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USG FlexiVest

Thursday, March 20 2014 by Editor

KL Select’s mandate is to feature ‘only the best’, and in line with that philosophy, they now offer the Flexi Protective Vest, nicknamed the “bodyguard”, one of the newest developments from USG (United Sportsproducts Germany). Dorothea Carters, Managing Partner at KL Select, remarked that when researching body protectors, “We were appalled that many of the safety vests on the market today are not ASTM approved or tested, and to avoid that costly testing are marketed as ‘vests’ – which is misleading to the American rider”.

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: agdf, between the ears, december-2013, dressage, equine, february-2013, horse, inaugural-great, pacer pride, show jumping, tails & trails

Tips for Taking Photos at Indoor Shows

Wednesday, March 19 2014 by Editor

Have you ever tried to take photographs of horses and riders in indoor arenas ? If the arena is poorly lit, many of those photos probably came out dark or blurry. Photographing horse show classes held indoors can be a real challenge, but there are a number of things you can do to help make your photos the best that they can be

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, february-2014, given-horse, governor, hopeful-amateur, horse-history, horse-sidelines, industry, jackie-kennedy, riding, the classic insider, tucker the wunderkind

Show Day Grooming Tips

Wednesday, March 12 2014 by Editor

Show season is starting up soon, which means that you’ll need to have your horse turned out and presented in his very best.

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, february-2013, horse health, laurengallops, notes from the field, november-2013, september-2013, sidelines, the hopeful amateur, tucker the wunderkind, wordpress-org

Meet Our Members: Aisling Carroll

Tuesday, March 11 2014 by Editor

Name: Aisling Carroll Year in school: Freshman Major: biology Hometown: Louisville, KY Horse Name: Fluff Breed: Thoroughbred Age: 9 Level: preliminary Where do you keep your horse/Train with?: I train with Deborah Iezzi in KY and consider her my main trainer. I work with Pippa Moon while I am at school and also ride with Jan Byyny as much as I can. How did you start riding?: My parents train race horses so I have been around horses starting from a very early age. They signed me up for proper riding lessons when I was very young, and I have been doing it ever since. Biggest riding accomplishment?: Winning my first CIC* last summer.

Published in Pacer Pride, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, december-2013, higher education, more-showing, november-2013, pacer pride, south carolina, the hopeful amateur, tucker the wunderkind

USHJA Zone 4 and Gulf Coast Winter Classics Liverpool Clinic Makes a Splash With Devin Ryan

Saturday, March 08 2014 by Editor

Gulfport, MS – March 6, 2014 - After riding with clinician Devin Ryan on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, the participants in the USHJA Zone 4 and Gulf Coast Winter Classics clinic may well be hoping a liverpool fence makes an appearance on their next course.

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, devin-ryan, laurengallops, november-2013, tails & trails, the classic insider, the-barn-book, tucker the wunderkind, ushja zone 4

Mantras and Riding

Friday, March 07 2014 by Editor

Do you have a mantra? Many people use mantras today in their meditation, work, and life. Have you ever thought about applying a mantra to your riding?

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, beyond the track, chasin', december-2013, higher education, history, in the irons, pony tales, riding, sidelines, the classic insider, wordpress-org

Audi Defeats Coca-Cola In Emotional Game; Plays Flight Options For Les Armour Cup On Sunday

Tuesday, March 04 2014 by Editor

Audi’s Gonzalo del Tour (2) stretches for the ball against defender Facundo Obregon (4) of Coca-Cola. Photo by Scott Fisher WELLINGTON, FL-Feb

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Tagged under: archives, between the ears, chasin', facundo obregon, gillian johnston, gonzalo del tour, higher education, polo, september-2013, tails & trails, the classic insider, the-barn-book

More showing, more progress and many thanks!

Tuesday, March 04 2014 by Editor

This past weekend we had multiple riders compete at the Sporting Days HT! Brendan Quinn and Smoke rode in the Training Rider B division and placed 4th! Rebecca Beaudry and Jerry rode in the Training Rider B division and placed 5th! Manon Quilodran and Orison competed in their first training in the Rider B division! Alexa Hamilton and Winston did their second training in the Rider A division! Robin Oliver and Sky-walker did their first Begginger Novice recognized together! Heather Bartlett and Little Bit of Faith rode in the Novice Rider B division! I rode my Carino in the training rider A division and placed 3rd! We have received two very generous anonymous donations this past week! One was absolutely AMAZING saddle pads with our logo on them. We got one for every rider and we can not wait to use them at shows…especially our team challenge at FENCE in April! We also had a donation of $250 through our new gofundme.com account. We can not believe the about of generosity, support and kindness we have received from many people