Cribbing: What It Is and How to Deal With It
Wednesday, March 20 2013
Have you ever walked into the barn to hear a strange grunting noise coming from one of the stalls? Do you know a horse who’s slowly eating through the fencing, his feed buckets, his stall doors
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Intercollegiate Dressage Association’s 2013 National Championship
Tuesday, March 19 2013
Mount Holyoke College Equestrian Center in South Hadley, Massachusetts and their dressage team will host over 100 riders from more than 20 colleges and universities throughout the United States at the Intercollegiate Dressage Association’s 12th annual National Championship on April 27th and 28th. Four-member teams and individuals in each of the IDA’s four divisions–Introductory Level, Lower Training Level, Upper Training Level and First Level–are chosen from the approximately 600 student riders representing 55 colleges and universities across 9 regions of the US and Canada.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Caroline Roffman and Her Highness O Are Regal in FEI Intermediaire-1 Freestyle at WEF Dressage Classic, CDI 3* presented by Today’s Equestrian &…
Monday, March 18 2013
Wellington, FL – March 17, 2013 – The WEF Dressage Classic, CDI 3* presented by Today’s Equestrian & Fellows wrapped up competition today at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. The highlight class was the FEI Intermediaire-1 Freestyle, with Caroline Roffman (USA) and Her Highness O taking the top prize.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
U.S. and Canada Para-Dressage Riders Execute Successful Individual Tests at 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival WEF Dressage Classic CPEDI3*
Monday, March 18 2013
Wellington, FL -March 16, 2013- Para-equestrian dressage competition at the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival WEF Dressage Classic CPEDI3* continued on Saturday with the Grade Ia, Ib, II, III, and IV individual tests. U.S. and Canada equestrians contended for the both overall team and individual accolades.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Susan Dutta and Currency DC Victorious in FEI Grand Prix Special at WEF Dressage Classic, CDI 3* presented by Today’s Equestrian & Fellows
Sunday, March 17 2013
Wellington, FL – March 16, 2013 – The WEF Dressage Classic, CDI 3* presented by Today’s Equestrian & Fellows at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) continued today with classes for the Large Tour and Small Tour. Susan Dutta and Currency DC won the FEI Grand Prix Special, while Kim Herslow and Rosmarin won their second class in a row in the FEI Intermediaire-1
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Mutt of the Month – Peeta
Friday, March 15 2013
Meet Peeta! His brother, Gale has already been adopted. Unfortunately Peeta does not make a great first impression. He’s tired of seeing people walking past his kennel and wants to get out and play
- Published in Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
Horse Show Stress – How to Relax you and Your Horse
Thursday, March 14 2013
Waiting at the Horse Show Horse Shows can be fun, but at the same time stressful . Horses and humans have similar mechanisms for managing stress and because of our different personalities respond differently to events. Being in Wellington, Florida I see lots of stress; stress in people and stress in horses.
- Published in Between the Ears, Z-Blogs
Sons of the Wind Farm Clinics Focus on Classical Dressage at Cornell University and Midwest Horse Fair
Tuesday, March 12 2013
Merrimac, MA – March 8, 2013 – The Sons of the Wind School of Equestrian Arts is gearing up for its 2013 Tour, where they will be conducting informational clinics for dressage riders and trainers, as well as showcasing the talent of their Lusitano mounts. The first stop of the tour will be at Cornell University from April 5-7, 2013, and then they will be traveling to the Midwest Horse Fair in Wisconsin from April 18-21.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 Make it Three in a Row to Dominate HITS Ocala
Monday, March 11 2013
OCALA, FL (March 4, 2013) – Jared Petersen will likely never forget the 2013 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. He and Titus 2:11 won their third consecutive Sunday grand prix, and their fourth grand prix of the circuit in yesterday’s $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Malou Top an Impressive Jump-Off to Win the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis
Sunday, March 10 2013
THERMAL, CA (March 4, 2013) – The $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, won’t be easily forgotten. Fifty-five top horse-and-rider combinations took to Brazilian course designer Marina Azevedo’s course Sunday afternoon and 10 of the most competitive made it to one of the most exciting jump-offs yet this season, with the top four having less than a second to differentiate their time
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs