Designing an Outdoor Wash Rack
Friday, May 23 2014
Wash racks make the task of bathing your horse easier – you definitely want at least one at your barn .
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Waiting for jumps in the schooling ring
Sunday, May 18 2014
Waiting your turn for a schooling jump at a big show such as WEF can be a daunting task if one is unaccustomed to the process.
- Published in In the Irons, Z-Blogs
The Benefits of Summer Horse Camp for Your Child
Thursday, May 08 2014
Is your child begging you to let them go to a summer horse camp?
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Keep Your Calm Before a Show
Wednesday, May 07 2014
Whenever you ride in a horse show, you’ve invested a significant amount of time, money, and emotional energy into preparing for the day. Those sacrifices that you’ve made can create an atmosphere where the pressure is high and your nerves are on edge
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
ROLEX!
Tuesday, April 29 2014
The team is back from Rolex and right back to school to finish classes and begin finals! It was a VERY long but VERY fun weekend. The six team members who attended are all now much closer and came home with some crazy sunburns and tan lines! The trip started for Aisling, Robin and I very early Friday morning
- Published in Pacer Pride, Z-Blogs
Bay My Hero & William Fox-Pitt (GBR) Win Rolex, Lauren Kieffer & Veronica earn USEF National 4-Star Championship, Buck Davidson & Ballynoe…
Sunday, April 27 2014
William Fox-Pitt won his third Rolex championship and watch in five years – on the less experienced of his two horses, Bay My Hero, with Seacookie TSF earning ninth place. William rode both horses to clear cross-country rounds (no jump penalties), although Seacookie picked up 7.2 time penalties. In the final show jumping test, both horses jumped double clear (no time, no jump penalties)
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
Rolex: Cross-Country’s Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Sunday, April 27 2014
Lots more emotion today… The testing Derek Di Grazia track was deemed fair, but the four-star offered little mercy to anyone with so much as a momentary blip of inattention or last minute – and very costly – change of game plan. William Fox-Pitt, aboard Bay My Hero, appears poised to win his third Rolex watch after a double-clear cross-country round that moved him into first place. Seacookie added 7.6 time penalties and sits in 16th place on 59.1 ppts.
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
The Benefits of Riding for Your Child
Thursday, April 24 2014
Between driving your horse-crazy child to the barn for weekly lessons and getting up before the sun for weekend horse shows, you may start to wonder why you’re encouraging this love of horses. The financial and time investments in the equine world can be significant.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Guest Post: The Barn Door
Tuesday, April 22 2014
Nothing says barn like a big, rolling barn door .
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Making Your Child’s Introduction to Riding a Positive One
Thursday, April 17 2014
If you are planning on letting your child take horseback riding lessons in the future, then you will want to make sure that your child’s introduction to horses is a positive one.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs