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NCWHA Mayfest 2012

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MayFest is coming up quickly!  Hope you all have plans to join us May 12-13 at Brookside Equestian in Elk Grove.  Contact Anne Frost (maidenrock@fiddletownca.net) or Leslie Erickson (Muraling@aol.com) if you have any questions or need more information.  The Pre-Show deadline is MAY 8.  Enter by email, snail mail, or fax to Anne Frost directly or online through HorseShowTime (http://www.horseshowtime.com/getshowinfo.php?p=4371).  Avoid the $20 late fee and enter early!  Please also consider helping the show with a class sponsorship!
There is a lot planned for MayFest.
– Spagetti Dinner ($8/person) Saturday night with entertainment by Lea Sweet
– NCWHA Youth and Adult Show Hi Point Awards- pre-declare your classes at the show with the attached form
– Versatility Hi Point Award
– Open Gaited Breed Hi Point for non-NCWHA members
– Variety of classes for everyone and an Overall Show Grand Championship
– Barn decorating contest- fun, festive, spring decorations desired!
– Supportive, fun show environment and socializing with good people
The Honorable Lonnie Kuehn is the judge for the show.  The WIWHA rulebook will be used.  See http://www.wiwha.org/WIWHA_Rulebook_2012_.pdf for further information.  See http://norcalwalkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MayFest-Class-Schedule_20122.pdf for the MayFest class schedule.
High Point Program Form

Free Horse eBook Available for your Kindle (& Kindle App)

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If you haven’t investigated e-readers before, they’re really nifty devices.  Although some people will still love the feel and look of ink on paper, reading books on e-readers can provide convenience, portability, and in some cases cost*.  And you may already have an e-reader and not even know it.  While most people might think that of traditional e-readers such as Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook, almost all smartphones have Kindle and Nook apps to allow you to read on your smart phone as well as on your tablet, like Apple’s Ipad.

* I mentioned cost earlier.  That’s because Amazon often provides free and cheap books to support their Kindle device.  One such book that they currently have for free is “Thoroughbreds and Trailer Trash” by Bev Petterson.  Here’s a description of the book from Amazon:

Jenna Murphy, a dedicated horse masseuse, relies on her job and street smarts to support what’s most important…her younger sister. But when the Thoroughbred Wellness Center experiences a hostile takeover headed by a charming but ruthless corporate shark, both her heart and career are in jeopardy.

Marie B reviewed the book and said:

Thoroughbreds and Trailer Trash takes place at an equine wellness facility that is in the middle of a hostile takeover. Burke, an executive, shows up to “flip” the center; he wants to cater to wealthy clients, and hopes to impress them with very qualified staff. Jenna, a talented horse masseuse, gets results, but is self-taught; she didn’t even graduate from high school. She can’t afford to lose the job; she’s putting her little sister through college by herself, so as she gets closer to Burke, she’s torn between coming clean and looking after what’s most important to her, her sister.

I absolutely LOVED Jenna. The girl’s completely hilarious! She gets herself into some trouble, but everything that she does is to protect her family, friends, and of course, her elderly pony, Peanut. Burke, the poor guy, doesn’t know what to make of her most of the time, but he he really is sweet, under all of the scary businessman stuff. It was cute how Jenna was the only person who wasn’t intimidated by him!

If you like Horses and Romance, then this book may be just the ticket.  Bev Petterson generally focuses on horses and she has produced the Racetrack Romance Box Set including: “Jockeys and Jewels,” “Color My Horse,” and “Fillies and Females,” none of which are over $3.19 on the Kindle.

If you’re interested, be sure to hurry…often times books are only free for a day or two.  But even if the price goes up, you’ll still be able to pick it up at the “Digital List Price” of $3.99.

And if you’ve read it, please be sure to share your opinions here!

Click the link below to download the book from Amazon.

PegasusTV Flies Toward Future

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April 23, 2012

 

PegasusTV Flies Toward Future as Media Titans Gather in Washington, D.C. for Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Committee Online Video Hearing

First off, about that phrase, online video . . . when the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation meets Tuesday morning (10:00 EDT) April 24, 2012, in Washington, D.C. for a hearing on “The Emergence of Online Video:Is it the Future?” they’ll not be talking about video games.

The hearing will explore how traditional TV viewing is migrating to the Internet and broadband-enabled video content. PegasusTV embraced the online video platform now capturing the Senate’s attention, when it launched the network two years ago.

“Everything about television is changing,” said Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), in announcing the hearing, which will also review how “disruptive technologies” are changing the business and legal models for TV and video. For the uninitiated, disruptive technologies, as the name suggests, disrupt the status quo. They may displace existing technology, or introduce entirely novel concepts to society. Think digital cameras or cell phones.

Rockefeller lined up a quartet of media titans for the hearing’s panel of witnesses to discuss the expanding phenomenon, which include Barry Diller, who launched Fox Broadcasting Company and amassed a media empire; Susan Whiting, vice chairman of Nielsen; Paul Misener, vp of global public policy for Amazon.com; and Blair Westlake, corporate vp of Microsoft’s media and entertainment group. Diller is now the chairman and senior executive of media and advertising company IAC and an investor in Aereo (the start-up pay TV service delivering broadcast TV via the Internet).

