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Tri-County Feeds, Etc Holds Equine Education Day
Save the
date of March 6, 2010 for a relaxing, enjoyable equine
education event at Tri-County Feeds, Etc., located at 7408 John
Marshall Highway in Marshall, Virginia. Sponsored by
Tri-County Feeds, Etc. and Nutrena Feeds, presentations will be
made from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. free of charge. Drawings and
giveaways, including feed promotions, will be held throughout the
day.
Topics
include:
·Latest information on colic from Dr. Etta Bradecamp
of Old Waterloo Equine Clinic.
·Metabolic and sugar- and starch-related disorders by
Dr. Joe Davis and Dr. Amy Polkes of The Piedmont Equine Practice,
Inc.
·Equine dentistry from Dr. David Johnson of The
Piedmont Equine Practice, Inc.
·Discover how sports massage benefits horse and rider
by Angela B. Cooney, CMT.
·See all Stubben has to offer and schedule a free
saddle fitting with Keith Brooks.
·Experience
Ariat's latest in riding and casual apparel with Rachael Hansen.
For additional information, please contact Tri-County Feeds, Etc.
at 540-364-1891 or jnoel@tricountyfeeds.com.
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Virginia General Assembly Bills of Interest to
Horse Owners
Virginia Agribusiness Council
is seeing some of the animal rights proposals fail as
the Session continues. Some are being hotly debated and
all are being promoted strongly. Our industry must continue
to be diligent as these issues will continue beyond the General
Assembly session. Take note of this publication written by John
Dillard, a law student at the University of Richmond, who has an
agriculture background:
The Myth of the
Humane Society of the United States.
Bills Pending
HB 140 (Pollard) - Animal cruelty. Narrows exemption penalties available to owner of
dog or cat.
HB 281 (Albo) Animal
cruelty. Increases penalties.
HB 904 (Bell,
Robert B) - Animal control officers. Increased
penalty for obstruction.
HB 1145 (Scott, J.M.) Animal cruelty. Requires veterinarian to report.
SB 249
(Reynolds)
Animal care. Adoption of regulations permitting non-commercial
intrastate transportation by officer.
SB 274 (Whipple) Animal
control records. Exempt from release to public
name & address of owner of an animal taken in.
Bills Continued or Failed
HB 285 (Scott, J.M.) Companion
animals. Court may include in protective order provisions
prohibiting harm. - Continued to 2011
HB 429 (Griffith)
Animal welfare. Prohibits city or county from
euthanizing or adoption of any dog solely on breed. - Failed
HB 884 (Athey) Animal
welfare laws. Sheriffs & police chiefs designate &
utilize volunteer deputies to enforce. - Failed
HB 1056(Armstrong) Animal
control officers.
Clarifies duties and responsibilities. - Continued
to 2011
HB 1143 (Scott, J.M.)
Humane investigators. Allows
appointment thereof. - Continued to 2011
SB 251 (Reynolds)
Dangerous and vicious dogs. Expands definition. - Failed
SB 648 (Vogel) Humane
investigators. Allows
appointment thereof. - Stricken
SB 698 (Vogel) State Veterinarian. Privatization of recordkeeping
and inspection responsibilities, penalty. - Stricken
LAND
PRESERVATION/CONSERVATION
A number of these bills await consideration in
context with budget implications.
Bills Pending
HB 141 (Pollard) Land
preservation tax credit. Nonprofit
organizations holding a easement are ineligible to receive.
HB 447 (Ware,
R.L.) Income tax, state. Land
conservation tax credit fee limitations.
SB 233 (Watkins)
Income tax, corporate and individual.Credit for
land conservation.
SB 235 (Watkins) Solid waste
disposal fees. Assesses operators or owners
of management facilities.
SB 264
(Whipple)
Income tax, state. Land conservation tax credit
fee limitations.
SB 341 (Hanger)
Income tax, corporate and individual. Credit for
land conservation.
SB 661 (Hanger)
Land preservation tax credit. Verification
of conservation value of certain donations.
Bills Continued or Failed
HB 632 (Scott,
E.T.) Income tax, corporate and individual. Credit for
land conservation. - Continue to 2011
HB 680 (May) Recordation
fees. Increases every deed, deed of trust, etc., conveying
an interest in real property. - Stricken
Misc
HB 488 (Lingamfelter) Model bow hunting. Ordinances
are to include times of day in which hunting can occur and limits
- amended to delete Sunday hunting provision
HB 1088 (Crockett-Stark) Cooperative Coyote Control
Program. Reestablished
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Thinking about attending the 2010 Alltech FEI
World Equestrian Games?
Blog posts will include inside information you want
to know including blogs from athletes on the competition trail,
equine celebrities and insiders, past World Equestrian Games
medalists including 2006 WEG Gold Medalist Megan Benjamin, and
Olympic Gold Medalist, Beezie Madden!
Volunteer at the World Equestrian Games. There are
two categories of volunteers. Competition Volunteers work
directly with a specific competition discipline and are required
to be experienced in that discipline. General Volunteers, on the
other hand, need not have any equine experience at all. These
volunteers will use their energy and skills to support the Games
by working in many different areas throughout the venue. For more
information on being a volunteer visit www.alltechfeigames.com/volunteer.
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Ending
Thoughts - Introducing the Canter
The same
reasons that make it difficult for the rider to ride correctly at
canter, make it difficult for an unschooled horse to go correctly
at this pace, and quite impossible for any rider, however good or
expert he may be, to make him do so. And that is the reason
why all schooling at the canter ought to be left to form the last
part of the horse's education. If we canter him too early we
shall not be able to obtain an easy and nicely balanced pace, but
be likely to create bad habits, such as plunging or
head-throwing, which we might have great difficulty in correcting
later on.
On the other hand, when a horse has first been carefully
balanced, suppled, collected and made obedient to the legs, we
shall be able to obtain a good canter, with balance and
collection, almost at once.
Henry Wynmalen, Equitation
(For more information on the canter read Master of Equitation on
Canter compiled by Martin Diggle available from
Trafalgar Square Publishing.)
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Carnival
Confetti - Flashy,
May 2007 Half-Arabian tobiano pinto gelding. Excellent over-all
conformation. He will make an excellent sport horse, trail or
hunter prospect. This three year old is already over 15 hands and
ready to start under saddle. $2,000 OBO.
757/986-2427.
SB
Heritage - Flashy
2007 purebred Arabian gelding with a beautiful face, correct legs
and over-all substance. Excellent movement and suitable for sport
horse, hunter or dressage. He is already 15 hands and is
expected to mature out over 16 hands. $3,000 OBO. 757/986-2427.
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