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training • health • sales • events Issue #1 • June, 2014
Uniting the Upstate New York Horse Community
Debut Fall Issue
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Publisher’s Intro Katrina Clay as written by her horse Tom
Hi there, my name is Tom’s Thunder. I successfully raced on the flat track for 5 years. My first two races were at Saratoga Race Course. I have come full circle and now live just north of downtown Saratoga with Java and other friends. Every day I greet Katrina at the gate when she arrives. Sometimes we go for a ride, other times we simply hang out enjoying each other’s company. Katrina is the publisher of our region’s wellness publication, The Healing Springs Journal, which has been in print for over 12 years. This allows her a lot of freedom and has given me experience with natural healing modalities that I didn’t receive on the track. Some days when on a deadline, she is unable to come see me in person. I’m understanding, but would prefer she come anyway. This is my greatest concern with a new publication—that she won’t have the time to visit me. At least being about horses, this one will remind her of me and all of the great activities we could do together—except those that involve getting on a trailer. I don’t like trailers—I’m afraid we are headed for a race. I was good at my job on the track, and earned almost $500,000 to prove it, but let’s face it I’m in no condition to go racing at this point. In our time together, Katrina and I have worked cows, done dressage, practiced natural horsemanship, gone for pleasure rides and walked many trails—both with her on my back and by my side. We don’t care what we are doing as long as we are together. We welcome your participation in the creation of The Upstate Horse. Our aim is to unify our region’s horse lovers regardless of discipline. At this point, we may only get to know each other across the printed page, someday perhaps we will come together in person. In happiness, Tom’s Thunder AKA “Tom”
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Publisher’s Intro Donna Vild as written by her horse Java
Hi! I am Java to Go, the 2006 Maryland Steeplechase Horse of the Year. My girl, Donna, and I are new here. I live at the edge of Saratoga Springs on a nice farm. My buddy Tom's girl, Katrina, and my girl Donna have become friends and want to start a monthly horse paper for this area. Donna, family and I moved here from the Unionville/Fair Hill/Andrews Bridge area between Philadelphia and Baltimore. It was great horse country (with less snow!) and Donna didn't have to drag me far to go to horse shows, foxhunts, trailrides, and of course steeplechases. She used to take care of me and gallop me sometimes when my old steeplechase trainer was truly desperate for a rider. I'm retired from racing (flat and fences) and have tried to learn how to slow down in lots of ways. I’m very proud to own the track record for a certain Ladies Sidesaddle class in Pennsylvania. I was so pleased with myself—it was just like my prior career as a racehorse— no jumping involved but I was passing horses right and left! For some reason she never took me sidesaddle again. So now we’re here and it’s not as easy as we’d like to find horse shows and other horse happenings around here. It’s Saratoga!! I’m, of course, fully trained, but Donna has a new greenbean off the track that she’ll be working with this summer. He’s in for a big education but she’s worked with a number of (ahem) retired racehorses and turned them into glamorous show horses or fabulous foxhunters. She has a husband and two teenage girls, all have ridden in the past. The youngest girl showed me in a sidesaddle leadline class at Gladstone, NJ five years ago. I was on my VERY best behavior that day! Of course she won the blue ribbon! I think all the girls won a blue ribbon but Grace’s was the bluest! We are looking forward to meeting everyone around here. I love hacking at the Spa State Park and we went to a schooling show last fall. If you hear my name on the loudspeaker, please look us up and introduce yourselves to Donna. She is planning to visit a lot of stables and horse businesses to get to know people and will always be looking for advertisers. Catch us if you can and say hi! Keep Calm and Keep Jumping, Java to Go
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Heading for Home, Racehorse Retraining and Adoption Center is pleased to announce its intent to construct a permanent facility at the Saratoga Standardbred Farm near Northway exit 12. The lease, which was recently granted from Saratoga Hospital, is for the northwest corner of the now vacant horse farm.
at the High Point Hanoverian Mare Inspection on Wed. Sept. 10th in Maryland. She is 4, and currently in foal to ES Rosenthal for an early March 2015 foal," stated Susan Baranski, owner and breeder at Moose Tail Farm. Susan and husband Jim own and operate Moose Tail Farm, located in Easton, NY. To contact Moose Tail Farm call 518-928-5446. More information available at www.moosetailfarm.com
Horse Show News Skidmore College Stables longtime farrier, Jim Santore, has been honored with a perpetual trophy bearing his name. It will be given to the horse accumulating the most points in the Van Lennep Handy Hunter Stake classes from September through April. The 2014 winner is Abundance, owned by Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center and leased and ridden by Jessica Singer of California, a 2014 Skidmore College graduate.
At Heading for Home, we believe that retiring racehorses deserve the chance to be productive after their competing years are through. Different than an equine sanctuary, Heading for Home works with the racing industry to transition retired race horses into loving homes and productive second careers. Additionally, we support psychological services that employ retired racehorses in pivotal roles in therapeutic intervention. As such, our programs are designed to combine the retraining of former racehorses with their participation in equine therapy programs. “0ur vision is to create a showplace for our visitors in line with the rich equine history of the area" states Joe Battaglia of Heading for Home. "Our location will be constructed to serve the therapeutic need, as well as the need to address the ever expanding concern for the fate of former racehorses!” We would like to thank everyone involved for making this dream a reality; most especially Saratoga Hospital, Kevin Ronayne, Malta Town Supervisor Paul Sausville, Joe Battaglia, Bill Salmeri and the Heading for Home Board, KAE Media, George Berkner, the Kirschenbaum Family and many many more! Heading for Home; Race Horse Retraining and Adoption Center, is a Saratoga 501c3 not for profit organization. Different than an equine sanctuary, Heading for Home promotes viable alternatives for thoroughbred and standardbred racehorses on retirement through retraining, rehabilitation, adoption and advocacy.
New York Mare Was High Score Mare at the High Point Hanoverian Mare Inspection "We are thrilled and humbly proud that our homebred mare DeCastiglione MTF (DeNiro/Hohenstein) was high score mare
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In the photo from L to R: Cindy Ford, Director of Riding, Skidmore College, Elaine Santore, wife of Jim Santore, and Paul Jewel, Manager of the CDHJC Annual Show, all in front of Abundance, shown by Jessica Singer.
Galloping towards next year’s Santore trophy, the leaders after the September Skidmore show are: 1. Demi/Wendy Collins 2. Come Along with Me/Katy Munn 3. Snow River/Freya Haworth Please email your horse show results to; donna@theupstatehorse.com.
Each issue will offer a place to publish press releases about the goings on in our community. Suggestions are workshops, changes in ownership, new businesses, new facets to already excisting businesses. To have your press release printed, please send it to; katrina@theupstatehorse.com
Protecting Trails for All Back Country Horsemen of America Group Forming in Saratoga Region by Deb Balliet t times it can be challenging to find places to trail ride your horse. The neighboring farms may have changed hands and permission to ride may no longer exist. Or, a new housing development has gone in and cut off your route to a favorite scenic overlook. As our neighbors become less familiar with horses, and liability concerns cause others to close off their land, our ability to ride on both public, and with permission, private lands is threatened. Consequently, access to public lands becomes ever more critical to trail riders.
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Over forty years ago, four horsemen in Montana saw that their access to land on which they rode for many years was being threatened. Much of it was public land managed by state and federal agencies. The gentlemen decided the best way to protect their access was by making themselves useful to the managing agency. Their assumption was if they helped the agency staffers, it would be easier to maintain horse access for all. They decided to organize and named themselves the Back Country Horsemen of America (BCHA). To help the agency personnel and maintain horse access to the nearby public lands, they volunteered in the following ways and continue to do so today: • Cleared trails of deadfall and debris • Maintained trail heads, assisted with trail maintenance and design • Helped prevent trail erosion • Used pack animals to bring in supplies for the agency staffers where motorized vehicles were prohibited or not practical for designated wilderness areas As BCHA developed, it became apparent that sharing information with horse men and women about trail maintenance, design and safety would be valuable. Over time, this information sharing grew into an education program and now also includes classes on chainsaw/cross cut saw certification, packing with horses and mules, and the principles of Leave No Trace. Today, BCHA has an education foundation to help support its members interested in learning generally about how to protect and maintain their trails and specifically on the topics above. BCHA is an active advocate for horse men and women the halls of federal, state and local governments. Their experience and influence is broad and includes working on US Forest Service and National Park Service management plans, wilderness stewardship plans, legislative actions, and court actions. BCHA employs an Advisor for Public Lands and Recreation to assist its members with public land issues across the country.
Early in its development and to build its influence with agencies and land managers, BCHA began to tally the number of volunteer hours committed and to calculate a dollar amount associated with that free labor provided to land managing agencies. In 2013, BCHA members nationwide contributed 373,000 volunteer hours valued at $14 million dollars plus an additional $4 million in cash out of pocket for a total contribution of $18 million dollars. BCHA currently has members, chapters and affiliates in 28 states with several more states, including New York poised to join. There are lots of reasons to join BCHA including • To help resolve local trail access for horseback riders, e.g. closures and user conflict issues, • To benefit from their 40+ years of experience, and • To be a part of a larger movement to save the trails for the horses and riders. While BCHA is not a saddle club, members experience great satisfaction, camaraderie and develop new friendships and trail riding buddies through their participation. Additionally, it is not uncommon for members to tap into the national network of BCHA members to assist with planning riding trips and finding trails and accommodations across the country. On Wednesday September 15, 2014, Cornell Cooperative Extension-Equine hosted an informational meeting about Back Country Horsemen of America. Jim McGarvey, BCHA’s volunteer chairman was on hand to share information on the organization, their mission and history. At the end of his presentation, the group decided they wanted to move forward with exploring the possibility of a NY affiliate or chapter based in the Saratoga region. A working group was formed to explore the possibility and determine what questions need to be asked and what decisions need to be made to advance the effort. The plan is for the working group to meet regularly until the end of the year with the possibility of applying for acceptance into BCHA in early 2015. Another general meeting is anticipated for late October or early November.
BCHA volunteer chairman Jim McGarvey in Saratoga for a Saratoga area informational meeting.
Anyone interested in learning more about BCHA, visit http://www.backcountryhorse.com/. To learn more or become involved with the Saratoga Region chapter, contact Deb Balliet at (859)230-0980 or at debballiet1@gmail.com/ Everyone is welcome.
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Over the Fence
A place to meet our neighbor horse people
Gently retraining off track thoroughbreds for new futures and placing them through thoughtful re-homing.
ACTT Naturally’s founder, Valerie Buck, worked for 28 years at top stables in the racing industry, sitting aboard some of the best horses of her generation. Valerie now combines her experience on the track with her education in Natural Horsemanship to create well mannered, mentally and physically balanced horses. ACTT Naturally relies on donations.
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Name: Sandy Atchinson, Equine B and B Location: Morningstar Farm, Church St, Saratoga Springs, NY Services: Boarding mostly, can do training and lessons Phone: 518.791.9231.
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perfectly timed morning drive out of Saratoga Springs on Chruch St./9N will yield a view of lots of greenskeepers hard at work. Most of them work at the Saratoga Golf and Polo Club. The one with the flying grey pony tail whizzing around a pristine horse pasture on a fourwheeler does not. That would be Sandy Atchinson, who makes sure all her Equine B and B residents get as much grass as she can coax out of the Saratoga soil. She’s been running a boarding stable in several locations in the area for roughly 20 years and has been at Morningstar for the last two years. Long enough to get the grass the way she wants it. Sandy starts her days early—getting horses in from overnight turnout and feeding breakfast to all 14 current residents before heading off to drive a school bus for the Saratoga Springs City School District. By the time her bus is back in the school garage, Sandy is heading back to the farm to one of her favorite times of the day. “I love watching them eat and play in the field,” she said recently. She loves most parts of the boarding business: feeding, turning out, playing with the horses and riding. Sandy also loves
watching the horses recognize their owner’s car coming up the drive and whinnying to their owner. One of the most visually and audibly recognizable residents is Gus, the donkey. Sandy acquired Gus about four years ago. He did not know how to stand, lead, tie, or load. He had hardly been handled. Farrier? What't that? Lots of patience, clicker training, and a very patient farrier, Larry Hume, have turned Gus into a leading/loading/long lining model citizen! Sandy hopes to start Gus driving sometime this summer.
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Sandy believes her personal horses (all of which have been giveaways) have come into her life to teach her something specific. Gus taught patience, other horses taught her to listen more or helped teach a friend to ride. When asked about issues facing the horse community, Sandy cited neglect and abuse of all sorts of horses. People need to recognize it, step up and report it, and help. She feels empathy for the horse is lacking in some caretakers, riders and trainers. Sandy feels empathy for the horse should be better integrated into the quest for ribbons or results. No wonder she presides over such a content group of horses at her Equine B and B. Asked what she wanted The Upstate Horse readers to know, Sandy thought a bit and replied, “Everything I have and have done has come my way largely through my passion for horses.� Sandy can be reached at 518.791.9231.
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Foxhunting 101 G o O n … G ive i t a T r y ! !
by Donna Vild o, they don’t kill the fox. The fox is chased…if it wants to be. Otherwise it runs back in the closest foxhole and turns the foxhunters’ outing into a well-dressed trail ride.
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Ask anybody who has spent more than 2 days out with hounds and you will hear some amazing stories of how the clever fox got ahead of the hounds (don’t call them dogs!) and stayed ahead by watching, waiting, and weaving through cattle or water. The fox know their country just like you know your neighborhood. Maybe better. They know where all the foxholes are because they offer protection. Some days nobody is up for a run and it’s a very quiet day. Other days, it seems every fox is out going every which direction. Veteran foxhunters can sometimes accurately predict what kind of day it will be, other times the fox has the last word and surprises everybody! Since nobody can really predict what the fox will do, every day out with hounds is different. The weather, the footing, the area that is hunted, and of course, the fox, all combine for a one-of-akind day. This is something to consider if you or your horse are having boredom issues with your current sport! The staff are responsible for various parts of the meet. They are experienced foxhunters and are invaluable for helping visitors have a good day. The Master of Foxhounds (MFH) is/are in charge of everything, from the kennels to the hunt and more. The Huntsman, who may or may not be a MFH, is in charge of hunting the hounds. He communicates with the hounds by way of his hunting horn. He is assisted by the Whippers-in (the Whips, or in Cindy Buckley’s case, a car bound Motor Whip), who help guide the strays back to the pack or stop traffic. The Field Master (may or may not be a MFH) is in charge of the field of riders. The riders are massed behind the Field Master, who decides how close the field of riders gets to the hounds and how to get around the countryside the best way possible, given the footing, the horses (and riders) experience and any other variables that might affect the field’s experience that day.
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The Honorary Secretary will take your Capping Fee (foxhunting’s version of an entry fee) first thing, before the hounds arrive, and introduce you around. Everybody remembers their first time hunting and are anxious to help newcomers feel welcome and encouraged. Foxhunting is a centuries old sport that is largely the same now as it was ages ago. Now, radios may be used to keep hounds safe near roadways, but everything else is old-school. It is beautiful to watch, and exhilarating to experience from horseback. Riders will often see areas of unspoiled countryside not seen from the road, and often see the fox as it trys to outfox the hounds. If you are down around Old Chatham on a Wednesday or Saturday morning in the Fall, slow down, roll down your car windows and see if you can see the horses and hear the hound music!
How to Give it a Try!! Interested? Is it really like Downton Abbey? Wonder what my horse would do? My co-workers wouldn’t believe it! Here is how to start: (It’s way easier and more fun than you think!) One week ahead Check out the Old Chatham Hunt website: theoldchathamhuntclub.com. Call/email Norman Levine, MFH (203.733.9288 or njlevine@icloud.com) or Cindy Buckley, Hunt Sec’y. They will happily discuss your riding experience and your horse’s experience and figure out when it would be suitable to come. If you have already hunted, a reference from the MFH of your former hunt will do. There are two or three groups (flights) loosely split along the lines of jumping or non-jumping.
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Jumps are logs, coops, etc all under 3’. The non-jumpers know where all the gates are to get around without having to go over! They can discuss what you are expected to wear. A helmet is always needed. Paddock boots and half chaps are appropriate for cubbing. Getting into October’s formal season, tall boots, tan breeches, and a black or dark blue hunt coat will have you looking the part. If you take part in the hunt trail rides, suitable attire can be discussed then, also. If all this is a bit much, ask about car following. This is a great way to meet people, check out the hunt country, horses and riders. Car followers follow the hunt but are pretty much confined to the roadways. No worries about falling off or getting run off with, and all the fun and socializing! Sometimes they’ll have a better view of the fox than the riders. Don’t forget the Beagles! You could arrange to go out with the beagles to get an idea of what hunting is like. The staff is all on foot and the beagles cover a much abbreviated area…you don’t have to be a cross country runner to keep up. They hunt rabbits (the same ones that are eating your garden this summer) and have a great time in the great outdoors. You can do all this without your horse, so you don’t have to worry about that part of the equation. Also, Norman or Cindy will let you know when and where to meet. Times vary according to the season and available daylight, and locations of hunts vary so one area is not hunted all the time. Some areas have jumps, all under 3’. The capping fee (foxhunting’s version of an entry fee) will be discussed. They will give you directions to the meet. Do not rely on GPS for this rural area. Ask me how I know!!
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Old Chatham Hunt Some people see the passing of August as a sign of 1. School (and it’s associated activities) will be starting up; 2. The Saratoga meet is peaking then winding down; 3. Are you ready for some football? Around the Old Chatham area, some folks have their minds on something else... foxhunting! Even though most people associate foxhunting with the brilliant cool days of Fall, a word with the Old Chatham Hunt staff makes one realize it’s a year-round commitment to produce those blazing autumn meets. Following a 6 am Staff Hunt one August morning, this writer met with several members of the Old Chatham Hunt. Jeff Murdock is starting his second season as Master of Fox Hounds (MFH). He dished out the particulars of Old Chatham…they currently have 47 foxhounds of several varieties in their kennels. American, Penn-Marydel, and several crossbreds populate their pack. They start Cub hunting in August in preparation for their formal season which starts the first Saturday in October and lasts through November and as far into December as the temperatures allow. Once the ground freezes, the hunting is over. And even though the casual hunters start thinking about their skis, the Old Chatham staff are still at it every day taking care of the hounds in the kennels and their own personal horses. Unfortunately horses and hounds cannot be stuffed into the closet! The rest of the
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staff present, Edie Root and Lisa Amtower (long time whippersin), Cindy Buckley (Hunt Secretary and motor whipper-in), and Sean DeRosa (whipper-in in training) all came to life at this point to expound on their duties at the kennels. They have all joined forces to clean the kennels and take care of the hounds which includes feeding, training, and exercising. They all talked about the better communication skills they had all developed, between each other and between themselves and the hounds. Imagine taking a pack of hounds down your driveway, around the block and back to your house. Wow, that’s a lot of leashes! What? They aren’t on leashes!!?? No, you have to know each of their names and practice, practice, practice walking, stopping, standing, jogging, walking, etc. Here is where your staff of whippers-in come in. They are positioned on the outside edges of the pack with long lashed hunt whips that are used to make a popping sound. The hounds learn to obey the huntsman’s commands or they’ll hear a well-timed pop near them to turn them back into the pack. Remember, this is just walking down the driveway. Come Summer, the staff starts moving to horseback and the pack starts going farther afield or taking their show on the road to another farm. The pack starts easy in the summer and gets fitter and hunts longer as the season goes on. By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, buckle your seatbelt! Horses, hounds, and fox are all in mid-season form. Foxhunting has been going on around Old Chatham for about 70 years. The Old Chatham Hunt Club in unique in that they have three different sports under their organization. The foxhounds (hunting fox with staff and field on horseback), a pack of foot beagles (hunting rabbit…all the fun of foxhunting without the horse and scaled down so that humans can keep up on foot) and trapshooting. Open space is critical for these sports, especially foxhunting. Foxhunters and beaglers have been at the forefront of farmland conservation and open space issues. Many, many American hunts have been “developed” out of existence thanks to ill-placed housing developments and retail areas. Old Chatham and most other hunts are diligent about respecting land over which they ride. The various landowners have given the Hunt permission to hunt over their land, but definitely not permission to break their fences, leave their gates open, or gallop through their crops. Foxhunters respect the land. And have the most fun possible! Issue #1 Fall, 2014 I The Upstate Horse 11
