Down the Horse Show Road – Weighing The Benefits Of Weekend Shows And Large Circuits
January 6, 2025 Comments Off on Down the Horse Show Road – Weighing The Benefits Of Weekend Shows And Large Circuits
Poet Robert Frost famously wrote of two roads diverging and the choice one must make of which way to go. Many horse show exhibitors can no doubt relate to Frost’s choice as they are weighing their show schedule at the beginning of each season. Many exhibitors look back with nostalgia on the days of small weekend horse shows that saw one or two judges in the center of the pen and a full schedule of classes to show in each day.
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We may find a foal able to stand within twenty minutes of birth, and within two hours he might be ready to run. However, at this point in his young life, he will possess only 15 to 20 percent of his mature bone mineral content and he will only have reached approximately ten percent of his ultimate body weight.
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The heartbreak of losing a horse is immeasurable, so finding an appropriate way to commemorate this kind of loss can be quite a challenge. Everywhere you look there are memories, from first and last ribbons, buckles and trophies, embroidered jackets and bridle bags, to the engraved nameplate on the door of an empty stall.
Continue reading …Hunter Under Saddle Ring Etiquette
December 31, 2024 Comments Off on Hunter Under Saddle Ring Etiquette
In Hunter Under Saddle classes, it can be hard to know if you’ve positioned your horse in the arena in a way that shows them to the judges in their best possible light.
Continue reading …5 Tips to Make Your New Year’s Riding & Showing Resolutions Stick
December 30, 2024 Comments Off on 5 Tips to Make Your New Year’s Riding & Showing Resolutions Stick
Tips by Brittany Vermeer Updated article by Delores Kuhlwein Have you determined your new year’s resolutions yet, or are you part of the 43 percent Statistica declares is not making resolutions this year? If you show or ride horses, chances are high you have some kind of resolution or goal as we move into 2025. […]
Continue reading …EC Youth Profile – Georgia, Isabella, And Elizabeth Cook
December 29, 2024 Comments Off on EC Youth Profile – Georgia, Isabella, And Elizabeth Cook
Most kids who’ve grown up in the horse industry go in one of two directions. They either rebel completely and want to try something new, like football or dance, or they’re all in, following in the footsteps of their horse-loving parents.
Continue reading …Double Duty – Breeders Discuss The APHA Rule Change
December 27, 2024 Comments Off on Double Duty – Breeders Discuss The APHA Rule Change
At its 2024 Convention, The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) passed a rule change that, according to APHA’s March 5 press release, “combines the Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred Registry for competition purposes at APHA-approved events. Beginning January 1, 2025, all registered Paint Horses will compete together in APHA-approved events, regardless of their registry classification.” The rule change passed with a 66-32 vote in favor.
Continue reading …Miller Quarter Horses Relocates To Texas
December 25, 2024 Comments Off on Miller Quarter Horses Relocates To Texas
There’s a new family in the town of Boerne, Texas– Keith and Sydney Miller of Miller Quarter Horses.
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Caitlin Lyons is the second equestrian in history to be nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. By Delores Kuhlwein This year, women in equestrian sports have been breaking glass ceilings and rewriting history, and University of Georgia graduate and Bulldogs Equestrian Caitlin Lyons recently catapulted to the top of that list as […]
Continue reading …From The Publisher – The Horse Capital Of The World
December 23, 2024 Comments Off on From The Publisher – The Horse Capital Of The World
When Amy and I moved to Marion County, Florida nearly 30 years ago, it was much more rural in nature (US Hwy 27 was two lanes) and the population was half of what it is today.
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