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Icelandic Horse Farm Offers Treks
This riding season, visit the Vermont Icelandic Horse Farm for a
gaited trail-riding adventure. The farm, located in the Mad River Valley, offers
both day rides and overnight treks, from two to five days. On overnight trips,
you'll explore the Green Mountains, dining and relaxing at country... | read »
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Forum Offers Gaited Sense
On Gaited Horse Sense ( www.gaitedhorsesonline.com ), a free online
community, nearly 600 gaited-horse enthusiasts post messages in forums
categorized by topic. In addition to health, gaited-horse training, and breeding
sections, members share their experiences and advice about trail riding,... | read »
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White Paper Condemns Soring
Last August, the American Association of Equine Practitioners,
with encouragement from various Tennessee Walking Horse industry organizations,
issued a white paper on ending the soring of Walking Horses.
Soring is the infliction
of pain to create an extravagant or exaggerated gait in horses... | read »
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Little-Known McCurdys are Big Performers
If you yearn for a trail horse that's easy to ride, dependable,
and big-hearted, the McCurdy Plantation Horse may be your dream come true. The
McCurdy Plantation Horse is a naturally gaited breed developed in Alabama since
the late 1800s to have a calm, easy disposition and great stamina,... | read »
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Riding-Tour Sweepstakes
Equitrekking is a television travel series that explores the
world from horseback with host -- and rider -- Darley Newman. The PBS series now
has a companion book, Equitrekking: Travel
Adventures on Horseback, and is celebrating the book's release with chances
to win prizes in the... | read »
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Paso Fino Trail Rides
The Paso Fino Horse Association will host two trail rides this
fall. The Ozark Empire Ride will be held on September 27, 2008, at Ramsey Lake
State Park in Ramsey, Ill. For more information, call (618) 667-8059, or e-mail
pcwitthofft@aol.com . The Ozark Empire Ride & Annual Membership Meeting... | read »
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SSHBEA Extends Open Books
The Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association is
continuing open books for the registration of tobiano horses. Horses of unknown
pedigree or horses that are registered with another association may be allowed
registration during this time. Registration guidelines will be the... | read »
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Wine and Equine Tour
Corkscrews and horseshoes -- need we say more? Cowboy Hideaway is
offering a new wine, culinary, and equine vacation in Northern California's wine
country. You'll be paired with a gaited Rocky Mountain Horse, born and trained
at Mountain Magic Ranch in Montana. On your ride through the wine... | read »
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Gaited Horse DVDs
Noted gaited-horse trainer Elizabeth Graves has released a new
series of educational DVDs. Gaited Horse Structure as it
Relates to Gait is an in-depth explanation of the influences on
gait variations and gait potential in all gaited-horse breeds. It features
information on identifying the... | read »
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Saddlebred Rescue Adds Trainer
Saddlebred Rescue of Blairstown, N.J., has added Anne Butler as
its new full-time trainer. Butler's position was created specifically for
exercising, evaluating, and retraining rescued horses to prepare them for
adoption homes where they can fit into lesson programs and be used as trail,... | read »
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