FLAIR® Press Release
FLAIR LLC CO-SPONSORS DR. EPP AT EQUINE AFFAIRE
Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 5:54 am.
4-8-2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLAIR LLC ANNOUNCES CO-SPONSORSHIP OF DR. TAMMY EPP’S EQUINE AFFAIRE PRESENTATIONS
Flair LLC, maker of FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strips is very pleased to announce its co-sponsorship of Dr. Tammi Epp’s Equine Respiratory Health presentations at The 2012 Columbus Equine Affair, held at the Ohio State Exposition Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Tammi Epp, DVM, PHD – from Kansas State University – is a leading authority in the diseases of the Equine Respiratory System. She will speak twice on Saturday, April 14, 2012. In her first presentation — at 12noon in the Demo Ring of the Celeste Center – Dr. Epp will discuss Understanding Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) & How to Manage It. In her second Equine Affair presentation, to be held at 5pm on the Seminar Stage of the Voinovitch Center, Dr. Epp’s topic will be: Breathing: The Forgotten Key to the Horse’s Performance. This is the first time either topic has been presented by The Equine Affaire.
About Equine Affaire: Based in London Ohio, Equine Affaire is generally considered one of the world’s premier equine expositions, with annual expos in Massachusetts, Ohio, and California. Equine Affaire offers equine enthusiasts and professionals unparalleled educational programs and presentations, an extensive trade show, informative breed pavilions and demonstrations, horse and farm exhibits, a youth pavilion, versatile horse and rider competitions, and the and exciting Pfizer Fantasia performances
About FLAIR Nasal Strips: FLAIR Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time.
For more information about FLAIR Strips, Flair LLC and its sponsorship activities, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more information about Equine Affaire please visit http://equineaffaire.com. To download a complete copy of the Equine Affaire Columbus Exposition schedule, please follow this link: http://equineaffair.com/u/pdf/12_oh_schedule_program5.pdf
Media Contact:
Nan Rawlins
pr@flairstrips.com
Flair, LLC Sponsors 2012 BBR Association
Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 12:17 pm.
4-3-2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLAIR LLC ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2012 Better Barrel Races Association
Flair LLC, maker of FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strips is pleased to announce its sponsorship of — and participation in — the 2012 Better Barrel Races Association and the Better Barrel Races (BBR) World Finals.
BBR events are endorsed and sanctioned by various independent producers. In order to accumulate BBR year-end points towards final yearly standings and awards, contestants must be BBR members and compete in eight sanctioned events.
The BBR Finals event will be held April 25 – 29, 2012 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Contestants will vie for $70,000 in awards and prizes as well as added cash. More information about the event may be found at http://www.betterbarrelraces.com/pages/finalsinfo.htm.
In addition to the BBR World Finals Event, Flair LLC will sponsor several other sanctioned BBR events. FLAIR will offer the FLAIR Barrel Racing Bonus Program at some of these events as well as at the World Finals Event.
The FLAIR Barrel Racing Bonus Program provides an award to the fastest time of the day wearing a FLAIR Strip. The winner receives FLAIR Nasal Strips and a cash bonus.
Flair LLC looks forward to sponsoring and supporting BBR – a premier barrel racing association — as well as the sport of barrel racing and its equine athletes. For more information about FLAIR sponsored BBR Events and The FLAIR Barrel Racing Bonus Program, please follow the FLAIR Facebook Page at http://facebook.com/flairstrips and FLAIR’s twitter feed @FLAIRstrips.
About FLAIR Nasal Strips: FLAIR Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time.
For more information about FLAIR Strips, Flair LLC and its sponsorship activities, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more information about the BBR, please visit http://www.betterbarrelraces.com/.
Media Contact:
Western Integrity Agency
marketing@flairstrips.com
FLAIR LLC ANNOUNCES PARTIAL LIST OF 2012 HORSE TRIALS SPONSORSHIPS
Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12:13 pm.
2-29-2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLAIR LLC ANNOUNCES PARTIAL LIST OF 2012 HORSE TRIALS SPONSORSHIPS
Flair LLC, makers of the FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strip, is pleased to announce it’s sponsorship of the following Horse Trials and Events:
Red Hills Horse Trials – Currently in it’s 15th year, the Red Hills Horse Trials will be contested March 9 -11, 2012 at the Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee Florida.
In addition to financial support and prizes for the event, Flair LLC will be giving each competitor a certificate entitling them to 1 Free FLAIR Nasal Strip Application on Cross-Country Saturday. Application certificates will be redeemable at the Veterinary inspection tent by northwest gate of stabling. For more information about Red Hills Horse Trials, please visit http://www.rhht.org
Galway Downs International Spring Horse Trials – The Galway Downs International Horse Trials — contested from March 30 to April 1, 2012 — is one of a series of horse trials organized by Del Mar Events and has become one of the premier series of horse trials of the Western United States. In addition to financial support and prizes for the event, Flair LLC will give all Galway competitors a certificate entitling them to 1 Free FLAIR Nasal Strip Application on Cross-Country Saturday. Application certificates will be redeemable at a location near the stabling area, to be announced,. For more information about Galway Downs and other Del Mar Events, please visit http://www.delmareventing.org
Jersey Fresh International 3-Day Event – The Jersey Fresh International 3-Day Event – the final USEF 2012 Olympic Selection Trials — celebrates it’s10th anniversary with this year’s competition, which runs May 10-13, 2012. In addition to financial support and prizes for the event, Flair LLC will give each Jersey Fresh competitor a FLAIR Equine Nasal Strip, located in their competitor packets. For more information about the Jersey Fresh International 3-Day Event, please visit http://www.horseparkofnewjersey.com/jersey-fresh-info.html
Additional Flair LLC event, horse show, and rider sponsorships will be announced in the coming weeks.
About FLAIR Nasal Strips: FLAIR Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time. For more information about FLAIR Strips, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more information about these and other horse trials in the US, please visit http://useventing.com
Media Contact:
Nan Rawlins
pr@flairstrips.com
FLAIR® To Sponsor PRO Derby Cross
Posted on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 8:48 am.
For Immediate Release
January 11, 2012
FLAIR TO CONTINUE SPONSORSHIP OF THE WELLINGTON PRO DERBY CROSS IN 2012
Flair LLC, makers of FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strips, is pleased to announce its continuing sponsorship of the Wellington PRO Rider Derby Cross Competition. This year’s competition is to be held on January 20, 2012 at 7pm at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington Florida, with The Calcutta Welcoming Party to be held at The Gallery on January 19, 2012 at 6:30pm – also in Wellington, Florida.
FLAIR Strips – which support and protect the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete — will be provided to all competitors and the company will sponsor a cross-country fence during the Wellington competition.
PRO Derby Cross is a hybridized form of interactive entertainment and sporting competition designed to showcase some of the best equestrian talent in the United States and Canada.
PRO Derby Cross Teams are comprised of five horse and rider combinations drawn from the worlds of Eventing, Show Jumping, and Polo. Each team is captained by an internationally renowned Eventer and filled in with two more Eventers, one Show Jumper, and one Polo Player- each a world-class equestrian in his or her own right.
This year, six Derby Cross teams will compete individually over a three-minute course that will again be designed by Olympic Gold Medalist and Canadian Eventing Team Coach David O’Connor. The course will ask horses and riders to be brave over the cross-country fences and accurate over show jumps all while competing against the clock.
For more information about FLAIR Nasal Strips please visit http://www.flairstrips.com
For more information about PRO Derby Cross, please visit http://www.derbycross.com
For more information about Pro Riders visit http://www.professionalriders.org/
Media Contact: Nan Rawlins
Team FLAIR’s Kelly Yates Wins AQHA World Title
Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 1:22 pm.
11-10-2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Team FLAIR Barrel Racer Kelly Yates Wins World Title at AQHA World Show
FLAIR LLC, makers of the FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strip, is pleased to announce that Team FLAIR Barrel Racer Kelly Yates won the Junior Barrels World Championship title at The 43rd American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show on Monday November 7, 2011. The 43rd AQHA World Show is being held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Nov. 5-19, 2011. Yates was one of 3,572 total entries during this year’s competition.
Championship mount FIESTA DEL REY (a.k.a. Wizard), is a 2006 chestnut gelding owned and bred by Yates — out of her mare FIREWATER FIESTA by DUAL REY. FIREWATER FIESTA was the 2000 and 2001 AQHA-PRCA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year with $11,084 in Barrel Futurities of America earnings alone. “He’s just extremely special,” Yates said of Wizard. “I call him my knight in shining armor. He just loves it, like she did. It’s not work.” While Yates didn’t take FIESTA DEL REY to many futurities as a four- year old, she says she “…saw something special in him.”
Yates, a member of Team FLAIR Barrel Racing, uses FLAIR strips on all her competition horses to protect their lungs and keep them running their best. Using FLAIR strips on Wizard at the AQHA World Finals as the pair raced toward their Junior Barrel Racing win, Yates said of her horse, “He’s just been an awesome horse. I’m very proud of him.”
About FLAIR Nasal Strips:
FLAIR® Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time.
For more information about FLAIR Strips, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more informaiton about Kelly Yates, please visit kellyyates.com
Media Contact: marketing@flairstrips.com
FLAIR LLC TO PARTICIPATE IN 2011 AAEP CONVENTION
Posted on Monday, October 31st, 2011 at 10:24 pm.
10-31-2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLAIR LLC TO PARTICIPATE IN 2011 AAEP CONVENTION
Flair LLC, makers of the FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strip, is pleased to announce a presence at and participation in the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual convention, to be held in San Antonio Texas, November 18-22, 2011.
FLAIR co-inventor and president Dr. James Chiapetta, DVM JD, will provide Flair’s corporate educational presence at the FLAIR Nasal Strip Booth. Flair LLC is also very pleased to announce that Dr. Howard Erickson, DVM PhD, Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University and a leader in EIPH research internationally, will be available at the FLAIR booth to discuss Equine EIPH issues as well the current state of Equine EIPH research.
About Dr. Howard Erickson: Dr. Howard Erickson, professor of anatomy and physiology at Kansas State University, is considered one the world’s foremost authorities on, Equine EIPH. Currently, Dr. Erickson teaches physiology and anatomy at Kansas State University while conducting on-going research — having scholarly interests in cardiopulmonary physiology, exercise physiology. Dr. Erickson has been a faculty member at Kansas State University since 1981.
About The AAEP: The AAEP, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, represents an educated group of men and women who cover a broad range of equine disciplines, breeds and associations. Over 10,000 veterinarians and veterinary students in 57 countries are members of the AAEP. The AAEP’s mission is to improve the health and welfare of the horse, to further the professional development of its members, and to provide resources and leadership for the benefit of the equine industry. These principles have guided the AAEP for more than 50 years in the activities and services it provides.
About FLAIR Nasal Strips: FLAIR® Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time.
For more information about FLAIR Strips, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more information about Dr. Howard Erickson, please visit http://www.vet.k-state.edu/depts/ap/faculty/erickson.htm
For more information about AAEP, please visit http://www.aaep.org/index.php
Media Contact:
Nan Rawlins
(513)738-8783
FLAIR Sponsors 2011 American Eventing Championships
Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011 at 8:59 am.
9-2-2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLAIR SPONSORS 2011 AMERICAN EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Flair LLC, makers of the FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strip, is proud to announce FLAIR’S ongoing sponsorship of the American Eventing Championships. The 2011 American Eventing Championships (AEC’S), now in it’s 9th year, will be contested September 8-11, 2011 at Chattahoochee Hills in Fairburn, Georgia.
In addition to financial support, FLAIR will donate prizes for competitors as well as gift certificates to all competitors for a free FLAIR Strip and application prior to 2011 AEC cross-country competition.
About FLAIR Nasal Strips: FLAIR® Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time.
About The 2011 AEC’S: The AEC’S are the US national championships for the sport of eventing. Amateurs, juniors, and professional riders alike compete at any level, from Beginner Novice through Advanced, for the chance to be named the best in the nation at their respective levels. In recent years The American Eventing Championships have drawn approximately of 20,000 spectators and 500 entries from 42 different states.
For more information about FLAIR Strips, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more information about the 2011 AEC, please visit http://www.useventing.com/competitions.php?section=aec.
FLAIR ANNOUNCES FLAIR® MASTER CLASS VIDEO SERIES
Posted on Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 9:09 am.
7-30-2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLAIR ANNOUNCES THE PREMIER OF THE FLAIR® MASTER CLASS VIDEO SERIES
Flair LLC, maker of the FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strip, is excited to announce the launch of FLAIR® Master Class, a new video tutorial series featuring notables of several equestrian disciplines. FLAIR® Media plans a series of new video releases for the next several months, on the FLAIR Strips website and Facebook page. Each new FLAIR® Master Class video will also be announced by @FLAIRstrips on Twitter.
The first FLAIR® Master Class video series features a private Rolex Kentucky course walk with two-time Eventing Olympic Gold Medalist and Rolex Kentucky Champion Phillip Dutton. In this four-part series of videos, Dutton will take the viewer through four of the most difficult complexes of the 2011 RK3DE course. He explains his strategy for each complex of obstacles, providing an opportunity for the viewer to see how one of the best of the best plans to ride this difficult cross-country course.
About FLAIR Nasal Strips: FLAIR® Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time.
For more information about FLAIR Strips, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more information about Phillip Dutton and Phillip Dutton Eventing, please visit http://phillipdutton.com
Media Contact:
Nan Rawlins
