Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 Make it Three in a Row to Dominate HITS Ocala
Monday, March 11 2013
OCALA, FL (March 4, 2013) – Jared Petersen will likely never forget the 2013 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. He and Titus 2:11 won their third consecutive Sunday grand prix, and their fourth grand prix of the circuit in yesterday’s $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Spring Grass Watch
Friday, March 08 2013
Spring brings with it much excitement for horse owners: it means getting back into the saddle, new foals on the ground, and the start of a fresh show season.
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Barn Building 101: Wash Bays
Thursday, March 07 2013
Wash bays are typically the same size as a stall. They can be used for many other tasks as well – grooming, tacking up, shoeing and vet visits.
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Making the Cut
Monday, February 18 2013
Recently, Augusta, Georgia hosted the first leg of the Mercuria NCHA (National Cutting Horse Association) World Series of Cutting. The competive event will then move through Texas, Canada, Idaho, California, Ohio and Lyon, France before the end of 2013. TheNCHA, with 16,000 members nationwide, falls somewhere between eventing (USEA) with 12,000 members and dressage (USDA) with 30,000 members so it represents a significant number of competitors nationwide although membership tends to be clustered in regions where the sport first sprang up.
SMU’s Raposa Wins Over Fences, SD State’s Violand Takes the Flat at FTI WEF Collegiate Equitation Challenge
Saturday, February 09 2013
Wellington, FL – February 9, 2013 – The fourth annual Collegiate Equitation Challenge, hosted at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), took place Friday evening at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The top riders representing varsity teams from the National Collegiate Equitation Association (NCEA) competed head-to-head in a bracket format both over fences and on the flat. Schaefer Raposa, a freshman at Southern Methodist University, took home the over fences championship trophy, presented by the South Florida Hunter Jumper Association, with a high score of 92
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Interview with Dr. Jennifer Smallwood, DVM- Part 1
Friday, February 01 2013
For the first-time breeder, foaling season brings with it a host of questions.
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Interview with Dr. Jennifer Smallwood, DVM
Friday, February 01 2013
For the first-time breeder, foaling season brings with it a host of questions. Jennifer Smallwood, DVM , recently sat down with us to talk about the vital information a breeder should know. Dr
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SMU Wins Again
Thursday, November 08 2012
Hey Y’all. Big congratulations to the SMU Equestrian team. The Mustangs beat Fresno State 9-3! With the win, SMU Equestrian moves to 4-2 on the season.
Season Winding Down
Tuesday, October 30 2012
Hey Y’all. Unfortunately, the SMU Equestrian Team fell to Texas Christian University on October 5th with a very close raw score tiebreaker of 815-812. The Mustangs also fell to No.
Polo Women Rock! Get Ready for the U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship
Monday, October 22 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan You often hear the comment that men and women compete equally in the equestrian world and that the equestrian sports are the only place this happens.
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