Small Pair- Available for Adoption!
Monday, June 17 2013
Small Pair, aka “Pair” is a 2007, chestnut mare. She is 15.3 hands from Hummelstown, PA with an adoption fee of $600. Pair is a lovely mare who will steal your heart with her golden personality! This sweet mare is quiet and well mannered enough to be ground tied while she is groomed, tacked, and bathed
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
A Father’s Day Tribute to A Dad Who Liked To Horse Around
Sunday, June 16 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan Riding high on my dad’s shoulders – an early riding lesson of sorts! My dad, who passed away six years ago, was not a horsey guy.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Ward and McCrea Notch Victories Through the Weather at Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament
Saturday, June 15 2013
(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): Riders at the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament had to deal with incoming rain and storms today, but it didn’t dampen the level of competition. McLain Ward (USA) and Grant Road Partners’ Super Trooper de Ness were fastest in a large field of 75 to win the $33,000 AltaGas Cup 1.45m
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Welcome Wins Go to Gonzalez and McArdle to Start Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament
Thursday, June 13 2013
(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The first day of the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament featured two welcome competitions in the Meadows on the Green. The first was a $5,000 Friends of the Meadows 1.45m Welcome for the horses in contention to compete in tomorrow’s $100,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™. Enrique Gonzalez (MEX) and Quilebo D Tillard took the win in the speed format competition
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament to Host $100,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ and $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix CSI-W
Wednesday, June 12 2013
(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The second week of the Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments begins tomorrow and there will be more top competition from June 12-16. The ‘Continental’ Tournament CSIO-W 5* is host to the $100,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ on Thursday, June 13, as well as the $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix CSI-W on Sunday, June 16
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Options After Your Horse’s Show Career
Wednesday, June 12 2013
We’d all love our horses to be able to compete forever, but unfortunately almost every equine will need to be retired at some point.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Angel Karolyi Claims $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic
Tuesday, June 11 2013
Upperville, Virginia – Venezuela’s Angel Karolyi braved the wet weather to claim victory aboard Amigo in the $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic on Sunday, June 9, at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show in Upperville, Virginia. Karolyi and Amigo, a nine-year-old Zangersheide gelding, topped a starting field of 27 horse and rider combinations to capture the win over a course that left many struggling. Not a single rider completed the first round fault-free, with 10 opting to retire.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Victory in $175,000 Nexen Cup 1.60m Derby Goes to Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2
Tuesday, June 11 2013
(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The final day of the Spruce Meadows ‘National’ Tournament had two exciting competitions that featured speed and stamina. Leslie Howard (USA) and Lennox Lewis 2 took their second victory in the $175,000 Nexen Cup 1.60m Derby, equaling their 2011 finish
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Colorado Horse Park CCI*, Training Three-Day and Horse Trials Wrap-Up
Monday, June 10 2013
Parker, CO – June 9, 2013 – The Colorado Horse Park’s CCI*, Training Three-Day and Horse Trials, held May 31-June 2, drew riders from around the United States and Canada for a challenging weekend of fun and competition.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Juniors and Amateurs Shine in the Jumper Ring
Monday, June 10 2013
©ESI Photography Alexandra Carlton and Colourline Junior and amateur riders took to the grand prix ring on Sunday for the $5,000 NAL Amateur/Owner Jumper Low Classic and the $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper High Classic.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs