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Poisonous Plants
In addition, some toxins are stored in the horse for life, the level increasing each time the horse ingests the toxic plants and the effects only becoming ...
http://www.whmentors.org/saf/poison.html

Horse Nutrition, Bulletin 762-00, Poisonous Plants
Poisonous plants can cause serious injury to horses, particularly if animals graze when plants are at an especially dangerous growth stage,
ohioline.osu.edu/b762/b762_24.html

Cornell Poisonous Plants - Plants Poisonous to Horses
Plants of concern to horse owners... There are many poisonous plants and substances which are not represented here. ... Return to: Poisonous Plants Homepage ...
www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/horselist.html

Equine Health
This is by no means a complete list and I would recommend that any horse owner buy a book containing a comprehensive listing of toxic plants and trees to ...
www.naturalhorsetraining.com/PoisonousPlants.html

Pet Columns: Horse Pasture is No Place for Poisonous Plants
That's why summer is a good time to explore your horse pasture to be sure toxic plants are kept out of your horse's diet. It's important to know what plants ...
www.cvm.uiuc.edu/petcolumns/showarticle.cfm?id=16

A GUIDE TO PLANTS THAT ARE POISONOUS TO HORSES AND LIVESTOCK
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
that bear pine needle-like branches that look like a horse’s tail. HOUNDSTOUNGUE ... All parts of the plant are toxic; most poisonous in the rosette stage. ...
www.spokanecounty.org/weedboard/pdf/2004ToxicPlants.pdf

Rural Heritage Vet Clinic- Toxic Plants in Your Horse Pasture
rural heritage vet clinic - toxic plants in your horse pasture.
www.ruralheritage.com/vet_clinic/plants_toxic.htm

RECOGNIZE TOXIC PLANTS
Familiarize yourself with the toxic plants in your area. If you see a suspicious plant growing in your horse’s turnout area, take it to your county ...
www.jupiterhorsemens.org/recognize_toxic_plants.htm

North Carolina Cooperative Extension: Plants & Weeds Toxic to Horses
This is a listing of the most commonly found toxic weeds in horse pastures ... Some of these plants may surprise you and you will probably despair of ever ...
www.ces.ncsu.edu/copubs/ag/livestock/horse/002/

Horse Forage and Forage Management
There are few forage areas devoid of all toxic plants. Most toxic plants are broad-leaved. ... It contributes much to cattle and horse forage programs. ...
www.noble.org/Ag/Forage/HorseForage/page16.html

British Poisonous Plants & Shrubs
Here is a guide to some of the more common plants, how to identify them and their effects on the horse. They are listed alphabetically, so click below if ...
www.horseweb-uk.com/features/plantmain.htm

All About Plants That Are Poisonous to Horses
There are several species of plants that are quite toxic to horses, and to monitor the horse's pasture regularly in order to prevent their presence is very ...
www.petcaretips.net/symptoms_plant_poisoning.html

Manes & Tails Organization Horse Rescue - Plants Toxic to Horses
A list of plants that are poisonous to horses, ponies, donkeys and mules.
www.manesandtailsorganization.org/toxic.html

Poisonous Plants
TOXIC PARTS. SYMPTOMS. Aconite, All, Nausea and vomiting. Aloe Vera . Diarrhoea. Alsike Clover trifolium hybridum. whole plant generally affects horse ...
www.takingthelead.co.uk/2/Health/poisonplants.htm

A Horse Owners Guide to Toxic Plants - Associated Content
Check out A Horse Owners Guide to Toxic Plants - Submitted by Charlotte Hoffstrom at Associated Content.
www.associatedcontent.com/article/170921/a_horse_owners_guide_to_toxic_plants.html

Australian Native Poisonous Plants
Sixty percent of the toxic plants in Australia are native to this country and have ... producing ulceration severe enough to stop the horse swallowing food. ...
farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/APOL7/sep97-4.html

Plants and Pets - Toxic Plant Listing ~ Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.
Listing of toxic and non-toxic plants to keep in mind for all pet lovers. ... Bull Nettle (also called Carolina Nettle, Horse Nettle - all parts) Burn Plant ...
www.sniksnak.com/plants-toxic.html

A Horse Owners Guide to Toxic Plants » Netscape.com
2 votes / No sinks. A Horse Owners Guide to Toxic Plants. Pets – A horse lovers worst nightmare is to see a horse in pain, for any reason. ...
pets.netscape.com/story/2007/03/20/a-horse-owners-guide-to-toxic-plants/

"POISONOUS PLANTS SLIDES - HORSE NETTLE"
Unripe berries are more toxic than ripe berries. Berries are more toxic than leaves which, in turn, are more toxic than stems or roots. Overall plant ...
cal.vet.upenn.edu/poison/plants/pphorne.htm

Horses vs. Plants: Vet Says Many Could Be Toxic To Trigger
Some of the plants are so toxic a horse can die within minutes after ingesting the vegetation, Barr says. Old Paint may never get to ride off into the ...
www.tamu.edu/tamunews/News/stories/05/063005news-1.html

Poisonous Plants
Subtle symptoms of this poisoning could go unnoticed until the horse's liver is nearly destroyed. Plants that are highly toxic can cause a reaction within ...
www.raspberryridge.com/Feature-Poisonous%20plants.htm

Valley Horse Owners Association: Trails
What’s Growing in Your Pasture or on the Trails? ... common plants toxic to ... Valley Horse Owners take to the Trails of Hansen Dam Our Poker Ride was a ...
www.vhoa.org/trails/index.htm

Toxic Plants In Your Hay and Pasture
It is generally accepted that poisonous plants have evolved toxic components as a ... poisonous plants are not harmful only if your horse doesn’t eat them. ...
cecalaveras.ucdavis.edu/toxic.htm

Land and Livestock Post, a publication of The Bryan-College ...
Some of the plants are so toxic a horse can die within minutes after ingesting the vegetation, Barr said. “What usually happens is that a rider will get off ...
www.landandlivestockpost.com/livestock/101805toxicplants.php

Bibliography for Plants Toxic to Animals database-- UIUC ...
Burger, Sandra M. Horse Owner's Field Guide to Toxic Plants. Ossining, NY: Breakthrough Publications Inc., 1996. ISBN: 0-914-32762-3; Campbell, Alexander. ...
www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/toxic/bib.htm

This list is by no means inclusive, and I've included resources for the UK and AU because I know some of our readers come from there.  Please leave any other resources or stories that you might have as comments.

Patricia Reszetylo,
http://EquineTeleseminar.net

Beautiful Friesian Dressage Ride

The horse is Goffert, and he died from colic in March of 2007.

The Way I Want To Ride...

Tour de France.. by a nose?

An American Idol Observation

I hear it every year. “We are NOT watching American Idol this year!” Hubby is adamant, and very serious.

He really means it this year.

And here we are, watching American Idol again this year. Every year he swears we aren’t going to watch it, and every year, we end up watching it. For me though, it’s a lesson in how to succeed at life – and certainly how to succeed in business (or in riding).

This year one of the contestants REALLY outshines the others. Blake Lewis is somebody to watch for a long time to come, even if he doesn’t, by some twist of fate, win the coveted “American Idol” title. Here is a kid – he’s younger than I, so I can call him a kid – who has repeatedly demonstrated that he can take an old song and jazz it up so much that it’s actually fresh, interesting, new, and his own.

He’s doing what more of us should be doing - Doing something common uncommonly well.

Those who do something common uncommonly well make spectacular success stories. They are the people we emulate, use for inspiration. They are the people who make a difference in the world. They are the people we want to be.

Are you ready to do something common uncommonly well? 

What do you do that you love doing?
What is missing in your industry, region, locale, stable or job?
What would give your clients, patrons, coworkers or boss something to rave about?
What is needed?  It could be something specific, or just an attribute of a situation that you recognize as needing improvement.
How can you make yourself indispensable?
What educational opportunities can you take advantage of, paid, free or bartered that are along the lines of your interest?  You'd be surprised what you'll find when you start looking.  Want lessons, but can't afford them?  Watch other's riding lessons.  Read books, get dvds - the possibilities are endless.

Now go dazzle ‘em!

Baby Horse Training with JP Giacomini

A short sample of one of the early phases of training a young foal. If you like this collage of photos from a training session, you'll love the two videos of longer, actual footage taken last week of a young colts first two days of training, and being introduced to the rest of the herd. See Other VIDEOS ON GOOGLE AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.baroquefarmsusa.com

Here's an email I got this week which affects all of us who attend these calls - including me:

Dear FreeConference User:

AT&T/Cingular, Sprint, and Qwest Are Blocking Your Conference Calling

As of Friday, March 9, it's come to our attention that Cingular Wireless has begun blocking all conference calls made from Cingular handsets to selected conference numbers. If you call our service, you receive a recording that says, "This call is not allowed from this number. Please dial 611 for customer service".

