Cuteness Overload! Shetland Pony Steeplechase
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on Cuteness Overload! Shetland Pony Steeplechase
“Last year the audience went crazy for the super cute, fluffy Shetland Ponies and their tiny colorful jockeys racing around Verizon Center!” said WIHS President Vicki Lowell. “We started talking right away about how we could bring them back in a bigger way.
Continue reading …Top 5 Reasons to Attend 2014 AZ. Fall Championships!
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on Top 5 Reasons to Attend 2014 AZ. Fall Championships!
#5- Great judges- Pierre Briere, Murray Griggs, Becky Schooler, Michael Colvin, Tim Finkenbinder, Jonathan Meilleur, John Boxell, Andrea Simons, Stephanie Lynn, Suzy Jeane, Michelle Pearson, and Laurel Denton
Continue reading …USC’s Boo Major Named 2014 National Collegiate Equestrian Coach of the Year
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on USC’s Boo Major Named 2014 National Collegiate Equestrian Coach of the Year
She guided the Gamecocks to a 15-3 record this season and their second straight Southeastern Conference championship, becoming South Carolina’s first team to win back-to-back SEC titles. She was also voted SEC Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.
Continue reading …StallWatch and Searles Will Co-Star in Upcoming Episode of “The Horse Show” With Rick Lamb
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on StallWatch and Searles Will Co-Star in Upcoming Episode of “The Horse Show” With Rick Lamb
Darla Duncan of StallWatch hopped a plane last week to visit AQHA horse trainers, Jim and Deanna Searles, at their picturesque Circle S Ranch located in Scottsdale for a little dose of Hollywood in the Arizona desert.
Continue reading …NCEA Sportsmanship Award Goes to South Dakota State Equestrian Team
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on NCEA Sportsmanship Award Goes to South Dakota State Equestrian Team
An example of the Jackrabbits sportsmanship this year was towards the University of South Carolina during the teams’ Nov. 23, 2013 competition in Brookings, S.D. Several Gamecock student-athletes and staff members still had missing luggage the morning of the meet, but South Dakota State’s student-athletes and coaches agreed to move back the competition and offered to provide the Gamecocks with competition attire for the meet until their luggage arrived.
Continue reading …Flexing Mental Muscle in the Show Arena
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on Flexing Mental Muscle in the Show Arena
You’ve practiced your spins and gait changes daily. You’ve cleaned your show clothes and polished your silver. Your horse is perfectly banded and shimmering from nose to tail. You’re ready for the show pen.
Continue reading …Not My Day Job: The Other Life of Clothing Designer Lindsey James
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on Not My Day Job: The Other Life of Clothing Designer Lindsey James
Lindsey James is a busy and focused entrepreneur who owns a custom show apparel business, a horse boarding facility, a new purse collection, and a new wine company. This ambitious and highly accomplished equestrian thrives on challenge, creativity, and unlimited sparkle.
Continue reading …Free Webinar: What Horse Professionals Need to Know About Drug Resistant Parasite Control
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on Free Webinar: What Horse Professionals Need to Know About Drug Resistant Parasite Control
The growing reality of drug-resistance in parasites has made managing them a serious concern for horse professionals. Administering a rotational deworming schedule is no longer an adequate way to control parasites and could end up costing you more in the long run.
Continue reading …The Calgary Stampede- “The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth”- July 4-13
May 20, 2014 Comments Off on The Calgary Stampede- “The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth”- July 4-13
This year will be unlike any other year at Stampede Park for AQHA members and all horse lovers with the opening of the Agrium Western Event Centre, the new home of western events and competitions, horse performances and sustainable agriculture education on Stampede Park. The state-of-the-art 150,000-square-foot venue has been tailored for the needs of animals and designed to host national and international shows.
Continue reading …2014 Sun and Surf Circuit Show Results
May 19, 2014 Comments Off on 2014 Sun and Surf Circuit Show Results
Thanks to the hard working folks at HorseShowing.com we now have results to share from the 2014 Sun and Surf Circuit that took place May 15-18 in Del Mar, California. Check out some of the largest class sizes for the show. Western Horsemanship Amateur Level 1- 19 Youth Western Horsemanship- 20 Trail Open Level 1- […]
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