"of the restructuring. Following persistent reliability problems, the reunited Colt lost its contract with the US military for M4 rifles in 2013. Parent company Colt Defense, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 15, 2015, citing both assets and debts in the $100 million to $500 million range. According to analysts, Colt's problems were due to the loss of the contract and low demand for its civilian handguns. In January 2016, Colt announced that the bankruptcy court had approved its restructuring plan. The years in brackets indicate the year when production started, not the year of the model's"
"for her porcelain figures, introduced a small number of latex equine molds known as RubberNedz in 2015. Many toy companies produce plastic equine figures as companions or accessories and a few of these have dedicated equine lines. One of these earlier companies was Dream Ponies, a product of Swallow Horsetoys. In 1971, they released a small range of injection moulded plastic equine models and accessories; Dream Ponies was later sold and re-launched as Magpie Models. Other brands with a significant following includes My Beautiful Horses by Vivid Imaginations; Plastech, manufactures of Thelwell Pony figures; and Sindy, a British version of"
"considered the show's popularity to make 2015 the ""year of the unicorn"" for toy and related manufacturers. On April 16, 2013, World Trade Jewelers signed a deal with Hasbro to make ""Friendship Is Magic"" jewelry. The collection was released for consumer release in October 2013. River Horse in the United Kingdom developed and released a series of board games titled ""My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria"". In the United States, it is distributed by Shinobi7. Seven Seas Entertainment will release a papercraft book in July 2019. Despite Hasbro's target demographic of young girls and their parents, this incarnation of the"
"to its current home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Over 1,000 horses compete in the show each year. In 1961, the Morgan horse was named the official state animal of Vermont, and in 1970, the official state horse of Massachusetts. The children's book, ""Justin Morgan Had a Horse"" by Marguerite Henry, published in 1945, was a fictional account of Figure and Justin Morgan. It was a Newbery Honor Book in 1946. A movie based on the book was made by Walt Disney Studios in 1972. Both the book and the movie have been criticized for containing a number of historical inaccuracies"
"Barbie which included a variety of horses in their product line. In 2015 Utterly Horses, the largest model horse distributor in the UK, announced the creation of a new model horse company, CopperFox Model Horses. The mission of this new enterprise is to produce accurate and high quality examples of British breeds which are underrepresented in the plastic arena dominated by USA-based companies. Ceramic horses are also popular, though more fragile collectibles. Companies such as Beswick, Border Fine Arts (ceramic and resin), Alchemy Ceramics – later purchased by Animal Artistry, Melba Ware and many others offer a variety of equine"
"of Ringling Circus in 2004. In 2009, Nicole and Alana Feld co-produced the circus. In 2001, a group led by The Humane Society of the United States sued the circus over alleged mistreatment of elephants. The suit and a countersuit ended in 2014 with the circus winning a total of $25.2 million in settlements. On March 3, 2015, the circus announced that all elephants would be retired in 2018 to the CEC, but Ringling revised the decision and retired the elephants in May 2016. Eight months after it retired the elephants, it was announced on January 14, 2017, that the"
"The brand was then purchased by Infinity Lifestyle Brands and Hilco Brands in November 2015. Le Tigre (clothing brand) Le Tigre is an American brand of apparel designed to rival Lacoste in styling. First offered in 1977, ""Le Tigre"" polos sported a leaping tiger in lieu of Lacoste's signature crocodile and Retro Fox's leaping fox. The brand made a comeback in 2003, after being out of production through the 1990s. Le Tigre had become popular during the later 1980s; celebrities from Wilt Chamberlain, LL Cool J, and even Ronald Reagan were seen wearing the tiger. The company is based in"
"into higher-end brands. Iconix paid Buffalo International ULC $76.5 million in cash for a 51% stake in the brand. In February 2015, Iconix bought the Strawberry Shortcake brand from American Greetings. Also that month, Iconix and Anthony L&S Athletics LLC acquired North American rights and related intangible assets of Pony from Symphony Holdings LLC with the option to purchase additional markets. A new subsidiary, owned 75% by Iconix and 25% by Anthony L&S, would hold the Pony rights. In 2015, several top executives, including founder Neil Cole, resigned following a statement that Iconix was under investigation by the Securities and"
"Bucking Horse and Rider The Bucking Horse and Rider (BH&R) is a registered trademark of the U.S. state of Wyoming. In 1936, Wyoming trademarked the image for the state's license plates. However, the state's usage of the logo is traced back to as early as 1918. Wyoming is popularly known as the ""Cowboy State,"" in part because of the use of the bucking bronco as its symbol. The University of Wyoming at Laramie athletic teams are nicknamed the Cowboys and Cowgirls, both of which use the bucking horse and rider logo on their uniforms. Uniforms for the Wyoming National Guard"
