Dragging an Arena Without a Tractor
Friday, February 22 2013
Horse and barn ownership often requires that we get a little creative. A response to our blog post on dealing with less than ideal footing posed an excellent question: How can you maintain and drag an arena if you don’t own a tractor? You can still drag your arena if you don’t have a tractor, but you’ll want to examine the type of drag that you’ll be using.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Different Types of Hay
Wednesday, February 20 2013
Alternative Types of Hay With drought conditions plaguing most of the United States, hay is scarce and prices are on the rise. Many horse owners are turning to different types of hay as a result. Let’s take a look at some of the less common types of hay which may provide a perfect alternative for you and your horse.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Guest Post: Five Essential Energy Saving Tips for Equine Facilities
Tuesday, February 19 2013
February is a blustery month, and a comfortable barn is a welcome haven from the biting wind. But how do you maintain a pleasant indoor environment without wasting energy and spending too much money
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Win A Course Walk At Gulfport with a Grand Prix Rider
Tuesday, February 19 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan Win a course walk at Gulfport – send in a photo of you and your horse on the sidelines to enter! It’s easy! Would you like to walk the course with a Grand Prix rider before the $50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix on March 10, in Gulfport, Mississippi during the Gulf Coast Winter Classics series? The excitement, the plan of how many strides to the next jump, the lights, rubbing shoulders with the best rider’s in the world! You could win the walk – and have the experience of a lifetime! The Sidelines Magazine – Gulf Coast Classic Course Walk is March 10 in Gulfport, Mississippi. To enter the contest, you simply need to take a photo of you and your horse on the sidelines (get it, Sidelines Magazine!!) – you can be standing next to your horse, sitting on your horse, grooming, tacking up, walking, warming up – anything that happens on the sidelines at a horse show
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello Secure Win in FEI Grand Prix Special at the Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W Presented by USPRE Association
Sunday, February 17 2013
Wellington, FL – February 16, 2013 – With the sun making its first appearance since competition started, the Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W presented by USPRE Association began to wind down today at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). In the Small Tour, Christilot Boylen (CAN) was triumphant, taking the top two spots in the $5,000 FEI Intermediare I sponsored by Havensafe Farm. In the Large Tour, Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) clinched the win in the $10,000 FEI Grand Prix Special sponsored by USPRE Association
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Equestrian Philosophy Part 1
Sunday, February 17 2013
Horse-Human relaxing together Lets start at the beginning.
- Published in Between the Ears, Z-Blogs
Lucas Back for More in Pre-Green 3 & 4 Year Old Hunters, This Time with Christopher Payne
Saturday, February 16 2013
Wellington, FL – February 14, 2013 – Week six of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Thursday with a championship win for Christopher Payne and Susan Moriconi’s Lucas in the Pre-Green 3&4 Year Old Hunter division at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The $50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 6 was cancelled due to inclement weather.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Join JustWorld International For Their Signature Horseless Horse Show
Friday, February 15 2013
Wellington, FL – February 14, 2012 - Countless young horse lovers dream of one day entering the ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center as part of the Winter Equestrian Festival. JustWorld International makes that dream a reality in a unique way with their signature Horseless Horse Show
- Published in What's Happenin', 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
Der Dau Sponsors Dressage Dream Team at Global Dressage Festival
Tuesday, February 12 2013
Wellington, FL- February 10, 2013 - On Saturday, February 2, 2013, Der Dau was on hand to sponsor the first of six weeks of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Throughout each week of the season, Der Dau will honor the horse and rider combination with the highest Horse Gait and Rider Position scores for a division with the “Der Dau Dream Team Horse and Rider Award.” For the first week of the season, the award was presented in the FEI Young Horse Final for Five Year Olds. “We are excited to be a sponsor of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival,” said Joseph Der, President of Der Dau.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs