Additional  thanks to Tamra Hartwig and her daughter Brianna for organizing and making this event happen every year and to Lise Mouthaan for her continued support and assistance.  Kudos girls for making this happen again in 2011, I know it was a stretch for all of you but you pulled it off . . . again. Yea!

1) A person shall not move equine into this state from another state without a negative coggins test within the previous 12 months. In addition, the person in control of the equine shall be in possession of an official interstate health certificate and results of the latest coggins test.

2) A person shall not enter equine in exhibitions, expositions, or fairs without a negative coggins test within the previous 12
months.

3) A person shall not change the ownership and location of equine within the state without a negative coggins test within the previous 12 months. All change of ownership and location transactions must be accompanied by a negative coggins test.

4) All equine entering, remaining at, or on the premises of horse auctions or sales markets whether or not licensed must have a negative coggins test within the previous 12 months.

The above requirements do not apply to equine that are both 6 months or younger and nursing.

The new law also creates the option for the Department of Agriculature to establish a voluntary equine identification card program, at a reasonable fee.  The card would be pocket sized with a photo or graphic illustration of the horse along with description, date of last negative coggins test and information on owner.

Full text of the law may be viewed at:  http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/publicact/pdf/2011-PA-0121.pdf

Look forward to seeing everyone and their trusty mounts again next year!

If you have suggestions or would like to volunteer to help, please email admin@hadleyhills.com

Also, if you have any pictures from this years event, do send them to us as we would love to post them to the website.

2011 Judged Trail Ride Results

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or Email admin@hadleyhills.com for more information.

Also on Sept. 17th at 2pm, the talented Tim Scarberry of Windwalker Farms will honor us with a special presentation.

For more information on Tim Scarberry, visit http://www.windwalkertraining.com/

Oakland County confirms state’s firstrabid groundhog

Reproduced From the Macomb Daily (Michigan)Published: Wednesday, June 22, 2011

By Catherine Kavanaugh
Macomb Daily Staff Writer

Michigan’s first ever case of rabies in a
groundhog was recorded last week in Southfield
after it bit a woman outside her house.

Health officials are warning Oakland
County residents to take
precautions against exposure to wild animals such as skunks, bats, raccoons and
foxes, for themselves and their domestic pets.

Dogs and cats that go outside should be vaccinated against the disease that is
spread by bodily fluids, such as saliva, and attacks the nervous system. People
should minimize their contact with wild animals, if possible.

In the Southfield
case, the groundhog wasn’t approached, cornered or provoked.

Shane Bies, epidemiologist for the Oakland County Health Division, said he
couldn’t discuss specific details about the incident but he did say,
“Imagine walking down the street and an animal sneaks up behind you and
nips your leg. It can happen any number of ways.”

The Southfield
resident has to undergo a series of four rabies vaccinations over a period of
two weeks in addition to 3-5 shots of antibodies on the first day of her
treatment.

“She will be fine,” said Kathy Forzley, a manager and health officer
for the county health division. “She followed the normal sequence of
events.”

The woman reported the incident and an animal control officer was able to
capture the groundhog and send it for testing. Rabid groundhogs, also called
woodchucks, are common in the eastern United
States, but none had been recorded in Michigan until now.

Bies said the groundhog probably was infected by a rabid skunk. From 2001-2010,
the county has seen an average of nine positive rabies tests in wild animals a
year with the range being six to 13 cases annually.

“Although we hear about more incidents, not all animals are tested for
rabies,” Bies said. “We only test if it impacts treatments for humans
or quarantines for domestic pets.” Continued…

Royal Oak police euthanize suspected rabid skunks routinely. Last year, one of the
infected nocturnal animals was out in broad daylight going up to people walking
into a business on 11 Mile Road.

County officials recommend if a wild animal is found in or near your home, call
the local animal control agency for assistance and to assess whether there is a
potential rabies exposure. If bitten by any wild animal or stray domestic
animal, wash the affected area thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical
attention immediately.

“As wild animals become more active in warmer weather, the possibility of
human contact increases,” Forzley said. “Our natural instinct is to
befriend a baby animal, pet one that seems friendly or help an injured animal.
But stray and wild animals should be avoided.”

Follow these tips to prevent rabies:

Never handle a wild animal like a skunk, bat, raccoon or fox.

Wash animal bites thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention
immediately.

If bitten by a wild/stray animal, capture the animal if possible. Call the
local animal control to assist with trapping, testing and/or observation of the
animal. Animal control may also assist with removing stray or wild animals from
your yard, home or neighborhood regardless of a bite.

Teach children never to handle unfamiliar animals, wild or domestic, even if
they appear friendly.

Prevent bats and raccoons from entering homes or spaces where people and pets
may be present.

If you wake up in a room with a bat present, regardless if there is evidence of
a bite or scratch, seek medical attention. If at all possible, trap the bat for
testing. Do not release the bat.

Keep vaccinations current for dogs, cats and ferrets. Keep cats and ferrets
inside and dogs under direct supervision. Consider having your pets spayed or
neutered.

Wild animals are more likely than domestic animals to be infected with rabies
due to widespread vaccination of domestic animals.

Rabies is an infectious disease that affects the nervous system of humans and
other mammals. People and unvaccinated animals get rabies from the bite of an
infected animal, or if saliva from the animal gets directly into the eyes,
nose, mouth or any break in the skin. Preventive treatment is given to people
who are exposed to prevent the disease. Rabies is nearly always fatal if not
treated after exposure.

For more information, call Oakland County Health Division’s Nurse on Call at
1-800-848-5533.

Kudos to all the volunteered!!!!!

In preparation, MHC has revised its membership categories as follows:
Organizational Membership -     $35 (up to 400 members); $60 (400 to 999 members);   $120 (1,000 or more members)

Associate (Business) Membership – $35

Individual Basic Membership – $15

Individual Enhanced Membership – $35

Family Basic Membership – $25

Family Enhanced Membership –     $65

Individual Basic Membership. Individual
Basic Membership shall be open to any person who supports the goals and
purposes of the Michigan Horse Council, but who does not deduct horse-related
activities as business expenses on his/her federal tax return(s).

Individual Enhanced Membership. Same as Individual Membership, except
Enhanced Individual Membership includes a $1,000,000 in personal excess liability
insurance through Equisure, Inc., as set out in the Master Policy on file with
the Michigan Horse Council

Family Basic Membership. Family Basic
Membership shall be open to members of a family (defined as both resident
spouses and all resident children under 18 years of age) who support the goals
and purposes of the Michigan Horse Council, but who do not deduct horse-related
activities as business expenses on their federal tax return(s).

Family Enhanced Membership. Same as Family Basic Membership, except
Family Enhanced Membership includes a $1,000,000 in personal excess liability
insurance through Equisure, Inc., that covers all members of the family as
defined above, as set out in the Master Policy on file with the Michigan Horse
Council.

This is a great liability insurance program, at a very modest cost, and will begin with MHC 2012 calendar year memberships. Watch the MHC website for further details.