Day: January 4, 2011

PHOENIX — Found tottering alone in the desert with their ribs visible and their heads hung low, horses play a backbreaking, unappreciated role in the multibillion-dollar drug smuggling industry. Mexican traffickers strap heavy bales of marijuana or other illegal drugs to the horses’ backs and march them north through mountain passes and across rough desert terrain. With little food and water, some collapse under their heavy loads. Others are turned loose when the contraband gets far enough into Arizona to be loaded into vehicles with more horsepower. “We would pick up 15 to 20 horses a month, and

Katy, TX – January 3, 2011 – This year, the proceeds from the Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which works diligently to find a cure for diabetes through the support of research. JDRF is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for Type 1 Diabetes research. The Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show is a ‘AA’ rated hunter/jumper event that will be held April 6-11, 2011, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and