Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Worldwide bits and bites Australia: Study: Fat Ponies Will Work for Food | TheHorse.com Researchers found that some ponies are willing to exercise themselves as long as there’s food involved. The study used a dynamic feeder with two doors, that was set on a timer so one door would close and the other would open, alternating every five minutes. With this feeder, ponies walked for almost two hours twice daily, traveling an average of 3.7 times more than when they did not use…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Event results in North America over the weekend: Canada: Alhambra Fall Event (AB) [Website] [Results] United States: Poplar Place Farm September H.T. (GA) [Website] | [Results] Plantation Field International CIC (PA) [Website] | [Results] Stone Gate Farm H.T. (OH) [Website] | [Results] Flying Cross Farm H.T. (KY) [Website] | [Results] Otter Creek Fall H.T. (WI) [Website] | [Results] Colorado Horse Park Horse Trials/Derby (CO) [Website] | [Results] GMHA September Horse Trials (VT) [Website] | [Results] MeadowCreek Park H.T – The Fall Social Event (TX)…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America this weekend: Canada: Alhambra Fall Event (AB) [Website] [Times/Results] United States: Poplar Place Farm September H.T. (GA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Plantation Field International CIC (PA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Stone Gate Farm H.T. (OH) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Flying Cross Farm H.T. (KY) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Otter Creek Fall H.T. (WI) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Colorado Horse Park Horse Trials/Derby (CO) [Omnibus][Website] | [Results] Marlborough H.T (MD) [Omnibus] [Website] GMHA September Horse Trials (VT) [Omnibus] [Website] |…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America this weekend: Canada: Alhambra Fall Event (AB) [Website] [Times/Results] United States: Poplar Place Farm September H.T. (GA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Plantation Field International CIC (PA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Stone Gate Farm H.T. (OH) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Flying Cross Farm H.T. (KY) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Otter Creek Fall H.T. (WI) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Colorado Horse Park Horse Trials/Derby (CO) [Omnibus][Website] | [Results] Marlborough H.T (MD) [Omnibus] [Website] GMHA September Horse Trials (VT) [Omnibus] [Website] |…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America this weekend: Canada: Alhambra Fall Event (AB) [Website] [Times/Results] United States: Poplar Place Farm September H.T. (GA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Plantation Field International CIC (PA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Stone Gate Farm H.T. (OH) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Flying Cross Farm H.T. (KY) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Otter Creek Fall H.T. (WI) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Colorado Horse Park Horse Trials/Derby (CO) [Omnibus][Website] | [Results] Marlborough H.T (MD) [Omnibus] [Website] GMHA September Horse Trials (VT) [Omnibus] [Website] |…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America this weekend: Canada: Alhambra Fall Event (AB) [Website] [Times/Results] United States: Poplar Place Farm September H.T. (GA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Plantation Field International CIC (PA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Stone Gate Farm H.T. (OH) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Flying Cross Farm H.T. (KY) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Otter Creek Fall H.T. (WI) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Colorado Horse Park Horse Trials/Derby (CO) [Omnibus][Website] | [Results] Marlborough H.T (MD) [Omnibus] [Website] GMHA September Horse Trials (VT) [Omnibus] [Website] |…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America this weekend: Canada: Alhambra Fall Event (AB) [Website] [Times/Results] United States: Poplar Place Farm September H.T. (GA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Plantation Field International CIC (PA) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Stone Gate Farm H.T. (OH) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Flying Cross Farm H.T. (KY) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Times/Results] Otter Creek Fall H.T. (WI) [Omnibus] [Website] | [Results] Colorado Horse Park Horse Trials/Derby (CO) [Omnibus][Website] | [Results] Marlborough H.T (MD) [Omnibus] [Website] GMHA September Horse Trials (VT) [Omnibus] [Website] |…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America last weekend: Canada: Ottawa Horse Trials (ON) [Results] United States: Aspen Farms H.T. (WA) [Results] YEH at Loch Moy Farm (MD) [Results] Copper Meadows H.T. (CA) [Results] Grindstone Mountain Farm H.T. (MA) [Results] CDCTA Fall H.T. (VA) [Results] Worldwide bits and bites Italy: More research needed into the effects of therapy work on horses – review – Horsetalk.co.nz Information on the welfare of animals involved in Equine Assisted Intervention (EAI) is often lacking. Few studies have tested the stress experienced by…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America this weekend: Canada: Ottawa Horse Trials (ON) [Results] United States: Aspen Farms H.T. (WA) [Results] YEH at Loch Moy Farm (MD) [Results] Copper Meadows H.T. (CA) [Results] Chardon Valley Horse Trials (MI) [Website] Grindstone Mountain Farm H.T. (MA) [Results] Dunnabeck H.T. (IL) [Website] Bucks County Horse Park H.T. (PA) [Website] CDCTA Fall H.T. (VA) [Results] Worldwide bits and bites Canada: Three Reasons to Feed Oils | Horse Canada The first reason to feed oils is for energy, as when lipids (fats)…

  Today’s SCOOP sponsor: Eastern Hay is the premier source of hay bales in Eastern USA.   Events in North America this weekend: Canada: Ottawa Horse Trials (ON) [Results] United States: Aspen Farms H.T. (WA) [Website] [Results] YEH at Loch Moy Farm (MD) [Website] [Results] Copper Meadows H.T. (CA) [Website] [Results] Chardon Valley Horse Trials (MI) [Website] Grindstone Mountain Farm H.T. (MA) [Website] [Results] Dunnabeck H.T. (IL) [Website] Bucks County Horse Park H.T. (PA) [Website] CDCTA Fall H.T. (VA) [Website] [Results] Worldwide bits and bites France: The cortisol conundrum: Curious questions around the quintessential stress hormone – Horsetalk.co.nz Researchers report that cortisol levels are…