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Colorado Horse Park Steps Up to Help Equine Victims of the Wildfires

Friday, June 14 2013 by Editor

Summer in the Rockies Begins Week Two with Wins by Janine Weatherby in the 1.40m and Kristen VanderVeen in the 1.30m Parker, CO – June 12, 2013 - On the first day of week two of Summer in the Rockies at the ColoradoHorsePark, staff, show management and competitors got serious about helping nearby communities ravaged by wildfires. The wildfires span 8,000 acres. A major fire is concentrated in the heavily wooded Black Forest area, northeast of Colorado Springs.

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, beyond the track, chasin', colorado springs, higher education, in the irons, jumper, rockies, summer in the rockies

Group Turnout Safety

Friday, June 14 2013 by Editor

If your horse is turned out with other horses, chances are that the group has settled in, formed its own small herd, and things are relatively peaceful. That can all change quickly, though, with the introduction – and sometimes with the removal – of a herd member. Knowing how to safely introduce new horses – and when to step in if things aren’t going as planned – can make the transition easier and safer for all of the horses

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: archives, career, classic, education, horse, horse-basics, show world, the classic insider, tucker the wunderkind, turnout-safety

John Pearce and Chianto Carve Out the Win in the $30,000 Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix at Colorado Horse Park

Thursday, June 13 2013 by Editor

Amateur Susan Griffis Edges Out Pearce for Second Place Parker, CO – June 11, 2013 - The Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena was christened on the first week of the Colorado Horse Park’s Summer in the Rockies in a ceremony during the $30,000 Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix. A field of 12 horse and rider combinations accepted the challenge of Hector Loyola’s technical track, but it was Canadian John Pearce who expertly navigated the jump-off round, besting the rest with long-time partner Chianto, owned by Forest View Farm and Allison Moore .

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: beyond the track, chasin', fun, grand prix, higher education, horse, john pearce, pony tales, summer, susan griffis, vancouver

Welcome Wins Go to Gonzalez and McArdle to Start Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament

Thursday, June 13 2013 by Editor

(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The first day of the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament featured two welcome competitions in the Meadows on the Green. The first was a $5,000 Friends of the Meadows 1.45m Welcome for the horses in contention to compete in tomorrow’s $100,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™. Enrique Gonzalez (MEX) and Quilebo D Tillard took the win in the speed format competition

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Tagged under: archives, chasin', friends, horse country chic, in the irons, photos, spruce, the classic insider, tucker the wunderkind

HITS Horse Shows Weekly Newsletter – Spring Edition #3

Thursday, June 13 2013 by Editor

Fifteen-year-old Lillie Keenan and Pumped Up Kicks jump to first grand prix win SAUGERTIES, NY (June 10, 2013) – Lillie Keenan and Pumped Up Kicks were pumped up just enough Sunday afternoon to win the $125,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis . The 15-year-old rider and Chansonette Farm, LLC’s Pumped Up Kicks closed out three weeks of spring shows at HITS-on-the-Hudson with the only double clear of the day, cracking the code to Canadian designer Danny Foster’s track. The pair started competing together at the start of the winter circuits in Florida this year and Sunday marked the first grand prix victory for both.

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Tagged under: fashion, florida, fun, horseless horse show, horses, lilly higgins, pony tales, show world, sidelines-magazine, strongid c 2x, the classic insider, virginia