FREE HHoorrssee RReevviieeww VOL. 26 • NO. 11 The Mid-South Equine Newsmagazine Since 1992 JULY 2016 2. July, 2016 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview.com ON THE C OvER : david Jennings and Blue Moon 22 won the $25,000 Grand Prix of Germantown. he and Michael tokaruk HHoorrssee RReevviieeww July 2016 posted the only two clear rounds. But Jennings beat Equus Charta, LLC tokaruk, riding Cupid shuffle, in the jump-off by 0.3 Copyright 2016 Contents • v ol . 26 • n o. 11 second, with a time of 40.067 on the clock for the win! TRENDING NOW: HORSES 6220 Greenlee #4 (photo by Tommy Brannon ) P.o. Box 594 arlington, tn 38002-0594 901-867-1755 PuBLISHER & E DITOR : Tom & Dr. Nancy Brannon STAFF : Andrea Gilbert WEBSITE : www.midsouthhorsereview.com E- MAILS : midsouthhorsereview@ yahoo.com [email protected] FACEBOOK : Kids practice jumping fences at the Brownland Farm Show. See page 2. ( Brenda Black photo ) Cute Cowgirl seen at the The Mid-South Horse Review GCHS. 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July, 2016 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com Book, film & art nook Christopher Columbus. al - Film Trailer of “The Edge” though nunki died in July 2015, anderson’s work with Wild horses of abaco has Earns Prix de Finalist Award spanned 2014 through the pres - By Julianne Neal, The Marley Project ent and continues through cloning efforts in order to re - “the edge: Bruce anderson - natural store the breed on the current humanship” film trailer was presented the island Preserve. he sees this Prix de Finalist award in the category of situation as a “canary in the social responsibility during the deauville travels, from the Caribbean islands coal mine” of humanity, show - Green awards, held in France in June, through england and Canada, finally land - ing where we are as a society. the Whoa 2016. the film trailer, a 4 minute preview ing in the southeastern united states, team submitted a proposal to the Govern - of the 45 minute documentary currently in painting a backdrop for the foundation of ment of the Bahamas in october to bring production with director James o’Connor his work. his system includes a step by back the abaco spanish Colonial horses and dylan quesnel of the art of story - step process that can be applied to a vari - using nunki’s tissue. this is reportedly the telling, details the work of Bruce ander - ety of situations and circumstances, in - first time that an extinct breed will be son, native of trinidad and tobago and cluding equine training, equine assisted brought back; other equine restorations current resident of Camden, south Car - learning and therapy, law enforcement have been based on small remaining pop - olina. anderson is the founder of nature’s training, management and educational ulations. since the spanish Colonial breed view, a unique system of equine learning workshops. anderson also explores envi - is becoming rarer, reintroduction of even a that he calls “natural humanship,” and is ronmental and societal issues facing the part of the gene pool of the abacos will do one of the founders of the Marley Project, world today and gives his solution of the much to reverse the march of the spanish inc. (tMP), a 501(c)(3) dedicated to alpha, or servant leader, mindset. ander - Colonial toward the edge of extinction. equine education. son provides an alternative philosophy of o’Connor and quesnel have a pro - anderson and Julianne neal, executive thematic categories were awarded the “People helping horses: horses helping jected completion date for the 45 minute director of tMP, presented the film and Gold Green awards, the special awards People” while addressing human needs for documentary of June 30th and plans are in introduced the work during the interna - and the Grand Prix, rewarding excellence survival through the environment. place for submitting the film to the tional festival. official selections from in production and broadcasting for sus - the research for the film also explores equus Film Festival nyC in november. five continents were nominated by the in - tainable development on thursday, June his work in the abacos with Milanne to see film trailer of “the edge,” visit ternational jury to be screened to compete 16th at the salon des ambassadeurs rehor and nunki, the last horse in the line www.vimeo.com/161533904. 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July, 2016 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview. com horse health Care hoof care,” says Frank lessiter, editor/Publisher of american Farriers What Do You Journal. “We want to remind the equine community that farriers do so much more than normal trimming and shoeing, all Know About while sacrificing their bodies and often in less than ideal circumstances.” Hooves? american Farriers Journal once again is producing the “Farriers spotlight,” where do you know the parts of the equine horse owners, grooms, trainers, etc., sub - hoof? here are some illustrations of the mit pictures and videos of their farrier equine hoof to help you become more fa - working with horses, and share why they miliar with its structure and function. appreciate their farrier. Farriers working Why? 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