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Calendar OCTOBER Oct. 4 Clinic w/Gary Rockwell enydcta.org Old Chatham Hunt Opening Day & Blessing of the Hounds, 8AM Downtown Old Chatham, NY oldchathamhuntclub.com Oct. 5 Old Chatham Hunt Opening Day & Blessing of the Beagles, 8AM Downtown Old Chatham, NY oldchathamhuntclub.com CDHJC Hunter Finals, Skidmore College. Stables, Saratoga Springs, NY cdhjc.org Oct. 10-13 The Cheshire Horse Fall Sale, 15% off tack, apparel, helmets, footwear, horse
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NOVEMBER Nov. 2 Skidmore College Hunter/Eq., Skidmore Coll. Stables, Saratoga Springs, NY cdhjc.org Nov. 8 ENYDCTA Annual Mtg., Stockade Inn, Schenectady, NY 6PM enydcta.org
DECEMBER Dec. 6 25th Annual Christmas Caroling on Horseback, Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, NY. For more info: Pam Reppert, DVM 518.584.3611
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The Upstate Horse I Issue #1 Fall, 2014
Directory BOARDING/RIDING LESSON STABLES
Cornell Cooperative www.ccesaratoga.org
KEY L = Lessons B = Boarding T = Training
ENYDCTA, CT/dressage, www.enydcta.org NY Horse Park, www.nyhorsepark.org
Chocolate Horse Stables, 518.290.0303 Cricket Hill Farm, B, L, 518.573.4686 DaCory, B, L Double B Farms, B, L, 518.371.0587
Old Chatham Hunt, foxhunting, www.theoldchathamhuntclub.com, 518.677.2359 Saratoga Polo Association TCRA, TriCounty Riding Association, hunter/jumper, www.tricountyridingassociation.com Saratoga Horse Expo, www.SaratogaHorseExpo.com
Dutch Manor, B, L, 518.456.5010 Equine B& B, B, 518.812.1874 Flint Brook, 518.677.2359 Hannanna Stables, B, 518.248.7186
FEED, HAY, BEDDING Agway, Chatham
Kelly Sanford, B, L, 518.832.9333
Arnold's Feed & Grain
North Country 518.441.5959
Horses,
B,
Extension,
L,
TACK SHOPS Double B Farms, 518.371.0587 Greene County Horseshoe Supply, 518.966.5549 Mandak Tack 518.885.1158
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Horse
Tack
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Double B Farms
Bits and Pieces, 518.683.6917
Thorobred Feed Sales
Quiet Run, B, L, T, 518-583-0337
Tractor Supply Corp.
Home
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Riding Right Farm, L, 518.677.5148 Skidmore College, B, L
Jockey Club TIP
Willow Run Stable, B, 518.581.9815
Heading for Home
Win$um Ranch, L, 518.695.5510
Old Friends at Cabin Creek, TB retirement, www.oldfriendsatcabincreek.com Thoroughbred Renaissance, 518.583.7272, 518.245.8010
EQUINE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Susan Hamlin, 518-245-8010,
HORSE BLANKETS WASHED/REPAIRED Kathleen Conklin, 518.456.1098 The Horse Tailor, 518.584.7272, 845.361.2246
518.744.7559, 518.576.6917,
Well Kept Horses, 888.409.7582
518.222.7795,
TRUCKS, TRAILERS, HORSE TRANSPORT Nemer Dodge
EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY Adirondack Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, LCSW. Fort Edward, NY (518) 573-0239, (518) 573-0239, www.AdirondackEAP.com
ReRun @North 518.441.5959
EQUINE ORGANIZATIONS Cambridge Saddle Club, www.cambridgesaddleclub.org
Miller Animal Hospital, 518.283.1166
CDHJC, Capital District Hunter Jumper Council, www.cdhjc.org
The Equine Clinic At Oakencroft, Roohan Realty, 587-1500 518.767.2906 Issue #1 Fall, 2014 I The Upstate Horse
EQUINE VETERINARIANS Hoosick Veterinary 518.205.5020
Tack,
Kristina Dallas, DVM. 518-727-2940.
OTTB ORGANIZATIONS ACTT Naturally, www.acttnaturally.org
Country
Sales, Supply,
Walker's Farm 518.639.5223
Present Sun, B, L, 518.885.1903
L,
Center,
Country Power Products
The Cheshire Horse, 518.584.5566
B,
Medical
Tractor Supply Corp., 518.587.4006
Passing Fancy Farm, B, L, 518.860.4327
Stable,
Upstate Equine 518.695.3744
The Cheshire Horse, 518.584.5566
Old Saratoga Farms, 518.695.6432
Chestnut Ridge 518.677.3545
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Relocating to Saratoga Area Equine industry professional experienced in training, caretaking, veterinary care, administrative and sales work. Open to all options. Excellent references. Call Susan at 201.893.4002 or email greenbaysusan@comcast.net.
Pacesetter 518.587.3060
Hutchison Farm Hay & Straw
R&M Sport Horses, B, L, 518.779.3892
CLASSIFIEDS
Horses,
New Country Ford Clinic,
Rodney Stewart,DVM, 516.984.8657 Rood & Riddle Saratoga, 518.583.7273
DePaula Chevrolet Congelosi Trailer Sales Lukens Horse Transport REALTORS Realty USA/ Jill Cunningham
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