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Thanks to Betsy Kelleher, author of MARES! (ya gotta love em), for this powerful guest post about Zenyatta – a horse who has come to stand for girl power.
Apple Tree – Toxic Plant of the Week
Today is Monday and that means back to the office and another toxic plant of the week. Recently I’ve been featuring a plant that is toxic to horses every week. Today we take a look at the potentially dangerous (and strangely ironic) but always beautiful Apple Tree.
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Behind The Scenes – Heather Robinson Equine Fashion Shoot
It seems that horses have a royal spot in the fashion world that never goes out of style. Over the decades bits of the ‘equine look’ have come in and out of vogue as has using horses in haute couture ads.
Behind The Scenes
This video is a behind the scenes look at an equine photo shoot with model Heather Robinson who made number 1 on Fitness Magazines ‘Hot & Fit 100’ list for 2011. The setting is beautiful Los Cabos, Mexico…the prop, one skinny chestnut horse that looks like he could use a vacation himself.
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Equine Medical and Health Apps for iPhone
As handy as all of the apps I’ve posted are, today’s subject may just be the most useful of them all. Medical & health issues are a regular occurrence for horse owners so these may just be the best reason to have your iPhone!
Horse Medicine & Health At Your Fingertips
They are accident prone animals and that’s just part of life with a animal of prey. While these apps won’t save your horse’s skin in an emergency, they do provide practical information and med dosages useful in daily horse care. For each app I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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Weekly Rescues
This handy post is curtesy of Amy Lizee who works with J&M Acres Horse Rescue on behalf of horses in need.
About J&M Acres
J&M Acres Horse Rescue is a non-profit rescue in Maple Ridge, BC. We rescue most of our horses from auction or from off the racetrack. Our aim is to get as many horses as we can off the meat truck and adopted into loving homes so that we are able to rescue more.
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Tarpan – Extinct Equidae
Equitrekking April 2011 Schedule
A quick post to share the latest Equitrekking schedule for April. Be sure to check them out on Create TV Wednesdays & Sundays (at 9:30am, 3:30pm, 9:30pm EST) as host Darley Newman takes her audience on the most amazing equestrian vacations worldwide.
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A List of Horse Photographer Blogs Worth Following
In writing this blog and building community in social media I’ve accumulated a huge collection of horse blogs. Almost anything to do with horses is fair game and now I’m attempting to organize & share them.
The Photography List
Last week I shared a long list of horse art blogs and this week a (not so long) list of equine photographers. Sadly it seems the photographers aren’t as fond of blogging as the many artists.
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Equitrekking Debuts A New Season on Create TV
Equitrekking®, the Emmy Award-winning lifestyle travel series hosted by travel expert Darley Newman, debuts a new, fifth season of high definition episodes on Create® TV starting March 30th, taking viewers on global travel adventures in South America, the Middle East, Europe and North America.
Riding Around The Globe
Create TV features a variety of lifestyle programs that reach over 82% of US households and they will be broadcasting Equitrekking on Wednesdays and Sundays at 9:30am, 3:30pm and 9:30pm ET. The fifth season of Equitrekking features thirteen half hour, high definition episodes from a variety of locations including Uruguay, Turkey’s Coast, Jordan, Great National Parks, Great American Ranches, Vermont, the Carolinas, Colorado and Spain.
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The Horses of Karl Briullov
Karl Briullov was a Russian painter of the late 18th and early 19th century. His work was instrumental in the Russian art transition from neoclassicism to romanticism. Although horses are a purely incidental subject in his work, the art speaks for itself.
Romantic Portraits
The inclusion of animals in his work generally comes from his subjects – horses have long been used in portraits of royalty and wealthy patrons. Briullov simply applied his detailed artistic style to mounts when it was required of him.
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Informative Equine iPhone Apps on iTunes
The search for iPhone apps has been a blast, there are some seriously creative people embracing the mobile horse industry. So far I’ve covered everything from fun apps to useful apps to training apps & today’s is a good list too.
Horse Information At Your Fingertips
Let’s face it, you will never know everything there is to know about horses…no one can. While that is part of their charm, it can also be a source of frustration to horse owners. These apps are designed to help people in find answers about horses on the go. For each listing I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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Apple Leaf Croton – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s toxic plant Monday again and time to take another look at another of the plants that are poisonous to horses. Today we look at a colorful plant that grows both inside & outside, the Apple Leaf Croton is beautiful but deadly
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