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The debut issue of Upstate New York's horse publication.TRANSCRIPT
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 flattrack for 5 years. My first two races were at Saratoga Race Course.I have come full circle and now live just north of downtown Saratogawith Java and other friends. Every day I greet Katrina at the gatewhen 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, TheHealing Springs Journal, which has been in print for over 12 years.This allows her a lot of freedom and has given me experience withnatural healing modalities that I didn’t receive on the track. Somedays when on a deadline, she is unable to come see me in person.I’m understanding, but would prefer she come anyway. This is mygreatest concern with a new publication—that she won’t have thetime to visit me. At least being about horses, this one will remind herof me and all of the great activities we could do together—exceptthose that involve getting on a trailer. I don’t like trailers—I’m afraidwe are headed for a race. I was good at my job on the track, andearned almost $500,000 to prove it, but let’s face it I’m in no condi-tion to go racing at this point.
In our time together, Katrina and I have worked cows, done dres-sage, practiced natural horsemanship, gone for pleasure rides andwalked many trails—both with her on my back and by my side. Wedon’t care what we are doing as long as we are together.
We welcome your participation in the creation of The UpstateHorse. Our aim is to unify our region’s horse lovers regardless ofdiscipline. At this point, we may only get to know each other acrossthe printedpage, somedayperhaps we willcome togetherin person.
In happiness,Tom’s ThunderAKA “Tom”
The Upstate Horse is an independent free publication that is supported by its advertisers. These advertisers must be judged on their individual mer-its. The Upstate Horse is not responsible for their claims, conditions, products, or services. Our articles reflect the opinions of their authors and notnecessarily those of our publisher. We reserve the right to refuse advertising and are not liable for any errors within the ads themselves.
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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 Springson a nice farm. My buddy Tom's girl, Katrina, and my girl Donna havebecome friends and want to start a monthly horse paper for this area.Donna, family and I moved here from the Unionville/Fair Hill/AndrewsBridge area between Philadelphia and Baltimore. It was great horse coun-try (with less snow!) and Donna didn't have to drag me far to go to horseshows, foxhunts, trailrides, and of course steeplechases. She used to takecare of me and gallop me sometimes when my old steeplechase trainerwas 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 proudto own the track record for a certain Ladies Sidesaddle class inPennsylvania. I was so pleased with myself—it was just like my priorcareer as a racehorse— no jumping involved but I was passing horsesright 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 showsand 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 beworking with this summer. He’s in for a big education but she’s workedwith a number of (ahem) retired racehorses and turned them into glam-orous show horses or fabulous foxhunters. She has a husband and twoteenage girls, all have ridden in the past. The youngest girl showed me ina sidesaddle leadline class at Gladstone, NJ five years ago. I was on myVERY best behavior that day! Of course she won the blue ribbon! I thinkall the girls won a blue ribbon but Grace’s was the bluest!
We are looking forward to meeting everyone around here. I love hackingat the Spa State Park and we went to a schooling show last fall. If you hearmy name on the loudspeaker, please look us up and introduce yourselvesto Donna. She is planning tovisit a lot of stables and horsebusinesses to get to knowpeople and will always belooking for advertisers. Catchus if you can and say hi!
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We're off! Horses Return to Saratoga Standardbred Farm?Heading for Home, Racehorse Retraining and Adoption Centeris pleased to announce its intent to construct a permanent facili-ty at the Saratoga Standardbred Farm near Northway exit 12. Thelease, which was recently granted from Saratoga Hospital, is forthe northwest corner of the now vacant horse farm.
At Heading for Home, we believe that retiring racehorses deservethe chance to be productive after their competing years arethrough. Different than an equine sanctuary, Heading for Homeworks with the racing industry to transition retired race horsesinto loving homes and productive second careers. Additionally,we support psychological services that employ retired racehorsesin pivotal roles in therapeutic intervention. As such, our programsare designed to combine the retraining of former racehorses withtheir participation in equine therapy programs.
“0ur vision is to create a showplace for our visitors in line withthe rich equine history of the area" states Joe Battaglia ofHeading for Home. "Our location will be constructed to serve thetherapeutic need, as well as the need to address the ever expand-ing concern for the fate of former racehorses!”
We would like to thank everyone involved for making this dreama reality; most especially Saratoga Hospital, Kevin Ronayne,Malta Town Supervisor Paul Sausville, Joe Battaglia, BillSalmeri and the Heading for Home Board, KAE Media, GeorgeBerkner, 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 anequine sanctuary, Heading for Home promotes viable alterna-tives for thoroughbred and standardbred racehorses on retire-ment through retraining, rehabilitation, adoption and advocacy.
New York Mare Was High Score Mare atthe High Point Hanoverian Mare Inspection"We are thrilled and humbly proud that our homebred mareDeCastiglione MTF (DeNiro/Hohenstein) was high score mare
at the High Point Hanoverian Mare Inspection on Wed. Sept.10th in Maryland. She is 4, and currently in foal to ES Rosenthalfor an early March 2015 foal," stated Susan Baranski, owner andbreeder at Moose Tail Farm. Susan and husband Jim own andoperate Moose Tail Farm, located in Easton, NY.
To contact Moose Tail Farm call 518-928-5446. More informa-tion available at www.moosetailfarm.com
Skidmore College Stables long-time farrier, Jim Santore, has beenhonored with a perpetual trophybearing his name. It will be givento the horse accumulating the mostpoints in the Van Lennep HandyHunter Stake classes fromSeptember through April.
The 2014 winner is Abundance, owned by Buffalo TherapeuticRiding Center and leased and ridden by Jessica Singer ofCalifornia, a 2014 Skidmore College graduate.
Galloping towards next year’s Santore trophy, the leaders afterthe September Skidmore show are:1. Demi/Wendy Collins2. Come Along with Me/Katy Munn3. Snow River/Freya Haworth
Please email your horse show results to;[email protected].
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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 CDHJCAnnual Show, all in front of Abundance, shown by Jessica Singer.
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by Deb Balliet
At times it can be challenging to find places to trail rideyour horse. The neighboring farms may have changedhands and permission to ride may no longer exist. Or, a
new housing development has gone in and cut off your route toa favorite scenic overlook. As our neighbors become less famil-iar with horses, and liability concerns cause others to close offtheir land, our ability to ride on both public, and with permission,private lands is threatened. Consequently, access to public landsbecomes ever more critical to trail riders.
Over forty years ago, four horsemen in Montana saw that theiraccess to land on which they rode for many years was beingthreatened. Much of it was public land managed by state and fed-eral agencies. The gentlemen decided the best way to protecttheir access was by making themselves useful to the managingagency. Their assumption was if they helped the agency staffers,it would be easier to maintain horse access for all. They decidedto organize and named themselves the Back Country Horsemenof America (BCHA).
To help the agency personnel and maintain horse access to thenearby public lands, they volunteered in the following ways andcontinue 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 fordesignated wilderness areas
As BCHA developed, it became apparent that sharing informa-tion with horse men and women about trail maintenance, designand safety would be valuable. Over time, this information shar-ing grew into an education program and now also includes class-es on chainsaw/cross cut saw certification, packing with horsesand mules, and the principles of Leave No Trace. Today, BCHAhas an education foundation to help support its members inter-ested in learning generally about how to protectand maintain their trails and specifically on thetopics above.
BCHA is an active advocate for horse men andwomen the halls of federal, state and local gov-ernments. Their experience and influence is broadand includes working on US Forest Service andNational Park Service management plans, wilder-ness stewardship plans, legislative actions, andcourt actions. BCHA employs an Advisor forPublic Lands and Recreation to assist its mem-bers with public land issues across the country.
Early in its development andto build its influence withagencies and land managers,BCHA began to tally the num-ber of volunteer hours com-mitted and to calculate a dollaramount associated with thatfree labor provided to landmanaging agencies. In 2013,BCHA members nationwidecontributed 373,000 volunteer hours valued at $14 million dol-lars plus an additional $4 million in cash out of pocket for a totalcontribution of $18 million dollars.
BCHA currently has members, chapters and affiliates in 28 stateswith 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. clo-
sures 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 hors-
es and riders.
While BCHA is not a saddle club, members experience great sat-isfaction, camaraderie and develop new friendships and trail rid-ing buddies through their participation. Additionally, it is notuncommon for members to tap into the national network ofBCHA members to assist with planning riding trips and findingtrails and accommodations across the country.
On Wednesday September 15, 2014, Cornell CooperativeExtension-Equine hosted an informational meeting about BackCountry Horsemen of America. Jim McGarvey, BCHA’s volun-teer chairman was on hand to share information on the organiza-tion, their mission and history. At the end of his presentation, thegroup decided they wanted to move forward with exploring thepossibility of a NY affiliate or chapter based in the Saratogaregion. A working group was formed to explore the possibilityand determine what questions need to be asked and what deci-
sions need to be made to advance the effort. Theplan is for the working group to meet regularlyuntil the end of the year with the possibility ofapplying for acceptance into BCHA in early2015. Another general meeting is anticipated forlate October or early November.
Anyone interested in learning more aboutBCHA, visit http://www.backcountryhorse.com/.To learn more or become involved with theSaratoga Region chapter, contact Deb Balliet at(859)230-0980 or at [email protected]/Everyone is welcome.
Protecting Trails for AllBack Country Horsemen of America Group Forming in Saratoga Region
BCHA volunteer chairman JimMcGarvey in Saratoga for aSaratoga area informationalmeeting.
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Name: Sandy Atchinson, Equine B and BLocation: Morningstar Farm,Church St, Saratoga Springs, NYServices: Boarding mostly, can do training and lessonsPhone: 518.791.9231.
Aperfectly timed morning drive out of Saratoga Springs onChruch St./9N will yield a view of lots of greenskeepershard at work. Most of them work at the Saratoga Golf and
Polo Club. The one with the flying grey pony tail whizzing arounda pristine horse pasture on a fourwheeler does not. That would beSandy Atchinson, who makes sure all her Equine B and B resi-dents get as much grass as she can coax out of the Saratoga soil.She’s been running a boarding stable in several locations in thearea for roughly 20 years and has been at Morningstar for the lasttwo years. Long enough to get the grass the way she wants it.
Sandy starts her days early—getting horses in from overnightturnout and feeding breakfast to all 14 current residents beforeheading off to drive a school bus for the Saratoga Springs CitySchool 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 ofthe day. “I love watching them eat and play in the field,” she saidrecently. She loves most parts of the boarding business: feeding,turning out, playing with the horses and riding. Sandy also loves
OvertheFenceA place to meetour neighborhorse people
ACTT Naturally’s founder, ValerieBuck, worked for 28 years at top stablesin the racing industry, sitting aboardsome of the best horses of her genera-tion. Valerie now combines her experi-ence on the track with her education inNatural Horsemanship to create wellmannered, mentally and physically bal-anced horses.
ACTT Naturally relies on donations. Make your contribution by PayPal at:
www.acttnaturally.orgor mail check to:
P.O. Box 224 Greenwich NY 12834
ACTT Naturally is 501 (c) (3) pending. We have applied for federal tax exemption asa 501(c)(3) public charity and when this designation is granted, then the full amountof your contribution will be deductible for federal income tax purposes.
Gently retraining off track thoroughbredsfor new futures and placing them through thoughtful re-homing.
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watching the horses recognize their owner’s car coming up thedrive and whinnying to their owner.One of the most visually and audibly recognizable residents isGus, the donkey. Sandy acquired Gus about four years ago. Hedid not know how to stand, lead, tie, or load. He had hardly beenhandled. Farrier? What't that? Lots of patience, clicker training,and a very patient farrier, Larry Hume, have turned Gus into aleading/loading/long lining model citizen! Sandy hopes to startGus driving sometime this summer.
Sandy believes her personal horses (all of which have been give-aways) have come into her life to teach her something specific.Gus taught patience, other horses taught her to listen more orhelped teach a friend to ride.
When asked about issues facing the horse community, Sandycited neglect and abuse of all sorts of horses. People need to rec-ognize it, step up and report it, and help. She feels empathy for thehorse is lacking in some caretakers, riders and trainers. Sandyfeels empathy for the horse should be better integrated into thequest for ribbons or results. No wonder she presides over such acontent group of horses at her Equine B and B. Asked what shewanted The Upstate Horse readers to know, Sandy thought a bitand replied, “Everything I have and have done has come my waylargely through my passion for horses.” Sandy can be reached at518.791.9231.
