Postcard: Cavalry Training, originally uploaded by leucanthemum b.
Sulz at Bloggerdygook has a nice idea:
I hope to make someone’s day by sending a postcard. All you need to do is give your name & address via the contact form below, or e-mail me directly if you prefer to do so; the address is at the end of this post.
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Joe Dunphy’s therapy horse Romeo was stolen from an Uxbridge, Ontario-area pasture sometime Friday. Although he hasn’t called the police yet (eh?!), he’s “hoping his pleas and a little goodwill will lead to his friend’s safe return, and he’s offering a reward as a little incentive.” Link (with video)
From the Uxbridge Horsemen’s Association website:
Lost or stolen horse, Romeo, is still missing from his Owen Rd pasture in Uxbridge, contrary to a recent report. A 19 yr old, Belgian/Tennessee Walker chestnut gelding, one white sock on left hind with a star and snip above his nostrils. Contact Bob Harrison at 905 852 5877 or the UHA website if you wish to remain anonymous.
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Appylacians, originally uploaded by MaiKoh.
From thehorse.com:
The Appaloosa Project is a research initiative being conducted by a team of researchers from Canada and the United States. It is a long-term effort designed to identify and isolate the main genes responsible for Appaloosa patterning, and to investigate key physical traits associated with these genes.
The Appaloosa Project’s new Web site, www.appaloosaproject.info is designed for breeders and enthusiasts of Appaloosas and all other spotted breeds. The site presents the most current scientific research into Appaloosa coat patterning in layman’s terms.
Appaloosaproject.info comprises three parts: a general access area open to all visitors, an educational resource area, and an electronic classroom. Subscribers to the resource area have access to articles and in-depth answers to many commonly asked questions on Appaloosa genetics. On the site’s interactive forum, the researchers will answer members’ questions relating to their own breeding programs, and members can learn how to apply new knowledge about Appaloosa genetics in order to increase the odds of consistently breeding well-marked foals.
“Not only can Appaloosa breeders from all over the world access the most recent, researched information directly from the source, they can ask the researchers for assistance,” said Appaloosa Project Coordinator Sheila Archer.
Formerly a free Yahoo-based group with more than 1,000 members, The Appaloosa Project will now require a subscription for full access.
“We are at a critical point in our research, and need to find new ways to raise funds,” Archer said. “It is our hope that by moving to a subscription-based service, we can achieve our research goals faster, offering our educational services as a means of fundraising for research initiatives.”
The Appaloosa Project has a number of studies underway that will impact [sic] breeders of spotted horses.
Some of the most eagerly awaited research is the completion of the search for the ‘Lp’ gene, the key gene responsible for causing a horse to have Appaloosa color characteristics. Members of the Appaloosa Project discovered the location of LP on equine chromosome 1 (Terry, Archer, Brooks, Bernoco and Bailey, 2004), but the ongoing process of identifying the gene and the causative mutation is a painstaking, lengthy, and expensive. This research will ultimately result in the development of a DNA test.
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The folks at Soup Or Nuts have a little’un, and the mare is not allowing it to nurse. Like Scarlett O’Hara’s maid, I don’t know nuthin’ about birthin’ no babies, so if you have any good advice for them, please share it! (Not here. There.)
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