USRider Expands Emergency Stabling Facilities
Traveling with horses is challenging, but imagine that you are traveling with your horses in an unfamiliar area when your vehicle breaks down or, worse, you are involved in an accident requiring overnight repairs and temporary shelter for your horses. Who would you call for assistance?
As a member of USRider, you could count on prompt, efficient help with a single phone call. USRider, the nationwide roadside assistance program for equestrians, provides emergency road service to its members in the lower 48 states as well as the 10 provinces of Canada, and Alaska.
If you would be willing to provide fellow equestrians with emergency stabling on a case-by-case basis, please sign up by visiting the USRider website at www.usrider.org/stable.html or writing to USRider Equestrian Motor Plan, PO Box 54711, Lexington, KY 40555. When writing, please provide directions to your stable. To learn more about the USRider Equestrian Motor Plan, call toll-free 1-800-844-1409 or visit www.usrider.org.
FARNAM INTRODUCES MAXFLEX XR
Maintaining healthy joints is a challenge that horse owners face when it comes to caring for their horses — especially for those equine athletes who compete in strenuous sports. Whether competing in English or Western style events, a lot of torque is placed on joints as the horse shifts its center of gravity, placing additional stress on its joints.
Unlike other glucosamine products that may dissolve within an hour or less, MaxFlex™ XR Extended Release is the only joint supplement containing an extended release glucosamine formula that keeps glucosamine in the horse’s system for a full 24 hours, more than 24 times longer than other joint supplements on the market.
For more information about Farnam Horse Products, call toll free (U.S. only) 800-234-2269 or visit www.farnamhorse.com.
YOUR HEALTHY HORSE: THE BAREFOOT HORSE
Ensuring adequate exercise is paramount in a successful barefoot program. The wild horse can travel 30 miles a day. Using Cavallo SIMPLE Boots will immediately provide your horse with the relief required for comfortable movement.
Hydration, hard ground acting as a counter-force for hoof expansion, frequent trims tailored to your barefoot horse, and friends and socialization are factors that will help ensure that your horse is as close to its natural state as a domesticated wild friend can be. For information: www.cavallo-inc.com or contact: info@cavallo-inc.com
HORSELITE products introduces NonToxic saddlery goods
HORSELITE-NT 2007 not only promises 100% chrome-free, toxin-free, vegetable tanned and drum-dyed leather tack, but also offers certified high quality leather to the rider. As with many of its competitors, HORSELITE manufactures in India. However, opposite to some, this company declares sustainability, conservation of the environment, and health issues as their main concern.
Only 100% healthy rawhide originating from bovines kept in healthy and sanitary conditions are selected for HORSELITE's saddlery goods. The leather batches are tested by SGS--the world's leading company for inspections, testing, and certification--on a regular basis for the lack of chromium, toxins, and moisture levels so HORSELITE Products is able to guarantee its customers an optimum of safety. Ask about HORSELITE products at your tack store.
thoughtfully designed equine bench from Pet Steps to Heaven is sure to leave permanent hoof prints in horse owners hearts
Whether used for work on the farm, racing on the track, or just plain companionship, horses have an immeasurable impact on their owners. When they pass the pain can seem infinite, especially when there is typically no burial, no ceremony, and no way to grieve the passing of these majestic creatures. Many owners are left with a box of ashes--a reminder of their horse's death--not the fond memories of the animal's life. That's where Pet Steps to Heaven comes in.
Once a horse passes, the animal's ashes are incorporated into a concrete mixture that is poured into the components of the bench. The owner can choose to have the top of the bench adorned with pictures, symbols, and/or words of their choosing. Each bench takes about six to eight weeks to complete. To learn more about Pet Steps to Heaven's equine memorial benches and to view samples, visit www.petstepstoheaven.com or call 1(888)757-5712.
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