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Caloosa Saddle Club
Horsin' Around Town

Community and other news about horses and horsey people

Trail Riding Resources

 

Southwest Florida Water Management

2370 Broad Street

Brooksville, FL 34604

www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recguide

 

Northwest Florida Water Management

Route 1 Box 3100

Havana, FL 32333

 

St. Johns River Water Management

P.O. Box 1429

Palatka, FL 32178

 

Recreational Guide to Florida State Forests

Division of Forestry

3125 Conner Blvd. C-25

Tallahassee, FL 32399

www.fl-dof.com

 

Florida on Horseback

University Press of Florida

www.upf.com

 

Happy Trails by Les Sellnow

Blood Horse Publications

P.O. Box 919003

Lexington, KY 40591

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Horseback Riding on Wildlife Management Area Lands
To find out about Florida Wildlife Management Areas where horseback riding is permitted, go to http://myfwc.com/recreation.  Remember that you must pay an entrance fee or get an annual stamp ($26) to access these properties.
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Links to Local Horse-Related Organizations

Special Equestrians

Lee County Sheriff's Posse

Southeast Distance Riders Association (SEDRA)

Horse Rescues

Horse Protection Association of Florida

Give to a horse
rescue . . . without an
extra dollar out of your pocket!
 
When you make purchases from Jeffers or Country Supply, a percentage of your purchases can be donated directly to Horse Protection of Florida.  Each of these vendors has a charitable donation program that enables HPAF to receive these monies directly, and it doesn't cost you anything. 
 
Specifically, Country Supply (http://www.countrysupply.com) calls their program Country Care and donates 5% of your purchases to the rescue.  Jeffers (http://www.jeffersequine.com) calls their program Affiliate and donates 3% of your purchases to the rescue.  
 
When buying online or over the phone, please indicate HPAF as the charitable donation code. 
 
HPAF appreciates your support!

For Your Information...
Please look over the following website.  These three horses were recently stolen from Frostproof, FL.
 
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Premarin and Prempro
Premarin stands for Pregnant Mares Urine and is the most prescribed drug in this country. 
 
Did you know that these hormone-replacement drugs are yielded from the urine of approximately 20,000 pregnant mares that are forced to stand in small box stalls for up to six months?  Not only is cancer a potential by-product of these drugs, but also the mares are inhumanely treated and an estimated 20,000  foals are born each year that frequently end up at slaughter. 
 
Wyeth Laboratories, the drug maker, is the parent company of several subsidiaries, including Fort Dodge.  Yes, the same company that produces equine vaccines and Quest ivermectin.  Wyeth also produces products such as Advil, Chap Stik, and Centrum vitamins.
 
Do you know any women that take Premarin or Prempro?  You may wish to enlighten them about the mare urine pills they are consuming!
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Caloosa Saddle Club meets the 1st Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM
at the North Fort Myers Fire Station on Nalle Road