equine international vol3 issue4

November 2011 • Vol. 3 • Issue 4 www.alltech.com/EquineInternational

EQUINEI N T E R N A T I O N A L

FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (HARPER’S WEEKLY 1886) TO THE ALLTECH ARENA!

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As title sponsor of the Alltech National Horse Show (ANHS), we are delighted to welcome you to Kentucky and to the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park.

For many of you, this will mark a return visit one year after the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. At the National, we have again planned for you not just a horse show but an experience, with exhibits, demonstrations and educational programs, to replicate the spirit of the 2010 Games. While the magnificent athletes (both two- and four-footed) will of course take center stage, we believe it is also important that an event of this magnitude be held in a festive atmosphere with activities for the entire family. We see making the ANHS about more than horses as an important step in raising the profile of equestrian sports in the United States and making them a top spectator event as they are in Europe. In the Alltech Arena, retail booths feature 25 vendors specializing in fine jewelry, equestrian designs, clothing, show souvenirs and other items within prestigious boutiques and art

galleries. The south side of the concourse houses the “Alltech Experience,” with exciting educational exhibits. Please enjoy this opportunity to experience those features among the world of Olympic-caliber equestrianism. When you see me and other Alltech team members on the show grounds, please come by and say hello so that we may personally welcome you to the Alltech National Horse Show.

With warmest regards,

Dr. Pearse LyonsPresident, Alltech

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Dr. Pearse Lyons (left) and Mason Phelps, president of the National Horse Show Association of America, with rider outside the Alltech Arena.

Cooking it upWith Kentucky Proud and Alltech Products

Ellis Delahousay, a senior culinary student at Sullivan University in Lexington, Kentucky, has cooked at many renowned restaurants in his native New Orleans and in Lexington. He created this New Orleans-inspired meal featuring Alltech products and Kentucky Proud vegetables.

Ellis Delahousay with completed meal at Carriage Station Farm in Lexington. He currently cooks at Portofino, a Lexington fine dining establishment with extensive New Italian and world cuisine whose beverage menu includes Kentucky Bourbon Barrel AleTM, the Official Beer of the Alltech National Horse Show.

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Tenderloin à la CaféCoffee crusted tenderloin and espangole sauces with squash nest, green beans, baby beets and candied sweet potatoesPreparation/cooking time: approximately 1.5 hours

Ingredients and cooking directions:SauceEspangole Sauce: 1 qt beef stock 8 oz onion4 oz celery4 oz carrots2 oz flour2 oz oilSachet: 1 bay leaf10 peppercornshandful of parsley stems 1 clove1 cup glace (reduce stock slowly or use can of beef base)2 oz butter12 oz Kentucky LightTM Brown the vegetables, add flour, brown the roux (equal parts flour and butter) and add stock. Boil, add sachet and simmer. Reduce for 45 minutes, then add glace and beer. Reduce by half (approximately 30 minutes). Finish with butter whisked into the sauce.

Beef:Crust: 1 cup AlltechTM Café CitadelleTM coffee1.5 tbs salt1.5 tsp pepper1 tbs orange zestTwo 8-oz Alltech AngusTM tenderloin filetsMix crust together, then rub into beefPan sear beef on each side for 4-6 minutes in 1 oz of butter or oil

Squash, green beans, beets:Use mandolin to julienne 2 squashBlanch and clean 10 green beans, then sautéBoil beets for 15 minutes beets, then sauté

Potatoes:Tournée 6 sweet potatoesBoil for 8-10 minutesMelt sugar in pan and coat potatoes with:½ cup of brown sugar2 tbs of Pearse Lyons ReserveTM Whiskey or Town Branch Bourbon1 tbs butter¼ tsp of cinnamon and cardamom

In Our Next Issue:It comes as no surprise that horses have been made part of the “Kentucky Proud” program. Food is a central theme at horse events, evoking the social aspect of equestrian sport. From tailgating at polo matches to formal dining on white linen tablecloths at a steeplechase to the traditional hunt breakfast table, riders and spectators alike enjoy creating their own dining experiences. The next issue of EQUINE INTERNATIONAL takes a look at equine event cuisine from casual to formal, including a review of the culinary offerings at the Alltech National Horse Show.

Completed meal and ingredients

Be sure to visit Pearse’s Place and Gracie Street Garden at the Alltech National Horse Show and try these Official Products of the show:• TownBranchBourbon(OfficialSpirit)• AlltechTM Café CitadelleTM (Official Coffee)• KentuckyBourbonBarrelAleTM (Official Beer)• Dippin’Dots®(OfficialIceCream)• AlltechTM AngusTM (Official Burger)

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MEET THE ALLTECH EQUESTRIANSAlltech’s dedication to horses is exemplified by our numerous team members who are long-time equestrians. From pleasure riders to international-level competitors, the roster includes men and women who enjoy every aspect of horsemanship. In this issue of EI, meet two Alltech scientists who have loved horses since childhood. They participate in different disciplines that are equally challenging: dressage and show hunters.

Kristen Brennan I am a Senior Research Scientist with Alltech’s Center for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition based in Nicholasville, KY. Since joining Alltech in August 2008, my research program has concentrated on providing the link between nutritional genomics approaches and applied nutrition research in a variety of animal species including cattle, swine and poultry. In addition, I am involved in the development of Alltech’s equine research program. I started riding hunters and some jumpers when I was 10 years old and fell in love. I rode pretty consistently until I went to graduate school, when I took a break from riding for a couple of years. I missed it too much, so I found a horse to trail ride and hack for fun a few times a week until I finished my degree. I started seriously riding again once I moved to Lexington. I board my horse with Joyce Brinsfield at Ballyhigh Show Stables in Versailles, Kentucky. My current mount is Moscato (barn name “Marcus”), a wonderful 12-year-old gray Thoroughbred gelding. He is owned by the McCarty family of Georgetown, Kentucky, and is on

a long-term lease to me. He loves jumping, peppermints, trying to eat my expensive leather reins and rolling immediately after getting bathed, especially if it is right before we go to a show. Needless to say, I buy a lot of shine-enhancing products and whitening shampoo for horses! Marcus and I currently show in the Pre-Adult hunters division and are working our way up to the Adult Amateur hunters. We also like to trail ride and hack out around the farm to relax. We both find that a quiet hack out in the field is a great

way to unwind after a busy work day. My biggest accomplishment so far is finishing 2010 as the Kentucky Hunter Jumper Association Reserve Champion in the Pre-Adult hunters with a friend’s horse (Remington, owned by Kristine Urschel) despite limited showing last year. I am also very proud to have qualified for the 2011 Kentucky Hunter Jumper Association Medal Finals with Marcus. My goals are to continue progressing with Marcus, to keep building our partnership and to just have fun with my horse! I have had him for less than a year, and in that time we have started to figure each other out. I also hope to qualify again for the KHJA Medal Finals and move up to the Adult Amateur hunters for the 2012 show season.

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Blaire Aldridge I am a Research Associate for Alltech, currently working toward completion of my Ph.D. at Purdue University. My concentration involves animal nutrition, nutrient absorption and nutrigenomics. I don’t remember a time when I did not love horses. Starting from my early years, begging my mother for a pony was a daily task, and not any pony – it had to be a black pony. She was unbroken and slightly wild: She flung me off the first time I ever rode her! However, in my eyes, this was going to be my future Olympic mount, and I was in pure heaven. A few years later as a young girl in Germany, I enjoyed riding along the Rhine River on a leased grey Rheinlander (German breed) and trained in a German riding club. Since then, my life outside of school and work has been solely based around horses and improving my riding in the sport of dressage. A sport for the perfectionist! The art of riding dressage and becoming one with the horse takes a lifetime and I am willing to work a lifetime for that relationship. With help from my friends and family, I was able to get a beautiful American warmblood mare, Silouettxe, several years ago. She was my first serious dressage partner, and this talented and kind mare taught me more about riding with feel,

timing, compassion and understanding movement and connection. I gained so much knowledge and improved my riding that after several years I had actually had more knowledge and talent than Sillouettxe possessed. As luck would have it, my good friend and trainer (and most passionate supporter) Reta Conner of Ponderosa Performance Horses in Black Canyon City, AZ told me over Christmas that she had found a new partner for me. Of course I thought she was kidding, only to find out just how serious she was. I received the mare’s baby teeth at Christmas as a token,

along with a note from Reta saying: “She is waiting for you!” So now I am head over heels in love with my beautiful new horse, Demitasse. It is amazing and touching what wonderful and supporting friends and family I have. With Silhouettxe I rode Prix St. George (international level). My current goal for Demitasse is to participate in the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage program. One never knows exactly where the future will lead, but I do know that my future will never be without horses. Being around them make me a better person and a far harder worker. And yes, it puts a smile on my face just thinking about Demitasse as I write this!

