Valentine’s Day Advice – How to Survive As the Other Half of A Horse-A-Holic
February 14, 2024 Comments Off on Valentine’s Day Advice – How to Survive As the Other Half of A Horse-A-Holic
They are the other halves of horse-a-holics, and they are the unsung heroes of the horse show world.ย While the show goes on, these spouses and partners who donโt earn ribbons or have their names in lights are behind the scenes, somehow finding their own ways to cope with the endless strings of horse shows […]
Continue reading …Trainer Talk – Recovering From A Bad Go
February 13, 2024 Comments Off on Trainer Talk – Recovering From A Bad Go
We recently asked our readers: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ “๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ?” Is there a piece of advice that always helps you move on? Megan Rechberg The best help for me after a bad go is planning how to fix what went wrong. You learn more from bad goes than from […]
Continue reading …EC Blog – To All the Students Weโve Loved Before
February 13, 2024 Comments Off on EC Blog – To All the Students Weโve Loved Before
EC Blog by Cecily Clark and Matt Brown of East West Training Stables in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania To all the students weโve loved before (past and present), Thereโs a lot weโve worked on together over the years, and many lessons we hope youโve learned as our students. Many technical, many philosophical, and many that […]
Continue reading …Crysta Brown: Fostering the Stock Horse Community in the UK and Ireland
February 11, 2024 Comments Off on Crysta Brown: Fostering the Stock Horse Community in the UK and Ireland
By Delores Kuhlwein Growing up in California, Crysta Brown was bitten by the horse bug at an early age.ย Like many who find their families canโt support their horse habit, she began cleaning stalls to pay for her lessons as a teen, and that eventually led to her first assistant trainer gig. โMy mom was […]
Continue reading …What Every Judge Wants You to Know About Back Numbers
February 8, 2024 Comments Off on What Every Judge Wants You to Know About Back Numbers
When judges must spend a considerable amount of their time trying to find and decipher an exhibitorโs back number, it directly takes away from time and energy that should be spent evaluating a class of horses and exhibitors.
Continue reading …EC Blog: Understanding Why Sharing Screenshotted Images Equals Theft
February 7, 2024 Comments Off on EC Blog: Understanding Why Sharing Screenshotted Images Equals Theft
From Kelsey Keathly of Norfleet Marketing & Photography Hey y’all! Let’s talk about something near & dear to my heart: sharing screenshot images from a horse show. If you’ve never worked as a horse show photographer, you may not truly understand everything that goes into the job, and why we say that you cannot […]
Continue reading …How To Properly Tie a Hackamore For Perfect Fit and Function
February 7, 2024 Comments Off on How To Properly Tie a Hackamore For Perfect Fit and Function
Whether using a hackamore as a training tool at home, or getting a young Western Pleasure horse ready for the show pen, having it tied correctly and adjusted to your horse will either make or break your success with this piece of tack.
Continue reading …The Cook Family Ups the Ante for the All American Novice Horse Futurity
February 4, 2024 Comments Off on The Cook Family Ups the Ante for the All American Novice Horse Futurity
By Delores Kuhlwein and JR Cook: In July 2023, the Cook family made history with a one-of-a-kind novice horse futurity showcasing the 3-Year-Old & Over Novice horse: The inaugural 2023 All American Novice Horse Western Pleasure Futurity! Last year, the open class had $10,000 added with a $250 entry fee, with 90% of the entry […]
Continue reading …Where Are They Today: Taylor Dixon Borst
February 4, 2024 Comments Off on Where Are They Today: Taylor Dixon Borst
Taylor Dixon and My Sensational Cookie were household names for many years due to their youth and amateur APHA accomplishments. Their diverse and breathtaking performances in events like Western Riding, Horsemanship, and all around events sealed their spot in horse show history.ย Now a successful attorney in Dallas who has recently added equine transactional matters […]
Continue reading …Top Ten Things Judges Hate in Showmanship
January 31, 2024 Comments Off on Top Ten Things Judges Hate in Showmanship
When it comes to Showmanship, there are some horse and handler pairs that make the discipline look effortless. They are precise, efficient, correct, and have a special flair that sets them apart from the rest.
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