Trainer’s Profile: Johnson Equine Market

Colleen Johnson, PAS. Photo by All Smiles Photography

Helping Riders of All Ages and Levels Name: Colleen Johnson of Johnson Equine Market Location: Fort Collins, Colorado What disciplines are you involved with?  Johnson Equine is a member of the Certified Horsemanship Association and is certified in English and Western disciplines. Currently, I’m teaching western due to some horse …

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Trainer’s Profile: Damian Ficca

Damian Ficca. Photo Credit Dick Hall

What is your name and the name of your business? Arapahoe Community College Equine Training and Management Program. E—W (E Bar W) Horse Training. Where are you located? Arapahoe Community College – EquineCampus Box 233900 South Santa FeP.O. Box 9002Littleton, CO 80160-9002 damian.ficca@arapahoe.eduarapahoe.edu/equineCell: 720-201-0934Office: 303-797-5722 Facebook: Arapahoe Community College What …

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Colorado Horse Council Needs Committee Members

Become part of the development and growth of Colorado’s equine industry. The Colorado Horse Council is a membership driven organization promoting and protecting the interests of the Colorado equine industry. It is important to find members with the skills, talents and time necessary to do the tasks associated with program development, …

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U.S. House Committee Advances Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter and Legislation to End Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses

Photo: Animal Wellness Action

Move Follows Animal Wellness Action’s Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month WASHINGTON , DC – Friday, Animal Wellness Action and its affiliates applauded the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, …

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Several hundred wild horses near Meeker Colo. will be sent to Utah due to overpopulation: JOIN WEDNESDAY LIVE BLM MEETING

Wild horses in Salt Lake City 2018 (from NPR/Rick Bowmer AP)

According to a Colorado Public Radio Report and the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, the Bureau of Land Management will begin another round-up of wild horses near Meeker on Thursday. Malnourished Herd The Colorado BLM agency conducted a visual assessment in May of the herd located in Rio Blanco County near …

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Call to Action: Write Congress to Release Funding in Support of the Old Guard

Image from CNN's April 2022 story reporting 'life-threatening" conditions for military horses

Several weeks ago, the American Horse Council was made aware of some concerns regarding the conditions of the facilities housing the soldiers and horses of The Old Guard at Arlington Cemetery. Approved funding is held up in the Department of Defense, and AHC is asking the equine community to write …

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