Horsetalk.co.nz - horse news and information, health and breeding, forums, classifieds, equestrian directory and more! http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/ http://www.horsetalk.com.au/g/htlogo3.gif http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/ Copyright 2009 Horsetalk Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:03 +1300 neil@horsetalk.co.nz (Neil Clarkson) info@horsetalk.co.nz (Robin Marshall) Belgian eventer Dirk Grouwels died in a rotational fall on the cross-country at a one-day-event in Zutendaal at the weekend. He was 48. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/126.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/126.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:03 +1300 British showjumper Michael Whitaker is now eligible for Olympic Games selection after a successful appeal over a doping issue. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/125.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/125.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:59:03 +1300 The blazer worn by Kiwi eventing legend Mark Todd at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 is among items to be auctioned as a fundraiser for Rangiora Racecourse. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/122.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/122.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:58:03 +1300 A pony found shot dead in Britain showed evidence of a poorly executed medical procedure, the RSPCA says. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/121.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/121.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:57:03 +1300 Katie McVean and Corofino II headed off 30 other combinations to win the Norwood Gold Cup at the Kelt Capital Horse of the Year Show yesterday. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/118.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/118.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:56:03 +1300 A California horse who retired from harness racing to become a police horse is about to change careers again. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/120.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/120.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:55:03 +1300 New Zealand's young rider team managed to get one back on their Queensland counterparts at the Horse of the Year show in Hastings yesterday, winning the second round of the Trans Tasman Challenge and tying up the points heading into the final day. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/119.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/119.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:54:03 +1300 Britain's RSPCA has launching a interactive website Political Animal to help its supporters write an animal welfare manifesto for the next government. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/124.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/124.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:53:03 +1300 Results from the second day of dressage at the Horse of the Year show. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/hoy2010.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/hoy2010.shtml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:52:03 +1300 The New Zealand team to take on Australia in the Nations Cup challenge at the Horse of the Year Show in Hastings on Friday night has been announced. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/116.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/116.shtml Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:59:03 +1300 New Zealand's young riders have didn't have it all their own way on the opening day of the Kelt Capital Horse of the Year Show in Hastings yesterday. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/115.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/115.shtml Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:58:03 +1300 The serious injuries suffered by dressage Olympian Courtney King-Dye have prompted a US saddlery store to start a helmet pledge for horse riders. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/114.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/114.shtml Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:03 +1300 Former US Olympian Darren Chiacchia has spoken about his arrest in Florida for allegedly failing to tell a partner he was HIV positive. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/113.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/113.shtml Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:56:03 +1300 A horse trapped on a sandbar in a flooded Arizona river since Friday has been airlifted to safety. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/112.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/112.shtml Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:55:03 +1300 Police in Britain are investigating the possibility that two dogs were deliberately placed with a pony in a stable, where they gave it a mauling. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/110.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/110.shtml Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:59:03 +1300 An orphaned thoroughbred foal called Jerry who was fostered by a rescued mare at British-based World Horse Welfare has been reunited with his grateful owner. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/111.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/111.shtml Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:58:03 +1300 Dogs that fed on a crippled and emaciated horse presented the Dublin SPCA with one of the darkest scenes in its 170-year history. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/108.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/108.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:15:03 +1300 Courtney King-Dye has been in a coma for 12 days since her fall from a horse earlier this month, and is making more progress, her husband, Jason Dye said yesterday. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/102.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/102.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:14:03 +1300 Brumby supporters in Australia have raised fears over the fate of an estimated 7700 wild horses in an iconic national park, after a report warned of rapidly rising numbers. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/103.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/103.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:13:03 +1300 The wild horse population in Australia's Greater Alpine National Park has been rising rapidly, parks management has warned. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/104.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/104.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:12:03 +1300 A protest is planned for outside the American Embassy in London over the management of wild horses in the United States. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/101.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/101.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:11:03 +1300 Endurance New Zealand has reported the passing of long-time competitor and arabian horse breeder Sandy Duncan. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/107.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/107.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:10:03 +1300 France has reported a case of equine infectious anaemia to the World Organisation for Animal Health. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/106.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/106.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:09:03 +1300 A helicopter may be called in to rescue a horse stranded on a sand bar in an Arizona river. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/109.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/109.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:08:03 +1300 A horse who escaped from its stable and fell into a swimming managed to make a dignified exit by walking up hay bales. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/105.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/105.shtml Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:07:03 +1300 The US Equestrian Federation has amended its medication rules to restrict the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in competition horses to just one drug. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/098.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/098.shtml Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:34:03 +1300 Questions and answers on the US Equestrian Federation rule amendment restricting the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in competition horses. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/099.