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
[brb_collection id=”16984″] ________________________________________ I need to tell you that I have been ”swimming” & basking, & dreaming through your magazine since 2010 when I first picked one up from Ken Wagner at K&S Saddlery…& I love it. I’ve learned & laughed & planned & schemed… I’ve put events … 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
“Case of the Month” – February 2019 Honesto, a 6-year-old Lusitano-Arabian cross gelding, was found to have a massive sinus osteoma (a benign tumor created from new bone growth), discovered as a generalized swelling and enlargement of the bone and soft tissues below his right eye. Radiographs and a CT … Read More
World renowned Saddle Maker to the Stars, Edward Bohlin, came to Hollywood in the 1920’s from Cody, Wyoming, where he had a saddle shop. At the urging of legendary cowboy star, Tom Mix, Bohlin made the move and soon was making custom silver-mounted saddles for most of the Hollywood cowboy … Read More
The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and end the export of horses for slaughter abroad. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 30, 2019) — Federal lawmakers introduced legislation today to permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States and end the … Read More
