News of Interest to Virginia Trail Riders Of Local Interest. . .
At the Chesapeake Public Library
~ Equine services directory by Tidewater Horse Council (636.104 EQU 2006/08) is available at the Central Library ( Great Bridge ).
~ “Equus” and “Horse & Rider” magazines can be found at the Central Library ( Great Bridge ) and Major Hillard Library (Deep Creek).
~ If you search the catalog for the “horse” in the title, you will find 620 books! Searching “equine” yields 11 more and searching “equestrian” gets another two. These include fiction, non-fiction, adult and juvenile literature - everything from …
Black Beauty or Billy and Blaze to Richard Adams' Traveller and Rita Mae Brown's Riding Shotgun ~or~
The world according to horses : how they run, see, and think (J 636.1 BUD) to Two minutes to glory:
the official history of the Kentucky Derby (798.4 BRO 2007)
The Virginia Wild Horse Rescue needs your help!
Dedicated to “Saving our American Heritage for Future Generations, the organization was founded in 2006 by Gene and Donna Snow of Virginia Beach for the purpose of preserving and protecting the free roaming wild horses in the NC/VA coastal area. The state of VA is working on a sanctuary in Virginia Beach . In the mean time, the group is working on getting memberships, sponsorships and/or donations to help with the cost of shots and gelding. They really need a first aid kit ( Bute , Rompen, vet wrap, wormer, Ace, Banamine etc.). They also have shirts with a full color front & back picture of "Timothy Red Feather" eating dun grass on the beach. They sell for $15.00 each. Any and all donations are accepted. For more information, call 721-7786 or go to the website for more info: http://www.virginiawildhorserescue.com/Welcome.asp .
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail update
The present “plan” is to leave the trail as is. Eventually, the city plans to create a separate 4 - 8 ft. wide stone dust path on the canal side. Keeping the horses on the outside edge also gives the horses a little more room to maneuver if needed. This information came from Eric Martin the City Engineer in charge of the program. For more information, go to: http://www.chesapeake.va.us/ - Chesapeake homepage - look on the right bar, or http://www.dsctdesign.net/ - The DSCT design webpage with link (click here) to go to the actual PowerPoint presentation (http://www.dsctdesign.net/downloads/pub_mtg_030608.pdf).
HORSE FEED RECALL - Eastern U.S. Feed Product Retrieval
* * For more details, go to: http://www.purinamills.com/ - on the right, click on the voluntary retrieval update; scroll to the bottom and click on the plant link. This will give the exact lot number found on your feed tags.* *
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC has implemented a voluntary product retrieval of certain feeds manufactured between November 3, 2007 and February 8, 2008 at our Statesville , N.C. , feed plant; between January 1, 2008 and February 8, 2008 at our Harrisburg , Penn. , feed plant; and between January 1, 2008 and March 10, 2008 at our Guilderland , N.Y. plant.
This voluntary retrieval was initiated due to the possible presence of aflatoxin contamination above acceptable levels. To date, we have received no confirmed aflatoxin-related animal health complaints involving any of the retrieved products. Nevertheless, we have taken such precautionary action as our utmost priority continues to be our customers and the well-being of their animals.
All dealers who purchased any of the retrieved products directly from Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC have been notified. These dealers are located in the following states: Connecticut , Delaware , Georgia , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Vermont , Virginia and West Virginia .
Our investigation and product testing identified one ingredient of concern, which originated from a single supplier. We have discontinued purchasing from this supplier. Other feed companies that purchased from this supplier are facing a similar situation.
For more information about specific products included in the retrieval, contact the Statesville , N.C. , Feed Plant at 704-924-5100 or the Harrisburg , Penn. , Feed Plant at 717-737-4581 .