Results tagged “horse” from South Bay Pets

On Saturday, Aug. 1, there will be a bake sale, along with an sale on new and used equestrian supplies in front of the General Store to benefit the Palos Verdes Ponly Club.

The store is located at 26947 Rolling Hills Rd., in Rolling Hills Estates.

 The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon.

Horse nutrition will be the featured topic at the Empty Saddle Club on Thursday Feb. 19.

All are welcome.

From the e-mail I received:

Dont miss this informative evening when our speakers will discuss good nutrition for the young horse, the competing horse and the senior equine.  They will present products that can make your horse look like a show horse all the time, introduce fish oil and its many great qualities (I thought horses were herbifores?) and scientifically proven feed to keep your horses engine running at maximum performance levels (that is if you need it). You will enjoy a DVD presentation on nutrition. And a great time for questions and answers from the experts.  Come join us!  PS Triple Crown provided the feed for our US Olympic Team.

The Empty Saddle Club is located at 39 Empty Saddle Road, Rolling Hills Estates. For more info, call 310-377-9059

One of the most sureal moments of my life occurred about a dozen years ago during a series of fires that swept through Malibu.

Pacific Coast Highway was closed to all traffic except for emergency crews and people like me who had press credentials.

I was racing along the normally busy PCH without a single car in front of me or behind me. The sky was that weird orange color it turns when there is smoke in the air.

Suddenly, a horse appeared in front of me. It ran past my car at a full gallop and  I watched it as is disappeaered in my rearview mirror. It was like something from a dream sequence in a bad movie.

The potential for a similar experience is present here. On the Palos Verdes Peninsula, there are plenty of horses and lots of open space that can catch fire without notice.

To help prepare people, Empty Saddle 'Club is holding a talk on how to prepare for emergencies when there are horses involved.

The event is at 7 p.m. Thursday night Nov. 20 and is presented by veterianarian Ruth Sobeck.

This is from an e-mail I got:

 (If you have horses in the area)... you should attend the November PVPHA meeting to see what Dr. >Ruth Sobeck has to offer. After learning what to do perhaps you  wont feel so stressed because you will know how to make your horse more comfortable and help with the problem whether its an illness or an accident.

Dr. Sobeck will discuss:

1. Simple procedures that EVERY horse owner can do in case of an emergency

2. What items you should have in your tack room in preparation for those
>unforeseen events.

3. Dos and Donts of various emergencies.

4.New first aid items that are a must.

This should be a most informative evening and we will leave time for questions and discussion.

Also, we are going to put together a basic emergency kit to Dr. Sobeck's specifications to be raffled off at the meeting. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Come one, come all!

The Empty Saddle Club is located at 39 Empty Saddle Road, in Rolling Hills Estates

 First it was hot, then it was cool, then it was hot again. It's been a weather roller coaster for all of us, but horses have an unusual problem.

 We were forwarded an e-mail from Jim Moor of Cowboy Boot Camp in Rolling Hills Estatesm, who explains the problem. What's a horse to do? "Unlike human hair which can grow about a half inch a month, a healthy equine's winter coat can develop quickly over a few days," Moore wrote.

"A horse's natural coat is their first defense in cold weather. When allowed to grow, a horse's heavier winter haircoat acts as a very effective thermal blanket, it increases both in length and density as days grow cooler and shorter. With temps in triple digits in some areas, responsible horse owners should be aware of horses overheating and check them for dehydration.

"Because of Southern California's unpredictable weather changes, people are having to begin their grooming regimen sooner this year to accommodate for their horse's early thick coats."

 You can find out more about this vexing problem at www.cowboybootcamp.net.

Rolling Hills General Store is having a sale Saturday featuring 50 percent off on all in-stock blankets, and 10 percent off all in-stock items, not incliding feed, consignments and shavings (Who knew horses shaved?) The store is at 26947 Rolling Hills Road.

And Lomita Feed, 24403 Narbonne Ave., is holding a fall sale from Saturday to Oct. 11 with 20 percent off on many items.

Horse news keeps galloping our way.

The Porguguese Bend National Horse Show will held Sept. 5, 6, 7 and 8!

They're going to have pony rides, jumping exhibitions, police horses and flies. Lots and lots of flies.

There's even going to be a hay bale boutique that will cater to all your hay bale needs.

All proceeds will benefit Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

The event will take place at Ernie Howlett Park. 25851 Hawthorne Blvd. in Rolling Hills Estates.

You can click here for times and prices.

L.A. Now, a blog of the Los Angeles Times, has a post about a baby horse being born on Catalina Island.

What's so special about that? It's the first time in 17 years a horse has been born on the island.

Mother and daughter appear to be doing fine, judging by this picture from Socal So Cool.

Yes, it's from the Onion.

Yesterday, we ran an item here at South Bay Pets about an elephant that could paint. We were scoffed at and ridiculed by our colleagues.

One wag even went to the Snopes urban myth Web site to debunk the video, but the search was inconclusive. Well, the good folks at Snopes did a little research and determined that the elephant video was real! Haw haw to all you skeptics. (Yes, I'm talking to you, FS!)

My colleague Larry Altman, the busiest man in journalism, did a little research of his own and discovered that if you search You Tube, you can find videos of virtually any animal painting. They aren't as amazing as the pachyderm artist, but they still got a lot of heart.