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1883Founded in New York by a group of influential sportsmen. The event was held at the original Madison Square Garden.

1887The National Horse Show directory, listing directors and 920 Members, formed the basis for Louis Keller’s first New York Social Register.

1926The National moved to the third Madison Square Garden located on 8th Avenue at 50th Street. Garden III would witness 40 years of National history and continuing evolution.

2011 The National adds its first title sponsor, global animal health leader Alltech. The Alltech National Horse Show will be held for the first time at the Kentucky Horse Park.

1915-1925The National became an American military competition. Notable competitors included Generals John J. “Black Jack” Pershing, William “Billy” Mitchell and George S. Patton.

1915Eleanora Sears became the first woman to ride astride at the National.

1909Alfred G. Vanderbilt, then president of the National Horse Show made the show international by inviting British Cavalry officers to compete.

1883-1905The National featured regularly in illustration for Harper’s Weekly and other magazines by artists like Howard Chandler Christy and Charles Dana Gibson.

1890The National moved to the second Madison Square Garden, also located on Madison Square in New York.

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FEATS FENCES:Demystifying the Hunter and Jumper Divisions

At some point in our lives, those of us who actively participate in equestrian sport have talked a “non-horse” family member or friend into attending a horse show to either watch us compete or to enjoy a special event together. We often incorrectly assume that once there amid the beauty of the horses, our non-horse compadres can easily comprehend the differences in judging between the elegant Hunters and the thrill-seeking Jumpers. Oftentimes no one speaks up to offer an explanation. Consequently, the next time we invite our friends to a horse show, they politely decline. If spectatorship of equestrian sports is to grow, participants need to make far-reaching efforts to help their friends and the public at large understand the differences between hunters and jumpers. A good starting point is an explanation of how each discipline contrasts with the other and what respective judges deem best in each.

Unlike the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games,

which encompassed eight FEI disciplines, the Alltech National Horse Show features hunter and jumper classes. Because each of those divisions is judged by a different standard, watching them can be confusing. Here is a primer to aid in understanding and enjoying these events.

By Tricia Booker

From the $100,000 USHJA International Madison, owned by Chansonette Farm LLCand ridden by Lillie Keenan, in the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals.

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Hunters are the subjective part of equestrian sport. Horses in the hunter divisions show over a course of eight jumps typically set at a height between 3’6” and 4’. The jumps are designed to replicate natural obstacles that a horse would encounter on a hunt field. This is a discipline steeped in tradition with a rich historical background. Teal works closely with horse show judges. He offered some insights: “It is the horses that are being assessed, and the riders’ task is to present their mounts in the very best light while fading into the background themselves.” The horses are judged first and foremost on their style of jumping, which should be safe, controlled and effortless. “The horses should be beautiful, move with ease, and have impeccable manners. The winner should be the most elegant horse that jumped with great form and produced consistent rounds with minimal adjustments on the part of the rider,” he adds.

The Jumper division is the objective section of equestrian sport. When compared with the Hunters, in most jumper classes the horses are asked to jump much higher and wider obstacles, which generally are very colorful and often incorporate interesting shapes. These jumps can easily measure 4’ to 5’6” in height and widths, with still higher and wider jumps in special classes such as a Grand Prix. Jumper course layouts are set in technically challenging patterns, which results in multiple changes of pace and adds another element of skill to the discipline. For each rail of a jump that a horse knocks down there is a penalty of 4 points that are called “faults.” A jumper rider’s primary responsibility is to aid his horse in producing a fast and fault-free round.

