Equine Newsline Articles

Razorback Roundup Website Visitor Stats

Laurie Harris — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:31 +0000

Daily Activity Past 7 Days Weekly Activity Past 4 Weeks Recent Visitor Map 11/18/09 Today's Visitors

3,187 total hits this fall. We appreciate all our visitors, thank you for your support! Click on the charts to enlarge and view. See you at the sale!

Razorback Roundup Horse and Tack Sale this Saturday!

Laurie Harris — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:10:07 +0000

We are very excited about the upcoming sale, it's only a few days away! We hope you will plan to attend and supoort our students as they show their project horses during the sale. Whether you are in the market for a horse or not, your presence would be appreciated, a nice crowd makes the sale that much more fun!

We have had numerous phone calls regarding the catalog. It's wonderful to see the tremendous interest from our readers about the sale! We are pleased to announce that the full version of the catalog is now available from the sale website; www.razorbackroundup.org

You will find the link to the catalog at the bottom of the left side navigations on the home page. There are instructions available for those who may opt to print only certain pages of the catalog. The covers are provided seperately as an option.

Sale Day is Saturday, November 21, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 Close inspection of horses and meet the student trainers
2:30 - 4:00 Student presentation of horses
4:30 Horse Auction
Tack will be available for sale in the foyer throughout the afternoon.
Concessions will be available in the foyer as well.

We hope to see a big crowd there, please join us!

Download the catalog here >>

Ponderosa Cowboy Trade Day Nov.27th and 28th, 2009

Laurie Harris — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:36:42 +0000

We welcome all who have any tradin' tack and wares to set up a table to do some tradin' and sellin'. Small vendors set up fee is included in their RV site fee. Commercial vendors will be charged accordingly to their wares.

Equine Piroplasmosis Disease Investigation Continues

Laurie Harris — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:28:34 +0000

Canada and a number of U.S. states have imposed movement restrictions or additional entry requirements for horses from Texas after equine piroplasmosis, a tick-transmitted blood disease of equine animals, such as horses, donkeys, mules and zebras, was detected in South Texas in mid-October. Equine piroplasmosis may be carried and transmitted by as many as 15 species of ticks. Although ticks have been collected from the South Texas ranch for testing, final results are not complete, and it is not known whether any of the ticks can serve as a host for the disease.

Saddle Up for St. Jude!

Laurie Harris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:34:51 +0000

A Trail Ride will be held at Kerry Tomblin's ranch located at 282 Paul Pray in Goshen (east of Fayetteville) on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Sign in at 9 AM; ride begins at 11 AM; food served at 2:30 PM. Current negative Coggins required on all equine.

This event will also feature a Pie Auction and

ARAB FUN & FRIGHFUL OPEN BREED SHOW

Laurie Harris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:23:21 +0000

Did you think show season was OVER? Not So! The ARAB Fun & Frightful Open Breed Horse Show is this Sunday, October 18th, at Marchant Hills Arena in Elm Springs, AR. This is a charity show, benefiting the Black Stallion Literacy Project (http://www.bslp.org/) in Northwest Arkansas. The BSLP promotes reading in both First Grade and Fourth Grade classrooms. It has already been introduced to Northwest Arkansas schools, and we hope to expand this worthy program to even more schools in our area. Please visit the BSLP Booth at the show. Literature will be available on this worthy organization, and a BSLP Representative will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

Liberty Riders Benefit Chili Supper

Laurie Harris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:06:09 +0000

The Liberty Riders are a nonprofit group whose goal is to further good horsemanship and good citizenship in local young people. We are a Christian based group that performs opening ceremonies for rodeos and other equine events to the music of Johnny Cash’s “Ragged Old Flag”. Our performances are dedicated to our veterans and soldiers serving overseas. The group is comprised of a number of experienced young riders, some beginning riders, and some kids with special needs. As stated in our motto our older more experienced kids help the younger and beginner riders.

TOP AUTHOR AND TRAINER TO SPEAK AT WOMEN'S HORSE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

Laurie Harris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:09:33 +0000

The Women's Horse Industry Association is pleased to announce that Janet Del Castillo will be speaking at the upcoming Women's Horse Industry conference November 3-4, 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Peace Corps to the paddocks, Janet has lead a life full of excitement and challenge. She was touched so deeply by President Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country, she dropped out of San Francisco State University and went to serve her country in Columbia, South America. She was the only American in a small rural village where she delivered babies by candlelight and inoculated neighboring villagers against an outbreak of smallpox, traveling to them by dugout canoe.

WOMEN IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY ARE GATHERING TOGETHER

Laurie Harris — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:24:54 +0000

Women working in the horse industry are gathering together November 3-4 for two days of seminars, panels, networking and doing business.

Hosted by the Women's Horse Industry Association, the 2009 Conference will be held in Louisville, Kentucky at the Crown Plaza Hotel. The event is open to members and non-members.

The WHIA was formed only two and a half months ago and now has more than 500 members in the U.S., Canada and Europe. "We're a huge networking group on a mission to help each other become even more successful in our horse businesses. Our conference is the first time women working in the horse industry will have a chance to come together to learn information, do business with one another and make lifelong friends," states Executive Director, Catherine Masters.

The Women's Horse Industry has over 500 members in all areas of the

How Your Farm or Business Can Help Support The Equine Program

Laurie Harris — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:44:59 +0000