Victoria Colvin Named Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for June
Thursday, July 11 2013
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Lexington, KY–July 11, 2013–Victoria Colvin, of Loxahatchee, FL has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for June. This is the second time this year that Colvin has been Rider of the Month; she was also awarded Rider of the Month in March
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
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Equitation Tuesdays are a Hit at the Vermont Summer Festival
Thursday, July 11 2013
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John Porter and Kennebec Claim Three Victories in Two Weeks East Dorset, Vermont — The introduction of ‘Equitation Tuesdays’ at the Vermont Summer Festival kicked off July 2 to much success at Harold Beebe farm. Fifteen-year-old John Porter of North Kingstown, RI, captured three equitation titles during the first two weeks of competition in East Dorset, VT
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
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Mobo- Available for Adoption!
Wednesday, July 10 2013
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Mobo is a 16 hand, bay, gelding and is available for $500 in Marysville, OH. This quiet, unassuming guy holds a great secret of how good he was on the track in just 2 short years of racing. From a rough first start, to winning 3 of his races by 6 ½, 10 and 12 lengths, he was often the pace setter and always showed good speed. The fact that he was the odds on favorite in over half of his races shows Mobo was a favorite at the track just as he is a favorite with us at our facility. After all, he did sell for $125,000 as a yearling. Mobo is such a kind horse both to handle and to ride and is also a great babysitter for our more difficult boys. He quietly controls the pasture without kicking or pushing the others around and soon his pasture mates are calmly grazing nose to nose with him. Amazingly he had been off the track for 3 ½ years prior to coming to us and when he started back under saddle, he went right to work like he hadn’t missed any time away because he has such a sharp mind. As you can see in the video, Mobo will follow you anywhere being the people-pleaser he is and is game for anything, but prefers to be left alone and not micromanaged while being ridden. He says he knows his job! Very easy to handle on the ground, respectful, and loves attention which makes him fun to be around and will make someone a great pleasure horse
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
The Princeton Horse Show Wraps Up A Successful Week
Wednesday, July 10 2013
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We were fortunate to have, world renowned course designer, Werner Deeg and many of the countries top riders and horses at Princeton Show Jumping this week. The USEF Young Jumper classes were once again filled with talent
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
How I Rescued, Lost and Found My Dog
Tuesday, July 09 2013
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Sasha in her corner! By Dani Moritz This has been the craziest weekend of my short-lived life. Saturday, my fiancé, Alex, and I moved into our new apartment. Luckily his grandpa, aunt and friend came to help us – but it was still a lonnngg day
- Published in Pony Tales, Z-Blogs
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Bam Bam Slam- Available for Adoption!
Monday, July 08 2013
by Editor
Bam Bam is such a cute mare, always in your face for attention and will check you out head to toe if you walk into her stall because she is very curious about people. She will do whatever she has to to keep your attention completely on her. Always the princess! Bam has an adorable face and is very well put together and muscular for such a young horse meaning she will be a very solid, pretty mare at maturity. She already garners attention every time she is out of her stall. Her rider will need the experience of working with babies because being only three and being unraced, she is working on the basics of moving forward, bending, straightness and focus. By doing figures around the arena, she is better able to focus her attention on her job and it also aids in bending and suppling through the body. Once Bam has more miles under her belt she might be a little less lazy and she is suitable for any less strenuous disciplines if given some time to finish growing up first
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
Carly Morrison and Wendy Collins Claim Sunday Classics in Vermont
Monday, July 08 2013
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East Dorset, Vermont – Canada’s Carly Morrison and Connecticut’s Wendy Collins were the two big winners on Sunday, July 7, at the Vermont Summer Festival running July 2 through August 11 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Morrison took the win in the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic riding Duvel while Collins emerged victorious in the $5,000 NAL Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic. Morrison was the first of six to return for the jump-off in the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic, and a tidy tour of the jump-off track yielded a four-fault score in a time of 44.38 seconds. Others who followed opted to try for slow and steady clear rounds, but the rails kept falling. Helena Le Picart came closest to catching Morrison, but her four-fault effort in a time of 44.62 seconds aboard Bon Vivant would not be fast enough to take over the lead.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Reed Kessler Gets Her Victory with Wolf S in $50,000 Lafarge Cup 1.50m
Monday, July 08 2013
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Frances Land and Vieanne Blaze to Victory in $33,000 Pepsi Challenge 1.45m SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The ‘North American’ Tournament continued today, and it was Reed Kessler (USA) and Wolf S who took the highlight victory of the day in the $50,000 Lafarge Cup 1.50m over Lauren Tisbo (USA) with Catharina 9. Frances Land (USA) and Vieanne were very fast to win the $33,000 Pepsi Challenge 1.45m as the first ones in the jump-off.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
The Curly Horse
Monday, July 08 2013
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Bashkir Curly horses are hard to miss: Their characteristic curly coats make them stand out in any crowd.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
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The Polo Girls Society’s Secrets to a Great 4th of July
Friday, July 05 2013
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The Polo Girls Society wants to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! Enjoy the day by laying by the pool, grabbing some mallets for polo, grilling hotdogs and hamburgers, and watching fireworks. Also, we hope everyone remembers this day as Independence Day and honor the armed forces. This wonderful nation wouldn’t be here without them! We want to introduce our new Social Site at http://pologirlssociety.com/pologirlssocial/
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs