EC Photos of the Day – Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year To You!
December 25, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photos of the Day – Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year To You!
We’ve received so many wonderful Christmas photos from our readers – photos which reflect our joy and love of our horses – that we are sharing as many as we can! Here are just a few! We’d also like to take a moment to wish you peace, joy and goodwill from our EC Family to […]
Continue reading …‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and All Through the Stalls…
December 24, 2023 Comments Off on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and All Through the Stalls…
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the stalls, Every horse was made ready, prepared one and all. All the halters were hung, and the saddles with care, With hope that a victory soon would be theirs. Then, what in the world do you think I saw next, A world class horseman, a man […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Merry Christmas Eve from I M Pooh Bear
December 24, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Merry Christmas Eve from I M Pooh Bear
This is I M Pooh Bear, owned by Susan Stocker! His festive and Christmas Eve worthy braids are by Shawna Eisenhart. Thank you to James Stocker for sending the wonderful photo! I M Pooh Bear made an appearance on our page in December of 2022, also, with those famous braids. Check it out: EC Photo of […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – ‘Tis the Season!
December 23, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – ‘Tis the Season!
This is Garrett and Amanda Stevens with their retired mare, Scout. “She is essentially just a pet and our barn mascot and is always up for whatever when it comes to pictures,” says Amanda. “This time we wrapped her in lights and plugged them in. Tis the season!! Thank you to Amanda for the fun […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – Larry the Donkey is Ready for Santa
December 22, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – Larry the Donkey is Ready for Santa
Dear Santa- I am counting the days! I have my stockings hung – waiting for your arrival Sunday. Thanks, Larry PS – I have been a very good boy! Larry the Donkey is owned by Patti Cerio, who says Larry gets dressed up each Christmas and he loves it, as much as he loves kisses. […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – The Love of a Family Horse
December 21, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – The Love of a Family Horse
“Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we as humans shall come to understand each other.”― Louis J. Camuti. Pictured are Hannah and Owen Freitag with Delux Image of Zip, aka “Trixi.” “She is a 2007 APHA/Pinto mare who has […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day – VC Girl On Fire
December 20, 2023 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day – VC Girl On Fire
“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” – The Polar Express. This is VC Girl On Fire, a 3-year-old ApHC multiple 2023 IBHA World Champion mare, owned by Michelle Matlock and captured in her Christmas splendor by Corrin Hupp of Corrin Hunt Photography. Thank […]
Continue reading …IEA Launches Dear Marguerite National Essay Contest presented by Lettie Teague
December 20, 2023 Comments Off on IEA Launches Dear Marguerite National Essay Contest presented by Lettie Teague
From IEA: The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) launches the Dear Marguerite National Essay Contest presented by Lettie Teague. This IEA initiative is a partnership with author and Wall Street Journalist Lettie Teague, along with Trafalgar Square Books, to offer a unique opportunity for youth members in grades 4-12 to engage in creative writing. The contest […]
Continue reading …EC Transformation Tuesday – Kristin Tullis
December 19, 2023 Comments Off on EC Transformation Tuesday – Kristin Tullis
This is Kristin Tullis, first with her AQHA gelding, Ventures Impression, when she was 10 years old. The most recent photo was taken in the same place at South Carolina Equine Park in Camden, SC, this time with 30-year-old Kristin with her APHA gelding, Bear Your Asset. “Just several years in between!” says Kristin. Thanks to Kristin […]
Continue reading …Texas A&M University Veterinary Student Receives 3rd Annual Dr. Bill Rood Leadership Scholarship from The Foundation for the Horse
December 19, 2023 Comments Off on Texas A&M University Veterinary Student Receives 3rd Annual Dr. Bill Rood Leadership Scholarship from The Foundation for the Horse
From Foundation For The Horse: Claire Long, a DVM student at Texas A&M University, is the 2023 recipient of the $5,000 Dr. Bill Rood Leadership Scholarship. Managed through The Foundation for the Horse, the endowed scholarship was established in 2021 by friends, colleagues and clients of the retired co-founder of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital […]
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