Dog of the Day – Nitro
Wednesday, October 31 2012
I am a big boy full of love and happiness! I am great on a leash and like to go for walks. I really need to lose a couple extra pounds, but other than that I am a healthy guy. Up to date on all vaccines and neutered
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You Really Love Your Horse and Don’t Want Your Friend to Be in Pain
Tuesday, October 30 2012
New Release DVD by Jochen Schleese! “Beyond the 9 points of Saddle Fitting” deals with the complexities of saddle fit, revealing potentially serious effects of ill-fitting saddles to horse and rider! Undiagnosed lameness, atrophy, ‘bad’ behavior, resistance, gait abnormalities, 4-beat canter, poor work attitude, sore/sensitive back, lacking engagement, stress lines and atrophy, repeated hock and stifle injections – all common equine issues Schleese witnesses every day. Schleese’s training as a former 3 day event rider provides the basis for his epiphany. Jochen emotionally reveals how Saddlefit 4 Life came to be – the result of his personal experience with lameness in his competitive horse. “Riders will relate on so many levels
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Bocoy Stables excited to announce the arrival of the Budweiser Clydesdales
Tuesday, October 30 2012
Bocoy Stables is very excited to announce the arrival of the Budweiser Clydesdales to our farm! We will be open to the public on November the 10th from 2pm-6pm. Thanks to our friends at Budweiser,Cheney Brothers, Island Jacks and Big Dog Ranch. We willing be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers and enjoying drinks from Budweiser
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Take a BIG Look at the Big Equitation Finals – Including the Pennsylvania National Horse Show & Southeast Medal Finals
Monday, October 29 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan Riding in the Big Equitation classes has long been a Big deal for junior riders. Many Big names in the show jumping world started their successful careers by winning Big Eq classes. In my blog yesterday I talked about Brianne Goutal and how she won the Big Eq classes in a Big way – by winning all four titles! It was Big news! So have you noticed my Big theme so far?
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Olivier Philippaerts and Chicago VH Moleneind Clear Seven Feet in $25,000 Washington International Horse Show Puissance Victory
Saturday, October 27 2012
Chicago VH Moleneind and Olivier Philippaerts clearing the seven-foot wall. © Shawn McMillen Photography Dello Joio, Hough, Andrade and Jacobs Top Jumper Classes; Cunniffe Earns Grand Junior Hunter Championship; Donovan Wins Best Child Rider on a Horse Washington, D.C – October 26, 2012 – The 54th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) continued on Friday, October 26, with a full day of hunter, jumper and equitation competition at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C
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Fun, Fun, Fun (And A Few Characters!) at the Washington International Horse Show
Saturday, October 27 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan Is it Catwoman? Anne Hathaway?
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Three horses reported running free in Schoharie County NY State Park
Thursday, October 25 2012
Is anyone missing horses? Three horses seen in the Mallet State Park in Schoharie County by college students while on a field trip were recently reported to Stolen Horse International.
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Hickstead to be Inducted into Jump Canada Hall of Fame
Wednesday, October 24 2012
Hickstead will be inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala, Presented by BMO Financial Group, on Sunday, November 4, 2012, in Toronto, ON. Photo by Cealy Tetley Toronto, Ontario – Beloved show jumping horse Hickstead will be inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame alongside 10-time Olympian Ian Millar at this year’s Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala. Presented by BMO Financial Group, the seventh annual black-tie event will take place on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON.
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Olympians Highlight Star-Studded International Line-up of Open Jumpers at Alltech National Horse Show
Wednesday, October 24 2012
McLain Ward, pictured above on Antares F at the London Olympic Games, will be competing at this year’s Alltech National Horse Show. Photo by Sue Stickle Now just around the corner, the Alltech National Horse Show, scheduled for the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky on October 30 – November 4, 2012, will feature a world-class field of top national and international open jumpers, competing for some of the biggest purses on the fall indoor tour
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Washington International Horse Show’s President’s Cup Grand Prix
Tuesday, October 23 2012
Washington , D.C. – October 22, 2012 – Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) is excited to announce that the $100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix, CSI 3*-W will be aired on NBC Sports Network on Sunday, October 28, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. EST
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