Shooting Star – Available for Adoption!
Thursday, May 07 2015
Shooting Star (Photo courtesy of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program) Shooting Star (Star), is available for adoption from New Vocations’ Marysville, Ohio, facility. Adoption fee is $500. Star is a 5-year-old, 16.1 h, chestnut Thoroughbred mare.
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
How To Build Your Horse’s Topline
Wednesday, May 06 2015
Building a strong topline in your horse ensures that he can carry himself properly and comfortably. It also results in an improved conformation, and can make a big difference in the show ring. When your horse’s topline is properly developed, the change should be gradual
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Should You Replace Your Barn Doors?
Monday, May 04 2015
Barn doors, while built to be strong, are not meant to last forever. Years of use and wear can leave your barn doors weakened and ineffective. Winter snow and ice can crack and warp barn doors, while years of moisture and rain can cause wood to rot and weaken.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
2015 IHSA Nationals Recap Day One
Saturday, May 02 2015
2015 IHSA National Championships are being held April 30–May 3 at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo credit: Alistaire Ruggiero) The morning of April 30, 2015, at The Big E (Eastern States Exposition) in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Nationals were underway.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Top 10 Greatest Things About the Kentucky Derby
Friday, May 01 2015
Can you believe it? The Kentucky Derby is right around the corner. The Derby is one of the major icons of horse racing, and it unites horse lovers with those who come out for the festivities of the huge event
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Rolex 2015 a Success for New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program
Friday, May 01 2015
Dan James of Double Dan Horsemanship gave a demonstration during the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program event at the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. (Photo credit: Jan Westmark) April 30 Lexington, KY – New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program once again had a successful Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event experience, with a constantly busy booth in the trade fair, a large Thoroughbred-centric event at the conclusion of the dressage on Friday, and an open house on Sunday morning before the showjumping began
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Spite The Devil – Available for Adoption!
Thursday, April 30 2015
Spite The Devil (Photo courtesy of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program) Spite The Devil (Diego), is available for adoption from New Vocations’ Marysville, Ohio, facility. Adoption fee is $700
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
Five Ways to Be a Better Barn Manager
Thursday, April 30 2015
If you operate a boarding barn, managing that barn carefully is important to its success.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Young Riders Top Performances Mark IEA National Equestrian Competition
Thursday, April 30 2015
Front Range Equestrian Team – Parker, Colorado, IEA 2015 Upper School Championship team left to right: Shaun Clark (coach), Jordan Eckstadt, Kylie Blair, Molly Hoskins, Lilian Schaefer, Caroline Molther, Allison Zimmerman and Tracye Ferguson (coach). (Photo courtesy of IEA) West Palm Beach, Florida — April 29, 2015 — 396 of the nation’s leading middle school and high school equestrians competed at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center for the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals. The finalists represented 1,220 teams and nearly 11,500 student-riders from eight zones throughout the United States
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
How to Get a Better Clean When Bathing Your Horse
Wednesday, April 29 2015
With spring’s arrival and the start of show season upon us, it’s the perfect time to bathe your horse.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs