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Are You a Student With a Passion For Horses and Publishing?

December 22, 2014 Comments Off

The 2015 AHP Student Award Contest recognizes the talents of students by awarding up to three $750 travel awards to attend the AHP Annual Seminar in San Antonio, Texas on June 18-20, 2015.

New York Fifth Avenue Windows Incorporate Horses Into Holiday Designs!

December 19, 2014 Comments Off

One of our favorite windows features Cinderella arriving at the Saks Fifth Avenue Ball in a horse-drawn carriage. The tableau shows Cinderella in her glorious tiered gown stepping down from a carriage that’s being pulled by a beautiful white horse with orange feathered headpiece.

An All Mesh Hunt Coat… Really?

December 18, 2014 Comments Off

YES! Air moves right through the Zephyr II, evaporating sweat and keeping you cool – all the while looking traditionally marvelous. The Zephyr II features a single layer of mesh in hot zones under arms, a triple layer to shape lapels, and a double layer everywhere else for opaque airflow.

EC Holiday Horse Photo of the Day: An Equestrian Christmas Tree!

December 18, 2014 Comments Off

For today’s EC Holiday Horse Photo of the Day, Katherine Norton shared a few photos of her beautiful equestrian-themed Christmas tree complete with neck ribbons from the Congress, NSBA, and Tom Powers medallions.

Last Year They Brought You “Prancing With the Stars,” This Year Enjoy “American Equestrian’s Got Talent”

December 17, 2014 Comments Off

The auditions are open to the entire equestrian community, including riders, grooms and others involved in any discipline from dressage and hunter/jumpers to polo and Western.

EC Holiday Horse Photo of the Day: Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

December 16, 2014 Comments Off

Special thanks to Mark Stevens for sharing these fun photos of Santa [Rod Espinosa of Springwater Farm] delivering Christmas gifts. Instead of Rudolph, this Santa chose a 23-year-old gray gelding named LL Son Of A Gun.

Looking For a Great Gift? Tickets to Equine Extravaganza “Odysseo” Now On Sale

December 15, 2014 Comments Off

Odysseo features 63 horses and 46 artists in a larger-than-life theatrical production that sends hearts racing. This breathtaking ode to horse and man, imagined by Normand Latourelle, one of the co-founders of Cirque du Soleil, is an absolute feast for the eyes that succeeds in delivering the spectacular with soul.

Ariat Launches New Waterproof English Country Boots for Fall 2015

December 12, 2014 Comments Off

“Our new country line combines European equestrian fashion with premium waterproof leathers and a slip-resisting outsole for exceptional performance in all weather conditions.”

#FeelGoodFriday, Pope Francis Consoles Child Who’d Lost His Pet With Comforting Thought About Animals and Heaven

December 12, 2014 Comments Off

For this week’s #FeelGoodFriday, we wanted to share a link from The New York Times that describes a recent interaction between Pope Francis and a very distraught little boy whose dog had died. In response to the boy’s sadness, the Pope was overheard saying, “Paradise is open to all of God’s creatures.” Of course, since […]

New Super Saturday Tickets For Kentucky Reining Cup and Rolex Three-Day Make a Great Gift

December 12, 2014 Comments Off

An incredible holiday gift idea for the horse lover in your family and offered now at a savings just in time for gift giving, the new “Super Saturday” ticket is the ideal way to access elite level horse sport in both English and Western disciplines for only $45.