"with English. The voice commands the 2005 Furbies respond to include: Furbies may say these Furbish words: Bob Weinstein announced in November 2016 that a Furby film adaptation is to be produced by The Weinstein Company. The film was written by Daniel Persitz and Devon Kliger, and will contain both live action and computer-animated characters. In regards to the film's narrative, Hasbro executive Stephen Davis stated that ""we think that this can resonate as a four-quadrant film. It can’t just be a 90-minute commercial."" TWC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 19, 2018. On May 1, 2018, Lantern Capital"
"include ""Cojo Rojo"" in the Marlon Brando film ""The Appaloosa"", ""Zip Cochise"" ridden by John Wayne in the 1966 film ""El Dorado"" and ""Cowboy"", the mount of Matt Damon in ""True Grit"". An Appaloosa horse is part of the controversial mascot team for the Florida State Seminoles, Chief Osceola and Renegade, even though the Seminole people were not directly associated with Appaloosa horses. There are several American horse breeds with leopard coloring and Appaloosa ancestry. These include the Pony of the Americas and the Colorado Ranger. Appaloosas are crossbred with gaited horse breeds in an attempt to create a leopard-spotted"
"Merrell, Sebago, Wolverine, Keds, Sperry Top-Sider, Stride Rite, and Saucony. According to the company's 2016 annual report, ""The Company sources a majority of its footwear from numerous third-party manufacturers in the Asia Pacific region."" As of 2016, the company operated 294 retail stores globally. Wolverine World Wide Wolverine World Wide, Inc. or Wolverine Worldwide is an American footwear manufacturer based in Rockford, Michigan, known for its own brand, Wolverine Boots and Shoes, as well as its subsidiaries such as Hush Puppies and Merrell. The company also manufactures footwear for other companies, such as Caterpillar and Harley-Davidson, as well as shoes"
"producer, for sexual harassment; the US$11.3 million case was later dismissed. In 2015, Terrio sued the toy company Hasbro in a federal court for creating an animated gecko and toy figurine named Vinnie Terrio. He alleged that his publicity rights were violated by the gecko and figurine. In February 2016, Terrio and Hasbro settled Terrio's claims out of court. Terrio was referred to in the Steve Martin movie ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"", in which Martin's character, a con man and hustler named Freddy Benson, poses as a crippled veteran as part of a plan to extract money from a rich woman."
"received a black stetson as a gift from the then-U.S. President George W. Bush. He reportedly liked it so much that he purchased several. He now seldom makes public appearances without a black cowboy hat. John B. Stetson Company The John B. Stetson Company, founded by John B. Stetson in 1865, was the maker of the Stetson cowboy hats, but ceased manufacturing in 1970. Stetson hats are now being manufactured in Garland, Texas, by Hatco, Inc., who also produce Resistol and Charlie 1 Horse hats. Stetson resumed manufacturing in the 1980s, but the company went bankrupt in 1986. The factory"
"a Burger King commercial for the return of chicken nuggets in June 2015. Horse trainer Bob Baffert was paid $200,000 to allow The Burger King to stand behind him in the grandstands during the televised broadcast of the 2015 Belmont Stakes, where American Pharoah won the Triple Crown. Baffert had turned down $150,000 to allow the mascot to appear with him at the 2015 Preakness Stakes. The Burger King was also on hand with Baffert when at the 2018 Belmont Stakes, he became the 2nd trainer to win two Triple Crowns with Justify. In October 2005, Burger King began to"
"California (the museum has since been relocated to Branson, Missouri). In 2010 the Branson museum was closed and all artifacts were sold including the Trigger and Buttermilk horses. Buttermilk (horse) Buttermilk (1941–1972) was a buckskin Quarter Horse. He appeared in numerous Western films with his owner/rider, cowgirl star Dale Evans. Buttermilk was ridden by Evans in the 1950s television series ""The Roy Rogers Show"" with her husband Roy Rogers who rode his Palomino, Trigger. Both horses were extremely popular and became a marketing success with cast iron and plastic replicas, lamps, and dozens of other products purchased by adults and"
"Blood-Horse Publications Blood-Horse Publications is an American multimedia publishing house focused on horse-related magazines headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. It began in 1916 through its flagship magazine, ""The Blood-Horse"". From 1961 to 2015, Blood-Horse Publications was owned by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a non-profit organization that promotes Thoroughbred racing and breeding. In 2015, The Jockey Club became the majority owner. According to the company, Blood-Horse has subscribers from over 80 countries worldwide. and according to ESPN is the thoroughbred industry's most-respected trade publication. Their book-publishing arm is Eclipse Press. They also distribute a mail-order catalog of horse-related items, called"