Back from visting vendors and clients at the annual NAB show (National Association of Broadcasters), Sally Lasater, president of Pegasus Television Network, said, “there is little doubt in the industry today that television delivered via the Internet is becoming firmly entrenched as a verifiable means of program delivery.”

She continued, “The primary issue facing the giants of the industry today is what to do in the face of these changes. With the emergence of scores of brand name Internet-connected TVs as well as the growing trend towards watching via broadband-connected mobile devices, the consumer now has viable options other than satellite or cable and the hundreds of channels and thousands of programs that provide nothing of interest to millions of people. Internet TV is changing everything. Our network delivers the horse-focused programming people want to see anyplace they want to watch it – and it doesn’t cost them a penny! We can deliver network blocks to our new international distribution partners in Europe and Asia at a tiny fraction of the previous costs involved.”

The PegasusTV “virtual cable network” streams live 24 hours a day to all of the 200+ Nielsen television markets in the US, representing approximately 120 million homes, as well as major TV markets in Canada. Each customized, individual channel is accessible via Internet-ready televisions, computers, tablets and mobile devices at no cost to viewers.

In addition to the 24 hour a day streaming network, PegasusTV also provides the visitor with an archive of hundreds of on-demand video programs as well as a pay-per-view platform for events and new stand-alone programs and series.

For more information please email info@pegasustv.com or call 805-630-2242.

El Dorado County Fair Mother Lode Horse Shows

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Versatility Ranch Horse Show:        June 16, 2012

EDCF ML Horse Show:                     June 23-24, 2012

Anne Frost
EDCF Horse Show Manager
209-245-3609
209-245-4997 (fax)
All information attached

Amador County Fair schooling Horse Show

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Come show and support the Amador County Fair! Sunday, June 10th, 2012 at the Amador County Fairgrounds. 8:00 am start. Halter, Showmanship, Ranch Horse, Reining, Western Pleasure, English Pleasure.

Mail Entries to:
Amador County Fair Schooling Show
P.O. Box 9, Plymouth CA 95669
or Fax entries to (209) 245-4997
Entries are due June 1, 2012
Entry fees are $4.99 per class
Post entry donation is $10 per entrant
Stalls (overnight or for day use) $20.00

For more information
Fair Office (209) 245-6921
or Anne Frost, Show Manager at (209) 245-360 maidenrock@fiddletownca.net

CSHA III and IV approved
CSHA Rules will be followed.
All classes are open to Gaited Horses
Correct attire is preferred

Class list attached.

Amador_schooling_show_class_list_Spring_2012

Sierra Foothills Horseman’s Association Schooling Shows

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Here are the flyers for the upcoming shows at Orangevale Park. Can’t beat the price, and there is always a great turnout!

Gymkhana Sunday April 22, 9:00 am PAC approved

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English Saturday May 5, 8:00 PAC and CSHA Reg 3 approved

Western Sunday May 6, 8:00 PAC and CSHA Reg 3 approved

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Thousands of Citizens Oppose BLM Burro Roundup in Southern California Desert

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RIDGECREST, Calif. April 18, 2012 – This week, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received comments from over 4,100 members of the public opposing the planned roundup of burros from the historic Piute Mountain Herd Area (HA) in the eastern Mojave Desert. The emails, sent to the BLM’s Ridgecrest Field Office, also urged the BLM to forgo removal of “nuisance” burros from the Chocolate Mule Mountains HA, urging the agency instead to relocate any burros found on private lands to the public lands in this vast southern California desert area.

The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC), a coalition of more than 45 organizations is urging the BLM to implement available alternatives to the proposed roundup in order to leave wild burros on the range where they belong.

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Nevada mustang shooters forfeit trapping licenses

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RENO, Nev. — Two Nevada men who spent six months in prison for killing federally protected mustangs avoided additional prison time as part of a plea deal reached with U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday after they broke a state trapping law.

Todd Davis, 46, and Joshua Keathley, 38, agreed to forfeit their hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for two years in Nevada and all other U.S. states under the plea bargain arrangement U.S. Magistrate Robert McQuaid Jr. approved Wednesday in Reno.

2 horses euthanized from spills at Grand National

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AINTREE, England (AP) — The Grand National steeplechase was marred for the second year in a row with the death of two horses Saturday, including the pre-race favorite Synchronised.

Synchronised went down at the sixth fence of the 4½-mile, 30-fence race considered one of the world’s most prestigious jumping races. According to Pete went down at the same fence, but later in the race.

The start was delayed when Synchronised unseated jockey Tony McCoy, but race organizers said the horse was “thoroughly checked” by a veterinarian and allowed to line up in the 40-horse field.

Neptune Collonges, a 33-1 long shot, won in the closest finish in the history of the race, which drew a crowd of 70,441.

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NM governor asks feds to stop horse slaughterhouse

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said Friday she is asking federal officials not to allow a southeastern New Mexico company to open the nation’s first slaughterhouse for horses since 2007.

Martinez plans to send a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking it deny a Roswell meat company’s request for inspections that would allow it to operate.

“Despite the federal government’s decision to legalize horse slaughter for human consumption, I believe creating a horse slaughtering industry in New Mexico is wrong and I am strongly opposed,” Martinez said in a statement.

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