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New York, NY - September 19, 2008 -- Flashpoint Media Services, the Kentucky-based public relations firm serving the equestrian industry, is thrilled to introduce the first on-premise "doggie day care" service for horse show exhibitors.
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PBIEC Ready for Wednesday Opening of 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival
WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 4 -- The finishing touches to a completely remodeled Palm Beach International Equestrian Center were being applied on Sunday in readiness for the opening of the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
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Margie Engle & Hidden Creek's Tosca Win $25k Equestrian Properties Grand Prix at PBIEC
WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 4 -- Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Tosca won the $25,000 Equestrian Properties Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center Sunday. The victory by the Wellington rider was the finale event at the Equestrian Sport Productions' A-T Children's Benefit just four days before the start of the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
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On with the Show! - "Don't You Just Wonder?" - by Ron Hevener
Every morning, her master left the house and entered the barn at precisely the same time. Every morning, a scoop of grain and several flakes of hay were given to her. Every morning, her water bucket was filled to the top. Every day, the old TV set was left on for her.
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Disaster Planning
Owner's Agreement for Contagious Equine Metritis Quarantine Frequently Asked Questions
Why do stallions and mares imported from certain foreign countries have to undergo CEM Quarantine upon arrival in the United States?
Why are non-breeding horses (i.e., geldings, spayed mares) not required to undergo CEM Quarantine upon arrival in the United States?
Where must one obtain an application of the Owner's Agreement for Quarantine for CEM?
Where must one obtain a list of approved CEM Quarantine Facilities in Florida?
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Government and Industry Groups Speak about USDA Memo Mandating Premises Registration
In November, we alerted you to a USDA memo that requires premises registration for activities relating to a federally regulated disease on their property. The memo is posted at http://farmandranchfreedom.org/content/Government-documents.
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November SART Sentinel
In preparation for our Advisory Board meeting here in Gainesville on December 3rd, here is our November SART Sentinel newsletter. Here is a list of this month's contents which can be accessed directly at http://www.flsart.org/newsletter/sent-08-11.htm.
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Diseases/Health
Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) Update - December 8, 2008
The last positive EP horse was removed from the quarantined Desoto County premises (premises 2 below) last week. This premise now joins one additional premise (premises 3 below) still under state quarantine, in awaiting the 60 day time period to elapse before retesting of horses can be done.
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Equine Piroplasmosis
Equine Piroplasmosis is present in South and Center America, the Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern and Southern Europe. Only the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, England and Ireland are not considered to be endemic areas.
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Backgrounder: Equine Piroplasmosis
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is caused by the protozoan parasites Theileria equi (formerly Babesia equi) and Babesia caballi. Babesia equi was renamed Theileria equi in 1998 following clarification of the parasite's life cycle and DNA structure. The B. caballi organism is approximately twice the size of T. equi.
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Editorial
Quick Tips for Effective News Releases
Press Release Advice from HorsesintheSouth.com: Best Practices. With 10 years of experience in the online news release distribution industry, HorsesintheSouth.com has a unique understanding of what makes a news release successful online. The following tips will help you write a professional, concise and powerful news release.
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The Middle Aged Simplifier: fine-tune messaging for your upscale offerings
If your product or service caters to well-heeled customers, you might soon discover a new segment: the Middle Aged Simplifier. According to John Quelch of Harvard Business Online, they spent the boom years accumulating status symbols. "As [those at the top] grew richer," Quelch reports, "pressure increased on those below to trade up. And, as they traded up, pressure increased in turn on the well-off to buy even more-the 2nd home, the big screen TV and the latest
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The Economy: It's Ugly Out There & HorsesintheSouth.com wants us all to work together
This is a first in a series of marketing articles to assist you in making the best use of your advertising budget. We subscribe to many marketing and advertising newsletters so we are always keeping up with what is going on around the 'net. We do strongly believe that we all need to work together and instead of being competitors, we need to compliment each other. Let's help each other in our advertising efforts and cross-promote for our clients.
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Educational
Alpha Dressage Association Is Hosting a Ride-A-Test Clinic Featuring Axel Steiner
Axel will be in Venice the weekend of February 14 & 15, 2009, for this year's first Ride-A-Test clinic. This is the weekend before the Fox Lea show, Florida Dressage Concours. Axel will judge your test, critique your ride, spend time in the ring with you to work on specific areas and with time permitting, you may be asked to ride the test again. Each rider will be afforded the personal attention needed to help earn those extra ½ points.
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www.EquestrianCollegeRecruiter.com
They say necessity is the mother of invention, I could not agree more. The mother of a rising high school Junior, he and I were beginning the daunting task of figuring what to do about college. Having been a rider since conception it seemed very logical to us that a college scholarship just might be attainable. My good friend Denna Johnson runs the College Bound Invitational every year; this seemed like a logical place to start.
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American Shetland Pony Club Donates Pony to Black Stallion Literacy Foundation
Orlando, FL - A black Shetland Pony who closely resembles the pony Little Black in the Walter Farley book "Little Black, a Pony" has a new home with the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation at Arabian Nights in Orlando, Florida. Thanks to the donation of the pony by the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC), thousands of children involved in the literacy program will have the chance to meet Little Black in person.
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Equine Protection
Old Friends Update - Ruhlmann 1985-2008
On Christmas Eve, just after 4 in the afternoon, Ruhlmann died. It was just two days after he celebrated four years at Old Friends. Alberto brought him up from his paddock to his stall and left to clean another stall in the other barn. When he returned, 15 minutes later, Ruhlmann was dead. Dr. Byars arrived within ten minutes and explained that Ruhlmann died of a rupture and, judging by the virtually undisturbed nature of his stall, concluded that Ruhlmann died instantly.
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Piroplasmosis Protocol Developed for 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
December 16 2008 - After years of research and planning, a much-awaited plan that allows piroplasmosis positive horses to compete in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) was announced at November's FEI General Assembly, by the World Games 2010 Foundation in coordination with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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Innovative Lameness Treatment in Use at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center
Captain Archer, otherwise known as "Archie," is a thoroughbred afflicted with lameness, a common malady in horses. Hillman brought Archie to Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center to undergo an innovative treatment-and the results were remarkable.
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Headlines
Flashpoint Media Services Is Going to the Dogs!
New York, NY - September 19, 2008 -- Flashpoint Media Services, the Kentucky-based public relations firm serving the equestrian industry, is thrilled to introduce the first on-premise "doggie day care" service for horse show exhibitors.
»Read More
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Margie Engle & Hidden Creek's Tosca Win $25k Equestrian Properties Grand Prix at PBIEC
WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 4 -- Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Tosca won the $25,000 Equestrian Properties Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center Sunday. The victory by the Wellington rider was the finale event at the Equestrian Sport Productions' A-T Children's Benefit just four days before the start of the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
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Carriage Driving World Magazine Becomes Official Publication of Chester Weber
Ocala, FL - Carriage driving enthusiasts and readers of Carriage Driving World will now get the chance to go along for the ride as champion combined driver Chester Weber prepares for the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Due to Chester's success, knowledge and visibility in the sport of combined driving, Carriage Driving World has made their magazine the Official Publication of Chester Weber.
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Horse Care
FEI Tribunal Takes Final Decision in Prohibited Substance Case Involving the Horse CAMIRO
12/22/2008 - The panel of the FEI Tribunal has rendered its final decision in the prohibited substance case involving the horse Camiro ridden by Tony Andre Hansen (NOR) at the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Piroplasmosis Protocol Developed for 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
December 16 2008 - After years of research and planning, a much-awaited plan that allows piroplasmosis positive horses to compete in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) was announced at November's FEI General Assembly, by the World Games 2010 Foundation in coordination with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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Innovative Lameness Treatment in Use at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center
Captain Archer, otherwise known as "Archie," is a thoroughbred afflicted with lameness, a common malady in horses. Hillman brought Archie to Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center to undergo an innovative treatment-and the results were remarkable.
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Humor/Poems/Of Interest
Miniature Horses Spread Hope and Encouragement
Hearts and Hooves of Marion County, a therapeutic program utilizing miniature horses, was formed in early 2008 and has just launched a new website, www.heartsandhoovesmc.org, designed by Somerset SportArt. The founder of the new non profit, Denise Taylor, has worked as an assistant physical therapist and learned about these types of programs through a magazine article about the original Chapter of Hearts and Hooves in Texas.
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Entries Guidelines for 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival
WELLINGTON, Fla., Dec. 26 -- Equestrian Sport Productions has issued guidelines for entries in the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival to save exhibitors time. The aim of the guidelines is to alert exhibitors to rule changes and to shorten time spent making entries in the show office or online at http://www.showgroundslive.com.
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Old Friends Update - Ruhlmann 1985-2008
On Christmas Eve, just after 4 in the afternoon, Ruhlmann died. It was just two days after he celebrated four years at Old Friends. Alberto brought him up from his paddock to his stall and left to clean another stall in the other barn. When he returned, 15 minutes later, Ruhlmann was dead. Dr. Byars arrived within ten minutes and explained that Ruhlmann died of a rupture and, judging by the virtually undisturbed nature of his stall, concluded that Ruhlmann died instantly.
