Feeding Hay in Stalls
Friday, February 15 2013
Have you ever wondered about the best way to feed your horse hay in his stall?
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Barn Building 101: Barn End Doors and Paddock Doors
Thursday, February 14 2013
We’ve discussed in previous blogs the importance of ventilation – or more importantly cross-ventilation – and light in your barn. Adequate ventilation can help remove summer heat, moisture, dust and toxic gases.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Reed Kessler on the March Cover of Sidelines!
Thursday, February 14 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan The March issue of Sidelines Magazine – featuring Olympic star Reed Kessler! Photo by Jack Mancini The March issue of Sidelines has hit the stands – or at least the Internet (but will be in your mailboxes soon!) The March issue features Olympic Show Jumper Reed Kessler on the cover and has a great story on Reed by Sidelines writer Dani Moritz. I was just in Wellington and was able to watch Reed show, and she is pretty remarkable – which is why we titled her story “Remarkable Reed.” Wellington photographer Jack Mancini did a great photo shoot of Reed and had a fun time shooting her with her Olympic horse Cylana and her newly adopted pup Carly, who she adopted from Ron and Danny’s Rescue. I ran into Reed’s mom at the show, standing on the side of the ring watching Reed show, while holding cute Carly in her arms.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Marcy’s Woods – Available for Adoption!
Wednesday, February 13 2013
Marcy’s Woods is an adorable 7 year old, 16hh dark bay Thoroughbred gelding now available for adoption from our Marysville, Ohio facility! Talk about a horse with an impressive lineage! Sire, Point Given, was the only horse to ever win 4 one million dollar races in a row, won the 2001 Preakness, Belmont, Haskell and Travers, was 9-3-0 in 13 starts and won 3.9 million. Dam, Sea Dragoness, placed in 2 stakes and age 2. Thunder Gulch won 2.9 million, Gulch 3 million, Turkoman 2.1 million, Sea Hero 2.9 million, Polish Navy 1.1 million, and Slew City Slew 1.1 million. And this doesn’t even include Mr. Prospector, Storm Bird, Alydar, Danzig, Seattle Slew and Roberto.
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
A Closer Look at Teeth Floating
Wednesday, February 13 2013
It’s pretty routine: Often when vets come out to administer spring shots, they’ll check over your horse and float his teeth if necessary. Some owners prefer to have an equine dentist work on their horse’s teeth. But what exactly is going on in your horse’s mouth
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Congratulations To The Winner of The Sidelines WEF Showing Vacation Contest
Wednesday, February 13 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan Jack Lube talking on the phone with our Sidelines Editor – he had just found out he won the Sidelines WEF Showing Vacation contest! After watching more than 70 videos and reading more than 70 essays written by people hoping to win the Sidelines Magazine FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival – a winner has been chosen!! Congratulations to Jack Lube, a 14 year old rider from Orlando, Florida on being the big winner! I called Jack’s mom first and asked her if she could video him with her iPhone when I called him – and she did. She cried first though, knowing that her son was about to have the opportunity of a lifetime.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Falling Safely
Monday, February 11 2013
If you ride horses for long enough, it will eventually happen: You will fall. It’s not a fun part of riding, but unfortunately it’s necessary.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Wellie World – I Will Miss You!
Saturday, February 09 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan I will miss you Wellington! Beautiful cakes and a beautiful sun set at the WEF VIP tent! Yum! Today I pack up my bags and head north, leaving Wellington, Florida behind. It has been a whirlwind week that has been nothing short of fantastic.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Callan Solem Starts off Week IV at HITS Ocala with Two Top-Five Finishes in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix
Saturday, February 09 2013
OCALA, FL (February 7, 2013) – Callan Solem admits that she feels at home at HITS Ocala and she staged quite the homecoming today when she rode Torlando Group’s VDL Torlando to a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis . Solem of Glenmoore, Pennsylvania and VDL Torlando, of which she is part owner, topped 25 contenders over a course designed by Germany’s Olaf Petersen, Sr
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs