Ian Millar to be Inducted into Jump Canada Hall of Fame
Wednesday, October 31 2012
Toronto, Ontario – Ten-time Olympian Ian Millar will be inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame alongside show jumping horse Hickstead at this year’s Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala. Presented by BMO Financial Group, the seventh annual black-tie event will take place on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. The most successful competitor in the history of Canadian show jumping, the accomplishments of Millar will be celebrated during this year’s ceremony as the Perth, ON, native is inducted in the Individual Builder category.
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You Really Love Your Horse and Don’t Want Your Friend to Be in Pain
Tuesday, October 30 2012
New Release DVD by Jochen Schleese! “Beyond the 9 points of Saddle Fitting” deals with the complexities of saddle fit, revealing potentially serious effects of ill-fitting saddles to horse and rider! Undiagnosed lameness, atrophy, ‘bad’ behavior, resistance, gait abnormalities, 4-beat canter, poor work attitude, sore/sensitive back, lacking engagement, stress lines and atrophy, repeated hock and stifle injections – all common equine issues Schleese witnesses every day. Schleese’s training as a former 3 day event rider provides the basis for his epiphany. Jochen emotionally reveals how Saddlefit 4 Life came to be – the result of his personal experience with lameness in his competitive horse. “Riders will relate on so many levels
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Quick Tip: How To Help Your Horse Maintain Good Weight In Time For Winter
Tuesday, October 30 2012
As the days are growing shorter and colder, it seems fall has crept up on us, so it is a good reminder to keep an eye on your horse’s weight as they start to expend more energy growing their winter coats. Photo Courtesy of Audrey C. Crosby Photography At the beginning of September all of our horses seemed to drop weight quickly and had grown hair over night
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Reed Kessler and Cylana Capture Victory in $100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix, CSI 3*-W, Presented by Events DC
Sunday, October 28 2012
Cylana and Reed Kessler. © Shawn McMillen Photography For their victory, Kessler and Cylana were presented with the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. As Leading Jumper Rider, an award sponsored by Robin Parsky, Kessler was also presented with the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy and awarded a Rolex luxury timepiece from Tiny Jewel Box
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Olivier Philippaerts and Chicago VH Moleneind Clear Seven Feet in $25,000 Washington International Horse Show Puissance Victory
Saturday, October 27 2012
Chicago VH Moleneind and Olivier Philippaerts clearing the seven-foot wall. © Shawn McMillen Photography Dello Joio, Hough, Andrade and Jacobs Top Jumper Classes; Cunniffe Earns Grand Junior Hunter Championship; Donovan Wins Best Child Rider on a Horse Washington, D.C – October 26, 2012 – The 54th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) continued on Friday, October 26, with a full day of hunter, jumper and equitation competition at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C
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Passed Over for Six Months, Thoroughbred Native Tongue Now Shines in New Career!
Thursday, October 25 2012
Written by Amy Allison (Ohio Thoroughbred Facility Manager/Trainer) A horse update came across my desk the other day that just made me smile as so many of them often do. It was of 2004 Thoroughbred gelding Native Tongue with show ribbons hanging from his bridle.
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Spruce Meadows Celebrates ‘OKTOBERFEST’
Thursday, October 25 2012
Brian Krausert, President, Beaver Drilling and his wife Dr. Donna Wood presenting the trophy to Carla Diewert aboard Vaquero, winners of the Beaver Drilling Puissance in 2011. Photo credit: Spruce Meadows Media Services
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Dog of the Day – Tori
Wednesday, October 24 2012
Tori is a beautiful girl with a glossy tri-colored coat and inquisitive brown eyes. She is very sweet and has the derding dog smarts to go with her good lucks.
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Bank Me – One OTTB You Really Can Bank On!
Tuesday, October 23 2012
One thing you can bank on is that this solid chap has many stories to tell if only he could talk. He last raced back in 2004 and somehow found himself in the New Holland sale bound for slaughter.
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