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Landslide Victory for HRH Princess Haya; Current President Re-elected to Lead FEI

HRH Princess Haya was re-elected President of the FEI today with a strong show of support.
(The following text is a press release and is not an original article written by The Jurga Report)
HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein (JOR) was today re-elected as President of the FEI at the Federation’s General Assembly in Taipei in a landslide victory in the first round of voting. Princess Haya, who was

Equestrian Apps: What’s On Your iPhone? Will You Download the FEI Prohibited Substances List?

And I thought I had a lot of apps! These are Erik Mallinson’s. Wow! He also must have an app that shows all his apps in one screen…
What’s on your iPhone? Apps for the iPhone and iPad are the hottest commodity in commerce these days. Every business, every television show, every band, every restaurant seems to have one. But the horse world is slow in catching on. Yes, there are some apps, but

Video: Zenyatta on 60 Minutes and New Breeders Cup "Wave Your Flag" Music Video

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Any Trick-or-Treaters who come up my driveway tonight will see a dark house around 7 p.m. I will need to find a way to disguise the glow of the television screen. For just a few moments, I do not want to be disturbed. I want to watch 60 Minutes on CBS, to see how they will handle a

USDA Audit Recommends Abolishing DQP System, Shows Would Hire Veterinarians to Inspect Horses for Soring Violations Under Horse Protection Act

The United Stated Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently performed an audit of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) oversight of the humane treatment of Tennessee Walking horses at shows as mandated by the Horse Protection Act. The audit also addressed the long-distance transport of horses destined for slaughter outside the United States.

Dick Reid: One of the Last Traveling Horseshoe Salesmen Has Died

Dick Reid, left, shown with Dan Burke of Farrier Product Distribution, right, sold Diamond Horseshoes for more than 30 years. He was a familiar face and phone voice in the US farrier industry.
There are professions that have sort of faded away. There aren’t too many milkmen. No one delivers telegrams. And the age of the traveling salesman seems to have been taken over by online shopping carts

Steve Kraus Appointed Head Farrier at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

(The following text is reprinted without change from the Cornell web site.)

Steve Kraus will join the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine as head farrier, effective November 1, 2010. He will continue the great work of Michael Wildenstein, who has been with Cornell since 1991, and has accepted an early retirement incentive offered by New York State.

Kraus specializes in trouble

Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging Presents Dr Sue Dyson’s Patient, A Showjumper Who Wanted to Stay on the Left Lead

Sue Dyson, FRCVS, is Senior Orthopaedic Clinician in the Centre for Equine Studies at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England. The Animal Health Trust (AHT) operates a referral clinic for cases of lameness in sport horses, which is Dyson’s specialty. AHT has advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities that are usually not available in equine veterinary hospitals.

Dr Sue Dyson of the Animal

Books for Your Reference Shelf: "Principles of Farriery" by Colles and Ware

Welcome to Principles of Farriery by Chris Colles and Ron Ware. Published September 2010 in UK, November 2010 in USA. Shoe examples handmade by Billy Crothers. Specifications: 400+ pages, 8.5 x 11″, full color throughout, hard cover with dust jacket, fully indexed. Price: $125 each plus post. Order by email books@hoofcare.com or call 978 281 3222. Fax orders to 978 283 8755. Full order details