Physical Safety When Working in the Barn
Friday, March 28 2014
As horse people we often joke that we don’t need to go to the gym; our work around the barn more than suffices as a workout. And it’s true – when you think about the amount of lifting you do in the barn, you’re putting your body through a pretty intense workout every day. But as with any workout, it’s important to keep your body protected from injury.
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Canadian Para-Dressage Riders Victorious in International Team Competition
Tuesday, March 25 2014
Ottawa, ON, March 15, 2014 – - Canadian Para-Dressage riders continued to post top scores during the second day of competition on their way to winning the overall team event at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 CPEDI3*. The annual FEI competition is being held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, March 14-16, in Wellington, FL.Using the combined scores from the Team Test, held March 14, and the Individual Test, on March 15, Canadians Robyn Andrews, Lauren Barwick, Ashley Gowanlock and Jody Schloss won the team competition with a total of 418.803%, while the host nation, United States, finished second with 410.536%. The Canadian Para-Equestrian Team, comprised of Ashley Gowanlock, Jody Schloss, chef d’équipe Elizabeth Quigg, Robyn Andrews and Lauren Barwick, won the overall team competition at Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 CPEDI3*
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Are You Ready to Breed Your Mare?
Friday, March 21 2014
Having a new foal in your barn come next spring may sound tempting, and maybe you’re toying with the idea of breeding your mare.
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Mantras and Riding
Friday, March 07 2014
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?
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Audi Defeats Coca-Cola In Emotional Game; Plays Flight Options For Les Armour Cup On Sunday
Tuesday, March 04 2014
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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More showing, more progress and many thanks!
Tuesday, March 04 2014
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
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Susan Dutta and Currency DC Are Best in FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 3* at AGDF Alix Szepesi and Majco Thunder’s Hattrick Triumph in FEI…
Friday, February 28 2014
For Immediate ReleaseLaura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media Wellington, FL – February 23, 2014 – CDI 3* competition wrapped up on Sunday afternoon at the seventh week of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF).
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A busy and successful week!
Wednesday, February 26 2014
It has been a very busy week for USC Aiken Eventing. Many horse shows and meetings! We had an equestrian club meeting, a meeting for those going to Rolex, a meeting about the FENCE team challenge in April and a meeting with Stable View Farm! Good news is we are getting a lot done! Our meeting with Stable View was wonderful and we even got to catch a bit of Allison Springer’s rides on Copycat Chloe and Arthur! Stable View is very enthusiastic about helping USC Aiken Eventing as well as collegiate eventing! We had many riders competing this past weekend at Jumping Branch and Pine Top HT.
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Guest Post: Choose the Right Piece of Land for Your Barn
Tuesday, February 25 2014
The land where you build a barn is almost as important as the barn itself. It should be both easy to develop and enjoyable to use. In this post, let’s go land shopping! Know the zoning.
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Chester Weber’s First Live Oak Driver ApprenticeBrings a Real ‘Wise Guy’
Tuesday, February 25 2014
Ocala, FL (February 19, 2014) – Jacob Arnold, who began a mentorship under Chester Weber in January as the first up-and-coming driver to benefit from Weber’s inaugural Live Oak Driver Apprentice Program, is getting a real ‘Wise Guy’ to work with: Ijsbrand Chardon’s talented FEI prospect Wise Guy, known fondly as Whooper Jacob Arnold and Whooper. (Photo courtesy of Live Oak Combined Driving) “I am very grateful for the opportunity to have a chance to drive such a talented horse
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