Meet “Bionic Barbara,” Equestrian Who Was Rebuilt After Breaking Nine Ribs in Riding Accident
February 20, 2015 Comments Off on Meet “Bionic Barbara,” Equestrian Who Was Rebuilt After Breaking Nine Ribs in Riding Accident
“It’s been a bit of a joke with friends and colleagues referring to me as ‘barbed wire’ instead of Barbara and also the ‘bionic woman!’ I’ve not been through the security body scanners at an airport yet – they will probably never have seen anything quite like it!”
Continue reading …Welcome to the World, Hayes William Heeley!
February 19, 2015 Comments Off on Welcome to the World, Hayes William Heeley!
We would like to congratulate two of our good friends in the horse industry, Sara and Pat Heeley, on the birth of their son! Hayes William Heeley was born February 10th, 2015.
Continue reading …Iowa Show Circuit Throwback Thursday Contest #4
February 19, 2015 Comments Off on Iowa Show Circuit Throwback Thursday Contest #4
Enter the Iowa Show Circuit Throwback Thursday promotion by liking the ISC #TBT post on their Facebook page. Who wants to win a sheet from Brandt Blanket? Winner to be announced Monday, February 23rd.
Continue reading …Three Days of the Horse During “A Legacy of Legends” in Texas in March
February 19, 2015 Comments Off on Three Days of the Horse During “A Legacy of Legends” in Texas in March
The annual event honors two of the greatest and most influential horsemen of all time – Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance. And like these two legends, it’s all about the horse.
Continue reading …2015 TX Farm Tour Details Finalized
February 18, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 TX Farm Tour Details Finalized
Don’t miss your chance to meet stallions like A Scenic Impulse, The Big Sensation, Zippos Sensation, Radical Rodder, John Simon, I Got Em Talkin, I Only Date Models, and many more while you’re in North Texas for the 2015 APHA Convention.
Continue reading …PtHA Wrangler Exhibitor of the Month is Katie Beaumont
February 18, 2015 Comments Off on PtHA Wrangler Exhibitor of the Month is Katie Beaumont
“After the class, [my mother] took a picture of me holding my ribbon with Jingle Bells,” Beaumont said. “I’ve been hooked ever since.”
Continue reading …Move Over Oscars, It’s the Pawscars™! Honoring Top Animal Stars in Film and TV
February 18, 2015 Comments Off on Move Over Oscars, It’s the Pawscars™! Honoring Top Animal Stars in Film and TV
Best Supporting Equine – “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” This movie wins a PAWSCAR, not for its apes, but for a horse named Dale, who was ridden by the apes’ leader, Caesar. It looks like he – and the other Apes – are riding bareback, but that is just another example of movie magic. The actors playing the apes on horseback used saddles, so Dale and the other horses were dotted with special effects markers which allowed the saddles to be eliminated in post-production.
Continue reading …American Quarter Horse Featured in 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
February 18, 2015 Comments Off on American Quarter Horse Featured in 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
American Quarter Horse Ready For Logan, a 2001 bay gelding, made his modeling debut in the issue. The gelding, sired by Pets Ready Chex and out of Sandy Cheetah, is owned by Patricia Parker of Melbourne, Kentucky. Another American Quarter Horse, Skyrocket To Stardum, is featured on Sports Illustrated’s website and videos.
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During the first Mardi Gras street processions held in New Orleans in the 1830s, many of the floats were pulled by horses, included horses and carriages, and featured riders on horseback.
Continue reading …Las Vegas Horse Wedding Marks Two Month Countdown to FEI World Cup™ Finals
February 17, 2015 Comments Off on Las Vegas Horse Wedding Marks Two Month Countdown to FEI World Cup™ Finals
“Love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage.” The words of the Frank Sinatra 1956 Emmy-winning song still ring true today, and as equestrian sports fans and athletes all know, “you can’t have one without the other.”
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