The Connemara Pony
Monday, August 11 2014
Have you heard of Erin Go Bragh, the talented pony stallion who was a top eventer during his prime?
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Helping Your Horse Recover From a Show
Thursday, July 31 2014
Do you have a special routine for your horse each time you come home from a show? Horse shows take a lot out of our horses, both physically and mentally
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Making the Most of Days When It’s Too Hot to Ride
Friday, July 25 2014
When the temperature climbs over 90° and the humidity is high, sometimes it’s best not to ride your horse. And while not being able to ride is disappointing, the day doesn’t have to be a total loss. There are many ways to continue moving forward with your horse even when you can’t be in the saddle.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Gabriella Salick and Centuria 2 Win the $30,000 Summer Festival Grand Prix
Friday, July 25 2014
Del Mar, CA – July 20, 2014 - A host of talented equestrians came out to play on a crystal clear afternoon at the Showpark Summer Festival, closing out a busy week of competition. Twenty-seven entries vied for the top prize in the $30,000 Summer Festival Grand Prix, presented by Mary’s Tack & Feed, on an intricate course designed by Venezuela’s Leopoldo Palacios. Featuring a technical layout with many related distances that covered every corner of the Grand Prix Field, the course required accuracy and adherence to a set track and deliberately short distances.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Eventing Returns to Great Meadow – WEG Prep Trial July 26-27
Thursday, July 24 2014
It’s galloping ever closer – the return of world-class eventing to Great Meadow, The Plains, Virginia , a very spectacular setting for the Great Meadow World Equestrian Games Prep Trial, July 26-27.
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
WOW – Catch the EXCITEMENT! GREAT MEADOW WEG PREP EVENT TRAILER!!!
Tuesday, July 22 2014
This is so cool!!! We are tickled red, white and blue for the USA 3-Day WEG team and alternates and their magnificient horses who will be showcased July 26 & 27 at Great Meadow, The Plains, VA, in the mandatory final outing before they go to Normandy, France to compete in the 2014 FEI Alltech World Equestrian Games.
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
Carey is Grand at Horse Shows by the Bay
Friday, July 11 2014
Traverse City, MI – July 10, 2014 - When Kim Carey traveled to Europe to look for a new horse for client Michelle Carroll, they went with high hopes.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Angel Karolyi and Indiana 127 Lead Exciting Jump-off In $210,000 Cenovus Energy Classic Derby and Conor Swail and Martha Louise Win $85,000 Enbridge…
Monday, July 07 2014
Calgary, AB, Canada – July 6, 2014 – The ‘North American’ Tournament CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows concluded on Sunday with an extraordinary showdown in the $210,000 Cenovus Energy Classic Derby. It was d é j à vu from the ‘National’ Tournament in June, as Angel Karolyi of Venezuela and Quentin Judge of the USA battled it out in an exciting derby jump-off. Judge took the win four weeks ago and was hoping to repeat his victory with HH Dark de la Hart, but this time, Karolyi and Indiana 127 took the win.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Equine History: Figure Carries President James Monroe During a Parade on July 22, 1817
Monday, July 07 2014
On July 22 of 1817, Figure, the foundation stallion of the Morgan breed, carried President James Monroe through a parade. The bay stallion’s dependability and strength in carrying the president through the parade’s busy atmosphere are just some of the great traits for which the Morgan breed would become known. Figure was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts in 1789.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Courtney Calcagnini Cleans Up in the Professional Hunter Divisions at Summer in the Rockies IV
Saturday, July 05 2014
Parker, CO – July 3, 2014 - Consistency is crucial for success in the hunter ring, especially when the horses are required to jump several courses over multiple days. In a sea of many capable professional hunters, one particular bay gelding captured the judge’s eye
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs