The Red Dog Inn

As many equestrians now know, 2008 Olympic dressage rider Courtney King-Dye fell from a horse when it slipped. King-Dye sustained head trauma and has been in a coma since last week’s fall.  Sadly, like many dressage riders, King-Dye was not wearing a helmet.   According to a report on TheHorse.com, her prognosis is promising. If you know how, please say a prayer for Courtney’s recovery. 

Dressage pro Heather Blitz has launched a campaign among dressage riders to don a helmet when they ride.

My friend, Julie Goodnight, let me know today about a special offer by her sponsor, Troxel, making it a little easier to buy a helmet to ride in.  Troxel is offering FREE Shipping on helmets through March 31, 2010 at http://tinyurl.com/yh8nzxx or 800-225-8827.

Troxel offers riding helmets in Western and English styles in pricepoints for virtually every budget.   If you need a helmet,  click the link and place your order.  It’s important, folks.   If you’re riding wear a helmet: every ride, every time.  Child or adult!

Sources: 

http://tinyurl.com/yh8nzxx  (Troxel offer)

http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=15942

http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/03/049.shtml

Today, we ventured out in the hopes of attending our very first basset hound meet up! We arrived at the park, hopeful that the rain would hold off for an hour or so, but we had no such luck. We did meet some lovely folks from the Southern California Basset Rescue who were apologizing for the rain. 

While Lula greeted her brethren, Butters really tried to not step on them. The coordinator, Nancy, was the picture of calm as eight basset hounds and one “John Wayne All*American Dog” (Butters) swirled around our feet entangling us in a web of leashes.  (Incidentally, if you need something lashed down really well, basset hounds may be the best ropers on the planet!)

Over the past couple months, I’ve met some really neat folks who work with bassets. Among them are Nancy who organizes the basset hound meet ups, and Dawn who runs Daphneyland, home to 100 bassets eagerly awaiting their forever homes.

The upshot is this. If you have dog, find other folks who have the same breed of dog. If you have an independent breed, like a basset, or a particular breed type, like a giant breed or a sight hound, it helps to know you’re not alone.  Whatever the breed or breed type you have, you can learn from each other, get training tips and more.

I LOVE:: the basset hound folks who help make Life with Lula even more fun!

Learn more about the Orange County, CA Basset Hound Meet-Up here: http://www.bhrsc.info/

When I started this blog, I made the Proverbs 12:10 my mission statement of sorts. Proverbs 12:10 reads: The righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.  So when I saw this message from teh Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), I signed the petition.  Give it a read. Visit the site. If you are compelled, take action!

“The Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to ensure that convicted animal abusers are exposed and prevented from harming new victims by promoting model legislation to establish an animal abuser registry in every community across America.”

FOLLOW THE LINK TO ADD YOUR VOICE AND LEARN MORE!  http://www.exposeanimalabusers.org/

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