Each issue we will showcase ahorse business, be it a trainer,boarding facility, horsey non-profit;whatever is happening around thearea and over the fence. To be featured, please send in a requestto; [email protected]
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by Donna Vild
No, they don’t kill the fox. The fox is chased…if it wantsto be. Otherwise it runs back in the closest foxhole andturns the foxhunters’ outing into a well-dressed trail ride.
Ask anybody who has spent more than 2 days out with houndsand you will hear some amazing stories of how the clever fox gotahead of the hounds (don’t call them dogs!) and stayed ahead bywatching, waiting, and weaving through cattle or water. The foxknow their country just like you know your neighborhood.Maybe better. They know where all the foxholes are becausethey offer protection. Some days nobody is up for a run and it’sa very quiet day. Other days, it seems every fox is out goingevery which direction. Veteran foxhunters can sometimes accu-rately predict what kind of day it will be, other times the fox hasthe last word and surprises everybody!
Since nobody can really predict what the fox will do, every dayout with hounds is different. The weather, the footing, the areathat is hunted, and of course, the fox, all combine for a one-of-a-kind day. This is something to consider if you or your horse arehaving boredom issues with your current sport!
The staff are responsible for various parts of the meet. They areexperienced foxhunters and are invaluable for helping visitorshave a good day. The Master of Foxhounds (MFH) is/are incharge of everything, from the kennels to the hunt and more. TheHuntsman, who may or may not be a MFH, is in charge of hunt-ing the hounds. He communicates with the hounds by way of hishunting horn. He is assisted by the Whippers-in (the Whips, or inCindy Buckley’s case, a car bound Motor Whip), who help guidethe strays back to the pack or stop traffic. The Field Master (mayor may not be a MFH) is in charge of the field of riders. The rid-ers are massed behind the Field Master, who decides how closethe field of riders gets to the hounds and how to get around thecountryside the best way possible, given the footing, the horses(and riders) experience and any other variables that might affectthe field’s experience that day.
The Honorary Secretary will take your Capping Fee (foxhunt-ing’s version of an entry fee) first thing, before the hounds arrive,and introduce you around. Everybody remembers their first timehunting and are anxious to help newcomers feel welcome andencouraged.
Foxhunting is a centuries old sport that is largely the same nowas it was ages ago. Now, radios may be used to keep hounds safenear roadways, but everything else is old-school.
It is beautiful to watch, and exhilarating to experience fromhorseback. Riders will often see areas of unspoiled countrysidenot seen from the road, and often see the fox as it trys to outfoxthe hounds. If you are down around Old Chatham on aWednesday or Saturday morning in the Fall, slow down, rolldown your car windows and see if you can see the horses andhear 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 youthink!)One week ahead
1Check out the Old Chatham Hunt website: theold-chathamhuntclub.com.
2Call/email Norman Levine, MFH (203.733.9288 [email protected]) or Cindy Buckley, Hunt Sec’y.
3They will happily discuss your riding experience and yourhorse’s experience and figure out when it would be suitable
to come. If you have already hunted, a reference from the MFHof your former hunt will do. There are two or three groups(flights) loosely split along the lines of jumping or non-jumping.
Foxhunting 101
Go On…Give it a Try!!
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Jumps are logs, coops, etc all under 3’. The non-jumpers knowwhere all the gates are to get around without having to go over!
4They can discuss what you are expected to wear. A helmet isalways needed. Paddock boots and half chaps are appropriate
for cubbing. Getting into October’s formal season, tall boots, tanbreeches, and a black or dark blue hunt coat will have you look-ing the part. If you take part in the hunt trail rides, suitable attirecan be discussed then, also.
5If all this is a bit much, ask about car following. This is agreat way to meet people, check out the hunt country, horses
and riders. Car followers follow the hunt but are pretty muchconfined to the roadways. No worries about falling off or gettingrun off with, and all the fun and socializing! Sometimes they’llhave a better view of the fox than the riders.
6Don’t forget the Beagles! You could arrange to go out withthe beagles to get an idea of what hunting is like. The staff is
all on foot and the beagles cover a much abbreviated area…youdon’t have to be a cross country runner to keep up. They huntrabbits (the same ones that are eating your garden this summer)and have a great time in the great outdoors. You can do all thiswithout your horse, so you don’t have to worry about that part ofthe equation.
7Also, Norman or Cindy will let you know when and where tomeet. Times vary according to the season and available day-
light, and locations of hunts vary so one area is not hunted all thetime. Some areas have jumps, all under 3’. The capping fee (fox-hunting’s version of an entry fee) will be discussed. They willgive you directions to the meet. Do not rely on GPS for this ruralarea. Ask me how I know!!
Old ChathamHunt
Some people see the passing of August as a sign of 1. School(and it’s associated activities) will be starting up; 2. The Saratogameet is peaking then winding down; 3. Are you ready for somefootball?
Around the Old Chatham area, some folks have their minds onsomething else... foxhunting! Even though most people associatefoxhunting with the brilliant cool days of Fall, a word with theOld Chatham Hunt staff makes one realize it’s a year-round com-mitment to produce those blazing autumn meets.
Following a 6 am Staff Hunt one August morning, this writermet with several members of the Old Chatham Hunt. JeffMurdock is starting his second season as Master of Fox Hounds(MFH). He dished out the particulars of Old Chatham…they cur-rently have 47 foxhounds of several varieties in their kennels.American, Penn-Marydel, and several crossbreds populate theirpack. They start Cub hunting in August in preparation for theirformal season which starts the first Saturday in October and laststhrough November and as far into December as the temperaturesallow. Once the ground freezes, the hunting is over. And eventhough the casual hunters start thinking about their skis, the OldChatham staff are still at it every day taking care of the houndsin the kennels and their own personal horses. Unfortunately hors-es and hounds cannot be stuffed into the closet! The rest of the
staff present, Edie Root and Lisa Amtower (long time whippers-in), Cindy Buckley (Hunt Secretary and motor whipper-in), andSean DeRosa (whipper-in in training) all came to life at this pointto expound on their duties at the kennels. They have all joinedforces to clean the kennels and take care of the hounds whichincludes feeding, training, and exercising. They all talked aboutthe better communication skills they had all developed, betweeneach other and between themselves and the hounds.
Imagine taking a pack of hounds down your driveway, around theblock 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 theirnames and practice, practice, practice walking, stopping, standing,jogging, walking, etc. Here is where your staff of whippers-income in. They are positioned on the outside edges of the pack withlong lashed hunt whips that are used to make a popping sound. Thehounds learn to obey the huntsman’s commands or they’ll hear awell-timed pop near them to turn them back into the pack.
Remember, this is just walking down the driveway. ComeSummer, the staff starts moving to horseback and the pack startsgoing farther afield or taking their show on the road to anotherfarm. The pack starts easy in the summer and gets fitter and huntslonger as the season goes on. By the time Thanksgiving rollsaround, buckle your seatbelt! Horses, hounds, and fox are all inmid-season form.
Foxhunting has been going on around Old Chatham for about 70years. The Old Chatham Hunt Club in unique in that they havethree different sports under their organization. The foxhounds(hunting fox with staff and field on horseback), a pack of footbeagles (hunting rabbit…all the fun of foxhunting without thehorse and scaled down so that humans can keep up on foot) andtrapshooting. Open space is critical for these sports, especiallyfoxhunting. Foxhunters and beaglers have been at the forefrontof farmland conservation and open space issues. Many, manyAmerican hunts have been “developed” out of existence thanksto ill-placed housing developments and retail areas. OldChatham and most other hunts are diligent about respecting landover which they ride. The various landowners have given theHunt permission to hunt over their land, but definitely not per-mission to break their fences, leave their gates open, or gallopthrough their crops. Foxhunters respect the land. And have themost fun possible!
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OCTOBEROct. 4
Clinic w/Gary Rockwell enydcta.org
Old Chatham Hunt Opening Day &Blessing of the Hounds, 8AM DowntownOld Chatham, NY oldchathamhuntclub.com
Oct. 5Old Chatham Hunt Opening Day &Blessing of the Beagles, 8AM DowntownOld Chatham, NY oldchathamhuntclub.com
CDHJC Hunter Finals, SkidmoreCollege. Stables, Saratoga Springs, NYcdhjc.org
Oct. 10-13The Cheshire Horse Fall Sale, 15% offtack, apparel, helmets, footwear, horse
clothing. 10% off supplements, barn sup-plies and fly control. 402 Geyser Rd.,Saratoga Springs, 518-584-5566.
