Prepping for the Show-Ring Coat
Wednesday, March 06 2013
Now is the time to start preparing for a sleek, glossy coat that will turn heads in the show ring. Chances are your horse has started shedding, but he probably still has remnants of his fluffy winter coat. Here are some things you can do to help your horse develop a beautiful coat for the show ring
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Equestrian Philosophy Part II – Training the horse or the client
Monday, February 25 2013
When I am evaluating a behavioral issue in a horse it is usually because the trainer cannot fix a problem. Problems such as a horse bucking, refusing to go forward , spinning out from under the person, grinding teeth or head flipping are common behavior issues with common causes. But the in order to truly fix the problem, the trainer must understand more about the horse’s natural behaviors, learning ability, communication and intelligence. Trainers often do not have time to spend with horses, especially if they are at a horse show and need to get the horse ready for a client to ride
- Published in Between the Ears, Z-Blogs
Ben Maher Wins Again! Maher and Quiet Easy 4 Top $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at FTI WEF 5
Monday, February 11 2013
Wellington, FL – February 10, 2013 – Week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Adequan® , concluded on Sunday afternoon with a win for Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher of Great Britain aboard his young mount Quiet Easy 4 in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Maher has been a dominant force in Wellington over the last two weeks with back to back grand prix wins, including last night’s $82,000 Adequan CSI 2* Grand Prix. He can now add a 1.50m victory to his tally for the winter
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
Team Purina USA Starts Weekly Practices for The Challenge of The Americas Freestyle Quadrille
Wednesday, February 06 2013
Team Purina USA practices quadrille for The Challenge of The Americas. All Photos Phelps Media Group Wellington, FL-February 5, 2013 -Team Purina USA for The Challenge of The Americas spends several hours every week at Betsy Juliano’s dressage facility, Havensafe Farm, practicing to unveil their unique quadrille freestyle at The Challenge, an event raising funds for breast cancer research. The U.S.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Beautiful Weather But No Horses In Sight…Not Yet!
Friday, February 01 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan We watched the Florida sunrise – now we are looking for horses! The sunrise on Ormand Beach, Florida this morning I am headed to Wellington and the Winter Equestrian Festival today – and will kick off my week by attending the “Who Rein’s Supreme?” event supporting the Equestrian Aid Foundation which is tonight at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Sidelines Magazine is the media sponsor for the event – and it will be fun a great evening!! The event is sold out, which is great news for the Equestrian Aid Foundation! I can’t wait to see all the reiners
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Please Vote for Sidelines…So I Can Thank the Academy (And All Of Our Friends!)
Wednesday, January 16 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan Vote for Sidelines in Category 8 I spend an inordinate amount of time on the Sidelines Magazine Facebook page, not to mention the website and blogs. So when Sidelines was named a finalist in the Equestrian Social Media Awards, I let out a big cheer!! All that work – and we have been recognized!! I immediately thought about all the acceptance speeches you hear at the Academy Awards and other awards shows…”I’d like to thank the Academy…” (I do have interns that help me with the Facebook page and website – including April Leonard, Mindy Cortez and Christina Alex – thank you, thank you!!) And of course Bill Tatgenhorst at Sidelines, my website sidekick!! I would certainly like to thank all of the Sidelines “friends” who keep our Facebook page active and also those who read our blogs and visit our website. Now I have one more thing to ask our “friends” – to click on the link for the Equestrian Social Media Awards and vote for us
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Christmas Spirit Lights Up at Spruce Meadows!
Thursday, December 20 2012
(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): Spruce Meadows invites everyone to join with the thousands that have already come through the Spruce Meadows grounds to enjoy the Spruce Meadows Christmas Lights, presented by Scotiabank, Bennett Jones, ATCO Group and Akita Drilling Ltd.
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
Dover Saddlery Now Sells Sidelines Magazine! Great News!
Friday, November 16 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan The Dover catalogue and Sidelines Magazine in my mailbox on the same day – that’s a GOOD day! I live in a tiny town in Western North Carolina mountains. Think Mayberry and you have pictured it correctly! Our town is so small that our mail is not delivered to our houses but to a little 100-year old red former schoolhouse that is now our Post Office.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Ho Ho Ho! Let the Holidays Begin with a Thank You to My Writers!
Tuesday, November 13 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan The December issue of Sidelines! I received my December issue of Sidelines in the mail today.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
At long last
Friday, November 09 2012
It was 1982, and I was 17 years old. I was one of the kids that could win the finals — one of the riders people threw out as a possible winner of the biggest equitation class on earth and quite possibly the single biggest class a junior rider could win
- Published in General, In the Irons, Z-Blogs