Some horses just have star quality. It’s that unique charisma that goes above and beyond their already desirable traits. It’s not something that can be described with words; rather, it’s something that must be felt with the heart.
Continue reading …Day Fees Demystified – Straight Talk on What Day Fees Encompass
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For experienced exhibitors, it’s understood that there are extra expenditures associated with showing horses. The additional
costs for clients begin with those expenses like hotels, meals, and rental cars. With trainers, it’s the same scenario. Being on the road suddenly increases overhead a great deal, and it, starts the moment a truck and trailer pulls out of the driveway. Just plain wear and tear on a trainer’s rig is a start.
Something Borrowed – The Latest on the Show Clothing Rental
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Renting show clothing? You bet, say more companies than ever. It’s part of a recent upswing in the show clothing rental business. What began as a remote possibility of success is now emerging as a viable option, after much speculation about how the practice might really work.
Continue reading …NCEA – Balancing Collegiate Competition With Breed Show Aspirations
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Tests, quizzes, and grades are just a few of the many worries that youth competitors have to juggle while competing at horse shows throughout the school year. As much as I wish I could say that these worries disappear the second you move away to college and “become your own person,” they don’t.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at 2019 AZ Sun Circuit – Mar 10 with the G-Man
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Around the Rings at 2019 AZ Sun Circuit – Mar 9 with the G-Man
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Around the Rings at 2019 AZ Sun Circuit – Mar 8 with the G-Man
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Life Across the Pond – Carrie Ann Berkenbosch
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From an eastern Ontario dairy farm to the historic village of Oosterwolde in the Netherlands, Carrie Ann Berkenbosch’s life could be straight out of a Hallmark movie. It’s a story of hard work, drive, dedication to her craft, love for her animals, and a touch of magic that eventually brought a special man into her life. Horses have always been a central figure in Carrie Ann’s family history.
Continue reading …Around the Rings at 2019 AZ Sun Circuit – Mar 7 with the G-Man
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EC Amateur Spotlight – Pamela Switzer – Horse Crazy from Birth
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Some passions are hardwired into our very being. This is most certainly the case for Pamela Switzer and her identical twin sister, Patricia Jolivette. From the day the twins could walk and talk, they ate, slept, and breathed horses. “The word, ‘Horse,’ was pretty much the first thing out of our mouths,” Pam jokes.
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