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Field Trip!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Sean

This January, the WFY team hired a professional photographer and headed to warmer parts of the US. No, the purpose was not tanning, though I did get some serious color on my nose and neck regions.

The purpose of the trip was to gather pictures of real horse owners and their mounts for our new website. We’ll be rolling out this all-new site in a few months, and it’s looking to be the best one yet! The site will feature innovative new products from Absorbine, beautiful horse-world images, new video and more! It’s a pretty big deal.

Here are behind the scenes pictures from “on location.”

In this shot, our models (horse Eva and rider Jenny) were trotting around in a circle so the photographer could get close-ups of the horse’s legs in action. This wasn’t even the most adrenalin-inducing shot for the brave photographer (next blog post), but he was a seasoned vet and took it all in stride! We do not recommend trying this home.

Eva- "What's that man doing on the ground?"

Here is Eva from the photographer’s perspective. She’s showing us her stride, but I think she’d rather be jumping!

We had Molly along with us to help direct and to make sure that the beautiful horses were shown in their best light.

Absorbine's grooming expert, Molly O'Brien

Thanks for reading and expect a follow-up post featuring the next location we visited soon!

-Sean

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Horses Need Help In Bastrop, TX

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Sean

The wildfires raging in Texas have destroyed many homes and farms around the city of Bastrop, TX which has been one of the areas worst affected. Many of the horses and cattle that lived there had to be released as the fire approached. They are being rounded up and cared for by hard working volunteers. Here is what Jessica, a member of the Absorbine® sales force, wrote about the situation:

“As most of you know, Central Texas has been ravaged by wild fires for the last two weeks due to extremely dry conditions caused by the most severe drought we’ve seen in years. The largest fire is still burning, but thankfully they now have it 50% contained. Hundreds have been left homeless and are still not able to enter the city of Bastrop, where fires caused the most damage. In addition to homes, many barns were lost and hundreds of horses and cattle were displaced. Some people didn’t have much time to evacuate and were forced to open their gates, let their horses run and hope they would be able to find them later.

Many of these animals have been rounded up and collected in arenas where they are being cared for. They will stay there until their owners can come back and claim them, or until they can reestablish homes elsewhere. The crew taking care of these horses has been working every day in 100+ degree heat setting up makeshift pens, hand walking injured horses and doing their best to make sure they have enough hay, feed and water for them. They are so happy to receive even the smallest bit of help.”

Jessica organized some products from Absorbine® to help the animals be more comfortable while they wait for their owners, but they are still in dire need.
Anyone who would like to help or donate to the operation should contact Becky S., who is working at one of the largest evacuation arenas (512) 576-7199. She can help anyone willing to make a contribution or donation.

Here are some other good resources for people looking for their animals or further information:

Facebook Page: Bastrop Fires/Animal Victims Emergency Links

Facebook Page: Bastrop Fire Find Your Pet

Facebook Page: Bastrop Fire Information and Help

Chronicle Of The Horse Blog: texas fires and the horses

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Better Bathing Tips

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Sean

Absorbine just finished up a new video with Molly, our in-house grooming expert, called “Better Bathing Tips”. Here, we demonstrate bathing a horse in a wash stall and offer tips that a novice horse owner will find useful.

It was a sunny May day when we headed to the barn where Folly, 27-year-old mare, is enjoying her retirement from being a show horse. She got a full body clip beforehand, mostly to escape the summer heat but also to keep her looking her prettiest. Then her a bath with ShowSheen 2-In-1 Shampoo & Conditioner, applied ShowSheen Finishing Mist, and let her dry off in the sun while munching on a little grass. This mare has the life!

The best part was that while we were demonstrating all of these safety tips for washing a horse, making sure that they behave and don’t spook, Folly hardly batted an ear! Word on the street is Folly really loves to be pampered and a spa day is her favorite thing in the world (aside from food). This of course is not the case with every horse, but it’s awfully convenient when it is.

Well, a spa day is just what Folly got and we hope you enjoy this short video, even if you’re already a grooming expert!

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Behind The Scenes At Churchill Downs

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Sean

After the news this morning of Uncle Mo being scratched from this weekend’s 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, race fans’ attention has been refocused on the remaining 19 entries. Absorbine^® was at the track this week. Here are two of the contenders getting ready Thursday.

Nehro, owned by Zayat Stables and trained by Steve Asmussen, will be ridden by Corey Nakatani. His odds at the time of this post are 6-1.

Soldat is owned by Harvey Clarke & Craig Robertson III, and is trained by Kiarin McLauphlin. He will be ridden by Alan Garcia. His odds at the time of this post are 12-1.

The above information as well as information about all of the contenders can be found at the official Kentucky Derby Website.

Absorbine wishes all of the horses and their owners the best of luck!!!

Nehro is grazing after his post-workout bath.

Soldat on his way back to the barn after his Thursday morning workout.

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Team Member And Equine Competitor Deborah

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Sean

W.F Young, Inc. is active inthe horse world, from those of us in the office to those out in the field callingon tack shops. Deborah is one of oursales representatives (in the field) and loves Paints. Here are some picturesof her and her family, including her horses. Thanks for being part of our WFYteam, Deborah! “We have been into Paints since 2005 We havebeen showing horses since 1994. We have had Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses and Paints.Currently we have 1 Tobiano and 3 breeding stock paints. “Last year my youngest daughter showed atthe Youth World Paint Show placing 3rd. My oldest daughter showed at theQuarter Horse Congress receiving a top 10 and showing at the World Championshipshow receiving top 5. I showed my horse last year in the Wisconsin Paint HorseOpen Show Program receiving grand champion. And also Grand champion in theWisconsin Quarter Horse Assoc. My youngest daughter received reserve championin Wisconsin Paint Horse Open Shows. Currently my filly holds 4th in the nationfor PAC for Paints, she was top 20 honor roll as well.” -Deborah D, Sales representativefor W.F. Young, Inc.

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Absorbine, Family Owned

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Sean

Founders of W.F. Young, Wilbur and Mary Ida, on Claude and Jake

Mary Ida driving her team.

Did you know that W.F.Young, Inc. is a family owned American business and always has been? We have owned and cared for horses throughout the companies history. I wanted to share our love of horses, so here are some pictures of us “horsing around”.

Wilbur, ready for a wintertime romp!

Wilbur’s great grandson Tyler and family with the founder and owner of Friesians Of Majesty, Robert Labrie

Tyler and Jean recently visited the Friesians Of Majesty farm in Townshend, VT with their son Trevor and friend Peyton. The Friesians Of Majesty farm is home to Othello and Mathijs, champion stallions. If you like Friesians, check out their site!

http://www.friesiansofmajesty.com/index.php

Trevor Young (center) and two friends at the Friesians Of Majesty farm.

Jamie Young, great granddaughter of Wilbur, with Goth, her rescued Percheron gelding.

Jamie is our New Products Consultant. She has owned horses for most of her life and is a passionate animal lover. We use her valuable insight into horse care as we develop new products here at W.F. Young, Inc.

Your faithful blog/facebook administrator Sean, great great grandson, on Danny the Percheron.

Danny was my horse growing up. My mother Jamie used him for all sorts of tasks on her land and he had a huge heart. Danny was a forgiving mount for us kids to learn on, but he REALLY loved to pull! We miss you Danny.

Jaime McKinley, great great granddaughter and current V.P. Of New Product Development, ready for a trail ride.

Jaime (spelled differently than her aunt’s name) is in charge of developing innovative horse products here at Absorbine. Her latest project was to extend the ShowSheen line and update it with hair health ingredients to promote your horse’s beauty from the inside-out. Jaime and Jamie (J squared) work to combine our many years of experience with modern technology and practices.

One of our favorite horses named 8N. He stills works fine.

Our CEO Tyler’s Quarter Horses Cody and Pepper going for the same blade of grass.

Pepper and Cody, Tyler’s reinning horses.

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Horse Rescues Rock!

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Sean

You don’t have to be a horse person to admire a horse rescue operation, but if you are involved with horses you know just how vital they are to our four legged partners. Horse ownership and care is pricey and America’s job shortage means that many people can no longer afford to care for their horses. If they can’t sell them or give them away, they end up being released into the wild or slaughtered. If they are very very lucky, they get taken in by a rescue shelter.

Horse rescues take these horses in as guests, feed them and very often nurse them back to health. Their next task is to find a new home for them, hopefully their ‘forever home’ where they will live happily for the rest of their lives. All of this is done on a shoestring budget funded by donations and their own pockets. Horse rescues are the buffer zone for homeless horses and they are more vital than ever!

At Absorbine, we concern ourselves with the well being of the horse. It is the reason Absorbine Veterinary Liniment was invented in 1892.
-see The History Of Absorbine http://absorbine.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html

At the end of 2010 we were able to send out a little product. 20 wonderful horse rescues received pallets like this one, hope you find somewhere to put it all!

This is a photo from Hunter Creek Rescue Ranch. They will be spreading this out to other rescues and horses in need in the area.
http://www.huntercreekrescue.com/apps/blog/
Absorbine salutes the hard working horse lovers of America’s horse rescues! Thanks for being there.

All donation requests must be submitted via the donation request form on our website. Submitted requests will be reviewed and decisions will be made on a quarterly basis. Due to the large volume of requests we receive, we will only contact those organizations who will receive a donation. If your organization is selected we will ship product to the physical address provided so please complete the form in its entirety. Thank you.

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Fun(ny) Horse Photos

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Sean

For our recent Absorbine FaceBook contests, we asked people to send in photos of their horses that were were funny, pretty, sentimental or otherwise special. Twenty five winners receive a special Zenyatta edition of the Thoroughbred Times, all about the legendary mare. We also packed in some Absorbine goodies for good measure.

Many many photos were posted and they were indeed funny, pretty, sentimental and otherwise special. So in the interest of entertainment, I’ve pulled the ones that I think are in the ‘funny’ category and re-posted them here. I’ll keep adding them as we get them in. Dear horses: you keep us laughing with your quirky personalities and attention-grabbing antics. We know you do it on purpose, and that makes it even better!

Caption excerpts taken from Facebook photo descriptions:

“So I finally got it in there…now what?” Sent in by Lauren

Gizmo loves to grab Chipper’s halter and lead him around the lot

Sent in by Amanda

My girl Chili, checking out the golf cart. Sent in by Wendy

my Morab gelding “Dancing With Angels”. He is always acting kind of crazy. Sent in by Amanda

“What did you put on my nose. Get it OFF, it’s freaking me out” Sent in by Valerie

copenhagen and wyatt earpe amusing themselves. Sent in by Jane

Copper. Sent in by Judy

My crazy Thoroughbred, Lucky! Sent in by Kellie

Verbie aka Alfalfa Face let’s me know when he’s done eating by throwing his bucket at me! Sent in by Kristen

Sent in by Mary

1200 pound horse vs. 1 pound kitten Sent in by Megan

This is my girl being her silly self. Sent in by Paige

…yeah that’s me, I’m Cinder Fella…Sent in by Rebecca

Chippa Sent in by Shea

It is a horse or a giraffe? Sent in by Valerie

This mini was my horse’s boyfriend at an old barn. Sent in by Laura

Not the most anatomically correct, but here’s a picture of the three of us as Halloween skeletons! Sent in by Laura

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Horse Illustrated’s Grooming Challenge

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Sean

Horse Illustrated’s Grooming Challenge Contest, sponsored by Absorbine, recently came to a close and the winner has been chosen:
Congratulations to Amy Conforti of Maine and her Thoroughbred Wally. She won a basket of ShowSheen grooming products and some other goodies.

Absorbine’s very own Molly O’Brien

Horse Illustrated then gleaned the top five grooming questions from the entries and asked Absorbine’s resident grooming expert Molly O’Brien to share her methods for solving them. She really knows how to clean up a mud-encrusted pony!