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C H R O N O F H O R S E . C O M N OV E M B E R / D EC E M B E R 2 017 111 u Of Cougars, Carpentry And Conservation: The One And Only Joan Burlingame Meet the unorthodox foxhunter who's devoted to the land over which she foxhunts—aboard her mule. In the Sept. 4 & 11 Foxhunting Issue, find out why she built her own home, temporarily eschewed capital letters in her name, and was drawn to the chase aboard a different kind of equine. "If nothing else I was raised to appreciate open space," says Joan Burlingame. "And my grandparents and my parents both gave me the role model of making the community a better place because you were in it. Quite frankly, I don't do it just for horses. I want the youth 50 years from now to really be able to enjoy the outdoors." Don't Miss In The Magazine u Eight Decades Of Advocacy We're celebrating the Chronicle's 80th anniversary, and the commemorative issue (Sept. 25 & Oct. 2) looks back at how the publication has advocated for horses in sport since its inception: From insurance fraud scandals to drug controversies, from land conservation to sports governance, the Chronicle has tackled the tough issues time and time again. "We've looked at every competition," writes former Chronicle editor John Strassburger, "every newsworthy development in our horse world or our larger world, and every training method or product from the horse's point of view and wondered if it was good or bad for the animal we depend upon." u Vexing Vaccinations Anecdotes abound regarding horses that get sick after getting the Potomac Horse Fever vaccination—but developing a new and better product to prevent this mysterious disease is complicated. We unravel what's known about transmission, diagnostics and treatment—and why the vaccine isn't always 100 percent effective in our Fall Horse Care Issue (Sept. 18). "You get different opinions from veterinarians in different areas of the country, regarding their impression of how well the vaccine works," says Dr. Wendy Vaala. "Some use the vaccine, and some don't. Some have lost faith in it." EIGHT DECADES OF ADVOCATING FOR HORSES IN SPORT Vol. 80, No. 25 September 25 & October 2, 2017 • $4.99 80 Y E A R S 4 6 The Chronicle of the Horse Of Cougars, Carpentry And Conservation: The One And Only Joan Burlingame From the back of a mule she's learned to love the land over which she foxhunts, and she's now one of the biggest advocates for its preservation. BY ANN GLAVAN N estled in the foothills of the Cascade Range in Washington state sits a house built by its inhabitant, 63-year-old Joan Burlingame. The immense Inglenook style fireplace is one of her signature touches, an 8' x 7' x 5' structure with a massive mantelpiece incorporating large, flat river rocks Burlingame has picked up while riding trails throughout the state. Over the past decade, Burlingame estimates she's covered 4,000 miles from the backs of her mules and horses on a variety of endeavors—foxhunting, long distance rides, mountaineering competitions, and perhaps most impor- tantly to her overall mission, leading tours and trail rides for local business leaders and politicians to show them why they should conserve the land she's grown to love. "If nothing else I was raised to appreciate open space, and my grand- parents and my parents both gave me the role model of making the commu- nity a better place because you were in it," Burlingame said. "Quite frankly I don't do it just for horses. I want the Joan Burlingame (left) has been hunting with Buckshot the mule since 2015, and she often brings friends like Monica Mary Maul along on her other mule, Tennessee. J. ANDREW TOWELL PHOTO FOXHUNTING ISSUE 5 6 The Chronicle of the Horse FALL HORSE CARE ISSUE Is My Potomac Horse Fever Vaccine Really Working? While anecdotes abound regarding horses that get sick after vaccination, developing a new and better product to prevent this mysterious disease is complicated. BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS There is only one vaccine available for Potomac Horse Fever, and it was developed in 1987, before the disease's infection mechanism was well understood. JOSH WALKER PHOTO

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