Take the lead with Kerrits NEW Kombi Riding Tight
Monday, February 11 2013
Bingen, WA – Leading the field with fresh innovation, Kerrits introduces their new Kombi Riding Tight with a strategic combination of fabrics placed for enhanced fit and performance. “Our Kombi Riding Tight is the perfect marriage of a breech and a tight,” said Kerri Kent, owner and designer for Kerrits Performance Equestrian Apparel. ”It combines the durability and integrity of a breech and the stretchy comfort of a tight without the reveal.” Kombi Riding Tight fullseat in Eggplant In sports a flat, wide Flow Rise waist with belt loops and the slimming Dynamic Extreme TM fabric provides shape and hold with excellent coverage
- Published in What's Happenin', 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
Dog of the Day – Jethro
Saturday, February 09 2013
I am looking for that special someone to adopt me and give me a forever home. If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out the adoption form online or contact Big Dog Ranch Rescue (561) 309-3311 or email: adoptions@bdrr.org
- Published in General, Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
Wellie World – I Will Miss You!
Saturday, February 09 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan I will miss you Wellington! Beautiful cakes and a beautiful sun set at the WEF VIP tent! Yum! Today I pack up my bags and head north, leaving Wellington, Florida behind. It has been a whirlwind week that has been nothing short of fantastic.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Life Lessons are Learned at the Barn
Saturday, February 09 2013
By Dani Moritz We often think that we are teaching horses, but, really, it’s horses who are teaching us. September reminded me of that today when I showed up at the barn tired, feeling sick (not to mention sorry for myself) and a tad crabby
- Published in Pony Tales, Z-Blogs
Focus on Fescue
Friday, February 08 2013
Fescue is a hardy grass which is common in horse pastures, especially in the spring. It grows quickly, thrives even under intense grazing and in harsh growing conditions like droughts and frosts, and horses love to eat it. So what’s the problem
- Published in The Classic Insider, 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
Dealing with the Barn Sour Horse
Monday, February 04 2013
Horses are herd animals by nature, and sometimes their herd instincts can make training and riding difficult.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Ben Maher and Cella Capture $100,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI 2* Grand Prix
Sunday, February 03 2013
Wellington, FL – February 2, 2013 – It was a star-studded equestrian event during week four of the2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival’s (FTI WEF) “Saturday Night Lights” competition as Great Britain’s Ben Maher piloted Jane F. Clark’s Cella to victory in the $100,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI 2* Grand Prix. Competing in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Maher and Cella finished on top of 49 entries over second place finishers Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and HH Rebozo and third place competitors Gemma Paternoster (GBR) and Osiris
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs