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Super Ride VI: On the Ride of Champions...


by Kimberly R. Cox


Five elite teams participated in the first ever “USEDC Ride of Champions” held on Friday, June 27 as a featured event of Super Ride VI: The 2008 United States Equestrian Drill Championship.

The performing teams included the Matagorda County Thundering Hooves, Bellville Heritage Cowgirls, Easy Riders of Southwest Missouri, Ghostriders Precision Drill Team, and the Canadian Valley Rangerettes. All teams had previously placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in USEDC National Open Drill Championship.

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Super Ride VII:
2009 U.S. Drill Nationals will showcase
two evenings of championship competition

[Including the "USEDC Ride of Champions" for the SportsQuest Cup]

June 23 - 27, 2009
Texas Rose Horse Park

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Cavalia:"A Magical Encounter Between Horse and Man" opened it's North American tour on Friday, February 20th, 2004 in San Francisco. The magnificent theatrical presentation is a "must see" for both general and equine focused audiences.

Following successful runs in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, Phoenix, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Washington, DC, Dallas, Houston, Québec City and Orange County (California) areas - Cavalia has ended its three year North American tour.

The show opened its European tour on Brussels (Belgium) on Thursday, March 8, 2007.

Cavalia opened in Barcelona (Spain) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
and will travel to Madrid (Spain) and Knokke-Heist (Belgium) in the coming months.


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GUEST EDITORIAL:

The National Animal Identification System and Horses:
The Latest from the Equine Species Working Group

By Judith McGeary1

Second in a series...


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The National Institute for Animal Agriculture hosted its annual Animal ID Expo in Kansas City on August 22-24. This provided a wonderful opportunity to hear what the government officials and industry representatives had to say about the National Animal Identification System, or NAIS.

Among the industry representatives were members of the Equine Species Working Group (ESWG). The ESWG members were appointed by the American Horse Council in 2003. At some point, the U.S. Department of Agriculture “recognized” the ESWG as the official working group for the horse industry. This recognition was granted despite the lack of any government guidelines as to the formation, composition, or functioning of the working group. The ESWG is the entity that supposedly represents the interests of horse owners to the USDA in the development of NAIS.   More...


Judith McGeary.JPG - 804583 Bytes 1Judith McGeary is an attorney in Austin, Texas, and the Executive Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. She has a B.S. in Biology from Stanford University and a J.D. with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin. She began her legal career by clerking for the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Since then, her practice has focused on environmental law, commercial litigation, and appeals.

She and her husband run a small farm with horses, cattle, sheep, and poultry.


Big Brother Wants to Know About Your Horses: What Every Horse Enthusiast Needs to Know about the National Animal Identification System




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"With Equestrian Tact: The International Video
Magazine of the Equestrian Sports"


S.F. Chronicle feature story highlights work of SportsQuest International and HorseTV
            
Conceived and developed by SportsQuest International, "With Equestrian Tact..." will bring a fresh new perspective to coverage of national and international equestrian events. The series preview and two Badminton Horse Trials specials have been well received in their initial broadcasts as HorseTV presentations in the United States on the America One Television network.

The program series will include interviews with riders, trainers, owners, breeders and officials involved in various equestrian disciplines at the national and international levels. Also to be included are carefully crafted feature reports examining trends in specialized areas of viewer interest including: course design, sport horse breeding, nutrition and equestrian fashion.

The broad international focus of this series is in keeping with SportsQuest International’s basic commitment to the furtherance of cross cultural communication and international understanding through the vehicle of sport.

Segments on sport horse breeding will examine ideas and techniques incorporated by successful breeders throughout the world. Producers will seek input from knowledgeable trainers, veterinarians, geneticists, stallion managers and representatives of various industry organizations.

Stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding the availability of this series worldwide.


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Look for members of our production team at events such as:

Tevis Cup - 100 Miles 1 Day Endurance Ride
July 19, 2008
Truckee to Auburn, California (USA)

World Percheron Congress
July 22 - 26, 2008
Exhibition Grounds, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

The Event at Rebecca Farm
July 24 - 27, 2008
Rebecca Farm, Kalispell, Montana (USA)

North American Junior and Young Riders' Championships
July 29 - August 3, 2008
Colorado Horse Park, Parker, Colorado (USA)

Rocky Mountain Challenge: 2008 Canadian National Championships for Competitive Trail, Endurance and Ride & Tie
July 30 - August 4, 2008
Red Deer River Ranches, near Sundre, Alberta (Canada)

Menlo Charity Horse Show
August 5 - 10, 2008
Menlo Circus Club, 190 Park Lane, Atherton, California (USA)

World's Championship Horse Show
August 17 - 23, 2008
Freedom Hall - Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky (USA)

Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament
September 3 - 7, 2008
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta (Canada)

Polo in the Park
September 14, 2008
Polo Field - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California (USA)



For a full listing of upcoming events, please visit the

SportsQuest.tv Events Calendar



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