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Today as I was working on the beach… what’s that you say? Sitting on a bench looking out to sea can’t be work?… I decided that when I get home I am going to dig the 3 geldings I want to sell out of the herd and use them as models to post a series on marketing horses on the Northernhorse.com Classifieds. Continue Reading »

We at LNThorses would like to say a special thank you to all who replied, all calls of encouragement, information and people willing to help have been overwhelming and very much appreciated. Continue Reading »

We received this news release from Fort Dodge. Because I hear conflicting information about how effective vaccinations are, I would be interested in hearing your opinions and whether or not you vaccinate and if so, for what. Your comments are welcome.

FORT DODGE’S ‘MOSQUITO SHOT’ OFFERS CONVENIENT PROTECTION AGAINST DANGEROUS MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESSES Continue Reading »

Suffering dramatic drops in numbers of registered animals, several European draft horse breed societies are coming up with targeted promotional campaigns in order to keep their breeds alive.

In England, the critically endangered Suffolk is an ideal horse for riders who require a sturdy mount, according to Amanda Hillier, spokesperson for the Suffolk Society of England. Strong, yet agile, “it has a superb temperament and is just a really good all-around horse,” she said.

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It’s just one month until The Mane Event Equine Education & Trade Fair opens at Red Deer’s Westerner Park for 21/2 days of clinics, presentations and a trade fair with something for anyone with even a passing interest in horses. This year’s event, which runs April 25 – 27, 2008, has expanded to accommodate the interest generated by last year’s inaugural event at the Red Deer location. Continue Reading »

With the advent of the first equine clone, there was speculation by some as to whether the cloned animal would be reproductively sound. Researchers and scientist had no such doubts, and that has now been proven with the first pregnancies being announced in and by cloned horses. Continue Reading »

Following the outbreak of Equine Viral arteritis (EVA) that significantly affected the Quarter Horse industry, some States are implementing and enforcing permit requirements with regard to shipped semen. One such State is Montana, which now requires a stallion owner to obtain a permit prior to shipment and use of semen shipped into that State. Continue Reading »

A skunk moved into the basement of our old house. We discovered this a couple of days before we had to leave for the coast. Nobody realized there was a wee hole under the deck that led directly into the basement. One of our daughters (Daina) lives in that house and she wasn’t particularly impressed about this. Dave trapped the skunk and filled in the hole the day before we left for the coast. Continue Reading »

Some interesting information about the equine eye:

Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVO, of the University of Florida veterinary school, led the panel at the in-depth session on ophthalmology at the 2007 AAEP convention in Orlando, Fla., held Dec. 1-5. He was excited to share many new ideas that have developed in the last six months to allow veterinarians to save eyes and sight. Continue Reading »

This interesting little video from National Geographic claims there are only about 3500 Shire horses left of the million or so that used to live in Britain and that the number of breeding mares being kept each year is less than the number that need replacing. I have no idea how many Shires there are in Canada & the US. Does anybody know this? watch the video