For Immediate Release December 21, 2006 Ocala, FL – Tom Warriner, Chairman of the Florida Horse Park Board of Directors, has released the following statement: Due to the recent concerns about the Equine Herpes Virus, the Florida Horse Park is closing its stabling facilities effective immediately. The barns will reopen on January 10, 2007. This is a precautionary measure taken to protect the well-being of all horses. The Park will allow horses to ship-in for trail riding and schooling, but will...

For Immediate Release: December 21, 2006 HITS Contact: Kristen Vale 845-246-8833 (Ocala, Fl) -You may have heard about the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) outbreak in Florida. We want you to know that we are Virus-Free at HITS Ocala and the shows are on schedule. We are taking pro-active measures and ask that you comply with the following: Until at least January 15th, the following protocol must be followed for all horses entering the HITS Ocala show grounds: Vet Check Protocol 1. Anyone entering...

American Quarter Horses take center stage Sunday, January 7, on NBC Sports Television at 1:30 p.m. Eastern/10:30 a.m. Pacific for the America’s Horse Championships presented by Ford Trucks. The one-hour special is based at a portion of the FedEx Open competition at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Championship Show in Oklahoma City and highlights the reining and cutting competitions along with other features. “We were so pleased with the response from viewers and NBC last...

The Board of Directors of The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., an all-volunteer fund raising and fund granting 501(c)(3) charity, will award grants to 37 charitable organizations that promote the positive use of the horse for the benefit of the general public, horse welfare and equestrian sport as a whole in 2006, up from 28 in 2006. In just four years since its establishment in August 2002, The EQUUS Foundation has awarded over $600,000 in grants, with over $250,000 awarded in 2006. The idea for The...

The 52nd Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), held December 2-6 in San Antonio, TX, set a new attendance record for the association’s flagship event, as 6,842 veterinary professionals, guests and exhibitors participated. The previous attendance record of 6,284 was set at the 2004 Annual Convention in Denver, CO. "We were overwhelmed with the positive response to this year's convention. A fantastic and extremely practical program, coupled with a very...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jenny Ross for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International MEDIA CONTACT: Jenny Ross of Phelps Media Group, Inc. International at (561) 753-3389 or at [email protected] WEB SITE: Phelps Media Group, Inc. International Press Releases and Photos are available for download at https://www.phelpsmediagroup.com Wellington, FL – December 14, 2006 – On Saturday, December 16, USDA Government Veterinarian, Dr. Julie Gauthier, will meet with equestrians, community members, and...

For immediate release December 14, 2006 Lexington, Ky. — The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. has added Marty Mathews as its Chief Financial Officer for the Foundation’s signature event, the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games - to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in the fall of 2010. Mathews’ primary roles with the 2010 Games will be handling all financial and accounting duties as well as developing and managing the overall Games ticket program. Mathews has extensive experience both within...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2006 From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: The Division of Animal Industry Equine Herpesvirus type1 Status – Florida State Officials in Florida are investigating a possible outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus – type 1 (EHV-1) in the Wellington, Florida area. Affected animals have been associated with the importation of horses through the USDA New York animal import station. Laboratory confirmation is still pending. Thus far, 2 horses...

The national television show, Best of America by Horseback , has announced its dates and schedule for their 2007 Grand Tour of America, inviting trail riders from all over to ride with them on location while filming for their television show. As of December 1, 2006; trail riders that have ridden with Tom Seay and the Best of America by Horseback crew, have a cumulative total of 33,502 miles ridden. By Saturday, September 8, 2007, while filming in Arcadia, ME, they expect to surpass the...

In light of the apparent outbreak of an infectious equine disease within the equestrian community of Wellington, Stadium Jumping, Inc., has announced that this weekend’s American Grand Prix Association's (AGA) National Championship and the Christmas Festival Horse Show have been cancelled. “Until we know more about this situation and get further advice from the veterinarians and professionals that are on the scene and on top of this emergency, it would be irresponsible for us to move forward...