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-By Orv Alveshere-SENTIMENTAL HORSEPOWER JOURNEYWe climbed into a horse-drawn hayrack. We selected a straw bale seat.With a ‘designated driver’, that outdoor festival was a treat.I joined him for the familiar, nostalgic rear view of his team.He cracked the reins...
The sports season is in full swing at the Morawa hippodrome. The first weekend of August will be the start of another international eventing show - the Strzegom Summer Tour competition, the flagship event in the summer calendar of...
30 July, 2023 -- Millbrook, NY – Overnight leader Sharon White and her 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding Claus 63 (Catoo x Tina II) could afford one rail down in the show jumping phase, but they jumped around clear and in...
28 July, 2023 -- Millbrook, NY – The Millbrook Horse Trials, held July 27-30 in Dutchess County, NY wrapped up the first two days of competition today, with the upper levels taking to the dressage phase at Riga Meadow...
Org Walks BLM to Court Over Wild Horse Welfare Issues
(RENO: July 26, 2023) After making numerous attempts to engage the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to address measures to protect wild horses and burros from unnecessary death and suffering,...
The Benefits of Using a Round Pen – Part II - By Charles Wilhelm -
Last time we talked about how safe for you and your horse it is to train in a round pen and the different types...
The rivalry for valuable points in the fourth leg of the Nations Cup in equestrian triathlon will be decided this weekend in Morawa, during the 20th jubilee edition of LOTTO Strzegom Horse Trials.280 horse-and-rider combinations representing 25 countries will compete...
TOO SMALL TO PICK EGGS?Some hens laid their eggs in the horse manger;But to gather the eggs, would pose a danger.I was knee-high to a team of dapple grays;A strong team to pull hayracks and bob sleighs.At 1800 pounds,...
New & Improved RRP Horse Listings Launched
The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today the launch of its new and improved Horse Listings, which had been temporarily shelved while the organization updated its website and improved processes in the back...
May 31 , 2023 (Lexington, KY) — What’s in a name? The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC or Pony Club) isn’t actually for ponies. When Pony Club was originally founded in Great Britain in 1929, the term “pony” was...
A round pen can be an excellent tool. It creates a very safe training environment with the round edges, smooth sides and no corners. It should have sides at least six feet high so a horse can get his...
HORSING AROUND IN SCHOOLA lady bought a very gorgeous horseAnd she paid for a ‘finishing school’ courseThen she trailered him many miles awayWhere his training would last through the month of May.There’s a sad story in this ‘cowboy poem’And...
The race for the Nations Cup in eventing is on. The fourth leg takes place in June in Strzegom.
The competition for the Nations Cup in the equestrian triathlon will take place in a month at the hippodrome in Morawa...
Lexington, VA - May 19, 2023- As dressage horses have started to compete in the exciting 2023 Mid-Atlantic Dressage Festival (MADFest) and Lexington 3* CDI, presented by Täkt Saddlery, there are numerous classes to highlight.Today was exciting!! We had representation from three...
Minnesota Crookston receives team sportsmanship award from NCEA
The 2023 award was presented to the Golden Eagles for how polite and supportive they were throughout the year.
The Minnesota Crookston equestrian team was chosen as the 2023 NCEA Team Sportsmanship winner....
Belle Sand Named Reserve National Champion in Open Reining at IHSA National ChampionshipsLEXINGTON, Ky. - Belle Sand (So., Spicer, Minn.) ended the Minnesota Crookston equestrian season by being named Reserve National Champion in Open Reining at the IHSA National Championships...
The Use of Spurs-By Charles Wilhelm-
Spurs are a training aid to assist us to get a horse to go in the direction we would like it to go. We are looking for a well-trained horse, whether we want the...
Belle Sand to Compete at 2023 IHSA National Championships Sunday CROOKSTON, Minn. - Minnesota Crookston equestrian student-athlete Belle Sand (So., Spicer, Minn.) will compete in the NRHA/AQHA Individual Reining at the 2023 IHSA National Championships Sunday, May 7 at Alltech...
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Annual Hay Directory Accepting Listings
Broomfield, Colo. — Informing hay buyers for more than 25 years, the 2023 Colorado Hay Directory is now accepting listings from hay producers. The annual publication provides a by-county listing of available hay resources across...
Horse in Garfield County Tests Positive for Equine Infectious Anemia
Overall Risk to Colorado Equines Remains Low
Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) State Veterinarian’s Office was notified on March 28, 2023 that a horse residing in Garfield County had...
LeValley Ranch Receives Colorado Leopold Conservation Award
LeValley Ranch has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®.The LeValleys raise beef cattle in Delta and Montrose counties. The conservation practices they have implemented are improving wildlife...
