Countless images of suffering people and animals have bludgeoned our consciences in the past week, and we have all felt rather helpless, ... Now it's time for the 'Horse Capital of the World' to step up to the plate and do something. In no way are we diminishing the first priority of helping the people who have been affected by the hurricane, but we have received numerous calls and email from people who want to know what they can do to help the animals in that region and in particular, the horses. One of our objectives at the Kentucky Horse Park is to help promote equine welfare, so we are honored to be working alongside the folks at the National Horse Center to meet the urgent needs of these horses and horsemen. |
Countless images of suffering people and animals have bludgeoned our consciences in the past week, and we have all felt rather helpless. Now it's time for the 'Horse Capital of the World' to step up to the plate and do something. In no way are we diminishing the first priority of helping the people who have been affected by the hurricane, but we have received numerous calls and email from people who want to know what they can do to help the animals in that region and in particular, the horses. One of our objectives at the Kentucky Horse Park is to help promote equine welfare, so we are honored to be working alongside the folks at the National Horse Center to meet the urgent needs of these horses and horsemen. |
From our perspective, it's going to be great the U.S. team is not going to have to fly all the way across the ocean to participate. We get kind of a free pass this time. |
I can tell you the Kentucky Horse Park is so very proud to be the home of this academy. |
It is like having the wind knocked out of you. It has hit my guys hard. |
It's bad enough Hawkesbury has a stand alone Saturday next year, |
Our staff needs raises; we need roads, parks, all the things that this money can provide, |
The last thing I'd like to see is a glut of provincial clubs holding these meetings. |
Tim Conway is one of the best-loved comedians in the country. The combination of great comedy with an exciting sport for a worthy cause will be a guaranteed hit with our audience that night. |
While we celebrate and appreciate that we have been given another year with John Henry, we mourn the death of his owner, Sam Rubin, who recently passed away. John Henry has been one of the greatest gifts ever given to the Kentucky Horse Park , and we count our blessings that he is still with us to enjoy another birthday. |
You run the risk of losing black-type races, and if you ask any club they will tell you how hard it is to get those races. |