Happy Birthday McLain Ward!
Thursday, October 17 2013
Super Fan here. It’s my favorite GP rider’s birthday. Figured I better share some of my favorite photos! Winning the Queen’s Cup in Barcelona with Zander last month Winning the HITS Pfizer Million for the second year in a row with Antares F Winning the Devon Grand Prix with Antares F, 2012 (he’s won the Devon GP eight times) On the way to winning team gold at the 2008 Olympics with Sapphire Sapphire’s retirement ceremony And of course… I can never share this photo too many times: “Starstruck at Devon” I’m not the only one who thinks today should be a national holiday, am I
- Published in Tucker The Wunderkind, Z-Blogs
Subscribe to the Sidelines TV YouTube Channel and Win a Dover Saddle Pad From HealthyCoat
Thursday, October 17 2013
By Jan Westmark Win this saddle pad from HealthyCoat by subscribing to the Sidelines TV YouTube Channel. Are you ready for another great Sidelines Magazine contest? You can win a Dover Saddle Pad from HealthyCoat, an all-natural liquid supplement, just by subscribing to the Sidelines YouTube Channel
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
In Which Tucker and I Get Out and Make New Friends
Tuesday, October 15 2013
So first things first… quick update on my last post: Montel has found a wonderful home! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the horse world is a strange but truly beautiful place. Just when I had hit a point of desperation and was visiting neighborhood farms to see if they’d take him in exchange for barn help (like I have that kind of time), people started coming forward. Montel in his younger days So many people reached out to help, either through spreading the word or offering him a safe place to land.
- Published in Tucker The Wunderkind, Z-Blogs
Casablanca Captures USPA Kay Colee Memorial Cup At Grand Champions Polo Club
Tuesday, October 15 2013
WELLINGTON, FL-Oct. 13, 2013—-Casablanca won its first tournament of the fall season with a thrilling 10-7 victory over ELG Sunday in the championship final of the USPA Kay Colee Memorial Tournament presented by The Tackeria at Grand Champions Polo Club.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Jump Ahead with a Jeté!
Tuesday, October 15 2013
Schleese Saddlery, long known as a significant player in the dressage saddle market, and specializing in saddles made specifically for women, has now ventured into the hunter/jumper market with its revolutionary Jeté saddle. The word Jeté comes from the French and in its verb form (jeter) simply means “to jump”. Jeté itself is a noun and means ‘the Jump’ – in ballet the term “Grand Jeté” connotates a classical leap high in the air in full split extension
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Horses Will ROAR with Animal Planet! – October 14 – November 12
Tuesday, October 15 2013
WESTPORT, CT – October 14, 2013 – Starting today – October 14 through November 12, horse lovers everywhere will have the opportunity to prove that “Horses Have the Loudest ROAR” in the Animal Planet ROAR (Reach Out. Act
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Pony Hunter Champions Take Center Stage At The Pennsylvania National Horse Show; OVATION Crowned Junior Hunter Grand Champion For Record Third…
Sunday, October 13 2013
Harrisburg, PA – October 12, 2013 – The sun finally decided to peek through the clouds on the third day of competition at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, and the atmosphere in general seemed brighter as the air warmed up and the puddles receded and started to dry out. Dr. Betsee Parker’s OVATION awarded Junior Hunter Grand Champion for a record third consecutive year Madeline “Maddie” Schaefer, clinched both top ribbons in the Small Pony Hunter Championship, taking the Champion title with her own pony ARMANI, and the Reserve Champion with Further Lane Farm’s ROLLING STONE.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
013 Alltech National Horse Show Welcomes Harry deLeyer
Sunday, October 13 2013
Lexington, KY – October 11, 2013 – Harry deLeyer rose to stardom on the back of Snowman, an $80 horse bound for slaughter, in whom deLeyer recognized incredible potential.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Hillary Simpson Brought Arkansas Back to His Roots in Retired Racehorse Training Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium
Saturday, October 12 2013
Headlined Star-Studded Line-up in Two-Day Event at Pimlico Race Course Southern Pines, NC–October 8, 2013—Grand Prix rider Hillary Simpson showed that careers in show jumping can be viable for ex-race horses during her appearance with her Thoroughbred Arkansas in the Retired Racehorse Training Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD, over the weekend of October 5-6. Simpson brought her 10-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, on whom she has won several Grand Prix ribbons this year including a win in the Mt. Equinox Grand Prix in Vermont, to the two-day event and participated in several functions.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
The Adoption Option
Friday, October 11 2013
Have you ever considered adopting a horse? There are many horses in need of homes, and one of these horses might be just right for you
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs