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Arabian Horse Associations and Societies

Click to see VideoThe Arabian breed is clearly too large to be contained in June, so it’s spilling over into July. I thought this video was a good resource and wanted to share.

If you haven’t already checked out the Arabian videos of June you can learn a little about Arabian history, a few interesting facts, some common misconceptions and to balance that some common characteristics to all Arabians. Should I go digging and find more I’ll turn Arabians into a two month extravaganza! 😀
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Blue Eyed Horses Pt 2

Horse with blue eyes

It seems everyone can relate to a cute blue eyed horse and the first installment was very well-received by readers & social media friends. It’s been fun hearing about everyone’s favorite light eyed animal.

In fact, I received several reader contributions so I decided to dedicate part 3 solely to your blue eyed submissions.
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Fresh Air Fund

Fresh Air FundRecently I learned about the Fresh Air Fund which is a charity program that matches inner-city kids with host families in the suburbs & small town communities.

This is a program that provides kids a chance to enjoy some good old fashioned dirty fun. Learning how to care for horses, helping to plant a garden and falling asleep next to a campfire are things many kids never have the opportunity to try.
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Kimberly Santini Revisited

Kimberly's ArtTuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Kimberly Santini, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist can create lifelike animals with lightning speed. Using simple strokes and soft colors she brings her subjects to life with an ease most of us only dream of. Not just a horse artist, Kimberly is an artist with a love of all animals.
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Claudia Duffé – Horse Artist Interview

Today’s interview is with a non-English speaker, Claudia answered in German and I’ve translated as best I can into English for my readers.

Name
Claudia Duffé

Website & Places you can find my work online
ww.palmyre-equimage.blogspot.com

Where I am
à Royan La Palmyre in France on the Atlantic, an hour from Bordeaux.

When did you first painting horses?
Already always….so for a long time I to think can!
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Arabian Horse Characteristics

Click to see VideoIn keeping with our Arabian month of June today we learn a little more about the mighty Arabian horse. In the past few weeks we’ve learned a little about their history, some interesting Arabian facts as well as some common misconceptions about the breed.

This week we learn a little about them as animals. There are Arabians strains from all over the world, however they all have some characteristics in common that are specific to Arabian blood. The video below covers both physical characteristics as well as those in personality & character.
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Horse Theft Resources

thief with a horse

The idea of having a horse stolen from it’s stall or pasture isn’t often brought up until it happens. It’s unfortunate, but horses are stolen in a variety of circumstances more frequently than you might think.

Luckily there are a number of online services dedicated to helping owners find their animals and bring them home safely. Here is a handy list that will help in your time of need should the unthinkable happen and your horse go missing. Be sure to bookmark it and share it with your horse friends.
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Fran Jurga – Horse Blogger of the Week

Fran Jurga's Hoof Care BlogToday’s horse blogger of the week is none other than Fran Jurga the hoof care & health guru. You can find more of her stuff on Fran Jurga’s Hoof Care Blog & The Jurga Report (don’t forget to grab her RSS feeds while you are there).

A busy lady, Fran keeps up two blogs and has time for social media. Her hoof blog provides advice, news & information about hoof health while The Jurga Report keeps readers updated with the latest news in health care, equine science & research in the horse world.
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