December 2005 -
A First! Equine
Liability Bill Passes State Senate
by Stephanie Lawson
On November 15, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee reported
out of committee legislation that would protect the state's equine industry
from excessive insurance costs and lawsuits. The legislation, sponsored by
Sen. Mike Waugh (R-York) and 17 others, was spearheaded by the Pennsylvania
Equine Council (PEC).
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November 2005 -
Philadelphia Eagle, Fox Sports
Converge on Reigle Heir Farm
by Stephanie Lawson
The stallion barn sports seven of
those big flat screen LCD televisions, the kind that's highly coveted but
still a little out of the price range of most sports loving husbands. Under
each is a sleek thoroughbred stallion with a pedigree and a racing record that
makes the hearts of mare owners beat a little faster. Mare owners can watch
the prospective daddies in action on the LCD TV overhead before making up
their minds.
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November 2005 -
In Need and in Luck: Rescued
Horses Land in Prison, or Is It Heaven?
by Suzanne Bush
You never turn your back on a creature in need. It's a good way to face
life and a good way to make a difference in the world. It's the guiding force
that brought two vastly different organizations together in exquisite synergy.
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April 2005 -
Complex Crisis
by Stephanie Lawson
Three years after the completion of a $86 million expansion,
Harrisburg's Farm Show Complex is one of the country's top equestrian venues.
With 25 acres under a single roof, two large arenas and permanent and temporary
stabling for hundreds of horses, the complex's climate-controlled, all weather
facility is matched by few other venues.
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April 2005 -
Equine Liability Legislation Introduced in
State Senate
Waugh and his staff are soliciting co-sponsors, who have until
July 9 to sign on. When that process is complete, the bill will be referred
to a committee, probably the Judiciary Committee. "We had hoped to have it
introduced in the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee, but recent
experience indicates that probably will not happen," said Kristin Ebersole, Ag
Committee Director and a member of Senator Waugh's staff. "After it is
introduced we will start discussions with the Chairman of the committee the
bill is referred to, in an attempt to advance the bill out of the committee."
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April 2005 -
State Launches Organization to Deal With
Disasters Affecting Animals
In September 1999, at the height of a
very busy hurricane season, storm-weary residents along the East Coast
prepared for a massive evacuation. Hurricane Floyd was moving steadily toward
Florida, after wreaking havoc in the Bahamas. Floyd's size and potential for
causing a major disaster led to what was then the largest peacetime evacuation
in the history of the United States. Two million people, from central Florida
to North Carolina, left their homes in anticipation of Floyd's arrival. The
National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning for nearly the entire East
Coast, stretching from Miami to Plymouth, MA.
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