Earlier this week, Sprint and Qwest joined in this action, blocking cellular and land line calls to these same numbers. This appears to be a coordinated effort to force you to use the paid services they provide, eliminating competition and blocking your right to use the conferencing services that work best for you.

Don't Let AT&T/Cingular, Sprint, or Qwest Take Away Your Right to Use the Conference Service of Your Choice!

We Need Your Help! Please Take the Actions Below:

Whether you are one of their customers, or an organizer who is being impacted by these anticompetitive actions, please file a complaint with the FCC or send an email to your State Attorney General to complain about this monopolistic practice to limit the choices of consumers.

You can also let these companies know how you feel about their attempt to block competitive services:

• Sprint Customers can click here or dial *2 from their Sprint Phone

• Cingular Customers can click here or call 1-888-333-6651

• Qwest Customers can click here or call 1-800-860-2255

Your FreeConference Team remains steadfastly committed to bringing you simple, convenient and reliable conferencing services at the lowest cost possible. We appreciate your support in this endeavor.

Your FreeConference Team

Netposse/Breyer Petition

Netposse, aka Stolen Horse International, is the nation's best online resource for recovering stolen horses. Thanks to their efforts, many horse owners have had happy (and sometimes sad) reunions with their missing equine friends. Unfortunetly, although horse theft is common in the United States (40-55,000 horses are stolen annually), most are not recovered and most people are unaware that it is such a problem.

Netposse has helped recover horses 10 or more years after the horses were stolen, giving hope to hundreds of owners around the US who fear horse theft might happen to them (and those unfortunate ones to whom it has already occured). Many stolen horses are sold to slaughter either at horse auctions or directly at the plants (former plant workers have confirmed slaughtering horses that were knowingly stolen---that is, the person selling them the horse said that he'd stolen it just a few hours before from someone's pasture). Not to go on an anti-slaughter rant, but if we can reduce the incidence of horses that are stolen, we can also reduce the number of horses that go to slaughter every year. Horse theft is one of my greatest fears; I have even looked into buying a survellence system with a webcam to moniter my horses (but this might distract me from work...and the barn owner doesn't have a high-speed connection). My horses are microchipped (except the baby) and I keep current photos of everyone---and I know to do this, thanks to netposse.

Netposse has done so much for so many people. Right now they are trying to get a petition together that would allow Idaho, their mascot, to become a Breyer model. Making him into a Breyer model would not only be a great tribute to their cause, but would also increase awareness of the horse theft situation. Idaho was recovered more than a year after he was stolen. He was the inspiration and foundation for SHI.

Horse theft has so many victims; often the new owners have no idea that the horse they bought was stolen, and it is all around heartbreak for everyone.

Horse lovers love Breyer horses. Founded in 1951, Breyer has introduced thousands of horse lovers to horses at an early age. I played with them as a kid, and I still have some of the models I had back then.

Consider signing the petition to make Idaho into a Breyer model and increase horse theft awareness. It is such a small act and could really make a difference. You can even remain anonymous if you would like to., and if you do you will even be anonymous to the petition maker.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/921561150

Thanks, guys!

A Winning Attitude is here!

A Winning Attitude is here! I wanted to send you this email because I'm SO excited that my new little book is out. Pick any page, and use the information to give your attitude a boost whenever you need it.

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Habitat for Horses Action Alert

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO STOP HORSE SLAUGHTER IN TEXAS

In light of the recent U.S. Fifth Circuit Court Decision upholding current Texas law banning the slaughtering of horses for human consumption, the horse slaughter plants and their supporters have introduced companion bills in the Texas Legislature to legalize horse slaughter in Texas. The bill number in the House of Representatives is HB 2674 and the Senate companion bill is SB 1742. These bills are the horse slaughter plants absolute last chance to keep operating in Texas and they will do everything possible to pass these bills. We must be prepared for an all out fight to kill these bills and make sure that horse slaughter stays banned in Texas.

The horse slaughter plants have lots of money to spend on highly paid and very influential lobbyists. Although we don’t have a lot of money, we do have a great grassroots network and if we all work together, we can and will win defeat these bills.

The first thing you can do is to immediately contact your state representative and state senator and tell them you are opposed to these bills. Also, notify your friends, neighbors, and members of horse organizations to do the same. Our game plan is to inundate the legislators with calls, letters, faxes and e-mails and let them know how we feel. You can get the name and contact information for your state representative and senator online at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us or by contacting your county clerk (the phone number will be listed in your phone book under county government).