Geoff Teal, Chairman of the Officials Committee for the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), shared the judges’ perspective: “In the initial round competitors must demonstrate the ability to get over the jumps without any disobedience and within the time allowed to clear the final jump.” Refusing to jump or knocking the jump down and over are the most common types of disobedience. Horse and rider pairs from the first round who succeed in clearing all the jumps in the allotted time then move into the “Jump Off” round in order to determine overall placing. The jump off round is also subject to a time limit to complete an abbreviated course of jumps. The ultimate winner is the horse with the fewest number of faults in the fastest time.

SHOW JUMPERS: A jumper rider’s primary responsibility is to aid his horse in producing a fast and fault-free round. The goal is to get over the jumps without any disobedience and within the time allowed.

SHOW HUNTERS: Hunters should be beautiful, move with ease and have impeccable manners. The rider’s task is to present his mount in the very best light while fading into the background himself.

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Shine, owned by Olde Oaks Farm, Inc. and ridden by Liza Richardson,in the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals.

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9:12 a.m. – I climb into Dr. Emerson’s SUV and begin scribbling notes as he outlines his next appointments. Driving through a horse show is an art for anyone, but especially Dr. Emerson, who is flagged down every few feet by clients with greetings or questions. Even though I’m just joining him, his day started hours ago, including an early drive to drop his sons off at school. Back by the barns, he rearranges the tightly packed cab of the car to find the equipment he needs and digs out an ultrasound laptop, a stack of paperwork and a car seat. “This is the real life of a vet!” he chuckles, gesturing to the objects around the vehicle. The first call of the day is an amateur jumper gelding that developed serious swelling in a front leg two weeks ago at a show in Chicago. The local vet was uncertain about the cause and the trainer has brought the horse to Kentucky in hopes Dr. Emerson can help to solve the mystery. He puzzles over the ultrasound, explaining that the dark regions on the computer screen indicate areas of low tissue density, where the soundwave emitted by the ultrasound is passing through the area, while pale areas show that the wave is bouncing back because the material it encountered is thicker. Darkness can indicate fluid, while white areas are often muscle or organs, or tendons and ligaments. A dark patch within a tissue may be the result of a weakness or injury but can also be the normal variation in tissue strength. Dr. Emerson spends a long time comparing the structures on the injured

When you’re away from home at a competition,

the last thing you want is to discover a veterinary problem with your horse. Maybe he’s come up lame, has hurt himself in the stall, or seems a little colicky. Thankfully, on-call vets like Rood and Riddle’s Alex Emerson, DVM are zooming around the show grounds, ready to help with anything and everything that could come up. I had the opportunity to ride with Dr. Emerson for some of his calls during a hunter jumper show at the Kentucky Horse Park.

A Day in the Life of a Horse Show VetBy Natalie Voss


leg and the normal leg, noticing the same differences that his colleague had found two weeks earlier. “Different things have significance to different veterinarians,” he points out. It doesn’t mean they’ve missed anything, or even disagree. They just may be drawn to different parts of the larger picture, which is good for the diagnosis but may be confusing for the client. He recalls that this gelding had a tear in the superficial digital flexor tendon on this leg several years ago. While he’s not sure yet why it’s acted up again, the ultrasound helped him pick up on some changes in the same area and now his job is to present treatment options to the horse’s trainer.

10:24 a.m. - The schedule has gotten tighter. A hunter gelding has been struggling with lameness in the front that has been hard to pinpoint. Yesterday, Dr. Emerson “blocked” one area of his leg, injecting a medication to numb the pain to one group of structures. Blocking is a diagnostic tool that works as a process of elimination: If the horse trots sound with one area blocked, the vet can feel confident the problem is coming from that area. Yesterday’s block helped, but he wants to do a more specific block today to get a clearer idea of what’s going on. He watches the gelding lunge, administers the shot and dashes to the next client while we wait for it to set in.

10: 52 a.m. - Dr. Emerson has two horses to shockwave before the machine needs to travel to Louisville with another vet on a farm call. Shockwave therapy involves sending off waves of electricity that hit at the intersection of tissue and bone, over-stimulating the nerves and creating an analgesic effect for horses with chronic aches that are not detrimental. He’s hoping the shockwave will encourage another hunter to stop landing on the same leg after each jump — it’s setting him up for the same lead every time, and while he doesn’t seem uncomfortable, it is impeding his performance.

