Absorbine, Family Owned

Founders of W.F. Young, Wilbur and Mary Ida, on Claude and Jake

Mary Ida driving her team.

Did you know that W.F.Young, Inc. is a family owned American business and always has been? We have owned and cared for horses throughout the companies history. I wanted to share our love of horses, so here are some pictures of us "horsing around".

Wilbur,  ready for a wintertime romp!

 

Wilbur's great grandson Tyler and family with the founder and owner of Friesians Of Majesty, Robert Labrie

Tyler and Jean recently visited the Friesians Of Majesty farm in Townshend, VT with their son Trevor and friend Peyton. The Friesians Of Majesty farm is home to Othello and Mathijs, champion stallions. If you like Friesians, check out their site!

http://www.friesiansofmajesty.com/index.php

 

Trevor Young (center) and two friends at the Friesians Of Majesty farm.

Jamie Young, great granddaughter of Wilbur, with Goth, her  rescued Percheron gelding.

Jamie is our New Products Consultant. She has owned horses for most of her life and is a passionate animal lover. We use her valuable insight into horse care as we develop new products here at W.F. Young, Inc.

Your faithful blog/facebook administrator Sean, great great grandson, on Danny the Percheron.

Danny was my horse growing up. My mother Jamie used him for all sorts of tasks on her land and he had a huge heart. Danny was a forgiving mount for us kids to learn on, but he REALLY loved to pull! We miss you Danny.

Jaime McKinley, great great granddaughter and current V.P. Of New Product Development, ready for a trail ride.
   

Jaime (spelled differently than her aunt's name) is in charge of developing innovative horse products here at Absorbine. Her latest project was to extend the ShowSheen line and update it with hair health ingredients to promote your horse's beauty from the inside-out. Jaime and Jamie (J squared) work to combine our many years of experience with modern technology and practices.

One of our favorite horses named 8N. He stills works fine.

Our CEO Tyler's Quarter Horses Cody and Pepper going for the same blade of grass.

Pepper and Cody, Tyler's reinning horses.

 

Horse Rescues Rock!

You don't have to be a horse person to admire a horse rescue operation, but if you are involved with horses you know just how vital they are to our four legged partners. Horse ownership and care is pricey and America's job shortage means that many people can no longer afford to care for their horses. If they can't sell them or give them away, they end up being released into the wild or slaughtered. If they are very very lucky, they get taken in by a rescue shelter. 

Horse rescues take these horses in as guests, feed them and very often nurse them back to health. Their next task is to find a new home for them, hopefully their 'forever home' where they will live happily for the rest of their lives. All of this is done on a shoestring budget funded by donations and their own pockets. Horse rescues are the buffer zone for homeless horses and they are more vital than ever!

At Absorbine, we concern ourselves with the well being of the horse. It is the reason Absorbine Veterinary Liniment was invented in 1892.
 -see The History Of Absorbine http://absorbine.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html

At the end of 2010 we were able to send out a little product. 20 wonderful horse rescues received pallets like this one, hope you find somewhere to put it all!

This is a photo from Hunter Creek Rescue Ranch. They will be spreading this out to other rescues and horses in need in the area.
http://www.huntercreekrescue.com/apps/blog/
Absorbine salutes the hard working horse lovers of America's horse rescues! Thanks for being there.

All donation requests must be submitted via the donation request form on our website. Submitted requests will be reviewed and decisions will be made on a quarterly basis. Due to the large volume of requests we receive, we will only contact those organizations who will receive a donation. If your organization is selected we will ship product to the physical address provided so please complete the form in its entirety. Thank you.

Fun(ny) Horse Photos

For our recent Absorbine FaceBook contests, we asked people to send in photos of their horses that were were funny, pretty, sentimental or otherwise special. Twenty five winners receive a special Zenyatta edition of the Thoroughbred Times, all about the legendary mare. We also packed in some Absorbine goodies for good measure.

Many many photos were posted and they were indeed funny, pretty, sentimental and otherwise special. So in the interest of entertainment, I've pulled the ones that I think are in the  'funny' category and re-posted them here. I'll keep adding them as we get them in. Dear horses: you keep us laughing with your quirky personalities and attention-grabbing antics. We know you do it on purpose, and that makes it even better!

Caption excerpts taken from Facebook photo descriptions: 

"So I finally got it in there...now what?" Sent in by Lauren

Gizmo loves to grab Chipper's halter and lead him around the lot

 Sent in by Amanda

My girl Chili, checking out the golf cart. Sent in by Wendy

my Morab gelding "Dancing With Angels". He is always acting kind of crazy. :) Sent in by Amanda

"What did you put on my nose. Get it OFF, it's freaking me out" Sent in by Valerie

copenhagen and wyatt earpe amusing themselves. Sent in by Jane

Copper. Sent in by Judy

My crazy Thoroughbred, Lucky! Sent in by Kellie

Verbie aka Alfalfa Face let's me know when he's done eating by throwing his bucket at me! Sent in by Kristen

Sent in by Mary

1200 pound horse vs. 1 pound kitten Sent in by Megan

This is my girl being her silly self. Sent in by Paige

...yeah that's me, I'm Cinder Fella...Sent in by Rebecca

Chippa Sent in by Shea

It is a horse or a giraffe? Sent in by Valerie

This mini was my horse's boyfriend at an old barn. Sent in by Laura

Not the most anatomically correct, but here's a picture of the three of us as Halloween skeletons! Sent in by Laura

Horse Illustrated's Grooming Challenge

Horse Illustrated's Grooming Challenge Contest, sponsored by Absorbine, recently came to a close and the winner has been chosen:
Congratulations to Amy Conforti of Maine and her Thoroughbred Wally. She won a basket of ShowSheen grooming products and some other goodies.

Absorbine's very own Molly O'Brien

Horse Illustrated then gleaned the top five grooming questions from the entries and asked Absorbine's resident grooming expert Molly O'Brien to share her methods for solving them. She really knows how to clean up a mud-encrusted pony!

Horse Illustrated Article

Here is a link to the article on HorseChannel.com, the online accompaniment to Horse Illustrated. It's a real source of knowledge for horse folks!

http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-exclusives/2010-hi-grooming-challenge.aspx

Thanks Horse Bloggers!

Check out these nice reviews of our products!

Midwest Horse Blog who reviewed ShowSheen Finishing Mist- 

About horses and horse ownership by two women who own horses and live in the midwest of the United States

http://midwesthorse.blogspot.com/2010/11/absorbine-new-product-review.html

Bitless Horse Blog who compared Santa Fe Detangler, ShowSheen Detangler and a few other detanglers-

Just a Southern Ontario gal trying to discover true horsemanship through science rather than tradition

http://www.bitlesshorseblog.com/2010/11/review-de-tanglers-comparison.html

Again, thanks for considering our products and for providing a great place to discuss horsemanship!

Mazy, Molly and HorseChannel.com

We were delighted to read the new HorseChannel.com's Question Of The Week: A dusty winter coat. Our very own Molly O'Brien of Absorbine wrote in to tell everyone how she conquers a dusty winter coat. Molly is a life-long horse woman and competes in the Morgan show circuit. Her shining star is Rum Brook Immortal Waltz, a five year old mare with a ton of personality and a very sweet disposition. I know, because I've filmed her several times for our Absorbine videos and am basically in love with this filly! Her barn name is Mazy, an 1800's word for waltz.

http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-experts/horse-management/dust-free-coat.aspx

Pilates Exercises for Horseback Riding

Most of the sports we do can be enhanced by a little physical training. Of course, most organized sports encourage strength and cardio work on top of playing the actual game. Also individual sports like skiing, rock climbing and cycling all benefit from some extra-curricular training. It seems logical that horseback riding, requiring strength and endurance to hold on, stay balanced, change direction etc would benefit from some training. Pilates may not be for everyone, but it is interesting to note what muscle groups they suggest you target and it does seem to be a good fit for some equestrians.

Check out this link to an About.com article describing an equine Pilates workshop in Colorado. I found it first in Kathrine's Horse Blog. The workshop was put on by Pam Harrington, Pilates instructor and Patty LeBlanc owner of Cappaleigh Farm.

http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesforeverybody/ss/Pilates-Exercises-For-Horseback-Riding.htm