The second thing you can do is to be ready on short notice to go to Austin when these bills are open for public comment before the committees considering them. Our goal is to have at least 250 people to pack the hearing room and sign in against these bills. In addition, if you would like to speak against the bill, you are invited to do so. It is your right to voice your opinion at these hearings. We must have a large turnout to let the legislators know we are serious. We will generally only have 4 or 5 days notice before the hearing is set, so try and be flexible and do everything possible to get to Austin so our voices can be heard.,

Also, if you go to Austin, be sure and make a personal visit to your representative and senator and again tell them that you oppose these bills.

Some talking points for you to use when you contact your representative or senator are:

1. There are three slaughter houses in the United States. Two are in Texas; one in Fort Worth (Beltex) and the other in Kaufman (Dallas Crown). Both are foreign owned and all profits go to the foreign owners. Because of accounting loopholes, these plants pay little or no federal income tax.

2. Texas has banned the slaughter of horses for human consumption since 1949. However, due to lack of enforcement, the two Texas horse slaughter plants have operated for many years with impunity. Finally, in 2002, the Texas Attorney General ruled that these horse slaughter plants were violating a criminal law and could be prosecuted. Through various court actions, the horse slaughter plants were able to hold off prosecution for over four years, but finally in January of this year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the prosecutors and denied the horse slaughter plants any court protection.

3. Now, as a last ditch stand, the slaughter houses are attempting to repeal the nearly 60 year old ban on horse slaughter. HB 2476 and its Senate companion, SB 1742 will legalize horse slaughter in Texas and allow these plants to continue to slaughter our horses and ship their meat to satisfy the palates of foreign diners in France, Belgium and Japan.

4. In 2003, these horse slaughter plants tried to legalize horse slaughter in Texas and failed. At that time, a survey of Texans was conducted and the findings were as follows:

* 89% were unaware that horses were being slaughtered in this state for human consumption.
• 72% were opposed to the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
* 77% were opposed to changing the state law to permit the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
* 77% said they would be less likely to vote for a legislative candidate who supported a change in the law to permit the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
* By an 8 to 1 margin, Texans associate the value of horses with Texas state culture, heritage and economy rather than the horse’s value as a simple livestock commodity like cattle.

Bottom line, Texans do not want their horses slaughtered for human consumption.

5. Last year, over 100,000 horses were slaughtered in the United States and their meat exported to France, Belgium and Japan. Contrary to the claims of the horse slaughter plants that the slaughtered horses were old, sick, injured or had behavioral problems, the USDA, who inspects the slaughtering of these horses, found that over 92% were fit and healthy and had no behavioral problems.

6. Horse slaughter also promotes horse theft. The slaughter plants are a perfect outlet for horse thieves to dispose of their stolen horses. This is quick and all evidence is destroyed. The slaughter plants brag that a horse “goes from the stable to the table in 48 hours”. After California banned horse slaughter in 1998, reported horse thefts fell by over 34%.

7. The slaughtering process is extremely cruel and inhumane, beginning with cruel transport where horses unfamiliar with each other are crammed together in over crowded transfer vehicles normally used to haul cattle. Stallions are mixed with other stallions, mares, pregnant mares, and mares with foals are also included in the mix. Many horses are injured or dead at the time they arrive at the slaughter plant. The slaughter process itself is done using a “captive bolt gun”. This is applied to the head and triggered to render the horse unconscious before it is hoisted to the killing line to have its throat slashed. Often times the procedure is imprecise and the horse is hit numerous times with the bolt gun and often the horse regains consciousness while its throat is slit.

8. Banning of horse slaughter will not, as some contend, cause horses to be abandoned or left in the field to starve. First of all, such conduct is a criminal offense in Texas and most other states. Also, there are various options such as horse retirement sanctuaries and other adoption facilities and if all else fails, the humane euthanasia of the animal by a qualified veterinarian.

9. Banning horse slaughter does not deprive a horse owner of any of his “property rights”. Instead, it protects those rights from horse thieves and from a fraudulent market place in which “killer buyers” posing as horse brokers buy horses from unsuspecting sellers thinking their horses are going to a good home, when in fact they will be slaughtered.

This very important request for your action is being sent to you by Habitat for Horses and the Texas Humane Legislative Network. When Rep. Betty Brown of Kaufman introduced a bill to legalize horse slaughter in Texas, the Texas Government received an estimated one million phone calls, more than had ever been received in the history of Texas on any subject. Now we need to do it again. Let show them that we mean business.

Habitat for Horses
P.O. Box 213
Hitchcock, Texas 77563

Phone: 866-434-5737
Fax: 409-935-0424
Web site: http://www.habitatforhorses.org
E-mail: admin@habitatforhorses.org