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/099.shtml Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:33:03 +1300 New Zealand eventer Andrew Nicholson had a successful weekend at the Tweseldown horse trials, heading home with three wins under his belt in what was the first major event for Kiwi riders in several months on British soil. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/095.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/095.shtml Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:09:03 +1300 The number of people following the recovery of endurance horse Amigo from a terrible injury he suffered in his Tennessee pasture has climbed to 7100 on Facebook. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/097.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/097.shtml Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:08:03 +1300 The rising threat of equine piroplasmosis will be discussed as part of a lecture series organised by Washington State University. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/093.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/093.shtml Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:07:03 +1300 Three horses died from a lightning strike in Williamston, South Carolina, on Friday afternoon. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/094.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/094.shtml Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:06:03 +1300 Britain's opposition Conservatives have changed their stance on equine passports, with the party's rural affairs spokesman saying the party now believed they should be compulsory. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/096.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/096.shtml Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:05:03 +1300 A group opposing the use of historic Greenwich Park for equestrian events at the 2012 London Olympics says the venue involves too many compromises for competitors and spectators. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/090.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/090.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:49:03 +1300 Injured dressage rider Courtney King-Dye has started to breathe on her own off a ventilator for short periods. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/092.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/092.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:48:03 +1300 The inability to identify a healthy pony found tied to a fence highlights the need for proper identification, a charity says. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/085.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/085.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:47:03 +1300 Dale Wilkinson, whose name is synonymous with the sport of Reining and known to many as the "Father of Modern Day Reining," died on Friday night in Georgia. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/087.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/087.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:46:03 +1300 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Hall of Fame stallion, "Gunner" (Colonels Smoking Gun), is unofficially the eighth NRHA Two Million Dollar Sire. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/089.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/089.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:45:03 +1300 One year after the death of Kentucky Derby Winner Alysheba, the Kentucky Horse Park will unveil a memorial statue at his grave. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/088.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/088.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:44:03 +1300 US country singer Wynonna Judd will give a special performance at the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky this September. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/073.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/073.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:43:03 +1300 The Canadian Show Jumping Team claimed victory in the $75,000 Nations Cup last week in Wellington, Florida. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/086.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/086.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:42:03 +1300 International show jumping veterans, top junior riders, and leading amateur owner competitors will unite and champion a good cause during the inaugural Great Charity Show Jumping Challenge on March 20. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/091.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/091.shtml Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:41:03 +1300 Four top event riders are recovering after cross-country falls at the Pine Top Horse Trials in Georgia in the US on February 28. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/084.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/084.shtml Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:19:03 +1300 Nine people have been nominated for the British Horse Society's Queen's Award for Equestrianism this year. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/083.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/083.shtml Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:18:03 +1300 Chris Hunnable has taken over the reins of British Eventing's Sports Committee from BE Chief Executive Mike Etherington-Smith. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/082.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/082.shtml Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:17:03 +1300 Join us as we speak with Kentucky's First Lady, Jane Beshear. Plus, all the news of the Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/weg2010.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/weg2010.shtml Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:16:03 +1300 Renowned horseman Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling is in Australia for the first time for an eight-day event at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre next month. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/080.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/080.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:28:03 +1300 Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling reveals why he likes to ride without reins, even though sometimes reins are better. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/saferide/133-ridingwithoutreins.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/saferide/133-ridingwithoutreins.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:03 +1300 It often takes a terrible accident and plenty of publicity for changes to occur. In the past few days we've been following US Olympic dressage rider Courtney King-Dye, following a freak accident on March 3 in which she fractured her skull in a fall from a horse. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/index.php/blogs/2010/03/head-injuries-and-horse-riding/ http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/index.php/blogs/2010/03/head-injuries-and-horse-riding/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:03:03 +1300 The zebra who ran loose in Atlanta, Georgia, after escaping from a circus handler has been euthanised. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/079.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/079.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:17:03 +1300 Fundraising efforts to help with the medical expenses of injured dressage rider Courtney King-Dye have begun in earnest. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/078.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/078.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:03 +1300 Top-class showjumping mare Grande Dame is the latest competition horse to be cloned. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/077.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/077.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:28:03 +1300 Two men have been charged with killing wild horses in northern Nevada. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/074.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/074.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:27:03 +1300 Firefighters have lifted a mare to safety from a ditch at Emersons Green, in southern Gloucestershire, England. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/075.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/075.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:26:03 +1300 More than 260 veterinarians, stem cell researchers and other medical professionals have met in California for a conference on the use of stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine to treat horses and other animals. http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/076.shtml http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/076.shtml Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:25:03 +1300