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Is Old Hay Better for Horses with Laminitis?
Copyright 2008, Rocky Mtn Research & Consulting, Inc.
As I travel around the world, learning and teaching people about feeding horses with laminitis, I keep hearing a recommendation that has never made sense. People say that leaving hay in a shed for a year renders it ‘safe’ for horses with laminitis. You will commonly hear cattle producers say that the nutrient content of hay changes after ‘g... Read the full article
62nd Annul Buffalo International Horse Show Fast Facts
EVENT: 62nd Annual Buffalo International Horse Show, which benefits the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center.
WHAT: Buffalo's most prestigious horse show. The 'AA' rated show is one of the best ways for exhibitors to prepare themselves and their horses for the fall indoor circuit of finals. BIHS offers a large indoor arena for competition that gives horses and riders a chance to compete indoors be... Read the full article
Katherine Newman Perseveres for Blue Ribbon Wins at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show
Lexington, KY - August 27, 2008 - This past week, Katherine Newman of Allwyn Court Farm was unstoppable at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show in Lexington, KY. The 17-year-old rider from Wellington, FL, prevailed for impressive ribbons in the hunter, jumper, and equitation divisions. She also accrued top honors with a few new catch-rides.
In the High Junior Jumpers, Newman piloted Chellapo Z fo... Read the full article
Stabling Plans for 2008/2009 Wellington Shows Announced
everal different plans for stabling horses at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center for the 2008/2009 season were announced Wednesday by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC, the management company of the Wellington show grounds.
The stabling plans include a package of 12 weeks for the 2009 Winter Equestrian Festival from Jan. 5 to March 30 for $3,000 per stall that amounts to $250 per week a... Read the full article
Platinum Performance Clients Take Home Medals for the USA
Santa Ynez Valley, Calif. (August 27, 2008)-Platinum Performance client McLain Ward proclaimed the United States Show Jumping victory at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 19, as "probably the greatest day for North America in the history of the sport."
Winning the first ever jump-off in Olympic Games history, the U.S. team broke a tie with Canada to win the Team Show Jumpi... Read the full article
Award Winning Paint Barrel Horse Stolen in Illinois – Listed on NetPosse.com
Flat Rock, IL – Maximum Reflections, better know as Max, a 12-year-old American Paint Horse Association (APHA) gelding was taken from his pasture in Flat Rock, Illinois, August 23, 2008. His 13-year-old owner Kaitlynn Blilskie needs your help finding her prized barrel horse.
Keith Caughren, Kaitlynn’s stepfather reported to the sheriff’s office that a place in the fence had been freshly cut al... Read the full article
StoneCreek Ranch Combines Vacation with Instruction for an All-Out Horsemanship Experience
StoneCreek Ranch and Resort in Mountain Home, Arkansas offers guests more than just a trail ride as they provide a fun and exciting atmosphere to learn all about horsemanship and riding, while still being able to relax and enjoy a vacation. Owned by Arvell and Karry Bass, this ranch nestled in the Ozark Mountains has endless opportunities for the avid outdoorsman, horse enthusiast or just someone... Read the full article
International Dressage Competitor Calls For Support of NARHA’s Horses for Heroes
Denver, CO—FEI-level rider Luis Denizard, is asking his peers, friends, acquaintances and other dressage enthusiasts to come together during 2008 to support NARHA’s Horses for Heroes, a program that helps wounded veterans through equine assisted activities and therapies (EAAT). Many of the Horses for Heroes participants have lost limbs fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Riding horses helps improve ... Read the full article
Equilite, Inc.TM Joins Chester Weber’s Team of Sponsors
Ocala, FL- Equilite is pleased to sponsor six time National Combined Driving Champion Chester Weber. Currently campaigning this summer in Europe, Weber distinguished himself by winning the Time Shuttle prize in the CHIO Aachen and then going on to crush the competition in the prestigious German Fahrderby (Driving Derby) in Riesenbeck.
Weber’s tour will culminate at the World Driving Championsh... Read the full article
Women LUV Horses: The Benefits of Sponsorship
OCALA, FLORIDA (August 26, 2008) –Lynn Palm's Women LUV Horses Retreat scheduled for December 5 – 7, 2008, is being sponsored by leading businesses in the horse industry. The event will include powerpacked educational opportunities by world-renowned clinicians and all-around fun events for women, young ladies and little girls.
Sponsorship for Women LUV Horses is paramount to its success. To d... Read the full article
2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championship Dates and Locations Announced
Lexington, KY (August 26, 2008) - The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) announced the dates and locations for the 2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships: USDF Region 1 (October 22-25) at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA, USDF Region 2 (September 17-20) at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, USDF Region 3 (October 22-25) at the Palm Beach... Read the full article
Equestrian Land Conservation Resource Adds Karen Isberg and Rick Potts to Advisory Board
The Equestrian Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) announced today that it has added Karen Isberg and Rick Potts to its Advisory Board. ELCR’s Advisory Board provides a means for experts on a variety of topics such as land conservation, horses, and not-for-profit management to assist the organization in a formal, recognized capacity. ELCR President Georgiana Hubbard McCabe stated, “Our Advisory Boar... Read the full article
Horse Lover's 2 Minute How To Videos show you how it's done On-Line
no user registration or sign-in is required. Visitors will enjoy both the quality content and state-of-the-art ON2 "Flix" technology that plays these videos smoothly even on slow Internet connections.
2 Minute How To videos are a helpful resource for both experienced horsemen and newcomers to the sport. As the name suggests, they are approximately two minutes in length for easy viewing. Each vi... Read the full article
Top Shippers Ship with the Added Confidence of Stall Safe®
East Longmeadow, MA – Top national and international shippers have recently turned to the Stall Safe® Brand Disinfectant System from Absorbine® for added protection for their equine cargo. Elite Horse Transport, International Racehorse Transport and The Dutta Corporation have all begun using Stall Safe. It is important to these top shippers to have horses arrive at their destination in the best co... Read the full article
Andersen Named Director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition
The American Horse Council is pleased to announce the arrival of Julia Andersen, who will serve as the Director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition.
Andersen came to the UHC with a versatile background in communications and life-long passion for horses. While receiving undergraduate degrees in Rhetoric/Communications and Fine Arts from Mount St. Mary’s University, Andersen also founded the school’s... Read the full article
Megan Fellows gets crowned the new USHJA Tad Coffin Zone III Equitation Finals Grand Champion
egan Fellows of Great Falls, Virginia rode Guinness to victory during the USHJA Tad Coffin Zone III Equitation Finals under the lights in the majestic Grand Prix ring at HITS Culpeper on Saturday evening.
"The young lady that won the class was an excellent rider," said veteran hunter and equitation judge Christina Schlusemeyer. "The quality of the riders in this class was tremendous. Out of th... Read the full article
Trips to Maui Are Hotly Contested by Trainers
Burbank, California. After the Golden Gate Classic in Woodside, California, Jenny Davis is still in the lead for Langer Equestrian Group’s Woodside Trainer Incentive with 235 points. If she can hold onto it through the Woodside Labor Day Classic and the Woodside Fall Finale, she will be winging off to Maui for a well earned week-long vacation. She has her work cut out for her as Beverly Jovais is... Read the full article
Women LUV Horses Showcases Legendary Women Presenters
OCALA, FLORIDA (August 24, 2008) – Lynn Palm's Women LUV Horses Retreat scheduled December 5-7 in the City of Industry, California, will include several legendary horse trainers/clinicians who will present several training clinics and lectures for participants. Cynthia Cantleberry, Sharon Camarillo, Barbara Schulte, Jane Savoie, Sandy Collier and Lynn Palm will be offering exciting and stimulating... Read the full article
More Gold For Zone 10!
Jessica Pyfer Wins Individual Gold at USEF Pony Jumper Finals
Burbank, California. Ten year old Jessica Pyfer brought home another show jumping gold medal for Zone 10 after winning the 2008 USEF Pony Jumper Finals individual championship. Pyfer’s steady, careful rounds over three different courses with her pony, Sosha, put her on top as no other rider managed three fault-free scores over the L... Read the full article
Hillary Dobbs Wins $20,000 Nicolock Time Challenge to Open 33rd Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show
Bridgehampton, NY–August 24, 2008–Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, NJ, took first and third places in the $20,000 Nicolock Time Challenge, the feature jumping competition on Manhattan Mortgage Company’s Opening Day at the 33rd Hampton Classic Horse Show.
One of the nation’s premier show jumping competitions, the Hampton Classic continues through Sunday, August 31. The Classic hosts hunter/jumper comp... Read the full article
Trails, Trails, and more Trails in your own Backyard!
"There's no reason for horseowners and trail riders to stop trail riding just because fuel prices are reaching the liquid gold stage. All one has to do is find those trails in your own backyard," Bonnie Davis, trail rider for over 40 years and owner of Two Horse Enterprises, stated.
Two Horse Enterprises is dedicated to trail riding and horsecamping and has equestrian trail guides for half the... Read the full article
Grand Tradition Returns to Charleston-Homecoming of Summer Classics
Johns Island, SC—August 22, 2008—The Charleston Summer Horse Show Classics are returning July 8th through 18th of 2009 after nearly a decade absence.
