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Warmer days are here and the start of summer is not far away. Most of us are back into the swing of the competition season and getting our horses back into top working condition. The spring grass is also starting to come through so make sure you think about getting your horses on something to help combat the sugars in the grass as it affects many horses and can cause harsh diseases like laminitis.

We have now launched our Huge Summer giveaway which is even bigger than our lifestyle giveaway which closed Nov 1st. Debbie and Bobbie Wisneski were the winners of that giveaway. We will have an update on them soon!

Click here to view the latest giveaway and be in to win! It’s a big one.

A lesson in never giving up!

Ever wanted a career in law enforcement or wanted a job where you could incorporate your love of horses? Check into an exciting and rewarding career as a member of the prestigious US Park Police...

Click here to watch "HORSE GIRL TV - Episode 25"

We are proud to present our latest video addition "Ask the Olympian"

Ask an Olympian proudly presented by Barnmice, the world-wide community of horse friends http://www.barnmice.com/

Ask an Olympian episode # 6

About Belinda:
One of the Dressage world's shining stars, Belinda Trussell represented Canada at the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the World Equestrian Games and the European Championships with her beautiful gelding, Royan II.

An elite rider in every sense of the word, Belinda has a sixth sense for competition riding that allows her not only to excel with her own horses, but to share her wisdom and competition strategies and guide her students to success after success in the show ring. Her current mount, Anton, is already one of Canada's top international horses in his first season in the Grand Prix ring.

For a full Bio on Belinda click here

Click here to watch some of our funny videos

Jody Hartstone -Horse Training and Dressage

Click here to ask Jody Hartstone a question

Hands On Animal Health - Massage Therapy

Click here to ask Tracey a question

NZPCA - Pony Club Expert

Click here to ask any questions about, joining or general questions at all about the NZPCA.

Craig Love - Body-Mind Balance

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Edward Bullock - Show Jumping and Training

Click here to ask Edward a question

Robyn Mauger - Nutritech Nutritional Expert

Click here to ask Robyn a question

Equine Trader HUGE SUMMER Giveaway

The BIGGEST Giveaway from Equine Trader yet!

Win a beautiful foal calendar courtesy of Sportaloosa

2 to give away each month!

Win a Trip to Las Vegas!

Win a trip for two to the Las Vegas National Finals Rodeo!

Win a Subscription to Ponies! Magazine

Win a subscription to Ponies! magazine plus win a beanie hat!

Win Rhino Repair Cream from Oasis Beauty

3 lucky Equine Trader members will win a pot of Rhino Repair Cream!

WIN Ripple and Summer!

Be in to win the first 2 books in the Ripple and Summer series!

Cortaflex New Zealand Power Hour Lesson

For the month of November win a Dressage lesson with top instructor Jody Hartstone...

Stubben Photo of the Week

Send in your funny, silly, crazy or beautiful pictures and go in to win some Stubben gear kindly donated by W Wiggins and Stubben...

X-HALT NEW ZEALAND New Monthly Member Draw

Everyone who registers as a member with Equine Trader each month goes in the draw to win their choice of one of the products kindly donated by X -Halt New Zealand...
Click here to join Equine Trader now

Septembers winner(s) were:

The 3 winners of the Rhino cream are: Samantha Trumper, Ange Smith and Stephanie McLintock

The winner of the Ponies! Magazine was: Melissa Read

The winner of the Ripple and Summer series was: Mary Clarke

The Winner of the Cortaflex New Zealand Power Hour Lesson was: Crystal Elliott

The Winner of the Finish Line New Zealand New Member Draw was: Kelly Austin

The Winner of the Ultimate Lifestyle Giveaway was: Debbie and Bobbie Wisneski!

The Winner of Sportaloosa Calendars: Vicki Haines and Lisa Swinburn

October 2nd winner

Jacinda Younger: The Winner!

October 9th

Petra Davidson : wow what’s this?

October 16th

Mandie Singh: Would you like a hug?

October 23rd

Lenni Laurence-bade: Learning to bow

October 30th

Angie Nicholas: My new baby

Stubben Photo of the Week

Send in your funny, silly, crazy or beautiful pictures and go in to win some Stubben gear kindly donated by W Wiggins and Stubben Each week we will choose a winner that will go up on our home page.

Horses and hounds

Triple Olympic champion Anky Van Grunsven of The Netherlands finished a long way ahead of the rest of the field when securing her second consecutive victory with Salinero in the 2009 FEI World Cup™ Dressage series at Lyon, France tonight.

Anky and Salinero Make It Two In A Row At Lyon

Top British show jumper Michael Whitaker has been found guilty of inadvertently doping his stallion Tackeray with the female hormone altrenogest after a mix up with feed buckets at La Baule.

Is Your Horse Vaccinated for Tetanus?

It's a very serious disease that kills about 80 per cent of horses it infects. A veterinarian turning up to treat a wound will usually give the horse an injection providing protection for about three weeks - enough time for the risk of tetanus infection from that particular injury to pass.

The Equine Trader HUGE SUMMER giveaway has now been launched and is Equine Trader's largest giveaway to date! To have a look at the long list of things you can win and to get yourself into the running Click here . One lucky person is going to win everything!

As announced at the top of this newsletter Debbie and Bobbie Wisneski have won the Equine Trader lifestyle giveaway which has now closed. Congratulations to them on winning such a fantastic prize! To see what they have won Click here . There will be a follow up article on how Debbie and Bobbie are getting on so keep an eye on the site!

I would also like to mention a new product that I have been trialling myself with Kapai and has worked so well for me I thought I would mention it to all of you. Have a look at http://marketmail.co.nz/www.medivet.co.nz as I have used their respiratory herbal paste with Kapai with really great results. They also have some of their products listed in our Auctions so check them out in our Buy/Sell section for more information or to buy some for yourself.

Happy Riding!
Erin and the Team at Equine Trader