beyond the track Archives - Page 6 of 55

Designing an Outdoor Wash Rack

Friday, May 23 2014 by Editor

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

Tagged under: Along for The Ride, beyond the track, child, december-2013, equipment, february-2013, pacer pride, pony tales, summer-horse, the classic insider, their-horse

Waiting for jumps in the schooling ring

Sunday, May 18 2014 by Editor

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

Tagged under: Along for The Ride, beyond the track, castlewood farm, chasin', classic-insider, horse show, october-2013, the classic insider, the-barn-book

The Benefits of Summer Horse Camp for Your Child

Thursday, May 08 2014 by Editor

Is your child begging you to let them go to a summer horse camp?

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: architect, beyond the track, february-2013, february-2014, higher education, hopeful-amateur, september-2013, the classic insider, the-barn-book, tucker the wunderkind

Keep Your Calm Before a Show

Wednesday, May 07 2014 by Editor

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

Tagged under: beyond the track, chasin', classic, education, february-2014, in the irons, notes from the field, show world, wordpress-org

ROLEX!

Tuesday, April 29 2014 by Editor

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

Tagged under: aiken, aiken-eventing, Along for The Ride, beyond the track, education, hopeful-amateur, in-the-irons, january-2014, show world, the-barn-book

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 by Editor

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

Tagged under: ballynoe-castle, beyond the track, chasin', classic-insider, higher education, lauren, lauren-giannini, november-2010, november-2011, september-2012, the classic insider

Rolex: Cross-Country’s Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Sunday, April 27 2014 by Editor

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

Tagged under: between the ears, beyond the track, december-2010, december-2011, education, in the irons, lauren-giannini, november-2011, september-2012, tails & trails, the hopeful amateur

The Benefits of Riding for Your Child

Thursday, April 24 2014 by Editor

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

Tagged under: Along for The Ride, archives, beyond the track, hopeful-amateur, horse-basics, industry, show world, the hopeful amateur, wordpress-org

Guest Post: The Barn Door

Tuesday, April 22 2014 by Editor

Nothing says barn like a big, rolling barn door .

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: barn building 101, beyond the track, horse, in the irons, industry, laurengallops, pacer pride, pony tales, tails & trails, the-barn-book

Making Your Child’s Introduction to Riding a Positive One

Thursday, April 17 2014 by Editor

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.