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Keenan Sets The Pace In $20,000 Hampton Classic Time Challenge

Wednesday, August 28 2013 by Editor

Lutz and Kenny victors in other jumper classes. Bridgehampton, NY-Aug 27, 2013-Lillie Keenan rode her Londinium to a narrow victory in the $20,000 Hampton Classic Time Challenge at the 38th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: classic, grand prix, Hampton Classic, horse, in the irons, jumper, spy coast farm, tails & trails, tucker the wunderkind

Weaning the Foal: When, How, and Why

Wednesday, August 28 2013 by Editor

If any foals were born on your farm this year, then you’re probably thinking about the process of weaning. Weaning separates a mare from her foal so that the foal learns to grow up independently of the mare. It also gives the mare’s body a break from the stress of nursing a foal, and allows the mare to return to a riding career

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: education, horses, in the irons, moon, olympic sidelines, process, tails & trails, the classic insider, the-classic-insider

ASPCA Offers Animals For Adoption At Hampton Classic

Tuesday, August 27 2013 by Editor

Rescued horses, dogs, cats and more made available for new owners. Bridgehampton, NY-Aug

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Tagged under: adoption, aspca, between the ears, games, georgina-bloomberg, show-world, tails & trails, taylor-harris, young horse show

Training a Safe Trail Horse -From Show Ring to Trails

Friday, August 23 2013 by Editor

Riding back from the show grounds in Wellington, FL Horses are “Free Roaming Social Herbivores” Last week I was riding, or should I say “rock climbing” horses up on top of the Continental Divide in Colorado facilitating a Horsewomen’s Retreat., but for most of the year I am in Wellington, Florida watching thousands of horses navigate golf carts, trucks, trailers, landscape blowers and big rigs.

Published in Between the Ears, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: beyond the track, florida, higher education, olympic sidelines, philosophy, tails & trails, the classic insider, trail riding safety, training

Shawn Casady Maintains Consistent Lead in Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Standings

Thursday, August 22 2013 by Editor

Lexington, KY – August 22, 2013 – Shawn Casady won the opening class in the 2013 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series, and he’s been a front runner in the series’ leading rider standings ever since. Following last weeks Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, Casady tops the standings with a total of 975 points. With both a first and second place finish in the Bluegrass Festival’s $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby, Meredith Darst sits second with 800 points

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: bluegrass, higher education, Kentucky, nutrition, olympic sidelines, shawn-casady, show world, show-world, tails & trails

Germany takes Team gold while Britain’s Dujardin breaks yet another World Record

Thursday, August 22 2013 by Editor

ECCO FEI EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 Herning (DEN), 22 August 2013 Germany claimed team gold for the 22nd time at the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championship in Herning, Denmark today. In a tense battle, it fell to reigning Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Champion, Helen Langehanenberg, to clinch it with her last-to-go ride. And she did so with cool conviction when steering the brilliant Damon Hill to a score of 84.377 which gave her country a narrow advantage over the silver medallists from The Netherlands while the defending champions from Great Britain had to settle for bronze this time around. Just 1.111 points separated the three medal-winning nations in this super-tight battle of the giants

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Tagged under: archives, director, education, gold, higher education, history, in the irons, tails & trails

LAURA CHAPOT TO DEFEND GRAND PRIX TITLE AT 2nd ANNUAL DEVON FALL CLASSIC

Thursday, August 22 2013 by Editor

DEVON, Pa.— Following a hugely successful and popular inauguration last year, the Devon Fall Classic, featuring an all-jumper show with boutique shopping, music, delicious food and rides and games, will be held Sept. 12-15 at the Devon show grounds on Route 30. Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, N.J., who won the $25,000 Devon Fall Classic Grand Prix last year on Umberto and also placed third on Zealous, is bringing both back this year in defense of her title

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Tagged under: between the ears, chasin', devon-horse, higher education, in the irons, show world, tails & trails, tucker the wunderkind, world, world-record

Winterizing Your Barn Door

Thursday, August 22 2013 by Editor

If you live in an area with cold climates, then with winter’s approach you’ll soon be thinking about winterizing your barn.

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: classic, classic q&a, classic-equine, classic-insider, door, doors, higher education, horse country chic, horses, in the irons, pony tales, tails & trails

Guest Post:The Place of Horses

Tuesday, August 20 2013 by Editor

It is early on an August morning.

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Tagged under: barn-management, between the ears, chasin', design, higher education, horse country chic, in the irons, olympic sidelines, place, tails & trails

Barn Tour Offers Look at Premiere Staunton Farms

Tuesday, August 20 2013 by Editor

The Virginia Horse Center Foundation, in partnership with the VHCF Equestriennes, is pleased to announce the 2013 Barn Tour, which will take place on Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Middlebrook and Staunton