Month: February 2019

  RockyMountainHorseExpo.com                          Clinicians and Special Event Schedules 2019 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 3, 2019 National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado   We are proud to announce our 2019 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo … Read More

  Listening to the Horse, the new 7-part docu-series, featuring internationally renowned American equestrians Mark Rashid, Crissi McDonald, Jim Masterson, Dr. Robert Miller, Jeff Sanders and Eitan Beth-Halachamy has won Best Documentary and Best Director at the Hollywood Hills Film Awards. This documentary features over 70 of the world’s top … Read More

MESA, AZ – February 14, 2019. Four studies into why horses shake their heads and how best to manage or control this behavior have explored the question yet not found an acceptable answer. The condition has both welfare and economic implications for the horse and its owner since euthanasia is … Read More

Wellington, FL (February 14,  2019) – Valentine’s Day 2019 is extra sweet this year for Ashley Holzer and her beloved 9-year-old mare named Valentine after a heartfelt victory during Week 5 of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, FL. Winning the CDI3* Intermediate 1 Freestyle with a score of 79.917, the … Read More

  Beatrice, Nebraska, USA – February 12, 2019 – The North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC™) and the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) are again combining their annual conventions in Reno, Nevada, on March 7-9, 2019. It is open to anyone interested in distance riding or in meeting likeminded horse enthusiasts. … Read More

  February 9, 2019 – Columbus, Ohio – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Board of Directors recently voted to expand membership to include 4th and 5th grade riders in the middle-school division of Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage. For the past 17 seasons, IEA has been offered only to riders in grades 6 –12. The recently … Read More

What makes a truly great racehorse? We can, of course, take accolades into consideration, pointing us towards the likes of Justify or American Pharoah as Triple Crown Winners. Perhaps it is a sense of imperiousness, as was demonstrated by Frankel and Secretariat? Or, maybe it is a great rivalry, like … Read More

  (February 7, 2019 – Columbus, OH) – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Board of Directors recently voted to officially adopt the Dressage discipline into their program beginning in the 2019-2020 season. For the past three years, Dressage has been offered as a Pilot Program – allowing riders to participate in a limited … Read More

SmartPak Announces New SmartStride Senior Pellets to SmartSupplement Line   PLYMOUTH, MA – Joint support is important for horses at any age, but particularly as they get older, which is why SmartPak is pleased to introduce a new supplement formula designed to support senior horses. SmartStride™ Senior offers comprehensive joint, … Read More