"finished in July 2017. Early in 2015 Jacques purchased the domain name walmart.horse (using the more recently available ICANN-era generic top-level domains). The website's sole page is an image of a horse in front of a Walmart store. Jacques created the website as a piece of postmodernist ""nonsense-art"". In March Jacques posted a cease and desist letter he received from Walmart who claimed the website diluted their intellectual property. Although Jacques said he believes the site to be fair use, he said he would be willing to post a disclaimer on the site indicating that it is parody if Walmart"
"the company. In August of 2018, Coca Cola became the second largest stakeholder in BodyArmor in an attempt to further challenge rival Pepsi's hold, via its Gatorade brand, on the sport’s drink industry. According to Nielsen data, BodyArmor is the third most purchased sports drink, with expected revenues of $400 million in 2018. Repole became a horse racing fan in his teenage years. During his time at Glaceau, he became increasingly involved in horse racing and thoroughbred ownership, and, after selling Glaceau, he opened Repole Stable. His most accomplished horse, Uncle Mo, was named the American Champion Two-Year-Old in 2010,"
"emerged as the winner of the studio's bankruptcy auction. On July 16, 2018, it was announced that The Weinstein Company has shut down and its assets were sold to the newly created Lantern Entertainment. It's unclear whether Lantern Entertainment will take over producing the project. Furby Furby is an American electronic robotic toy released in 1998 by Tiger Electronics. It resembles a hamster or owl-like creature and went through a period of being a ""must-have"" toy following its holiday season launch, with continual sales until 2000. Over 40 million Furbies were sold during the three years of its original production,"
"removed from labels because it was thought to be too old-fashioned. In 2011 the company's head of marketing, Ryan Savage, made the executive decision to bring the logo back in response to complaints from long-standing customers. A unique advertising tool was the Moxie Horsemobile, a modified automobile whose driver sat on a large model of a horse. The first Horsemobiles were deployed around 1918. A 1935 Rolls-Royce Moxie Horsemobile was sold for $55,000 at the May 20, 2011, Mecum Auction in Indianapolis, Indiana. Moxie at one time maintained about two dozen of them, and they appeared in parades and other"
"(whose founder Robin Yates was previously a vice president at Canada Goose), Parajumpers, and Woolrich are also frequently mentioned rivals. In January 2012, Canada Goose launched a lawsuit against International Clothiers in the Federal Court of Canada for trademark infringement. Canada Goose alleged International Clothiers of intentionally designing a logo and positioning it on jackets to mimic the Canada Goose Arctic Program trademark. The International Clothiers product lines in question were the foreign-manufactured Canada Weather Gear and Super Triple Goose. Canada Goose claimed that unfair business practices were used including publishing print advertisements to promote the jackets as Canada Goose"
"Cavalier Corporation Cavalier Corporation Limited is a New Zealand company specializing in the manufacturer of broadloom wool carpet. Floated in 1984, the company was once included in the NZX 50 share index, as one of New Zealand's 50 largest public companies. As of December 2015 Cavalier had a market capitalisation of just under NZ$42 million, down from $167 million in May 2010. It left the NZX50 due to lack of market capitalisation in January 2013. The corporation took over the assets of Bremworth carpets, who had been manufacturing since 1959. Brands owned include Cavalier Bremworth, Bremworth Collection, Habitat Collection, Cavalier"
"clothes retailer warned investors in August 2015 that it would not have enough cash to ""sustain operations for the next twelve months"" which raises ""substantial doubt that we may be able to continue as a going concern"". The firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 5, 2015. In January 2016, the brand rejected a $300 million takeover bid from Hagan Capital Group and Silver Creek. The investment firms are supporters of Dov Charney. Montreal-based company Gildan Activewear Inc. bought American Apparel but not its physical stores. American Apparel designs, creates and prints its own advertisements. The company is known"
"Exclusively Equine that offers publications such as the ""Kentucky Derby Souvenir Magazine"" and ""Commemorative Collector's Issues"" and run several websites. Blood-Horse Publications Blood-Horse Publications is an American multimedia publishing house focused on horse-related magazines headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. It began in 1916 through its flagship magazine, ""The Blood-Horse"". From 1961 to 2015, Blood-Horse Publications was owned by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a non-profit organization that promotes Thoroughbred racing and breeding. In 2015, The Jockey Club became the majority owner. According to the company, Blood-Horse has subscribers from over 80 countries worldwide. and according to ESPN is the thoroughbred"
"of Chelsea, Vermont. Toward the end of his life, Figure was put out to pasture. He died in 1821 from an injury to the flank, caused by a kick, at the age of 32. Figure is now buried in Tunbridge, Vermont. Many myths developed surrounding Figure and Justin Morgan. The popular children's book, ""Justin Morgan Had a Horse"" by Marguerite Henry, is a fictionalized account of Figure (called ""Little Bub"" in the book) and his early life. A movie about the pair was made by Walt Disney Studios, released in 1972, which took liberties with known events. Figure (horse) Figure"
"horse sales totaled $4.26 billion, making horses the state's second most profitable agricultural product. Purebred horses exported from Kentucky were worth between approximately 150 and 175 million dollars each year from 2012 to 2015. In 2010, the Thoroughbred breeding industry alone generated 10,797 jobs, plus an additional 6,860 indirectly related jobs. Horses and horse pursuits are strongly linked to Kentucky identity. A horse appears on Kentucky's state quarter and on the standard automobile license plate, selected by a citizen vote, A with the park's logo resembling the 1963 photograph ""The Soul of a Horse"" was the subject of a lawsuit"
"unlike a cat, a rabbit cannot easily be rid of the build up. In 2013 several clothing retailers suspended the sourcing of products containing angora wool after video evidence surfaced of live rabbits with their paws tied being plucked raw in Chinese fur farms. Major retailers that banned angora products in response to welfare concerns include Hugo Boss, Gap Inc., Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M and Esprit. In September 2016, French animal rights charity One Voice released disturbing footage from six angora rabbit farms across France. The videos depict the animals being pinned down with their front and hind legs"
"of the horses tested positive for substances that could be used to hide soring. Jackie McConnell, a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer, owns Whittier Stables in Collierville, Tennessee. Once a prominent figure in the industry and hall of fame trainer, in 2012 McConnell pleaded guilty to 12 counts of animal cruelty and of violating the federal Horse Protection Act. Formal sanctions were imposed on Jackie McConnell by the US Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Horse Protection Act numerous times between 1979 and 2012. According to Roy Exum of ""The Chattanoogan"", ""McConnell has a known record that includes over 30 unbroken"
"Several Russian studios, including Central Partnership, Paradiz and Volga, and Timur Bekmambetov's Bazelevs Company, were also owed money from the studio. On March 19, 2018, The Weinstein Company announced that it had declared bankruptcy, and is considering a $310 million stalking horse offer with Lantern Capital. The company's bankruptcy auction began on May 4, 2018. Twenty-three bidders have expressed interest in buying certain assets from the studio. On April 27, Miramax and Lantern emerged as the frontrunners in the company's bankruptcy sale. In June 2018, Lantern lowered its acquisition price to $287 million. In July 2018, several actors, directors, producers"
"June 2, the Skechers shoe company announced a sponsorship deal where the company's logo appeared on assorted items worn by the horse and his handlers, the company used California Chrome's image in its marketing, and ran a half page ad featuring the horse in the ""Wall Street Journal"" at the end of June 2014. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Odds not available California Chrome has been described as a throwback to horses with toughness and soundness. His sire, Lucky Pulpit, and his dam, Love the Chase, each had relatively undistinguished racing careers, but their ancestors were successful on the track, and some were well known"
"a guitar while dressed in a white cowboy hat, cowboy boots and underpants on the electronic animation display that hangs outside the M&M's store at Times Square. Burck, who owns registered trademarks to the Naked Cowboy name and likeness, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Mars Incorporated on February 15, 2008. Burck alleged that the ads infringe on his trademark by ""using his likeness, persona, and image for commercial purposes without his written permission and by falsely suggesting that he endorses M&M's candy."" The Cowboy’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, requests an injunction stopping Mars from using the"
"Resistol brand to businessman Irving Joel. Since 2009, Pro Equine Group has owned Resistol. Resistol Resistol Hats is a Garland, Texas, United States–based manufacturer of hats. The company is best known as a maker of cowboy hats. The company has long been an important part of Garland's manufacturing base. The company is reportedly well diversified and makes a wide array of hat types, including safari and baseball styles. ""If you are among those behatted hordes and live in Texas, chances are yours is a Resistol,"" wrote Peter Applebome in ""Texas Monthly"". ""Based in Garland, Resistol sells about a million cowboy"