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Celebrating the horse! Barbaro's Birthday

Magnificent Barbaro would have been 5 years old today - imagine he was only a 3 year old when he won the hearts of racing fans a couple years back and then made a sudden exit. 

Today, on his birthday, the Humane Society of the United States would like to celebrate the spirit of all horses with a national call in. 

The Horse Slaughter Prevention Act has been working its way through congress for some time now. 

The HSUS is calling for horse lovers to phone and email their US Representatives today in an effort to ensure the passage of the act.  I won't regale you with the details about horse slaughter, or the fact that many race horses that don't happen to run as well as Barbaro have been sent to slaughter houses (a dirty little secret of racing), be sure to visit the HSUS page for a background on the bill.

On another more upbeat note, Barbaro's brother Nicanor is coming up the ranks.  Check out this recent shot of him and notice how similar he looks to Barbaro.  Thanks to the Bloodhorse, a gallery 

of images are available of the gorgeous colt.  Nicanor, who just turned 2 on March 15 is owned and trained by the same group as Barbaro. 

If you want to get ready for Saturday, watch Barbaro in 2006's Kentucky Derby below, and then head over to Kentucky Derby.com to take  a look at this year's field! 

The most thrilling 2 minutes in sports goes off the first Saturday in May.

Orbit Baby on Hot Mom's Club

We're very excited to see Orbit Baby topping the list of great eco friendly baby product companies on Hot Mom's Club Earth Day special. 

You can read the list by visiting the Hot Mom's Club website.  The HMC editors chose the Orbit Green Edition Pram for it's Earth friendly components, it's superior functionality, and for the fact that it benefits the Nature Conservancy.  You can pick yours up at the Orbit Baby website.

Great Cause: Animal Safehouse Program

Here’s a cause that gets at the root of a problem that complicates so many types of disastrous situations.  Much as storm shelters during Hurricane Katrina wouldn’t accept pets, women living in abusive situations often are reticent to leave their 4-legged kids behind. 

Enter Christine Hartline, who established the Animal Safehouse Program a few years ago in California.

Recently profiled in People Magazine, the Animal Safehouse Program has culled and organized a network of foster families, who care for pets of battered women.  While the group was established in California, it has been working to branch out across the country.  For more information about being a pet foster parent, contact either http://www.rchumanesociety.org/ or http://www.petsafehouse.com/.