Thursday, March 12, 2009

 

Millsboro, Del. –Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, a leader in providing quality animal healthcare products, including Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole), is pleased to announce the winners of the Safe-Guard® Scooter Giveaway - Charlene Howell from Romoland, Calif. and Diane Burns from Canton, Texas.
 
The winners' names were drawn at the United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC) Finals in Oklahoma City, Okla. and the World Barrel Racing Productions  (WBRP) Barrelnanza Finals in Waco, Texas. Members of and participants at all USTRC, WBRP and United States Pony Club (USPC) events were invited to enter the drawing for the Beamer Matrix II scooters. Visitors to the Safe-Guard®  website - www.getrotationright.com - were also eligible to register for the drawing.

"We  are always trying to think of creative and useful ways to reward our Safe-Guard® customers," said Brett Whitehead, director of equine and agriculture retail for Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health. "With the price of gas rising to unheard of levels, we thought about offering scooters so horse owners could use them at all the various competitions and events that they take their horses to or just even as a way to ride around the farm or ranch to help conserve gas. The goal was to provide a meaningful 'perk' to avid horse owners and the response to the giveaway was very positive."

"I was super excited to win the scooter," said Charlene Howell from Romoland, Calif. "I was sitting in the stands at Barrelnanza with my mom, Sylvia, and my sister when the announcer called my name. I thought, 'oh no what did I do?'  When I realized that they were calling the winner of the Safe-Guard® scooter,  I ran down the stairs.

I am going to take it to barrel races, I have been riding in barrel racing completion since I was 5 years old. I am looking forward to using it at the races because most of the time the horse barns are quite a distance from the RV spots and it will sure be nice when I go to take care of my horses. My goal for 2009 is to run at the Martha Josey Jr. World and win!  Someday I would like to run at the National Finals Rodeo.
                                                                
I would like to say a great big  'THANK YOU!' to the folks at Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, first for the supplying the scooter that was awarded to me and second for being a great sponsor of barrel racing - a sport that I love." The Howell family operates Crown Royal Farm in California which raises horses for both racing and barrel racing. They currently have 30 horses on the farm and are big believers in Safe-Guard®.

"We use Safe-Guard® because we have had really good results with the colts," said Sylvia Howell, mother of the Howell family. "It is easy to administer and the colts  sure seem to bloom after the Power-Dose® is used."
Scooter winner Diane Burns from Canton, Texas entered the scooter drawing at the Safe-Guard® booth at the USTRC finals.

"I am very excited about winning the scooter - I could not believe that out of everyone there I was the winner," said Diane Burns. "I have been roping for 15 years and riding horses for 45 years. I plan on riding the scooter at the roping events and my granddaughters are also excited about that too. I have used Safe-Guard® for years. It is a great option for deworming our horses. I really want to thank Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health for having the scooter giveaway and also for their sponsorship of the USTRC."  

Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole) equine dewormers have set the industry standard for safe and effective parasite control in horses and are used by thousands of horse owners across the country to keep their horses healthy.

"Today the investment that team ropers have in their animals is considerable," said John Findlay, USTRC marketing director. "That along with the affection our members continue to have for their four-legged roping partners has led to an increased recognition of the importance of proper management and health care. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health not only provides a vast array of animal health products to address these concerns, but  also gets out in front of potential problems with timely and trusted prevention information."
 
For more information on USTRC visit www.ustrc.com.

"The health and well-being of their horses is a primary concern to barrel racers across the United States, and WBRP has enjoyed the opportunity to partner with the folks at Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health in a major grassroots effort promoting equine health," said Darlene Forshage, WBRP sponsorship coordinator. "We look forward to this continued relationship and to introducing our contestants to new products and promotions as they are developed."

For more information on WBRP visit www.worldbarrelracing.com.
                        
"As the sponsor of the USPC Horse Management Program, the valued support provided by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health gives our members quality educational information and knowledge as they continue to learn proper care of their horses," said Peggy Entrekin, USPC executive director.  "Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is focused on horse health and their sponsorship and partnership is a natural fit."

For more information on USPC visit www.ponyclub.org.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is part of Schering-Plough Corporation - an innovation-driven, science-centered global health-care company. Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save and improve lives around the world. The company applies its research-and-development platform to human prescription and consumer products as well as to animal-health products. Schering-Plough’s vision is to “Earn Trust, Every Day” with the doctors, patients, customers and other stakeholders served by its colleagues around the world. The company is based in Kenilworth, N.J., and its Web site is www.schering-plough.com.

Intervet is a leader in research and dedicated to the development, production and marketing of innovative, high-quality animal-health products and programs, such as Prodigy®, Prestige®, Encevac®, PreveNile® , Flu Avert® I.N. Vaccines, Regu-Mate® (altrenogest), Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole) Power-Dose, Banamine®(flunixin meglumine),  and Intervet Foal Caresm program.

For more information on Safe-Guard®  visit www.getrotationright.com.