How to Handle Eye Injuries
Wednesday, July 30 2014
If you work around horses long enough, you’ll learn how to handle all manner of scrapes and injuries. But have you ever had to deal with an eye injury before? Eye injuries can be some of the most serious in horses, and require immediate treatment.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
The Nez Perce Horse
Monday, July 28 2014
Appaloosas roamed the Americas during the 19 th century. The Nez Perce Indians knew these horses well, and the horses were central to the Nez Perce Tribe
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Competition Comes to Close with Jumping Individual and Eventing Medals at Historic 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider…
Friday, July 25 2014
Lexington, Ky. - The 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) came to a close Sunday with the last medals of the Championship being awarded.
- Published in Show World, 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.
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Chester Weber Secures Major Victory in Aachen
Friday, July 25 2014
Chester Weber in Saturday’s Marathon (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Aachen, Germany - A fantastic four-in-hand driving season for American star Chester Weber got even better on Saturday with a hard-earned win at CHIO Aachen. The CAIO4* field full of international talent and former world champions, and the crowd of spectators at the historic show, made the weekend’s win one of the biggest of Weber’s career
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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
Equine History: Misty of Chincoteague Was Born July 20, 1946
Monday, July 21 2014
If you were a horse-loving child, chances are that at some point you read Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague . Maybe you went on to read Stormy, Misty’s Foal , and even Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague . Misty of Chincoteague became a classic in the literary canon of horse stories, but do you know that it was inspired by an actual Chincoteague pony named Misty
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GREAT MEADOW WEG PREP TRIAL July 26-27
Sunday, July 20 2014
Great Meadow Foundation in The Plains, VA will host the WEG PREP TRIAL , a mandatory outing for the USA 3-Day Team and the alternates, plus a couple of Canada’s WEG-team members, July 26-27.
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
Is Your Horse Telling You That He’s Too Hot?
Friday, July 18 2014
Heat can be a major factor when riding during the summer. And while you’ll know if the heat is getting to be too much for you, do you know the signs to be able to recognize when the heat is too much for your horse? Here are some things you’ll want to be looking out for this summer.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Ebeling Withdraws Rafalca from CDI4 Aachen and Contention for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team
Monday, July 14 2014
Lexington, Ky. - Jan Ebeling has withdrawn Beth Meyer, Ann Romney, and Amy Ebeling’s Rafalca from the CDI4* Aachen and contention for the 2014 Alltech FEI World “With mixed emotions, we regretfully announce that Rafalca will relinquish her bid for the WEG team in Normandy. We will be cheering on Team USA from the sidelines, with so many new horses and riders on the forefront,” said Ebeling.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs