Warm Ups and Cool Downs in Cold Weather
Wednesday, December 18 2013
Winter rides can be fun – with the proper tack and clothing, you and your horse can enjoy dashing through the snow. It’s important to take precautions to warm up and cool down your horse properly, though, especially in the cold weather
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Do You Talk to Your Horse ? “HeartMind Speak” Part I
Tuesday, December 17 2013
Horse-Human Communication For years I would ask people if they talked to their horses and if they heard what their horses said to them. I think this was a way to find out if there were other people out there who always heard the “little voices in their heads”. Come on all your closet ‘horse whispers” admit you talk to your horse all the time. You can tell alot about a trainer and your barn if you just listen to the dialogue going on
- Published in Between the Ears, Z-Blogs
Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Facility Receives Prestigious British Horse Society Approval
Tuesday, December 17 2013
Greenfield, MA – November 19, 2013: The Equestrian Center at the Stoneleigh-Burnham School has been certified as a British Horse Society-approved Livery Yard, Riding School and Facility, making it the first and only secondary school equestrian facility in the United States to achieve this prestigious status. This recognition comes on the heels of Stoneleigh-Burnham School this fall becoming the first and only U.S.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Equestrian Sport Productions Holiday Festival I Wrap-Up, December 13-15, 2013 : Alexander Zetterman and Cafino Win $25,000 Holiday I Grand Prix
Tuesday, December 17 2013
Wellington, FL – December 16, 2013 – Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) hosted its Holiday Festival I competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, this weekend on December 13-15, 2013. Just weeks away from the start of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), many international exhibitors have arrived early in Wellington to get their horses ready for the highly competitive circuit.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
USET Foundation Celebrates 10th Year Anniversary
Tuesday, December 17 2013
Gladstone, NJ – December 16, 2013 - As 2013 comes to close, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation reaches its 10th Anniversary. Thanks to the generous dedication of trustees, donors and staff, the USET Foundation has supported the U.S.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
United States Olympian and Paralympian Association Donates $1,000 to the Jonathan Wentz Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tuesday, December 17 2013
Richardson, Texas – December 15, 2013 – In November 2013, the United States Olympian and Paralympian Association, Southwest Chapter, donated $1,000 to the United States Para-Equestrian Association’s Jonathan Wentz Memoria Scholarship Fund. The large check was presented by 1984 Olympian Joan Hansen and 2002 Paralympian Gold Medal Sled Hockey Team and Marine Pat Sapp
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Abaco Barb
Monday, December 16 2013
Have you ever heard of the Abaco Barb? Although only recognized relatively recently, the Abaco Barb’s origins reach back to the 1500s and the Spanish explorers.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
EQUUS Foundation Research Fellowships Awarded at the 2013 AAEP Convention
Monday, December 16 2013
WESTPORT, CT – December 13, 2013 – The EQUUS Foundation and the American Association of Equine Practioners (AAEP) Foundation joinly established the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellowship program in 2011 to emphasize the importance of equine research, to reward researchers for their contributions, and to meet the increasing need to train future equine veterinary researchers.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Big Dog Ranch Rescue was selected to participate in the FTI Great Charity Challenge 2014!
Monday, December 16 2013
The 2014 Challenge Over the past 4 years, the FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments® distributed over $4.2 million to more than 90 Palm Beach County charities. We have set our fundraising goals high for 2014 and hope to exceed our $1.5 million target! Applications for the 2014 Great Charity Challenge are now closed. A random drawing of all charities that applied and were approved took place on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL
- Published in Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
Meet Our Members: Hannah Cangilla
Monday, December 16 2013
Check out out twitter account Hannah created! https://twitter.com/USCAeventing 1) Name: Hannah Cangilla 2) Year in School: Freshman 3) Major: Business with a concentration in equine management 4) Hometown: Broomfield Colorado 5) Horse Name: Gentle Ben 6) Breed: Off the track Thoroughbred 7) Age: 12 8) Level: Training 9) Where do you board/train with?: I board my horse at Valhalla and I am a working student for Kristin Schmolze. 10) How did you start riding? I was always that little girl with horses drawn all over everything and about a million Breyer horse so when I turned 5 I started taking some lesson on an old cranky chestnut Arabian mare
- Published in Pacer Pride, Z-Blogs