Oct. 11Genesee Valley Hunt Races, Geneseo,NY geneseevalleyhunt.org/races
Oct. 12Old Chatham Hunter Pace old-chathamhuntclub.com
Dutch Manor Stable Schooling Show,Guilderland, NY 518.456.5010
Oct. 18Far Hills Races, Far Hills, NJ farhillsraces.org
Oct. 19Old Chatham Hunt Trail Ride
oldchathamhuntclub.com
Jumper Schooling Show, White BirchStables, Gansvoort, NY 518.582.1217
Oct. 26CDHJC Eq. & Jumper Finals, DutchManor Stables, Guilderland, NYcdhjc.org
NOVEMBERNov. 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
DECEMBERDec. 6
25th Annual Christmas Caroling onHorseback, Saratoga Hospital,Saratoga Springs, NY. For more info:Pam Reppert, DVM 518.584.3611
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BOARDING/RIDING LESSONSTABLES
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
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
Kelly Sanford, B, L, 518.832.9333
North Country Horses, B, L,518.441.5959
Old Saratoga Farms, 518.695.6432
Passing Fancy Farm, B, L, 518.860.4327
Present Sun, B, L, 518.885.1903
Quiet Run, B, L, T, 518-583-0337
R&M Sport Horses, B, L, 518.779.3892
Riding Right Farm, L, 518.677.5148
Skidmore College, B, L
Willow Run Stable, B, 518.581.9815
Win$um Ranch, L, 518.695.5510
Chestnut Ridge Stable, B, L,518.677.3545
EQUINE ASSISTEDPSYCHOTHERAPYAdirondack Equine AssistedPsychotherapy, LCSW. Fort Edward,NY (518) 573-0239, (518) 573-0239,www.AdirondackEAP.com
EQUINE ORGANIZATIONSCambridge Saddle Club, www.cambridgesaddleclub.org
CDHJC, Capital District Hunter JumperCouncil, www.cdhjc.org
Cornell Cooperative Extension,www.ccesaratoga.org
ENYDCTA, CT/dressage, www.enydcta.orgNY Horse Park, www.nyhorsepark.org
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
FEED, HAY, BEDDINGAgway, Chatham
Arnold's Feed & Grain
Country Power Products
Double B Farms
Hutchison Farm Hay & Straw
The Cheshire Horse, 518.584.5566
Thorobred Feed Sales
Tractor Supply Corp.
OTTB ORGANIZATIONSACTT Naturally, www.acttnaturally.org
Jockey Club TIP
Heading for Home
Old Friends at Cabin Creek, TB retire-ment, www.oldfriendsatcabincreek.com
Thoroughbred Renaissance,518.583.7272, 518.245.8010
ReRun @North Country Horses,518.441.5959
EQUINE VETERINARIANSHoosick Veterinary Clinic,518.205.5020
Miller Animal Hospital, 518.283.1166
Rodney Stewart,DVM, 516.984.8657Rood & Riddle Saratoga, 518.583.7273
The Equine Clinic At Oakencroft,518.767.2906
Upstate Equine Medical Center,518.695.3744
TACK SHOPSDouble B Farms, 518.371.0587Greene County Horseshoe Supply,518.966.5549
Mandak Tack & Horse Sales,518.885.1158
Pacesetter Tack & Supply,518.587.3060
The Cheshire Horse, 518.584.5566
Tractor Supply Corp., 518.587.4006
Walker's Farm Home & Tack,518.639.5223
Bits and Pieces, 518.683.6917
EQUINE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINESusan Hamlin, 518-245-8010,
Kristina Dallas, DVM. 518-727-2940.
HORSE BLANKETSWASHED/REPAIREDKathleen Conklin, 518.456.1098
The Horse Tailor, 518.744.7559,518.584.7272, 518.576.6917,845.361.2246
Well Kept Horses, 518.222.7795,888.409.7582
TRUCKS, TRAILERS, HORSETRANSPORTNemer Dodge
New Country Ford
DePaula Chevrolet
Congelosi Trailer Sales
Lukens Horse Transport
REALTORSRealty USA/ Jill Cunningham
Roohan Realty, 587-1500
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