatory, available for injuries will help with the pain, heat, and swelling. You can support the immune system with transfer factors (TF-Formula) to help prevent or fight infections (bacterial, viral, and fungal). TF may be used alone or in combination with drug therapies. As a general rule, don’t give any grain or oral medications without checking with your vet if you are unsure of the horse’s problem. Japan Equine Relief
The WHIA is collecting supplies and cash for equine businesses in Japan following the massive earthquake. We are working with the U.S. state department and Japanese associations. Details will follow soon! Executive Director Catherine Masters lived in Japan for five years and her heart is broken by the horrible natural disaster in Japan. She is asking all of the WHIA members to help her raise money and supplies for the victims and the horses. As soon as we are confident that our money and supplies will get to the proper authorities, we will contact you again. As you know, the breeders, the riding clubs and the horse owners will need everything. CASH is probably the best thing we can send. Due to massive destruction it may take us a little while to get the proper channels working with us. Thanks for helping us ahead of time! Catherine Masters Women’s Horse Industry | P.O. Box 724 | Madison | TN | 37116 November Benefit Horse Show and Silent Auction for Ravenwood Farm Foundation, Inc.On Sunday, November 7, 2010, North Florida Hunter Jumper Association will host a horse show to benefit. This is a “rehoming” foundation for all of God’s creatures, large and small. The foundation was started and is run by Chris and Dale Dunn. I am asking for silent auction items to benefit this wonderful endeavor. The auction will be Sunday from 11-2 under the covered area between the two rings at the Clay County Fairgrounds on State Rd 16. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause please let me know and/or come out and support their efforts. Both NFHJA and Ravenwood are 501 (c) 3, not for profit. We are also collecting donations of gently used items including halters, blankets and sheets, dog crates and liners, collars, leashes, lead ropes, dog clothes, gift certificates to pet/feed stores as well as animal feed (dog, cat and horse). Thank you, The new Ravenwood Farm Foundation, Inc. asks for your help to re-home animalsRavenwood Farm Foundation, Inc. A rehoming foundation for all of God’s Creatures The Ravenwood Farm Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to help all animals that for reasons beyond their control have been placed in a homeless position. The foundation is a non-profit organization made up of volunteers who devote their time, energies, their homes and barns to the rehab and placement of these animals in their new forever homes. If you have a little extra love, a little extra space or an empty stall. We need your help. Horses, Dogs, Cats and all species are being abandoned and dumped every day. The animal rescues, humane societies and animal controls are beyond capacity. Do you have space for one? Can you foster for us? We would love for you to provide a forever home to one of our beautiful creatures. For more information contact: Ravenwood Farm Foundation, Inc. Ravenwood Farm Foundation, Inc.is a non-profit organization 501c3 pending |