11:29 a.m. - The blocked gelding is still not right when we return, so it’s hard for Dr. Emerson to tell exactly where the problem is coming from, except that it is low in the leg. He gives the horse shockwave treatment and makes a note to come back later to see it. “The way that I look at a horse, and the way a hospital veterinarian looks at a horse … it’s a completely different set of lenses,” he notes. He says that for hospital vets, it’s all about fixing what’s broken in a horse, while for him it’s all about safely managing an athlete: knowing when and how to keep him doing the job he’s already doing. Dr. Emerson and the trainer are hoping he can get this show hunter back to normal.

11:46 a.m. - We are rushing back to the clinic to hand off the shockwave machine and restock the SUV. Rood and Riddle has an (ever-buzzing) supply garage for ambulatory vets to collect medicines, supplies and diagnostic tools. The shockwave whizzes off to its next call, and Dr. Emerson stops for a quick bite of lunch which, like much of his time between exams, he manages to spend on the phone giving advice, scheduling procedures and coordinating medication deliveries for his clients.

12:22 p.m. - We’re back at the show to check on the horse that was blocked and shockwaved this morning. There is enough improvement that Dr. Emerson suggests light exercise and a re-check in a week. He chats with the trainer about the details for a few moments. Often, Dr. Emerson acts as the translator between hospital veterinarians and horse people. Their horse comes back from an in- or out-patient procedure at the clinic, and while they receive excellent diagnostic information and suggestions for immediate care, he finds that many have questions for their ambulatory vet between the clinic and the show ring.

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1:34 p.m. - Dr. Emerson heads off the show grounds to do chiropractic work on a lesson horse from a neighboring farm. The strapping gelding seems pinched in the back and is walking with an upwards and forward sway from his hind end. Dr. Emerson is the secondary vet here, called in to do the chiropractic adjustment, so he doesn’t know the full diagnostic story. But as he stands on his portable block to tip the spine and pelvis, the horse visibly relaxes. His walk isn’t very different after the adjustment, but Dr. Emerson says it can be the next day before the client sees improvement. He ponders whether it is an issue in the stifle or the sacroiliac joint, which connects the pelvic and the spine. As Dr. Emerson was called by the attending veterinarian for a chiropractic exam and adjustment, his responsibility is to report his findings to the attending veterinarian because professional ethics require him to leave diagnosis and treatment to the vet in charge of the case.

2:35 p.m. - Back to the show grounds to x-ray a big gray gelding’s ankles. He has some osselets, and the owner is curious to see how they look a year after the last set of radiographs. From there we head to the warm-up ring to watch a few horses in action. Dr. Emerson can’t go anyplace without

being flagged down for a quick question, anecdote or last-minute appointment, and the show ring is no exception. Several trainers stop him between the truck and the ring, and soon we have three horses to watch instead of one. The shockwave gelding from earlier this morning is still landing on the same front leg during a light ride, to everyone’s frustration. More diagnostics will be on tap this week for him.

4:14 p.m. - We head back to a permanent barn to do pre-sale radiographs on a very small pony. Dr. Emerson, like many of the ambulatory veterinarians, doesn’t travel with an assistant often and is happy for an extra pair of hands to hold radiograph plates.

5:00 p.m. - The show is still full steam ahead, but Dr. Emerson has a short break in his calls, so he makes plans to drop me off at my car. Not long afterward, his phone lights up again. A horse has gotten its foot caught in one of the metal bars separating stalls in the Horse Park’s barn, and off Dr. Emerson zooms to save the day, disappearing into the horse show crowd one more time, with no idea when his day will end.


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Making the Leapfrom Hunters to Jumpers

By Laura Scaletti

Tracy Magness first made her mark on the horse show circuit cheering on her elder sister Wendy from her playpen. It didn’t take long for Magness to step into the show ring. At age five, she competed at the Washington International Horse Show.

The Bartkos have always traveled as a cohesive family unit. When the girls were younger, John would meet the rest of the family at shows on the weekend after completing his work week with the family’s packing and shipping company.

