Perfecting Pole Work for the Young or Green Horse
March 22, 2019 Comments Off on Perfecting Pole Work for the Young or Green Horse
These days, a Trail course can seem like an endless sea of poles: pinwheels, serpentines, and chutes. No matter the graphic complexity of all those lines, at any point in the pattern, you’re only dealing with one pole. Breaking a pattern down to that basic element not only helps eliminate the overwhelming aspects of the course, it’s the starting point of training a young or green horse the fundamentals of Trail work. Three Trail experts share their reasoning for perfecting pole work, starting with a single log.
Continue reading …Pattern Practice Ahead of the Horse Show
March 20, 2019 Comments Off on Pattern Practice Ahead of the Horse Show
Every competitor has experienced that dreaded moment when the pressure is on and, for some unknown reason, their mind takes a holiday. What pattern? Extend the trot where? What are logs doing here? Which side of the cone am I supposed to be on? In the past, show nerves were exacerbated by the pressure of having to memorize patterns with little prep time before an event. Trainers and competitors juggling the excitement and energy of time crunch at the horse show found it difficult to do their best under those circumstances when only given a few minutes to learn a complicated series of maneuvers.
Continue reading …Fine Points for Equine Leases – How to Avoid Legal Battles
March 19, 2019 Comments Off on Fine Points for Equine Leases – How to Avoid Legal Battles
To begin, lease agreements involve terms that can be unfamiliar. The “lessor” in a lease is the one who owns the horse at issue and has the ability to temporarily transfer possession, custody and/or use to another. The other person in the lease transaction who receives use of the horse under the terms of the agreement is the “lessee.”
Continue reading …Ask Not What Your Trainer Can Do For You…
March 16, 2019 Comments Off on Ask Not What Your Trainer Can Do For You…
When John F. Kennedy challenged society to do its part to contribute for the betterment of the world as a whole at his inaugural address in 1961, he did so by uttering the famous words, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”
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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
March 14, 2019 Comments Off on Day Fees Demystified – Straight Talk on What Day Fees Encompass
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
March 12, 2019 Comments Off on Something Borrowed – The Latest on the Show Clothing Rental
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
March 11, 2019 Comments Off on NCEA – Balancing Collegiate Competition With Breed Show Aspirations
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 …Life Across the Pond – Carrie Ann Berkenbosch
March 8, 2019 Comments Off on Life Across the Pond – Carrie Ann Berkenbosch
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 …EC Amateur Spotlight – Pamela Switzer – Horse Crazy from Birth
March 6, 2019 Comments Off on EC Amateur Spotlight – Pamela Switzer – Horse Crazy from Birth
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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