Posted by on May 30, 2017 in Association News | 0 comments
Pine Lodge Mississippi is a 1998 NZ gelding, bred by Keith Galpin from the purebred Arabian Australian imports Bremervale Serena, and the sire Bremervale Legacy.
In 2001, Donna Fox went to Galpin’s stud to look for a riding horse, but he had nothing suitable. As chance would have it, Galpin was ‘passing by’ Donna’s place a few weeks later, and he had Miss on board, convinced that the...
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Posted by on Sep 16, 2016 in Association News | 0 comments
Sounds like nonsense? If only.
When a horse is registered as a foal, that’s the passport he or she supposedly carries for life. There is no nod to future height, weight or build (rightly so), identification is based on the colour, markings (stars, socks, whorls etc) on the horse, and the microchip in the horse. What most horse owners don’t realise is that passports are not in place to...
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Posted by on May 14, 2016 in Association News | 0 comments
Some information from a little birdie present at the 120km FEI Endurance ride at Royal Windsor yesterday suggest that nothing much has changed with the UAE mindset, and riders are still firmly digging in their heels regarding cleaning up their act.
On the plus side, there was no visible horse abuse. That’s to be expected given the ride was taking place in the UK and heavily scrutinized...
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Posted by on Feb 28, 2016 in Association News | 0 comments
The current committee at ERF have made the difficult decision to call a halt to the hands-on section of the association. We have tried to find people committed enough to take this on, but have so far been unsuccessful. (If anyone reading this is interested in how to continue what we have been doing, please contact ERF on erfwelfare@gmail.com before the 7th of March. Time and expenses are...
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Posted by on Feb 6, 2016 in Association News | 0 comments
These are the FEI current guidelines on controlled or prohibited substances. Click on the coloured sentences for the appropriate links.
This details responsibility, procedures and additional information
The 2016 Equine Prohibited Substances List
This link contains the search box which will determine the...
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Posted by on Feb 6, 2016 in Association News | 0 comments
Apologies for this being a blog of links. There is so much information currently flying about that it’s easier to collate in one place.
The EEF have cancelled all races until the 11th February 2016 as a result external pressures from the rest of the world having viewed the appalling scenes and news of abused, exhausted and vanished horses coming from the Dubai ride at the weekend....
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