After War Horse blog, Jurga marches onward
Fran Jurga has spent her professional life weaving delightful stories about veterinarians and farriers, the unsung heroes of the horse world, for her popular websites, The Jurga Report for EQUUS Magazine and The Hoof Blog for her own Hoofcare Publishing. She has traveled the world in search of a good story, searching for answers about hoof issues in small blacksmiths dotting the countryside of Scotland, Australia, France and New Zealand. But perhaps few things were as exciting as her adventures on the Red Carpet! At the beginning of 2012, she chronicled behind-the-scenes stories about the movie War Horse for War Horse News, a blog […]
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Jewelry for horse-loving philanthropists
A New York jewelry designer and private horse-rescue operator has joined forces with Old Friends to create a unique philanthropic opportunity for the horse-loving fashionista. By twisting and braiding horse-hair plucked from the tails of famous retirees at the Kentucky farm, Jennifer Brock has intertwined a piece of those famous horses into wearable and affordable jewelry; lovely pieces sold at Old Friends to benefit the very horses who inspire the work. “Everybody’s crazy about them!” says Old Friends office manager Sylvia Stiller. “When people come visit us for the first time they leave that day with a favorite horse. These […]
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A gala and show to benefit Texas OTTBs
At an upcoming gala fundraiser and horse show to benefit Texas-based nonprofit charity Remember Me Rescue, racing and horse-rescue personnel have banded together to raise funds and awareness for their good work during a two-day event in Texas this spring. On April 26, Lone Star Park will host some of racing’s biggest celebrities, including Julie Krone, Jack Van Berg and Maggi Moss, at a fundraiser to benefit a charity that has been at the center of high-profile horse rescues. Last year, Remember Me Rescue stepped up to help 10 mares belonging to the famous Asmussen racing family. The mares were […]
