Greetings Fellow Horse Enthusiast:
Did you know that Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH), a non-profit
organization, promotes the humane care, training and treatment of all gaited horses for the
preservation of their emotional, mental and physical wellbeing?
Please enjoy your attached copy of our premiere magazine, The
Sound Advocate, as an introduction to Friends of Sound Horses.
The Sound Advocate was designed as an exclusive resource for FOSH
members and is the only gaited horse magazine in print worldwide covering information and issues of today’s gaited horses.
The excellent educational content draws enthusiasts of all gaited horse breeds
and offers pin point marketing opportunities to reach the Sound
Advocate’s dedicated, exclusive and loyal readers.
The new FOSH Gaited Sport Horse program launching this year
is an exclusive venue designed by FOSH to recognize and honor the talents and
abilities of all gaited horses. This exciting program includes Gaited
Distance, Gaited Equine Agility and Gaited Dressage. Please visit http://www.foshgaitedsporthorse.com/.
FOSH is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization actively engaged in
the battle to end soring--the deliberate, cruel and abusive infliction of pain
on the front legs or feet of a gaited horse, primarily Tennessee Walking
Horses, to create an exaggerated, high stepping gait for the show ring. Soring
has been against Federal Law since 1970. FOSH supports flat shod
or barefoot gaited horses and never endorses any event that permits stacked
shoes, chains or action devices, nor mechanical, chemical or artificial means
to modify the natural gaits of the horse. For more information please visit
http://www.stopsoring.com/.
A robust set of resources is available through FOSH for the
gaited horse enthusiast whose needs are often not addressed in mainstream media
and clubs. For instance we provide licensed judges for venues that offer
gaited horse shows or classes at all-breed shows and the Independent Judges
Association (IJA) Rulebook that covers 15 gaited breeds.
We’re not all business! We invite you to join
us socially on Face Book or the FOSHFriends Yahoo Group for
real time updates and to share your adventures with our community.
Let everyone know how you have fun with your special horse(s)!! We even offer members a complimentary gait analysis of your gaited
horse.
The Sound Advocate is distributed to members, shows,
clinics, events and equine expos in the U.S. and abroad. Twice a year, it
is distributed electronically to over 20,000 horse enthusiasts during our
outreach campaign.
Please forward
this complimentary issue of the Sound Advocate to your favorite horse
friends and associations. This simple action will help us in our efforts to end soring and
serve the gaited horse community.
Will you consider joining FOSH?
Visit us today at http://www.fosh.info/
and receive the Sound Advocate as one of your member benefits. Please forward this complimentary issue of the
Sound Advocate to your favorite horse friends and associations. This simple action will help us in our efforts to end soring and
serve the gaited horse community.
Teresa Bippen
President
P.S. The Sound Advocate is published 6 times a year in both
written and electronic formats. For advertising rates and demographics,
please contact Julie Tarnawski at julie_t@earthlink.net.
