Re: [IceHorses] Kentucky International Equine Summit

2008-05-01 Thread Judy Ryder
Keeneland Race Track installed Polytrack...transition to this synthetic surface. The reason for the change was revealed during the session on The Safety of Horses: A Long-Term View. We felt the safety of the horse and rider was not coming first and that was unacceptable, You need to listen to

Re: [IceHorses] Kentucky International Equine Summit

2008-05-01 Thread Laree Shulman
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the race track industry sees benefit in switching to synthetic surfaces which are less concussive on the horse's legs for long-term soundness Turf experts have been sent to Hong Kong to get the best footing for the

Re: [IceHorses] Kentucky International Equine Summit

2008-05-01 Thread Mic Rushen
On Thu, 1 May 2008 12:18:44 -0700, you wrote: Turf experts have been sent to Hong Kong to get the best footing for the Equestrian Olympics: It's *almost* kind of funny - the horses will have perfect footing while they die of pollution and smog inhalation Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen

[IceHorses] Kentucky International Equine Summit

2008-04-30 Thread Judy Ryder
One of the discussions at the summit: The Well-being of the Competitive Horse Communication between the equine and man has always been a mystery. Although it is not in a horseĀ“s genetic makeup to verbally communicate, they speak to us all the time. This concept was a common theme throughout all