What makes this tight-knit horse family remarkable is that neither parent had any horse experience prior to Wendy and Tracy being introduced to riding. Once Wendy got a pony and took some lessons, the family was hooked.

In 1978, the family made the big leap to sell their house and move to Lake View Farm in Hughesville, Maryland, where they remain today.

Once the fundamentals were instilled, Magness continued her training with some great trainers. She worked with Beverly Solter during her pony years; Chuck Keller as she transitioned from ponies to jumpers; and finally Henri and Katie Prudent during her amateur jumper days.

As a pony rider, Magness experienced success on her medium pony, The Ambassador. One highlight was winning silver at the AHSA/Miller’s Hunter Pony and Pony Medal Championship. Magness continued her winning ways in the pony ring until she borrowed Wendy’s jumper to do a schooling jumper class.

From pigtails to grands prix, Maryland trainer Tracy Magness, her sister Wendy Liebert and their parents, John and Barbara Bartko, have turned the family hobby into a successful business.

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“I immediately fell in love with jumpers and moved away from the hunters,” said Magness. In fact, she went directly from large pony hunters to solely jumpers.

It was during Magness’ days as an amateur owner jumper that she had her first horse of a lifetime, Paul Harvey. The small Thoroughbred jumper came to Magness with a reputation as a stopper. However, Magness was able to click with Paul Harvey and build a most successful partnership. Magness earned three American Horse Show Association (now USEF) national championships with Paul Harvey.

When Magness retired Paul Harvey she decided to try her hand at being a professional rider and trainer. Going out on her own wasn’t a big change of pace. Her trainer, Katie Prudent, had been spending more time in Europe, leaving Magness to prepare herself at the shows.

The family farm provided the perfect setup as they made the transition to a family business. Although John says the leap from hobby to business was “a natural thing,” Magness said it was a slow process to get the business up and running. “It was hard for people to recognize that I was no longer an amateur.”

But Magness found great success in the grand prix ring with her mount Tarco Van Ter Moude. “When you walk into the ring on most horses you think ‘I hope I do well.’ On Tarco, I feel like I’m going to win when I walk into the ring,” she said.

In 2009, the pair won 11 grands prix. Not only did Tarco and Magness lead the victory gallop 11 times, but this consistency enabled them to be the leading money pair for the United States Grand Prix League.

Of the victories earned in 2009, winning the Upperville Grand Prix stands out as a highlight of the year. Magness went back to her roots pre-Upperville and took in some training time with

her former trainer Katie Prudent. The extra prep time enabled the pair to have, as Magness put it, “an unexpected win” at a prestigious show. In addition to winning the grand prix, Magness was named the leading jumper rider of the show.

Magness spends the majority of her time riding the horses and training her customers. Her sister is one of those customers. Magness said, “Now that we are older our roles have reversed. She used to ride all my horses and now I prepare hers.”

Now that Liebert has a career and a family, it’s only appropriate that Magness helps out with her horses in this family business. Liebert’s daughter Brittany also rides and competes.

Magness’ husband Patrick provides emotional support. “He is very understanding of my sport, the business and is extremely supportive,” said Magness.

For Magness having such a tightly knit family business is a “win-win” situation for all involved. “I get to do what I love with the people I love,” she said.

For Magness, the key to competing at the highest levels is keeping the horses healthy. Lake View Farm has been feeding Southern States feeds for the past 30-plus years. “My horses look great as a result of their Southern States feeds,” she said.

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Doing the Right Thing,One Horse at a Time

For more than a century, white plank fences, stately mansions, old barns and manicured pastures full of horses have formed the universally enjoyed, bucolic image that most people hold of Kentucky. Whether or not they have ever visited its famed Bluegrass Region to experience the “Horse Capital of the World” for themselves, they know innately that the name “Kentucky” is synonymous with horses.

At the epicenter of Kentucky’s equine activities is Lexington, the breeding ground and home of unparalleled Thoroughbred racehorses. Lexington has generated wealth for untold numbers of breeders, trainers and owners, along with an increased standard of living for all of Kentucky’s citizens. The horse industry in Kentucky has a $4 billion annual impact on the economy and generates more than 147,000 jobs.

