Kentucky Horse Park Kicks Off 2015 Season For Tourists and Equine Competitors
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Kentucky Horse Park Kicks Off 2015 Season For Tourists and Equine Competitors
The Kentucky Horse Park hosts numerous horse shows throughout the year. Best known for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event and the Kentucky Reining Cup held at the end of April, the park is the venue for many other shows and competitions throughout the year, including those for dressage, hunter jumper, reining and rodeo. The park also hosts dog shows, music festivals, fitness activities, sports championships and many community events.
Continue reading …Cowboy Dressage Gaining in Popularity in US and Overseas
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Cowboy Dressage Gaining in Popularity in US and Overseas
“About 90 percent of the riders have got an average horse. Cowboy Dressage wants to give those 90 percent the chance of training their horses to their individual optimum – with time, gentleness and lots of fun.”
Continue reading …Helping Your Foal Get a Head Start in Life
March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Helping Your Foal Get a Head Start in Life
The months of preparation, anticipation, and planning all come to a head one night when your mare’s water breaks and you witness the miracle of birth. Foaling season is now in full swing, and hundreds of foals—golden, spotted, splotched, and accented with chrome—are making their way into the world and into our hearts.
Continue reading …15 Named to NCEA Advisory Board to Build Support For Collegiate Equestrian
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on 15 Named to NCEA Advisory Board to Build Support For Collegiate Equestrian
“Every day we hear from parents – and even institutions with equestrian programs – that are being told NCAA equestrian is on its way out. That is far from the truth.”
Continue reading …Around the Ring Photos- Day 1 at 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on Around the Ring Photos- Day 1 at 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit
Special thanks to Delores Kuhlwein for providing us with some fun around the ring photos from the 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit that kicked off today in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stay tuned for more photos and results coming later in the week!
Continue reading …PtHA Wrangler Exhibitor of the Month- Craig Burkhard
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on PtHA Wrangler Exhibitor of the Month- Craig Burkhard
The PtHA Wrangler Exhibitor of the Month for March is Craig Burkhard of Brooksville, Florida. Burkhard is an Elite Amateur exhibitor who has been showing for 47 years.
Continue reading …Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on Looking For a Little Horse Show Luck This Saint Patrick’s Day?
Kelley Mundrick- “My good luck charm is a bracelet that Lou Petty made me when my old show mare ‘Lucy’ unexpectedly died in 2013. I now wear it all the time, especially at the big shows when I show her only two babies, Sally and Lenny, that I also own.”
Continue reading …2015 Silver Dollar Circuit Starts Today in Vegas, Watch LIVE Online Now!
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit Starts Today in Vegas, Watch LIVE Online Now!
Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! That’s because iEquine is on the scene providing live streaming coverage of the 2015 Silver Dollar Circuit starting today at the South Point Equestrian Center.
Continue reading …Demystifying the Equine Pre-Purchase Exam
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on Demystifying the Equine Pre-Purchase Exam
While many buyers expect a vet to “pass” or “fail” a horse (as is common in some European nations), that is not the case in the United States.
Continue reading …Top 20 APHA Shows Announced For 2014
March 17, 2015 Comments Off on Top 20 APHA Shows Announced For 2014
Taking the No. 1 spot for the sixth time in eight years was the Western Regional Zone 2 Zone Show, which took place May 22–23 in South Jordan, Utah. In 2014, the show attracted 1,143 entries to the six-judge show, which was also followed by a four-judge show that also had more than 1,000 entries.
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