Alex's Lemonade Stand

Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., was the site of a successful Alex's Lemonade Stand August 7. Members of the Henderson 4-H Club and employees of the Henderson Southern States store collected $275 in donations from thirsty race fans. Ellis Park contributed an additional $225 for fighting pediatric cancer.

Richard Taylor of Montpelier, Va., sold the all-time highest selling pony at the 2005 American Pony Hunter Classic Sale that was held in conjunction with the 2005 USEF Pony Hunter Finals in Lexington, Ky., in early August. The pony, Foxlair's Fandango, topped the sale at $75,000.

The Southern Horse Festival will fill the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh Dec. 2, 3 and 4. For information visit the web site at www.southernhorsefestival.com or call Kim Spell, manager of the Festival, at (919) 854-2551.

The King William, Va., Southern States store will have a horse customer open house October 15 from 9 a.m. till noon. Industry professionals will be on hand to answer questions. For information call the store at (804) 769-3100 (ask for Eileen).

The Farmville, Va., Southern States store will host a horse customer appreciation dinner November 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. A nutritionist and an agronomist will speak, and vendors will showcase products. For more information and the exact location of the dinner, call the store at (434) 392-4192 (ask for Sam).

Brian McKinnon won the 1D Barrel Race at the Southern States Triple Crown Horse Show in Perry, Ga. The NBHA Super Show, sanctioned by the National Barrel Horse Association, was held in Reeves Arena at the Georgia National Fairgrounds July 8-10. A National Reined Cow Horse Show and Clinic in Reeves Arena completed the 2005 Southern States Triple Crown Horse Show July 20-24. Southern States feed sales and technical representative Mike Dameron was show manager.

Trish Rhoades of Montpelier, Va., wants to alert readers to the "Nigerian scam," a horse-buying scam on the internet. Ms. Rhoades listed a three-year-old Quarter Horse for sale on various equine web sites in August. She received an email from a person who said she was in England and was very interested in buying the mare. She asked for Ms. Rhoades' mailing address so she could send a check for the $4,200 asking price, plus $3,800 to be given "for transportation costs" to the person who would come to get the horse.

On the second email, Ms. Rhoades became suspicious. "This person just didn't seem like a horse person," she says. No interest was displayed in the horse. It was all about cashing the check. Ms. Rhoades contacted the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is aware of this scam and urges caution.