The countdown is on, planning is in full swing and the excitement is starting to build as the 2009 Tom Quilty Endurance Ride draws closer.
Latest Horse Articles & News
April 15, 2009
After a series of community concerns were raised regarding the treatment and workloads of working horses in Melbourne, and a lengthy campaign by the RSPCA, the Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage Association has voluntarily adopted a new code of practice.
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April 14, 2009
The Victorian Tom Quilty Gold Cup Committee are holding a gala dinner to raise funds for the 2009 Tom Quilty Endurance ride scheduled for September.
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March 24, 2009
A leading Australian racing figure is mounting a legal challenge to the Australian Stud Book’s ban on the AI breeding of Thoroughbreds.
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February 16, 2009
Melbourne, VIC, 16th February 2009 – Olympians Heath Ryan and Mary Hanna will be jumping back into the action by taking part in this year’s Performance Sales International Dressage and Jumping With The Stars (DJWTS) to be held 26 – 28th March.
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February 13, 2009
The international Equine Consortium for Genetic Research (ECGR), established by Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), is making major inroads into determining the location of genes that cause specific disease traits in horses. The ECGR is a worldwide research project led by University of Minnesota equine professors Jim Mickelson, PhD, and Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, with 32 scientists from 18 elite academic institutions throughout the nine countries collaborating.
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February 11, 2009
Aussie horsemen and women are joining forces against the international marketing giants of the horse industry by working together through a new online marketing initiative that has been developed by Shane Ransley from QuantumSavvy.com. All of our Australian horsemen and women are standing together to showcase their educational products and develop a website that will have all of Australia’s available horsemanship, past and present together in one accessible location for all to see.
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February 9, 2009
Supreme Horseware will donate 10% off all sales made this month to Bushfire Appeal!
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January 21, 2009
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is funding over US$10,000 of veterinary supplies to assist local animal aid groups as they respond to the Gaza conflict's brutal effects on working and companion animals.
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December 17, 2008
Wrapping your arms around a 2,000-pound Percheron, or even a 900-pound Arabian, might not be possible unless you are Hulk Hogan. Even at that, you might have a hard time locating your mare's belly button so you can place your hands slightly above it for compressions.
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