Building Sustainable Growth: Progress Report No. 2 March 8, 2012 Introduction With just under three weeks to go until the first national telecast on the NBC Sports Network, the focus is on new fan development efforts: the Road to the Kentucky Derby televised racing series, a new website for fans and the…
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Inaugural “Steeplechase Festival at Saratoga” scheduled for this September
“Steeplechase race meets are a wonderful way for members of the community to come together for a festive day of sport and socializing,” said Barry Potoker, local Committee Co-Chair for the event. “The tradition of Saratoga Race Course provides the quintessential venue for this unique kind of experience, and we are grateful for NYRA’s generosity. The Steeplechase Festival atSaratoga will offer a wide range of sponsorship and entertainment opportunities for both national and regional businesses to get broad exposure at an exciting, high-profile event.”
Toronto Sun Columnist Is Mistaken About Possible Sourcing of His Horsemeat Meal
“Cheval is back on La Palette’s menu this week — after last summer’s dustup about American horsemeat. The U.S. has now resumed horse slaughter, and inspections.” Mike Strobel writes about eating horsemeat in the Toronto Sun. He is mistaken about the state of horse slaughter in the U.S.. I shared some observations with him Hi…
Scorpy’s New Year’s Eve Bran Mash
My two year old, turning three on Sunday, thoroughbred colt Scorpy loves a bran mash. Due to physical problems, he’s not turned out with his red-headed cohorts, Windy and Breezie. They aren’t very nice to him and Scorpy is a momma’s boy. He has been since he was born; he was one of “my kids”…
Romanian Horse Abuse Videos Raise Somber Questions
Despite the soundtrack of Beavis-and-Butthead-like laughter, videos documenting the abuse of a young farm horse in Romania, posted on YouTube since November 2010, are not in the least bit amusing. Indeed, they are sickening and heartbreaking. I found these videos after I was Tweeted and Facebooked to sign a petition requesting European Union and Romanian…
Reference materials for Neurological EHV-1
These are links to guides and protocols when dealing with suspected or confirmed cases of neurological EHV-1 from the USDA, andPenncylvania and NewJersey Departments of Agriculture.A Guide To Understanding the Neurologic Form of EHV Infection; Equine Herpesvirus (EHV) Myeloencephalopathy http://bit.ly/gYpHHYPennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services, Protocol for Regulatory Response to a…