Step Up And Help! You Will Want to After Watching the Video
Wednesday, October 31 2012
by Editor
By Jan Westmark-Allan The love of a horse or pony can be a powerful thing in a young girl’s life! It’s almost difficult to put into words the importance that horses play in our lives - they are our joy, a warm shoulder to cry on, our therapy, our love, our exercise, our friend, our social outlet and our soul mates!! Imagine if you were an underprivileged young girl with a load of bad stuff in your life and someone introduced you to the great and amazing love of a horse or pony. Enter a program called Heroes N Horses – a program that helps young girls and changes their lives for the better. The Heroes N Horses program has done so much for these young ladies, but now the program itself is in trouble! Heroes N Horses has two locations – one in Ocala, Florida and another in Wellington, but they might have to close down if they can’t raise funds
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
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donor, equine therapy, exercise, family, heroes n horses, higher education, holidays, in the irons, injecting perspective, olympic sidelines, power, the offside
Must Share Story From Eventing Nation
Wednesday, October 31 2012
by Editor
Okay, we know – we’ve been AWOL, so to speak, since the Warrenton Horse Show & Warrenton Hunt Night, but it’s been wickedly crazy and now, in the aftermath of frankenstorm Sandy, we have power back in record time and we spent a few minutes catching up on what’s happening out in the world… One thing we never thought we’d see is a piece of fiction (well, truth is always stranger than fiction) on Eventing Nation, but that’s exactly what you will read when you click into Eventing Nation’s Visionaire: Happy Halloween: A Ghost Story – highly recommended reading! This tale called “Charlie Feathers” by Shelby Weeks packed a lot into a short story, and it’s all positive – about how spirits can continue to do “good” from the other side of the rainbow bridge… Kudos to Visionaire for running this piece in their Eventing Nation post! By the way, we sure would love to know more about Shelby Weeks who has written other pieces of short fiction, but we can’t find a website or even a bibliography (in a hurry as usual, deadlines, of course). So, if y’all have any info on the writer Shelby Weeks, please send it to us at: laurengallops@gmail.com Happy Hallowe’en & blessings to everyone in the aftermath of the Sandy storm! We managed to get in a few days chasing around the countryside with a lovely pack of Thornton Hill Hounds and even one day out with Old Dominion Hounds (not this photo). This image is from the Thornton Hill meet before a Sunday cubhunt in September with good friends (l-r) Brandy McDonald of The Fine Equine: polo pro Martin Maldonado of Polo at Blue Rock; yours truly (we really must find our hairnet, buy new one or, preferably, cut our curly locks!), and Kim Love of Polo at Blue Rock.
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
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adventures with angelea, archives, education, facebook, higher education, lauren, lauren-giannini, laurengallops, linkedin, show world
Ian Millar to be Inducted into Jump Canada Hall of Fame
Wednesday, October 31 2012
by Editor
Toronto, Ontario – Ten-time Olympian Ian Millar will be inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame alongside show jumping horse Hickstead at this year’s Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala. Presented by BMO Financial Group, the seventh annual black-tie event will take place on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. The most successful competitor in the history of Canadian show jumping, the accomplishments of Millar will be celebrated during this year’s ceremony as the Perth, ON, native is inducted in the Individual Builder category.
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
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archives, events, hall of fame, history, jill henselwood, mario deslauriers, millar, olympic sidelines, show world, show-world, the offside, tucker the wunderkind
Venezuela’s Emanuel Andrade Wins in Washington
Wednesday, October 31 2012
by Editor
Emanuel Andrade of Venezuela rode Casanova Junior to the Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Reserve Championship title at the 2012 Washington International Horse Show held in Washington, D.C. Photo by Shawn McMillen Washington, D.C.
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
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adventures with angelea, angel, chasin', education, emanuel-andrade, hollow creek farm, injecting perspective, the offside, wihs
Dog of the Day – Nitro
Wednesday, October 31 2012
by Editor
I am a big boy full of love and happiness! I am great on a leash and like to go for walks. I really need to lose a couple extra pounds, but other than that I am a healthy guy. Up to date on all vaccines and neutered
- Published in General, Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
You Really Love Your Horse and Don’t Want Your Friend to Be in Pain
Tuesday, October 30 2012
by Editor
New Release DVD by Jochen Schleese! “Beyond the 9 points of Saddle Fitting” deals with the complexities of saddle fit, revealing potentially serious effects of ill-fitting saddles to horse and rider! Undiagnosed lameness, atrophy, ‘bad’ behavior, resistance, gait abnormalities, 4-beat canter, poor work attitude, sore/sensitive back, lacking engagement, stress lines and atrophy, repeated hock and stifle injections – all common equine issues Schleese witnesses every day. Schleese’s training as a former 3 day event rider provides the basis for his epiphany. Jochen emotionally reveals how Saddlefit 4 Life came to be – the result of his personal experience with lameness in his competitive horse. “Riders will relate on so many levels
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
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beyond the track, dvd, equine, german, higher education, industry, jochen-schleese, olympic sidelines, pennsylvania, saddlefit, show world
Quick Tip: How To Help Your Horse Maintain Good Weight In Time For Winter
Tuesday, October 30 2012
by Editor
As the days are growing shorter and colder, it seems fall has crept up on us, so it is a good reminder to keep an eye on your horse’s weight as they start to expend more energy growing their winter coats. Photo Courtesy of Audrey C. Crosby Photography At the beginning of September all of our horses seemed to drop weight quickly and had grown hair over night
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
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adventures with angelea, beyond-the-track, michigan, native-tongue, pennsylvania, photo-courtesy, show world, thoroughbred, winter
Bocoy Stables excited to announce the arrival of the Budweiser Clydesdales
Tuesday, October 30 2012
by Editor
Bocoy Stables is very excited to announce the arrival of the Budweiser Clydesdales to our farm! We will be open to the public on November the 10th from 2pm-6pm. Thanks to our friends at Budweiser,Cheney Brothers, Island Jacks and Big Dog Ranch. We willing be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers and enjoying drinks from Budweiser
- Published in General, Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
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adoption, adventures with angelea, budweiser, education, family, higher education, tails & trails, tails-trails
2012 Washington International Horse Show Wrap Up – October 23-28, 2012
Tuesday, October 30 2012
by Editor
Washington, D.C. –October 29, 2012 – The 2012 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) concluded on Sunday after a great week of competition at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. With exciting competition, amazing exhibitions, fun with Barn Night and Kids’ Day, and wrapping up safely before the storms, the show was an fantastic success in 2012
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
Daisy Farish and Sassafras Creek Garner Grand Pony Hunter Championship at the 54th Washington International Horse Show
Tuesday, October 30 2012
by Editor
Sassafras Creek and Daisy Farish. © Shawn McMillen Photography Washington, D.C. - The 54th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) concluded competition at Verizon Center in downtown Washington D.C
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
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beach, beyond the track, chicago, children, china, emma kurtz, in the irons, the offside