Aiken Horse Park Foundation Celebrates Groundbreaking
Monday, November 10 2014
On Saturday, November 8 th the Aiken Horse Park Foundation unveiled its capital improvement plans for the Aiken Horse Park, holding a ceremonial groundbreaking at the park. This event highlighted the park as the future location of permanent, state of the art showing and stabling facilities, which will also be available for use by various charitable organizations. The park will be laid out to accommodate a wide variety of equine competitions and events, such as hunter-jumper showing, including grand prix level show jumping and hunter derbies, as well as steeplechase and carriage driving, to reflect the diversity of Aiken County’s equine industry.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Docutainment Films premiers the HARRY & SNOWMAN Movie Trailer
Saturday, November 08 2014
Wellington, FL – November 6, 2014 - Docutainment Films premiers the HARRY & SNOWMAN movie trailer, along with an opportunity to receive a collectors edition DVD of Harry & Snowman, autographed by Harry deLeyer and a chance to win an expense-paid trip for two to the U.S. premier in 2015. The 85 minute film is near completion and has been submitted to major 2015 international film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam and SXSW
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Dressage for Every Discipline: The Transition
Friday, November 07 2014
Part two in our Dressage for Every Discipline series examines the transition and how it can improve your communication with your horse, no matter what discipline you ride. Why are Transitions Important?
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
More Showing for the Eventing Team!
Thursday, November 06 2014
The eventing team has been busy competing this month and it has just begun! The team kicked off the month at the Full Gallop Farm Horse Trials held on November 2nd. We had four riders competing
- Published in Pacer Pride, Z-Blogs
Creative Horse Stall Washing Solutions
Thursday, November 06 2014
As winter approaches, an indoor wash stall can definitely come in handy.
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Mary Jordan Heads to U.S. Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® as First-Ever Para-Dressage Athlete
Wednesday, November 05 2014
Mary Jordan and Rubicon 75 at the Great American Insurance Group/ United States Dressage Federation Region 8 Championships presented by New England Dressage Association (NEDA) September 18-21, 2014 Photo By ©Amy E. Riley/STUDIO EQUUS Lexington, KY – October 30, 2014 - 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) athlete Mary Jordan of Wells, Maine is headed to the 2014 U.S. Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® scheduled for November 6-9, in Lexington, KY
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
The Many Advantages of Horsecams
Wednesday, November 05 2014
Have you ever thought about investing in a camera or video monitoring system for your barn or horse trailer? There are many great reasons to set up a horsecam on your property. If you can come up with the funds to initially purchase the camera, chances are that installing a camera in your horse barn or horse trailer is a decision that you won’t regret
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2014 National Horse Show Highlights & Photo Gallery
Wednesday, November 05 2014
2014 National Horse Show Highlights & Photo Gallery by Kim & Allen MacMillan/MacMillan Photography & Media Services The 131 st renewal of the historic National Horse Show is now in the record books as of last Sunday afternoon. This year’s show, held for the fourth year in a row at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, featured: Amateur Owner, Professional and Junior Hunter classes from Tuesday through Saturday; a three-phase $15,000 Under 25 Grand Prix competition sponsored by Sleepy P Ranch and Deeridge Farm; an in-costume $45,000 Chansonette Farm Gambler’s Choice class on Halloween (Friday); the $250,000 Canadian Pacific Grand Prix on Saturday, and the ASPCA Maclay Medal Equitation Finals on Sunday. The show was founded in 1883 by a group of affluent businessmen.
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Frantisi Incorporated is pleased to announce its partnership with NICO luggage from Germany.
Wednesday, November 05 2014
Nico is an incredibly well designed line of Equestrian Luggage and accessories. The line includes Boot bags, Helmet cases, Bridle bags and a variety of travel bags
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Competitors Gather at Kentucky Horse Park for This Week”s US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®
Wednesday, November 05 2014
Sunny skies, rolling green fields, and the iconic four-board fences of the Kentucky Horse Park welcome the droves of horse vans arriving in Lexington, Ky. for this week’s US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan ® , a unique national head-to-head competition showcasing riders and horses competing for top honors at all dressage levels from Training to Grand Prix as well as musical freestyles. This year’s competitor roster includes over 400 entries for the US Dressage Finals and USDF Dressage in the Bluegrass open show, reflecting an increase of more than 100 entries from last year’s inaugural event. Over four exciting days of competition to be held November 6 – 9, 2014, riders representing all nine United States Dressage Federation (USDF) regions and from 38 states across the country (and the District of Columbia) will gather in the Horse Capital of the World, including from the West Coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California, as well as up and down the eastern seaboard from Maine to south Florida.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs