EC Blog – Unknown author. Today is the most expensive holiday on the calendar. Every hot dog, every burger, every spin around the lake, or drink with friends and family…is a debt…purchased by others. This is not about who has served – that day comes in the fall. This one is in honor of those […]
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of Izzy Got It – 2005 – 2023
May 23, 2023 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Izzy Got It – 2005 – 2023
By Amanda Gately and Leena Volmer “Bosco wasn’t for everyone, but he was so very special to me,” says Amanda Gately. “When I showed him he was like floating on a cloud, that moment of time stopped and it was just you and him and no one else around. He was my first horse to show […]
Continue reading …Be More Like Bruce – A Bruce Walquist Tribute by Tatum Keys Richey
May 16, 2023 Comments Off on Be More Like Bruce – A Bruce Walquist Tribute by Tatum Keys Richey
By Tatum Keys Richey Our horseshow community has suffered an unimaginable loss. It has taken me a week to find the adequate words to put to paper that would allow my pain and shock to speak. I’ve contemplated how we all can wrap our minds around this hole that will be left in our post-Bruce […]
Continue reading …Becoming a Horse Show Mom- Sharing a Love of Horses With My Child
May 13, 2023 Comments Off on Becoming a Horse Show Mom- Sharing a Love of Horses With My Child
EC Blog by Kory Kumar When it comes to horses, you either fall into the category of a child obsessed with horses, but who eventually outgrows the obsession, or the child who never gets over that obsession. I’m positive that my parents thought I would grow out of my “horse obsessed phase.” They likely hoped […]
Continue reading …Why Am I Here Again? A Heartfelt Amateur Blog
April 23, 2023 Comments Off on Why Am I Here Again? A Heartfelt Amateur Blog
By Wendy Brown This ridiculously expensive, time sucking hobby is NOT for the faint of heart. It will take a toll on your skin and bones. It will damage your bank account and potentially take you away from family who may begin to wonder if you love your horse more than them. It will test […]
Continue reading …EC Blog – Things Your Riding Instructor Wants You to Know
April 4, 2023 Comments Off on EC Blog – Things Your Riding Instructor Wants You to Know
EC Blog – Things Your Riding Instructor Wants You to Know Author Unknown* This sport is hard. You don’t get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don’t, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot […]
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By Jamie Walters I’d like to tell you a story …. About a month ago, I decided to show my former reiner, a very hairy, fledgling rope horse, Flash (Sail On Vintage) in the Ranch Riding class at the Sun Circuit AQHA Horse Show in Scottsdale, Arizona. He had never done any of the maneuvers […]
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Accidents happen in a second, but the effects can be forever. By Susan Marie Stidham, DVM The end of a long and hard week, and only now can I write about it. Wednesday, I answered a hysterical phone call about a highway accident involving a horse trailer. Some of you may have seen Linda […]
Continue reading …EC Blog – Don’t Over Complicate It…
February 15, 2023 Comments Off on EC Blog – Don’t Over Complicate It…
By Pistol Lilly Ranch Tack Shop Don’t over complicate it…. There was a time when you were just happy to ride, happy to be in the company of horses. It didn’t matter if you could execute a perfect lead change or jump double clear rounds. You were just happy to have two feet in the […]
Continue reading …EC Blog – What Would I Do Without Horses?
February 13, 2023 Comments Off on EC Blog – What Would I Do Without Horses?
By Valerie Payne Smith People who don’t have horses sometimes say to me, “Horses sure are beautiful, but why do you have all these animals that demand so much of your time and your finances? It seems you live at the barn. You could probably have a spare room at the vet clinic with as […]
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