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Giving Season Update

Published by LeadMare • Dec 9th, 2007 • Category: GHC News, Take a Stand

It’s the last month of Giving Season and we’ve had three contributions to the International Fund for Horses totaling $127. Yay, that’s great! We’re now listed as part of their Horse on the Hill Gang.
But can we do better?
IF4H is a 501(c)4 non-profit equine advocacy organization with constituents in the US, Canada, the UK [...]



More Than One Way to Take Action

Published by GHC • Dec 2nd, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Take a Stand

by Cassie, age 11
After reading Love Wild Horses? Take Action!, an article I recently read popped into my mind. Have you ever heard of Wild Horse Annie? Her real name was Velma Johnston, though she is better known as Wild Horse Annie. She proved that girls just like us can help make a difference in [...]



Five Reasons to Save a Life

Published by GHC • Oct 28th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Take a Stand, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
Below are five reasons to save a life instead of buying one. I wrote this for a club that my friend and I have. I hope this makes a difference in the way you think.
Reason one to save horses: Horses have carried us through history and now we slaughter them? That [...]



Horses Amaze Me

Published by GHC • Sep 6th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Take a Stand, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
I know many, if not all of us here at Girls Horse Club, are against horse slaughter. I am and always will be. It hurts me that these beautiful creatures do so much for us, and yet we end up sending them away to die, with almost no chance of living. [...]



Fight to the Death

Published by GHC • Aug 9th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Take a Stand

by Marisa, age 11
It is very hard to believe who would watch horse fighting, but this cruel sport has been going on for 500 years. This is entirely barbaric and has to be stopped.
This is how it works: They put a mare in the arena to excite the stallions, then they take her away and [...]



When Wild Horses Roamed Free

Published by GHC • Aug 4th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Take a Stand, Web Sites

by Cassie, age 11
There was a time when you could go almost anywhere in North America and you would find wild horses. Since then, a lot has changed. There are very few left and their numbers are not increasing by much. Thankfully, there is one organization that is working to change that.

RETURN TO FREEDOM
Return [...]



Fox Hunting

Published by GHC • Jul 30th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Take a Stand

by Animalsrkool, age 12
I think fox hunting is cruel, heartless and a waste of time for horses, foxes and dogs. Probably many horses died hunting.
Fox Hunting is a type of hunting in which trained dogs pursue Red Foxes, followed by human hunters who are usually on horses, but sometimes on foot. Many animal welfare campaigners [...]



Island Survivor - The Abaco Barb

Published by GHC • Jul 28th, 2007 • Category: International Horse, Junior Bloggers, Take a Stand, by Syd

by Syd, age 12
Far away in the Bahamas lies an island called Abaco, home to one of the most endangered and beautiful horses in the world — the Abaco Barb! Or as I like to call them, island survivors.

The Abaco Barb is actually the most endangered breed alive. Today the herd is made up of [...]



Chuckwagon Racing — Treat or Tragedy?

Published by GHC • Jul 26th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Take a Stand

by Cassie, age 11
On the last Saturday of the Calgary Stampede three more horses died in another Chuckwagon race. Now the question is, should Chuckwagon racing be allowed in the Stampede anymore?
The Calgary Stampede is a large, non-profit festival, exhibition, and rodeo held in Calgary, Alberta for ten days in the second week of every [...]



Flicka Movie & Animal Cruelty

Published by GHC • May 8th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Take a Stand

by Julia, age 13
One of the latest movies about horses, Flicka, should be boycotted, and after you read this I think you’ll agree with me.
I was surfing the web and found a link to “My Dead Flicka.” During the making of the movie Flicka, two horses died. They did not die naturally either. The first [...]