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Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Equine Protection Program emailed all 440 equine rescue members of the Homes for Horses Coalition to ask how they were being impacted by the pandemic. The 220 groups that responded housed 7,394 equines, along with 517 equines in foster care. The majority said their donations had stopped completely or slowed drastically by mid-March. Approximately 30 said they would be out of grain and hay in two to four weeks. Visit www.homes- forhorses.org for updates or more information.
Val Vail Passes Away
Val R. Vail passed away on April 19 at the age of 74. Val was instrumental in the con- struction of Sun Downs Racetrack and was a founding member of the Northern Quarter Horse Racing Association. He also served
as an American Quarter Horse Association Director for Washington State. In the 70’s, Val and his father established VA Ranch
in Kennewick, Washington, where stal-
lions such as Juno Dat Cash and Old Tom Cat stood. In the 80’s, Val was president
and co-owner of Northwest Triple Crown Yearling Sale Co., which conducted the Northwest Triple Crown/McFadden Ranch Yearling Sale in Hagerman, Idaho, which was the largest Quarter Horse Yearling Sale in the Northwest at that time. In the 90’s, American Quarter Horse Association Hall- of-Famer Abigail Kawananakoa bought VA Ranch and Juno Dat Cash. Val is survived by his wife Mary along with his three daughters and many other family members and friends.
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Capones Vault Dies
Capones Vault (First Smart Money-
Secret Interlude TB) died at the age of 19 in December. Bred by Robert W. Moore and owned by Bob Moore Farms LLC, the 6-time winner earned $503,501 winning such races as the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 and Northlands Futurity-G3. Capones Vault (pictured right) retired from racing in 2004 and spent his remaining days at Bob Moore Farms with pasture mate 2-time Champion Dashing Perfection (pictured left).
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Can you identify the horse in this photo? Here’s a hint: She won the 1995 Clovis Classic Barrel Futurity. The answer is on page 133.
Jess Featureme Quick Dies
Jess Featureme Quick (Feature Mr Jess-One Quick Cookie) died at the age of 10 on Dec. 18. Owned and bred by Melissa Ann Miller, the gelding won nine of 34 starts with earn- ings of $687,155, including the Los Alamitos Championship Challenge-G3 and Hobbs America Derby-G3. After retiring from the track, Jess Featureme Quick became a suc- cessful show horse, earning 24.5 halter points and 25 performance points. He earned both amateur and open Registers Of Merit.
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