“Along with the benefits and privileges that come with being the ‘Horse Capital of the World’ comes an obligation to care for the animals that have put Kentucky on the map,” says John Nicholson, Executive Director of the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. “The weight of that responsibility fuels our ‘noblesse oblige’ and is one of the reasons we decided to become more active in assisting horses that were not as fortunate as the ones here at the Park or on postcards from famous farms.”

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Doing the Right Thing,

“Along with the benefits and privileges that come

with being the ‘Horse Capital of the World’

is an obligation to care for the animals that

have put Kentucky on the map. The weight of that responsibility fuels our ‘noblesse oblige’ and is one of the reasons we decided to become more active in assisting horses

that were not as fortunate as the ones here at the

Park or on postcards from famous farms.”

John Nicholson, Executive Director

Kentucky Horse Park

The Park, which hosted the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010, is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It began as a tourist attraction more than 30 years ago and has evolved into the world’s finest equine competition facility.

Overproduction and a downturn in the economy have left many of Kentucky’s horses in precarious situations, so three years ago, the Kentucky Horse Park came alongside the Kentucky Equine Humane Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting abused and neglected horses of all breeds and disciplines. The goal of the partnership is to find ways to make life better for some of the Horse Capital’s less fortunate equines. In the four years since its inception, more than 650 horses have been assisted by the Kentucky Equine Humane Center, which operates a retraining and adoption program on an 80-acre farm near Lexington.

Some of the center’s rescued horses have come to the Kentucky Horse Park, such as Susanna, a starving, pregnant Paint mare. Susanna and her beautiful filly, Marley, quickly became the center of attention at the Park for both staff and visitors last summer. More pregnant mares, a Thoroughbred racehorse with a life-threatening injury and others have also come to the Park from the Center.

Alltech, which was already heavily involved with the Kentucky Horse Park through the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, is also involved with the Kentucky Equine Humane Center. The company’s efforts have included financial assistance; board direction by Deirdre Lyons, Director of Corporate Image and Design at Alltech; and a permanent home at Alltech’s global headquarters for several of the Center’s horses.

This wonderful three-way partnership reaches its zenith on November 1, 2011, when the Kentucky Horse Park hosts the Alltech National Horse Show, which will include a Black Tie Gala to benefit the horses at the Kentucky Equine Humane Center.


For nearly as long as Kentucky has been the “Horse Capital of the World,” the country’s most prestigious indoor show, the National Horse Show, was held in New York City. Now, for the first time in more than a century, it will take place in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. Competitors and spectators from every corner of the United States and from many other countries will attend.

Dr. James Smith, an equine veterinarian and president of KyEHC, observed, “Alltech and the Kentucky Horse Park are setting an example for the rest of the horse industry by always looking for new ways to support the animals that support Kentucky. Their involvement has already increased public awareness and saved the lives of some of the hundreds of horses, ponies, donkeys and mules that have come through our doors in the past four years.

He continued, “Now this Black Tie Gala at the Park for the Kentucky Equine Humane Center will ensure that we can continue to help even more abused and neglected horses and become a model for equine shelters across the country.”

For more information on the Kentucky Equine Humane Center, or tickets to the Black Tie Gala:KyEHC.org

KyEHC Mission Statement

To provide humane treatment and shelter while working as a clearinghouse to seek adoptive homes for all of Kentucky’s unwanted equines, regardless of breed.

To educate the public and raise awareness for responsible equine ownership so that fewer horses end up in crisis.

To work with and serve as a model for organizations with the same mission in other states: to save America’s equines from inhumane treatment.

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To provide humane treatment and shelter while working as a clearinghouse to seek adoptive homes for all of Kentucky’s unwanted equines, regardless of breed.To educate the public and raise awareness for responsible equine ownership so that fewer horses end up in crisis.To work with and serve as a model for organizations with the same mission in other states: to save America’s equines from inhumane treatment.

Mission Statement:The Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) has provided shelter and care to over 650 horses since opening its doors in April 2007. We have never refused any equine that needed shelter. Those that are physically and mentally able to be re-homed have been adopted to loving homes.

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