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Walking Horse Exhibitors Withdraw from Show

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:14:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I tried and tried to come up with an appropriate comment for this, but words fail me...

Clip Source: www.thehorse.com

Hundreds of trainers withdrew their horses from competition at a major Tennessee Walking Horse show last weekend after USDA inspectors arrived on the scene to examine horses for violations of the Horse Protection Act.

According to Earl Rogers Jr., president of the Kentucky Walking Horse Association, the four-day Owingsville Lions Club Horse Show drew more than 500 Tennessee Walking Horses, many of them contenders for the breed's championship title at the upcoming National Celebration in August. But the prospect of failing USDA testing brought the competition down to just 40 horses in the show's final two days.

"If they had been found in violation, they would not be able to show at the Celebration," said Rogers, who also manages the Owingsville show.

Tags: walking horses, exhibitors, usda, soring

O'Connor Horse Tigger Too Dies at Jersey Event

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:16:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Yet another good horse dies in competition.

Clip Source: www.thehorse.com

O'Connor Horse Tigger Too Dies at Jersey Event

by: Kimberly S. Brown, Editor
May 11 2008, Article # 11850

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The U.S. Eventing Association released the following official statement regarding Lauren Kieffer and her mount Tigger Too following the death of the David O'Connor horse on May 10 during the Jersey Fresh CCI3* at the New Jersey Horse Park in Allentown, N.J.

"The organizing committee of the Jersey Fresh CCI3* regrets to announce the death of David O'Connor's horse, Tigger Too, ridden by Lauren Kieffer, at Fence 28 on the cross-country course today. Lauren was uninjured in the fall.

"The FEI investigative panel has been convened to review the facts surrounding the incident, and more information will be released once the investigation is through.

"Our thoughts and prayers remain with the O'Connor and the Kieffer families after the loss of this wonderful horse."

Tags: horses, catastrophic injury, eventing

Another Horse Dies Competing At Rolex

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:06:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Is this just coincidence, or is their a problem with the course and/or the conditions?

Clip Source: www.thehorse.com

Second Rolex Horse Euthanized

by: Erin Ryder, TheHorse.com News Editor
April 27 2008, Article # 11759

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The Quiet Man, a 12-year-old Irish gelding, was euthanized today after sustaining an injury during the cross-country portion of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day event. The horse, ridden by Sarah Hansel, fractured his distal scapula and the shoulder joint of his right front leg, according to a statement released by Catherina Kohn, VMD, veterinary delegate for the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).

The Quiet Man fell at fence 13 during yesterday's cross-country competition. He was transferred to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute for evaluation.

"The prognosis for recovery was very poor," Kohn stated. "The attending veterinarians and the horse's owners agreed that, for the horse’s welfare, euthanasia was the best course of action."

Hansel was not injured in the accident.

Tags: horses, rolex, competition, euthanized

New Movie For James Garner

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:15:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: James Garner is making a new movie with old pal Lou Gossett Jr.

Clip Source: www.nationalledger.com

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN: Oscar-winning actor Lou Gossett Jr. reports that "Capture the Flag," the indie film he's currently shooting, is a reunion for him and veteran actor James Garner, who holds a special place in his heart. "James put me on the map in the '70s film called 'Skin Game,'" recalls Gossett of the 1971 film about two con artists in the post-Civil War south.

"Capture the Flag," says Gossett, "is about these kids between 10 and 12 in a military academy. I play one caretaker of the school from the Navy, and Garner plays the other caretaker, who's from the Army. We're retired, and our competition is supposed to be peaceful, but it's our last hurrah. It's all very tongue-in-cheek."

Tags: lou gossett, james garner, movies, caprture the flag