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Throwback Thursday: Vintage Pro Stepps Campaign

February 20, 2014 Comments Off

One of our favorite photo shoots took place nearly ten years ago in, what was then, an empty desert expanse located just outside the WestWorld complex in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Witness to a Horse/Breeder Reuniting on the Auction Floor After 20 Years

February 18, 2014 Comments Off

“We asked how he knew the horse would be here, and he said that he saw an ad in the paper that morning. No lie, the guy looked like a kid in a candy store.”

SaddleLockers, An Invention that Could Help Prevent Horse Show Theft?

February 17, 2014 Comments Off

“We know the most important and costly investment, next to a horse, is saddle and gear. We’ve created SaddleLockers to satisfy the need in our industry for safe, practical and portable storage of riding equipment.”

Dawn Baker: Trainer, Wife, Mother, Quarter Million Dollar Rider

February 12, 2014 Comments Off

“It’s nothing abnormal to me,” she says. “While other people might say, ‘How do you do it?,’ this is what we’ve done every day. It’s what we’re used to.”

Diary of an Equine NFL Mascot: Thunder’s Journey to the Super Bowl

January 29, 2014 Comments Off

Given his well-deserved celebrity status, Thunder will be traveling in style to the big game in a specially designed plane much like those used to transport international competition horses overseas. The size of his stall, the temperature of the plane, and other important details concerning the cabin atmosphere and experience of the flight have been considered to ensure that Thunder arrives well-rested and ready to perform in New Jersey.

“We Are The Three Best Friends That Anyone Could Have”… Navigating the World of Competitive Horse Shows With Three 13-Year-Old Girls

January 28, 2014 Comments Off

Is it possible to raise a well-adjusted child in the world of competitive horse showing without losing your sanity? Elizabeth Brahler, Amy Thoma, and Melissa Vorreyer are doing their best. Although, they admit there’s no secret solution to maintaining family or barn harmony.

“From The Horse’s Mouth: One Lucky Memoir” By: Snoopy and Gayle Carline

January 21, 2014 Comments Off

As he tells his own story, Snoopy evolves from being a foal to a promising show horse, but he sustains an unexpected injury that changes everyone’s plans.

Pro Horse Services January Online Auction Lineup- 60 Show Horses, Prospects, and Breeding Horses

January 16, 2014 Comments Off

Other Quarter Horse and Paint pleasure horse prospects and broodmares sired by Lazy Loper, Zippos Mr Good Bar, Absolute Investment, Allocate Your Assets, Crashed The Party, Its A Zippo Good Bar, Krymsun N Gold, Radical Rodder, Scotch Bar Time, Slightly Zipped, The Ebony Jet, and mares bred to Batt Man, A Dream Remembered, HH Red Rock, Gotta Get Tuff, and Its Oh So Good.

APHA Member, Todd Gralla, is One of the Keynote Speakers at Equiery’s Business Seminars on Friday in Maryland

January 15, 2014 Comments Off

Controlling overhead (labor, utilities, etc.) starts before you even break ground on your new facility, so we will start seminar there. In “Designing Your Barn & Farm Part 1, Design to Minimize Costs, Maximize Enjoyment & Profit” The Equiery is pleased to present three of the equine industry’s leading facility designers as our keynote speakers: John Blackburn, Todd Gralla and Daniel Glick. This is a rare opportunity to hear these occasional rivals discuss their secrets and their proven methods for helping their clients design beautiful yet cost efficient facilities.

Maryland Horse Industry Board Awards $30,000 in Grants; Projects Designed to Build Awareness and Support For Horse Industry

January 7, 2014 Comments Off

An environmental study to research manure composting practices, programs to support and expand equine youth activities, projects that will develop and improve public access horseback riding trails, and other initiatives…