Take the lead with Kerrits NEW Kombi Riding Tight
Monday, February 11 2013
by Editor
Bingen, WA – Leading the field with fresh innovation, Kerrits introduces their new Kombi Riding Tight with a strategic combination of fabrics placed for enhanced fit and performance. “Our Kombi Riding Tight is the perfect marriage of a breech and a tight,” said Kerri Kent, owner and designer for Kerrits Performance Equestrian Apparel. ”It combines the durability and integrity of a breech and the stretchy comfort of a tight without the reveal.” Kombi Riding Tight fullseat in Eggplant In sports a flat, wide Flow Rise waist with belt loops and the slimming Dynamic Extreme TM fabric provides shape and hold with excellent coverage
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
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breeches, fullseat, horses, in the irons, kombi-riding, mushroom, olympic sidelines, tails & trails, what's happenin', youtube
Dog of the Day – Sunny
Monday, February 11 2013
by Editor
I am looking for that special someone to adopt me and give me a forever home. If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out the adoption form online or contact Big Dog Ranch Rescue (561) 309-3311 or email: adoptions@bdrr.org.
- Published in General, Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
Ben Maher Wins Again! Maher and Quiet Easy 4 Top $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at FTI WEF 5
Monday, February 11 2013
by Editor
Wellington, FL – February 10, 2013 – Week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Adequan® , concluded on Sunday afternoon with a win for Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher of Great Britain aboard his young mount Quiet Easy 4 in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Maher has been a dominant force in Wellington over the last two weeks with back to back grand prix wins, including last night’s $82,000 Adequan CSI 2* Grand Prix. He can now add a 1.50m victory to his tally for the winter
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
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beach, between the ears, chasin', dutta corporation, festival, friends, higher education, horses, in the irons, quiet-easy, suncast, tucker the wunderkind
Falling Safely
Monday, February 11 2013
by Editor
If you ride horses for long enough, it will eventually happen: You will fall. It’s not a fun part of riding, but unfortunately it’s necessary.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
chasin', emergency, focus-on-fescue, higher education, knowledge, pony tales, show world, tails & trails, the classic insider, the-classic-insider
SMU Schaefer Raposa Wins WEF Invitational
Sunday, February 10 2013
by Editor
Hey Y’all.
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beach, chasin', dallas, higher education, in the irons, laurengallops, megan-osteen, pony tales, ranked-team, show world
SMU’s Raposa Wins Over Fences, SD State’s Violand Takes the Flat at FTI WEF Collegiate Equitation Challenge
Saturday, February 09 2013
by Editor
Wellington, FL – February 9, 2013 – The fourth annual Collegiate Equitation Challenge, hosted at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), took place Friday evening at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The top riders representing varsity teams from the National Collegiate Equitation Association (NCEA) competed head-to-head in a bracket format both over fences and on the flat. Schaefer Raposa, a freshman at Southern Methodist University, took home the over fences championship trophy, presented by the South Florida Hunter Jumper Association, with a high score of 92
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
beach, flat, fti wef, london, show-world, sidelines-magazine, texas, university, winter heaven farm
Dog of the Day – Jethro
Saturday, February 09 2013
by Editor
I am looking for that special someone to adopt me and give me a forever home. If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out the adoption form online or contact Big Dog Ranch Rescue (561) 309-3311 or email: adoptions@bdrr.org
- Published in General, Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
adopt, adoption, bluetick-coonhound, coonhound, december-2012, in the irons, november-2012, olympic sidelines, pony tales, show world
Shane Sweetnam Wins Back to Back in $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Jumpers
Saturday, February 09 2013
by Editor
Wellington, FL – February 8, 2013 – Irish show jumper Shane Sweetnam is on a roll during week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) with a set of back to back wins in Friday’s $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed and jump-off classes to follow up a victory in Thursday’s $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic. All three wins were on Spy Coast Farm owned horses – the 1.45m aboard Everly Chin de la Pomme and Friday’s 1.40m speed aboard Cyklon 1083 and jump-off class riding Beluga.
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
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ariat, between the ears, coast, coast-farm, fti, insurance, show world, spy coast farm, winter-equestrian
Wellie World – I Will Miss You!
Saturday, February 09 2013
by Editor
By Jan Westmark-Allan I will miss you Wellington! Beautiful cakes and a beautiful sun set at the WEF VIP tent! Yum! Today I pack up my bags and head north, leaving Wellington, Florida behind. It has been a whirlwind week that has been nothing short of fantastic.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
arabian nights, editor's notes, festival, higher education, in the irons, jan westmark-allan, sidelines, the classic insider, wef
Life Lessons are Learned at the Barn
Saturday, February 09 2013
by Editor
By Dani Moritz We often think that we are teaching horses, but, really, it’s horses who are teaching us. September reminded me of that today when I showed up at the barn tired, feeling sick (not to mention sorry for myself) and a tad crabby
- Published in Pony Tales, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
barn, between the ears, education, in the irons, mini-events, pony tales, pony-tales, really-missouri, show world, the offside, university