Retired Racehorses Thrive With Proper Care and Retraining Tips for Creating a Healthy Environment for Your Thoroughbred

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 12, 2007

Racehorse rescues and retirement programs have successfully placed thousands of retired Thoroughbred racehorses into new homes. Ensuring that the new owners successfully transition and retrain their Thoroughbreds is one of the primary missions of Wood End Farms (http://www.woodendfarms.org), a 501(c) 3 charity located north of Chicago that’s devoted to the care, retraining and rehabilitation of retired racehorses. The care a Thoroughbred horse receives can play an instrumental role in the success of a horse’s transition into its new job as an eventer, a trail horse, or a dressage star.

“Racehorses in training are accustomed to an environment that is very different from that in most show and pleasure barns,” says Nicola Birch, the founder and director of Wood End. “They’re accustomed to a strict routine, are confined for most of their days, are working hard, and they’re fed a rich diet. Taking a horse straight from the track and putting him in a pasture can cause a variety of behavioral and health problems that can surprise well-intentioned new owners.”

Birch notes that Wood End has developed a variety of best practices for Thoroughbred care that that support ex-racehorses as they transition from the track and start their retraining. Key pointers Birch offers include these:

Establish a routine and follow it. Horses crave routine. At Wood End, horses rotate between spending time in turn-out and in their stalls. This provides both variety and routine, and the horses benefit from being handled several times a day.
High-quality feed is a must. Though retired racehorses will need less protein than those in training, good nutrition plays a vital role in developing strong, healthy hooves, and helping the animals’ bodies recover from the rigor of racing. Pasture and new feeds should be introduced gradually to prevent the horse’s digestive system from being upset.
Racehorses are used to activity. Barns that have open-front stalls, windows and wide aisles are comforting to busy, active Thoroughbreds. A bored or isolated horse will be stressed and can develop bad habits such as cribbing or weaving in the stall.
Understand that the training a racehorse receives is far different than for riding horses. Stark differences include the fact that crossties are not used at the racetrack, for example, and riders mount while the animal is walking. A retired racehorse will need to be schooled in the basics, and will need to unlearn some behaviors.
Give your new ex-racer a job. Thoroughbreds are eager to please and thrive when working. During the transition phase, while you’re letting your horse down from the track, groundwork can be an invaluable tool to keep your horse busy and start his learning process.

About Wood End Farms

Founded in 2004, Wood End Farms specializes in the care and training of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses. The organization’s mission is to promote Thoroughbreds’ suitability for pleasure and performance disciplines, and to support Thoroughbred owners by providing expert education and resources.

Retired Racehorses Thrive With Proper Care and Retraining Tips for Creating a Healthy Environment for Your Thoroughbred

Wizetrize: You Win for the Environment, Yourself and Others by Making a Difference Today

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 14, 2009

Wizetrize is first of all a sweepstakes company with a purpose. Buy pics or make an in-kind donation and you’ll automatically be entered to win in a sweepstakes prize drawing. Proceeds support environmental projects and local charities. Visit: http://www.wizetrize.com which launches this week for details.

Wizetrize promotes earth-friendly initiatives and foreverism in Costa Rica and the United States. Having people visit Costa Rica is one of their goals. Visits help people to appreciate and enjoy nature at its finest, and then embrace stewardship at home. They clean up rivers. They champion causes for responsible co-existence in our bio-diverse world. They pursue sustainable development and environmental education. They are involved in growing bio-fuel trees that make organic petroleum. For more information see their blog at: http://wizetrize.wordpress.com

Ben Lucky, founder and president of the company, is dedicated to what he calls “GROW”. “Genuine Respect for Our World.” Lucky says, “With all the confusion about whether or not man is the cause of all environmental problems or if politicians are the solution to global environmental issues, we can all step back and embrace the fact that, yes, ‘we can all do little things in mass to help with environmental protection.’ We want to spotlight good behavior, illustrating how man and nature can co-exist without extremism or hidden agendas.”

The Wizetrize vision is one that any open-minded, rational and caring person can champion:

“A vibrant and healthy environment and economy are absolutely fundamental for the world’s dynamic progress and prosperity.”

Wizetrize: You Win for the Environment, Yourself and Others by Making a Difference Today

Despite Prosperity, India has Many Problems with Environment, Water and Poverty

Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) April 06, 2012

“Despite the world’s third largest economy, India still has huge problems with poverty, graft, water distribution and the environment. There is much to be done, especially with India’s children.”

That’s how environmental journalist Robert Weir summed up his recent seven months in India, spent mostly in Calcutta (Kolkata), working with Rosalie Giffoniello’s “Empower the Children” program.

Weir discussed his experiences in India on the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio talk show, on March 19, 2012.

Sharon Kleyne noted that she has a long-standing interest in India’s massive water problems and in the plight of the country’s millions of impoverished children. Her granddaughter spent time in India working in an orphanage, also in Calcutta.

In a discussion of India’s water problems, Mr. Weir noted that while India is relatively water rich, they have four times the population of the United States in less than half the area (1.2 million square miles). India’s water transportation and sanitation infrastructure is not well developed and running water can be unreliable.

Sharon Kleyne contrasted India with the United States, in which 635 gallons of water are used to produce one hamburger (including raising the cow). She noted that only 3% of the world’s water is fresh, only 1% of that is recoverable and most of the 1% is unsafe to drink. With projected world population growth and economic development, Mrs. Kleyne explained, the world’s water needs are projected to increase by 40% in the next 40 years.

Robert Weir arrived in India on August 2, 2012. In Calcutta, he contacted Rosalie Giffoniello, whose Empower the Children program educates thousands of slum dwelling youngsters. Weir noted that although every child in India is legally entitled to an education, government schools require shoes, uniforms and book purchases. As a result, many slum dwelling children do not go to school.

Empower the Children runs several small, informal schools in which shoes, uniforms and books are not required. Schools are often one room, with 70 to 90 students, ages five to 19, sitting on the floor. There is no running water and no toilets. The schools provide books, clothing, six nutritious meals per week, tutorial assistance, vocational training and even university sponsorship.

Robert Weir described the children as “Well behaved and eager to learn.” Most of the children’s homes are extremely small, with no water, sanitation or kitchen. There are community toilets and pumps but hand washing and baths are difficult.

During his visit, Robert Weir stayed in a poor area that was not a slum. The population density of 40,00 people per square mile was uncomfortable but he was uplifted by the religious diversity, and the sense of community in which all parents look out for everyone’s children.

Robert Weir’s website: http://www.RobertMWeir.com

Empower the Children website: http://www.empower-children.org

Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water is sponsored by Bio-Logic Aqua Research, whose Nature’s Tears

Despite Prosperity, India has Many Problems with Environment, Water and Poverty

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Administer and Tune the Oracle Suite 11g Environment with Packt"s New Book and eBook

(PRWEB) September 24, 2012

Packt is pleased to announce the publication of Oracle SOA Suite 11g Administrator’s Handbook a step-by-step tutorial explaining all management and core administrative activities of the Oracle SOA Suite. This book is available now in print, eBook, Kindle and select library formats. The print book comes in at over 380 pages and is competitively priced at $ 53.99, whilst the e-book and Kindle versions are available for $ 30.59.

About the Authors:

Ahmed Aboulnaga: Ahmed Aboulnaga is a Technical Director at IPN Web, Inc., a full life cycle systems integrator headquartered in Maryland, USA. He has an OCE (Oracle SOA Architect) and OCA (Oracle Application Server) and has presented at OpenWorld, Collaborate, OAUG, IOUG.

Arun Pareek: Arun Pareek is an IASA certified software architect and actively works as a SOA and BPM practitioner. He has worked in the capacity of consultant and architect in the implementation of a variety of SOA-based projects. Arun is also an active blogger, and runs a popular blog at Beatechnologies.Wordpress.com

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Administrator’s Handbook begins with managing composite applications, its deployments and lifecycles and then moves on to monitoring instances, service engines, and Weblogic Server. Readers will learn to configure MBeans using both Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control and WLST-based scripts.

Through this book readers will be able to automate composite deployments and promote code using configuration plans. They will learn to performance tune the service infrastructure and dehydration store database. Users will learn to troubleshoot exceptions in Oracle SOA Suite 11g and configure and manage security policies using OWSM and back up and recover the environment.

Essential chapters covered in this book are:

Chapter 1: SOA Infrastructure Management: What you Need to Know

Chapter 2: Management of SOA Composite Applications

Chapter 3: Monitoring Oracle SOA Suite 11g

Chapter 4: Tuning Oracle SOA Suite 11g for Optimum Performance

Chapter 5: Configuring and Administering Oracle SOA Suite 11g

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting the Oracle SOA Suite 11g Infrastructure

Chapter 7: Configuring Security Policies for SOA Composites

Chapter 8: Managing the Metadata Services Repository and Dehydration Store

Chapter 9: Backup and Recovery

Packt Publishing has also released and is due to publish other Oracle SOA books:

1) Oracle SOA Infrastructure Implementation Certification Handbook (1Z0-451) (published)

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3) Oracle SOA Suite 11g R1 Developer’s Guide (published)

4) Oracle SOA Suite 11g Developer’s Cookbook (forthcoming)

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