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Press Releases
Sho Clothes Mascot Captures Two Grand Prix Honors at 2008 USDF Convention
Wellington, FL - Wonderful Walden, Betsy Rebar Sell's Grand Prix partner, is still wonderful even at the age of 20. The Hanoverian gelding recently won two top breed honors from the American Hanoverian Society, showing the world that great horses can get even better with age.
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DFG Stables Celebrates New Year with Big Victories
Aiken, SC - January 5, 2009 - It's been a jolly holiday time with family and friends for the riders of Aiken, SC based DFG Stables who began the new season with a flurry of wins. At week one of the Aiken Winter Classics the DFG team garnered six Division Championships and four Reserve Championships.
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Alpha Dressage Association Is Hosting a Ride-A-Test Clinic Featuring Axel Steiner
Axel will be in Venice the weekend of February 14 & 15, 2009, for this year's first Ride-A-Test clinic. This is the weekend before the Fox Lea show, Florida Dressage Concours. Axel will judge your test, critique your ride, spend time in the ring with you to work on specific areas and with time permitting, you may be asked to ride the test again. Each rider will be afforded the personal attention needed to help earn those extra ½ points.
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Showing/Events
Alpha Dressage Association Is Hosting a Ride-A-Test Clinic Featuring Axel Steiner
Axel will be in Venice the weekend of February 14 & 15, 2009, for this year's first Ride-A-Test clinic. This is the weekend before the Fox Lea show, Florida Dressage Concours. Axel will judge your test, critique your ride, spend time in the ring with you to work on specific areas and with time permitting, you may be asked to ride the test again. Each rider will be afforded the personal attention needed to help earn those extra ½ points.
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PBIEC Ready for Wednesday Opening of 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival
WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 4 -- The finishing touches to a completely remodeled Palm Beach International Equestrian Center were being applied on Sunday in readiness for the opening of the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
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Margie Engle & Hidden Creek's Tosca Win $25k Equestrian Properties Grand Prix at PBIEC
WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 4 -- Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Tosca won the $25,000 Equestrian Properties Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center Sunday. The victory by the Wellington rider was the finale event at the Equestrian Sport Productions' A-T Children's Benefit just four days before the start of the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
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Spotlights
Sho Clothes Mascot Captures Two Grand Prix Honors at 2008 USDF Convention
Wellington, FL - Wonderful Walden, Betsy Rebar Sell's Grand Prix partner, is still wonderful even at the age of 20. The Hanoverian gelding recently won two top breed honors from the American Hanoverian Society, showing the world that great horses can get even better with age.
»Read More
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PBIEC Ready for Wednesday Opening of 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival
WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 4 -- The finishing touches to a completely remodeled Palm Beach International Equestrian Center were being applied on Sunday in readiness for the opening of the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
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Hermès Paris Sponsors Newly Created Palm Beach Adult Medal at 2009 FTI WEF
WELLINGTON, Fla., Jan. 4 -- The Palm Beach Adult Medal, created for adult amateur equitation riders at the 2009 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, is being sponsored by Hermès. The class is being offered throughout the 12 weeks of WEF beginning next Wednesday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.
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Training Tips
Alpha Dressage Association Is Hosting a Ride-A-Test Clinic Featuring Axel Steiner
Axel will be in Venice the weekend of February 14 & 15, 2009, for this year's first Ride-A-Test clinic. This is the weekend before the Fox Lea show, Florida Dressage Concours. Axel will judge your test, critique your ride, spend time in the ring with you to work on specific areas and with time permitting, you may be asked to ride the test again. Each rider will be afforded the personal attention needed to help earn those extra ½ points.
»Read More
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American Shetland Pony Club Donates Pony to Black Stallion Literacy Foundation
Orlando, FL - A black Shetland Pony who closely resembles the pony Little Black in the Walter Farley book "Little Black, a Pony" has a new home with the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation at Arabian Nights in Orlando, Florida. Thanks to the donation of the pony by the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC), thousands of children involved in the literacy program will have the chance to meet Little Black in person.
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International Performance Horse Development Association Has Successful First Year
IPHDA, the equestrian association that asks "How Broke Is Your Horse" has just completed its first year of competition. Nearly 100 entries showed how broke their horses were in five different online shows. Three trophy buckles and over $1,500.00 in cash and merchandise were awarded in 2008.
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