Introducing Your Child to Riding on a Budget
Thursday, April 10 2014
If your child wants to learn to ride horses, you’ll quickly discover that riding is an expensive hobby. If you’re on a tight budget, though, that doesn’t mean that your child can’t learn to ride.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Storing Blankets Properly
Wednesday, April 02 2014
As we finally emerge from winter and head into spring, you can focus your efforts on spring cleaning and readying the barn for your show season. Since you will not need your horse’s winter blankets again until the late fall, it is best to clean them and store them away to give yourself added space in the barn and to keep them protected until they are needed again. Make sure that you store your blankets properly, though – otherwise you might find a damaged or smelly blanket come fall
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SMU NATIONALS BOUND
Tuesday, April 01 2014
Hey Y’all. SMU EQUESTRIAN IS NATIONALS BOUND! As the 10th seeded team, SMU will head to the NCEA National Championships in Waco, Texas, on April 17-19
Horse History – April 1, 2004 – Zenyatta Born
Monday, March 31 2014
She may have been born on April Fool’s Day, but Zenyatta’s racing career was no joke.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Adrienne Lyle and Wizard Achieve Personal Best in AGDF 12 FEI Grand Prix CDI 5* : Ashley Holzer Guides Tiva Nana to First CDI Win in 3* Grand Prix
Saturday, March 29 2014
Wellington, FL – March 27, 2014 – Adrienne Lyle (USA) and Wizard capped off the first day of competition for the final week of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) with a win in the FEI Grand Prix CDI 5* presented by Diamante Farms. The pair earned a personal best score for the grand prix with a 74.160%.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Victoria Colvin Captures Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series
Saturday, March 29 2014
Wellington, Florida – Victoria Colvin emerged the winner of the fourth annual Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series (AFYRGPS), presented by The Dutta Corp.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Physical Safety When Working in the Barn
Friday, March 28 2014
As horse people we often joke that we don’t need to go to the gym; our work around the barn more than suffices as a workout. And it’s true – when you think about the amount of lifting you do in the barn, you’re putting your body through a pretty intense workout every day. But as with any workout, it’s important to keep your body protected from injury.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Spring Horse Health Evaluations
Wednesday, March 26 2014
As you begin to prep for show season , it’s important to assess your horse’s health . Pulling off the blankets after winter can reveal a very different horse than the one you had that fall.
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SMU Places Third at Invitational
Tuesday, March 25 2014
Hey Y’all. Big congratulations to Sylvia de Toledo for placing third at the Pin Oak Charity Invitational on Sunday, March 23rd. We are all so proud of Sylvia! Sylvia and her giant championship donut Coach Burton, Sylvia, and SMU intern Taryn Kobeski SMU Equestrian, currently ranked 10th in the nation, is now awaiting the draw for the 2014 NCEA National Championships, in Waco, Texas (April 17-19)
Are You Ready to Breed Your Mare?
Friday, March 21 2014
Having a new foal in your barn come next spring may sound tempting, and maybe you’re toying with the idea of breeding your mare.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs