Aug/Sept 2014 - Delaware Equine Council

Delaware Equine News
Vol. 13 No. 4
www.delawareequinecouncil.org
August/September 2014
DEC at 2014 Kids Fest
Dr. Anne Renzetti
Renzetti Chosen to Teach
Equine Undergraduate
Course at UD
Dr. Annie Renzetti, VMD or “Dr.
Annie”, as she is known around the
race track, has been chosen to teach a
300-level undergraduate equine health
and lameness course this fall at the
University of Delaware. She is excited
for this new opportunity saying,
“I am very much looking forward to
teaching the equine health and lameness course in the fall. I have spent so
many hours in lecture and I am confident that I have an understanding of
how to convey meaningful information
without drowning my audience or putting them to sleep. I promise it will not
be a boring class – if you have an interest in horses – don’t miss it!”
Dr. Renzetti exhibits a strong lifetime commitment to and interest in all
things horses. She was born and
raised in Wilmington, Delaware. She
attended the Tatnall School and grew
up riding at the Vicmead Stables, competing in the junior hunters and
Medal/Maclay. She then changed over
to the junior jumpers and foxhunting in
high school. Annie and her horse Charlie attended Smith College for four
years. They would hunt with the
Cheshire Foxhounds while home on
vacations. She continued to hunt with
Cheshire while completing her veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania. During her time in veterinary
school, Dr. Renzetti became interested
in pleasure carriage driving as well.
(Continued on page 9)
The 2014 Kids Fest
was held this year on
Saturday, June 14 the
Boys and Girls Club in
Milford, DE. This
event included live
music, arts, crafts,
games, educational
opportunities, clowns,
jugglers, magicians
and other fun activities
for all agents.
Participating in the Breyer Horse painting
Members from the
activity is lots of fun!
Delaware Equine
Council (Kim Schwartz, Kathy Watson and Carol Seiler) volunteered to
organize and facilitate the Breyer Horse painting activity, with Chick’s
Saddlery supplying all of the necessary materials. Thank you Chick’s!
Everyone had a fun day. We are looking forward to next year’s event.
State 4-H
Horse
Show
Winners
At left:
Paige Taylor was the
Walk Trot Champion at
this year’s show. She
is shown here with
John Carney, Wendy
Lippincott, and Ted
Kittila
See the story with all the
winners on page 7.
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NOTES
FROM
YOUR EDITOR
With summer well under
way, we look forward to
cooler autumn days. They
are sneaking up on us fast.
Most schools are back in session this month! Please take
a few moments to browse the
calendar of events for upcoming activities that may interest
you. There are still plenty of
activities happening in our
area for horse lovers of all
ages.
August/September 2014
President’s Message
I hope you are enjoying your
horses this summer. There have
been numerous shows, events, trail
rides, the Delaware State Fair and
such. I hope you had a chance to
stop by and see us at our booth at
the fair. Remember to be safe and think of how the heat
can impact you and your horses. Keep yourselves hydrated and cool as the temperatures will still take a while
to cool down. I hope to see you at our Membership Appreciation Day on September 28th!
Stan Vonasek
Wendy Lippincott, Editor
2014 Delaware Equine Council Officers:
To Report Equine Abuse or Neglect, Call:
Sussex County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302-856-6361
Kent County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302-698-3006
New Castle County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302-998-2282
President, Stan Vonasek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302-684-3966
Vice President, Ken Horeis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302-270-2648
Secretary, Kathy Watson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302-670-7358
Treasurer, Kim Schwartz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302-399-3466
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2014 Delaware Equine Council Directors:
www.DustyChapsFarm.com
Full Care Horse Boarding
Riding Lessons
Pony Parties/Day Camps
Training
Delaware
Certified Thoroughbred
Program Farm
440 Indian
Indian Runner
RunnerRoad
Road
440
Felton, DE
DE 19943
19943
Felton,
Phone:302-632-9733
302-422-9733
Phone
Email:info@dustychapsfarm.com
dustychapsfarm@comcast.net
Email
Connie Lundquist . . 302-339-3155
Pam Nebel . . . . . . . 240-994-2220 . . . . . . . . . . pnebel@aol.com
Wayne Nebel. . . . . . 240-778-3241 . . . . . . . . . . wnebel@aol.com
George Parris . . . . . 302-846-2189 . . . . . . gigiparris@verizon.net
Dan Watson . . . . . . 302-698-9507 . danwatsonwelding@aol.com
Amanda Woodall. . . 937-689-7794. finishlinehorsefarm@aol.com
North American Equestrian Police
CHAMPIONSHIPS Sept. 27 & 28 - Save these dates!
Two Days of Intense competition with Mounted
Police Officers from Across the US & Canada
• Uniform, Equitation & Obstacle divisions •
Gambler’s Choice Equestrian Center
John P. Melnick
238 Grey Fox Lane
Dover, DE 19904
302.270.0184 cell
302.653.0777 office
302.389.8330 fax
staff@gcequestrian.com
www.gcequestrian.com
Beatrix in der Wiesche, DVM
30153 Stockley Road • Milton, DE 19968
(302) 946-4991 • Fax (302) 947-4995 • beatrix@mchsi.com
Hosted by the New Castle County Police Department
New Castle County Carousel Park Equestrian Center
3700 Limestone Road • Wilmington, DE 19808
Come join us for this exciting competition and help us welcome and honor
these mounted police officers and
their equine partners!
FREE
ADMISSION
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~ Equine Calendar of Events ~
August
Tuesday, August 12: EAAHSC Eastern Amateur Arabian Horse
Show Circuit) Meeting, 2nd Tuesdays of each month. Contact
Laura 302-424-1828
Tuesday, August 12: Hoofbeats Day Camp Ages 5-12, Dusty
Chaps Farm 9 am-2 pm. Contact Wendy Lippincott
302-632-9733
Monday, August 18: Delaware Equine Council meets the 3rd
Monday of each month at 7:00 pm (except June and December). Contact Stan 302-684-3966
Monday, August 25: American Mustang/Burro Association-Delmarva Chapter meets at 7 pm the 4th Monday of each
month. Contact Marge 302-422-1861
September
Thursday, September 4: Arabian Horse Association of Delmarva
meets 1st Thursday of each month, except June. Contact
Jackie Banning 302-856-3382
Tuesday, September 9: EAAHSC (Eastern Amateur Arabian
Horse Show Circuit) Meeting, 2nd Tuesdays of each month.
Contact Laura 302-424-1828
Friday, September 12: 12th Annual Horseman’s Classic Golf
Tournament and Banquet, White Clay Creek Country Club,
Delaware Park. For information: Lynda Furlong, Program
Manager at 302-994-2521 ext. #7289.
Saturday, September 13: Karen's Show at Annett Farms, 10116
Shawnee Road, Greenwood, DE. English, Western, Gaited,
Over Fences, all ages and abilities. Contact - Elrita Annett at
302-422-7571 or eannett@annettfarms.com or www.annettfarms.com
Monday, September 15: Delaware Equine Council meets the 3rd
Monday of each month at 7:00 pm (except June and December). Contact Stan 302-684-3966
Monday, September 22: American Mustang/Burro AssociationDelmarva Chapter meets at 7 pm he 4th Monday of each
month. Contact Marge 302-422-1861
Saturday & Sunday, September 27 & 28: North American
Equestrian Police Championships, Carousel Park, Wilmington DE. Free Admission
Sunday, September 28: Delaware Equine Council Membership
Picnic, Redden State Forest Headquarters Tract,
10 am-2 pm. Contact Stan 302-684-3966
The Delaware Equine Council booth at this year’s State
Fair offered education and information about the organization.
DEC Promotes Equine Industry
at the Delaware State Fair
As many of our members work hard and show at the
Delaware State Fair, we are out there promoting the industry with our booth in the commodities building. We hope
you had a chance to visit us, get some freebies, and say
“hi.” At our booth we have business cards from our members, directories, newsletters, educational handouts, and
giveaways. We want to thank everyone that volunteered to
represent DEC at our booth and hope they had a chance to
look around and enjoy the some of the equine events. The
horses and ponies are huge attractions at the fair. Visitors
from all over make their way over to the barns and arena to
see the horses.
Next DEC Meetings • Monday, August 18 and Monday, September 15
7 p.m. at the Harrington Fire Company Conference Room
20 Clark Street • Harrington, DE 19952
We would love to have you join us.
Changing Fates Equine Rescue
of Delaware, Inc.
DEC Committees: Do you support the mission of the
Delaware Equine Council? If so, become involved with a committee.The committee chairs are as follows:
Stan Vonasek - Scholarships • Mary Everhart - Trails
Pam Nebel - Membership, Sales & Promotional Items
Wayne Nebel - Public Relations
Wendy Lippincott - Newsletter Editor
Karen Speake
Lisa Boyce
Robin Weinkam
29473 West Elliotts Dam Rd
302-344-2002
302-236-0881
410-858-7058
Laurel, DE 19956 www.changingfates.rescuegroups.org
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Help for the Delaware Horseman’s Assistance Fund
The Delaware Horseman’s Assistance Fund, Inc. is a fund to improve the quality of life and care for
Delaware Park backstretch workers. The backstretch workers are considered the backbone of horse racing.
They are the hard working people that help train, walk and care for the horses at Delaware Park.
The Delaware Horseman’s Assistance Fund, Inc. coordinates with other community partners to provide
dental care, counseling, eye care, hardship assistance, medical care, chaplain services and more. DHAF is
a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
12th Annual Horseman’s Classic Golf Tournament and Banquet
On September 12th, 2014 at the White Clay Creek Country Club at Delaware Park, the DHAF will host their 12th Annual
Horseman’s Classic Golf Tournament and Banquet with a live and silent auction to raise money for helping the backstretch workers.
The Delaware Equine Council is contributing to the support of this good organization.
For more information on DHAF or the 12th Annual Horseman’s Classic, please contact Lynda Furlong, Program Manager at 302-994-2521 ext. #7289.
Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred
Horsemen’s Association Sign Agreement
Wilmington, Del., July 9, 2014 — Delaware Park and
the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association
(DTHA) have signed a one-year extension to their current
agreement, which ran through 2015, ensuring 81 days of
exciting live racing at Delaware Park annually through
2016.
“I am pleased and excited to announce this agreement,
which will take us through our 79th year of racing,” said
John Mooney, Executive Director of Racing at Delaware
Park. “The stability and certainty this extension provides
will help us attract additional horsemen to Delaware and
will make a racing circuit in the mid-Atlantic more viable.”
“It is important for our horsemen to know we have a
contract in place, the stable area will be open and we will
race 81 days,” said Michael Gorham, President of the
DTHA. “Thoroughbred horse racing makes a significant
contribution to the local economy and we are working
hard to ensure that it continues.”
The agreement was reached just a few days before
Delaware Park’s premier racing event, the 77th renewal of
the Grade I Delaware Handicap, which will be held this
Saturday, July 12. The mile-and-a-quarter $750,000 filly
and mare summer classic has attracted a strong field of
six. For more information, visit www.delawarepark.com
For information about the Delaware Bred or Certified
Program, contact (302) 994-2398; email dctp@dtha.com,
or visit www.dtha.com to download an application and find
a list of participating Delaware farms.
- Article from Delaware Park News and Notes
Wicomico Hunt Club
Laura Lesky Blevins
Trainer
foxhunting on Delmarva
www.wicomicohunt.com
If you enjoy trail riding, you would love fox hunting!
Lessons • Boarding • Sales
(302) 659-1366
1133 Deer Antler Road
Clayton, DE19938
Friendly people riding at beautiful locations.
For more info: info@wicomichunt.com
West Wind Farm & Kennel, Inc.
414 Valley Mist Drive
Clayton, DE 19938
302-659-5161
Dog Boarding: Indoor/Outdoor Runs
Heat/AC
Clean, cheerful facility
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State 4-H Horse Show Winners
The 49th Annual Delaware State 4-H Horse Show was held in the Quillen Arena on Friday, July 25 during the Delaware
State Fair. The show was put on by the State 4-H Horse Advisory committee, which is a group of horse oriented 4-H volunteers with members coming from each county. The judge was Kennis "Buttons" Fairfax of Livingston, New Jersey, and
the trail judge was Jennifer Dill of Wyoming, Delaware.
57 horses and ponies were exhibited-the highest number of exhibitors in at least the last decade.
Champions were:
• Champion Western Horse - Jacob Blacksten riding
Orkies Feature
• Reserve Champion Western Horse - Alivia Scuse
riding Hands Off My Hot Rod
• Champion English Pony - Hannah Ziccarelli riding
Once in A Blue Moon
• Reserve Champion English Pony - Sara Deason
riding Churchill's Supreme Eclipse
• Champion Western Pony - Haylee Wells riding Colors in the Mail
• Reserve Champion Western Pony - Samantha
Greim riding Arrow's First April
• Champion Walk Trot - Paige Taylor riding Skipster
Van Star
• Reserve Champion Walk Trot - Lauren Russell
riding Flying Cambatto
• Betty Niblett Perpetual Trophy - awarded to the exhibitor with the most points acquired in showmanship
and equitation/horsemanship went to Jacob Blacksten
riding Orkies Feature.
• Champion English Horse - Morgan Civita riding
Moment by Moment
• Reserve Champion English Horse - Laura Board
riding Jester
Champion Awards were embroidered hay bale bags sponsored by the Delaware Equine Council. DEC member and
newsletter editor, Wendy Lippincott, presented the awards to the champions.
Reserve Champion Awards were embroidered duffel bags sponsored by the Delaware Quarter Horse Association.
DEC Member and UD Extension Agent, Susan Garey, presented the reserve champion awards.
Individual class sponsors were:
All Creatures Veterinary Clinic
Anytime Fitness in Smyrna and Camden
A Little Veterinary Clinic
Bayside Electric
Casual Carpet
Country Roads Veterinary Service
CSJ Equine Dental/Steve Purse
Danielle Hill Training Center
Equi Health Products
Doris and Bob Froelich
Gray Fox Farm
Holler-N-Hooves 4-H Club
Magna Wave Equine Medic- Garry Collins
Memory of Robert L. Moore Sr. and Robert L. Moore Jr.
William H. Moore
A Natural Paw
O'Donnell Equine Services
Reece Family Miniatures
Rowan Farm
Jimmy and Sandra Ryan
Schlotzhauer Farrier Service
Shady Acres Farm
Sean and Sandy Tate
Gary Simpson Contracting
Soap Fairy Inc.
Walnut Shade Lawn Care
We are really looking forward to celebrating a half century of the State 4-H Horse show next year with the 50th annual
show!
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Vet Mobility Act Signed Into Law
On Friday, August 1, President Obama signed into law
an American Horse Council (AHC) supported bill, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, making it legal for veterinarians to provide the care necessary to horses away from
their licensed place of practice and across state lines.
Previously, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) believed that veterinarians were in violation of the Controlled
Substance Act (CSA) and prohibited them from transport-
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ing, administering or dispensing any
controlled substances which are necessary for the veterinarian when attempting to care for the safety and well-being
of the horse beyond their licensed locations.
The new language reads, "A registrant who is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a separate registration
in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in
the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than
the registrant's registered principal place of business or
professional practice, so long as the site of transporting
and dispensing is located in a State where the veterinarian
is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and is not a
principal place of business or professional practice."
The AHC is unaware of how the DEA will react to this or
whether they will issue new guidance or change their registration process in any way to reflect this new provision.
Copyright © 2014 American Horse Council.
Feds Waive Mandatory 30-Minute
Break Period for Drivers Hauling
Livestock
Information provided by: American Horse Council
The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration
(FMCSA) has announced they are granting a limited one
year exemption from the mandatory 30-minute rest period
in the hours-of-service regulations for commercial motor
vehicle drivers transporting livestock, including horses.
Last July, the AHC (American Horse Council) supported
the FMCSA decision to give a 90-day exemption for the 30minute rest period for drivers of commercial vehicles hauling livestock in order to minimize the potential of rising
temperatures inside the trailers that could harm the animals. Before this exemption, drivers were required by law
to take a 30-minute break for every eight hours of service.
Due to the success of the 90-day exemption in 2013, the
FMCSA had sufficient experience to provide a one-year exemption. The hours-of-service exemption is specifically for
drivers transporting livestock as defined in the Emergency
Feed Assistance Act of 1988, which includes horses.
Under current regulations, this will only affect drivers moving horses commercially. Hours-of Service exemptions already exist for those occasionally transporting their own
horses within a 150 mile radius of home and not crossing a
state or international boundary.
The AHC supports the FMCSA’s decision to put the
health and welfare of the horse in the hands of the driver
during transport to assure that it arrives at its destination
safe and well.
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DEC Participates in Southern State’s SHOW Program
Turn your empty feed bags into cash for the Delaware
Equine Council through the Southern States SHOW –
Special Horse Organization Winner’s Program. Southern
States developed the SHOW program to provide all nonprofit horse associations and clubs with their very own
sponsorship tool. The Delaware Equine Council is a registered SHOW organization and collects feed bag proof of
purchase seals from Southern States ®, Legends ®, and
Triple Crown® feed bags and submits them for cash.
Each proof of purchase seal is redeemed for 25 cents.
For every ton of bulk feed of the same brands, $10 is redeemed by the organization. The original customer invoice of the delivery ticket is required for bulk feed credit.
Dr. Renzetti (Continued from page 1)
After graduating veterinary school, Dr. Renzetti worked
as an associate veterinarian in a private practice in southeastern Pennsylvania for two years. During this time, her
professional interest shifted to regulatory medicine and she
accepted the Chief Regulatory Veterinarian position for the
Delaware Harness Racing Commission in May of 2007 and
has been employed there ever since.
Dr. Renzetti currently lives on a 13-acre farm in Clayton,
Delaware with her husband of 8 years. They have three
Sheltie dogs, 2 adult riding/driving horses and 2 yearlings.
One of the yearlings is a homebred, born on her farm in
May of 2013. They are hopeful that these two yearlings will
grow into a wonderful driving pair.
- Article provided by University of Delaware Cooperative
Extension. The University of Delaware Cooperative Extension has an Equine Blog. You may follow it at http://extension.udel.edu/equine/
Feed bag Proof of Purchase seals can be mailed to DEC,
P.O. Box 158, Harrington, DE 19952. You can also bring
them to the monthly DEC meetings and hand them in to
any of the board members. There is a collection container
at Southern States in Milford into which you can place the
seals for collection by a DEC board member.
The SHOW Program is administered entirely by Southern States in their corporate office in Richmond, VA. For
more information on the SHOW program, you may contact
Southern States at 804-281-1481 or email SHOW@sscoop.com.
Thanks to
2014 & 2015 Platinum Sponsor
$1,000
DEC Scholarship Program
Sam Mitchell Jr.
Manager
Middletown Service
Ph:
(302) 378-9841
900 North Broad Street
Fax: (302) 378-9657
Middletown, Delaware 19709
VMX: (800) 485-1691
sam.mitchell@sscoop.com
www.SouthernStates.com
Farm & Feed Supply
Carrying a full line
of premium
horse feeds!
Plus DE, NY & PA Hay Cubes • Alfalfa
Wheat Straw • Shavings & Pelleted Bedding
For Weekly Delivery: Frank Chick, Jr. - 302-270-4432
US 13 • Harrington / Open: Tues-Sat 1-6 • Sun 11-5
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Maintain Your Horse’s Well-being with a Healthy Mouth
By Christina Dayton DVM, All Creatures Veterinary Services
Equine dentistry is much more than just floating teeth.
We can learn so much about an animal’s health by examining it’s mouth. Floating, also know as rasping or filing the
horse’s teeth, ensures that the horse maintains an even,
properly aligned bite plane. Floating is a physical or mechanical process whereas equine dentistry is much
broader and examines the horse’s health more systemically. Floating or balancing the teeth must be addressed at
the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the molars and premolars, and the incisors. If the horse has it’s molars floated
without addressing the incisors, the incisors may contact,
but the molars will not be able to grind food. If the incisors
are reduced too much, this can cause strain and soreness
in the TMJ ligaments. The general goals of equine dentistry
include: improving the chewing of food to increase feed efficiency, relieve pain and treating or cure infection and disease, and promotes general health, productivity, and
longevity.
Most people think that dentistry is primarily concerned
with the teeth and mouth, it also includes the associated
structures of the head, such as the sinuses, and the effect
of dental diseases on the health of rest of the body. Dental
issues can lead to stress, irregular biting surfaces, lacerations on the cheek or tongue, issues with the temporomandibular joint or TMJ, and poor performance. Beyond
the comfort and the good health of your horse, there are
other benefits to proper dental care. Your horse will consume feed more efficiently with less spillage or waste and
therefore will perform better and live longer.
Dental disease is a source of pain and infection and can
affect the systemic health of your horse, especially if undetected or left untreated.
Hooks and ramps such as the
one pictured here can cause severe abrasions or lacerations in
the mouth and can affect how the
horse chews and eats. Hooks and
ramps are excessive amounts of
tooth due to the wear pattern of the opposing dental arcade. Hooks and ramps should be reduced to aid the horse
in proper chewing and excursion or motion of their jaw.
Signs that your horse may have a dental or physical issue
include dropping grain, weight loss, slow chewing, head
tossing or tilting, large pieces of undigested food in feces,
refusing to turn, foul breath, and facial swelling.
Routine examination by an experienced licensed veterinarian will help detect dental disease and other health
problems early — before they threaten the well-being of
your horse. These exams make it much easier to diagnose
and treat oral disease early, preventing more severe and
costly problems later. A juvenile horse should have a dental
examination when it is foaled, at three months and then
every six months until the age of five. Healthy adult horses
need a yearly dental exam. Horses older than 20 or with a
history of dental problems should be examined twice a
year. When examining the
horse’s mouth, a dental speculum ( a tool that holds the
horse’s mouth open) is recommended to catch problems like
the step tooth or elongated
molar that is pictured here.
Certain observations in your horse may be clues to you
or your veterinarian that a complete physical examination
and a thorough dental exam may be in order. Has your
horse’s general attitude changed? Is their appetite normal?
What about the ability to chew and the length of time it
takes to eat? What about the stool consistency- are there
long pieces of hay or pieces of grain in the stool? Are there
well formed fecal balls? The veterinarian may perform a complete
examination and other tests if
needed, in order to evaluate the
horse for possible risks prior to
carrying out a dental exam.
Veterinarians are best qualified to
perform dental care on your animal because they are:
trained in equine dentistry, medicine, and surgery, licensed
to practice dentistry, equipped with the proper resources to
examine, diagnose, and treat dental disease, and are prepared to refer severe or complicated cases to specialists
with extensive experience. To safely and more comfortably
do a thorough oral examination, sedation and adequate restraint are recommended. Sedation allows us to evaluate
correctly with the horse comfortable and relaxed which allows for accurate dentistry and is safer for the horse, the
handler, and the vet. Motorized equipment or “power” floating is cleaner, less irritating to the horse, more efficient,
and faster which allows the horse to be more comfortable.
Think of this, the longer you sit in the dentist’s chair, the
more uncomfortable that you become.Treatment of dental
disease may include antibiotics and anti-inflammatories.
Your veterinarian will know which is the most helpful and
appropriate and will be able to prescribe these for you.
If you should have any questions after reading this article, please feel free to call 302-258-8160 or email
allcreaturesvetde@gmail.com.
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Please support our commercial members.
FARMS:
Changing Fates Equine Rescue
www.changingfates.rescuegroups.org
410-858-7058
DECA Farms, LLC
302-684-8625
Deer Antler Farm
www.deerantlerequestrian.com 302-659-1366
Dovington Training Center
www.dovington.com 302-242-2966
Dusty Chaps Farm
www.dustychapsfarm.com 302-632-9733
Featherlee Acres
www.featherleeacres.com 302-542-7063
Flying A Riding Academy
www.flyingariding.com 302-422-7571
Gambler’s Choice
www.gcequestrian.com 302-632-9777
Kershaw Acres
www.kershawacres.com 302-684-1818
Valour Farms
www.valour-farms.com 302-659-4066
West Wind Farm and Kennel
302-659-5161
Winswept Stables
302-645-1651
SERVICES:
Brandywine Occupational Therapy
302-740-4798
C.S.J. Equine Dental Services, Steven M, Purse EqDT
www.csjequine.com 302-593-7669
Carriage Memories From the Past
www.carriagememoriesfromthepast.com
410-482-6058
Dan Watson Welding, LLC
302-698-9507
Delaware Standardbred Owners Association
www.dsoaonline.com 302-678-3058
Farm Family Insurance
www.farmfamily.com 302-697-1800
Harrington Raceway, Inc.
www.harringtonraceway.com 302-398-5933
Hoofprints, Inc.
www.hoofprintsinc.com 302-757-3599
MidAtlantic Farm Credit
www.farmcreditequine FLCA 800-573-3028
Riding by Design
www.ridingbydesign.com 302-535-9759
Two Old Mares Blanket Service
302-856-3189
Wicomico Hunt Club
www.wicomicohunt.com 302-362-3806
FARM SUPPLY:
B & W Farm Supply
www.bwfarmsupply.com 302-398-3059
Bryan & Brittingham
302-846-9500
Chick’s Saddlery & Western Wear
www.chicksaddlery.com 302-398-4630
Currey Farms
www.curreyfarms.net 302-542-4793
Del-Ridge Farms, Inc.
302-349-5184
Hudson Farm Supply
302-398-3654
Steward Farms
302-284-0514
VETERINARY:
Cokesbury Veterinary Service
302-947-4991
Delmarva Equine Clinic
www.delmarva-equine.com 302-735-4735
Ruthie Franczek, DVM
302-659-1000
Veterinary Alternative Care
www.vetaltcare.com 302-228-8646
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