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ATHENS, Ohio (January 1, 2003)
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Horse Whisperer Speaks on Retired Racehorses That Need Homes and Help
Athens, Ohio (January 1, 2003) – On April 19, 2003 John Lyons, “ America’s most trusted horseman,” and renowned “horse whisperer,” will speak at the evening gala of a conference focusing on the horse racing industry’s problem with the abandonment of racehorses and the established practice of horse abuse. The conference will be held at the downtown Radisson in Lexington, KY. Those interested in attending just the evening gala to listen to John Lyons should contact Sara Cordo for information on ticket purchases at (740)-589-5819.
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), the racing affiliate of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), will be holding the educational/fundraising conference, topping the conference off on Saturday evening with a western gala with opportunities for those in attendance to make donations and/or pledge to become more involved with this cause. Resources and funds will be allocated to the various TRF horse rehab farms across the nation. For information on the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, visit them on the web at www.trfinc.org.
Saturday afternoon the conference will take a day trip to the Kentucky Horse Park for a parade of breeds in addition to a park tour. Conference attendees will stay at the Radisson in Triangle Park of downtown Lexington.
ATHENS, Ohio (January 1, 2003)
For immediate release
Entertainer Will Speak on Behalf of
Retired Racehorses
Athens, Ohio (January 1, 2003) – 70’s icon David Cassidy, along with “horse whisperer” John Lyons, will give the capstone dinner speech at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s evening gala during a weekend long fundraising conference in Lexington, KY on April 19. Cassidy has been a sponsor of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) in the past and will speak about his love for horses and the racing industry and why he supports the humane treatment of racehorses. Mr. Cassidy is most well known for his role in the 70’s television show the Partridge Family and his singing career. Currently Mr. Cassidy concentrates on his music and his family and his racehorses.
Those interested in attending the evening gala contact Sara Cordo for information on ticket purchases at (740)-589-5819 or see us on the web at http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~re261599. Those who are interested can also find information on the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation at www.trfinc.org.
The conference will address the horse racing industry’s long- standing problem with the abandonment of racehorses and the established practice of abuse on racehorses. The conference is being held at the downtown Radisson in Lexington, KY. Conference attendees and speakers will take a Saturday afternoon day trip to the Kentucky Horse Park for a parade of breeds in addition to a park tour.
Pictures and Cutlines:
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| Rescued horses are cared for at farms that rely on donations by individuals and organizations like the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). |
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| Rescued horses narrowly escape joining the near 60,000 abandoned horses that are slaughtered each year and shipped overseas. |
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| Strong racehorses often await a future of abuse and abandonment following their race careers. |
1999- IGHA/HorseAid Projected Estimate:
60,000 equines slaughtered in the US
29,000 equines shipped live to Canada for slaughter
$58 million in horsemeat exported from the US
ASPCA Animal Watch Magazine, Spring 1998:
All the horses saved by rescue groups and sanctuaries combined don't add
up to 1 percent of this
nation's discarded horses. We must raise public awareness as to why so
many horses suffer such
an undeserved fate.
This year more than 125,000 U.S. horses will be killed for the lucrative
export of meat to Europe
and Japan.
Marc Paulhus, director of Equine Protection
for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
People need to know. If you send a horse to the auction, those guys sitting
in the front row aren't buying
for a pleasure ranch.
Purebred horses plunged to a fraction of the paper value. Arabians who
had quadrupled in price, or
in some cases soared to 10 times their initial value to a paper value of
$100,000, were slaughtered.
FOR ADDITIONAL PRESS INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS:
Matt Hollar
(740) 589-5687
mh282198@ohiou.edu