Bob Bell, Chairman of the summer classic recently announced the big news to thunderous applause during a meeting with professional trainers, course designers, and judges who fondly remember the original series. “I started the Charleston Summer Cl... Read the full article
Arenus Welcomes New Staff Members
St. Louis, MO - August 21, 2008 - Simone Pophal, Product Development & Sales Manager, Arenus - Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC.
In her role as Product Development & Sales Manager for Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC. Dr. Simone Pophal is responsible for global product development and sales coordination for Arenus, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands. Arenus’ mission is to be the premier provider of inn... Read the full article
Protect Against Infection and Scarring with Proper Wound Care
espite the care that owners and managers often lavish upon their horses, the occasional bite, scrape, or other type of wound is inevitable. Proper care of these minor wounds is essential to protect against infection and allow them to heal with minimal scarring.
Whether inflicted by other horses out in the field or scraping against an object in the stall, all horses suffer from minor cuts or abr... Read the full article
Women & Horses Expo: "Who Says You Can't Do It?!"
The Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri will be the location for Women & Horses Expo 2008 from October 24-26. Among the presenters and clinicians will be Bonnie Davis from California. Davis is an avid trail rider, horsecamper, Consulting Editor to 'Trail Rider' magazine, writer and owner of Two Horse Enterprises (www.twohorseenterprises.com) dedicated to trail riding and horsecamping... Read the full article
Build Your Own Bling at Cowgirl U
Jewelry making workshop October 18
Fort Worth, Texas, August 21 – The National Cowgirl Museum’s Cowgirl University taps into the creative energy of students when it offers its jewelry making workshop Saturday, October 18 at the Museum in Fort Worth.
Students will learn the basics of bead stringing from jewelry artisans Christine Hudson and Amy Moorhouse, who will share their techniques for ... Read the full article
USET Foundation Applauds Efforts and Results of Team USA at 2008 Olympic Games
Gladstone, NJ - August 21, 2008 - The USET Foundation would like to congratulate the United States equestrians that competed at the 2008 Olympic Games. The United States brought home the team gold medal in Show Jumping, the individual bronze medal in Show Jumping (Beezie Madden and Authentic), and the individual silver medal in Three-Day Eventing (Gina Miles and McKinlaigh).
USET Foundation Exe... Read the full article
Tina Dilandri and Karen Healey's Team Win Numerous Championships at Oaks Blenheim Summer Classic II
San Juan Capistrano, CA - August 21 - It is no surprise that Karen Healey's team is yet again successful after another week of showing. They came home with many awards to add to their list so far. The team competed under Karen Healey's watchful eye at the Oaks Blenheim Summer Classic II Horse Show, which ran from August 13-17, 2008.
Tina Dilandri had a huge win at the show. She was champion in ... Read the full article
Jump off for Medals at Olympics
Hong Kong. All three individual show jumping medals at the Olympics were determined by jump offs. The Show Jumping individual Olympic medals are determined by a two round competition. After three qualifying rounds, two of where were the Show Jumping team competition, the top 35 riders qualify for the individual championship. Although all four U.S. riders qualified for the individual championship, ... Read the full article
HITS Culpeper returns with two of the final qualifiers for the $100,000 USGPL Invitational Grand Prix
rucial show-jumping action returns to HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia this week and will feature two of the final four qualifiers for the $100,000 USGPL Invitational Grand Prix, which will be held on Sunday, September 28 during the USGLP Finals.
The first crack for high-performance riders to earn their way into the field will occur during the Winston National when the $40,000 HITS... Read the full article
Two Lucky Youths Win Ponies at American Shetland Pony Congress
Cloverdale, IN –Two Lucky Youths won big with a small equine prize. At the American Shetland Shetland Pony Congress this month, two American Shetland Ponies were awarded to winners of two youth essay contests. Youths from around the country exercised their writing skills for the chance to win one of these amazing Shetland Ponies. Entries were numbered and judged anonymously. Kimberly Cotter was th... Read the full article
Blood-Horse Publications to Publish special 25th Breeders' Cup Commemorative Magazine
the majesty, milestones, and memories from past Breeders’ Cup events. The Breeders’ Cup World Championships are recognized internationally as the world’s richest and most important weekend in Thoroughbred racing. This year’s Breeders’ Cup will take place October 24-25 at Oak Tree at Santa Anita.
The oversized, four-color, glossy, exclusive publication will feature engaging editorial including ... Read the full article
Back Country Horsemen of Washington Illustrate Success
Graham WA: This quote from Back Country Horsemen of Washington (BCHW) President Bob Gish hints at the winding road this 3,500 member organization has had to traverse in order to fulfill its mission of securing the recreational use of horses and mules on public lands. Mr. Gish outlined some of this journey, as well as several major accomplishments his organization has secured, at BCHW’s Annual Mee... Read the full article
Stand Out from the Crowd with Arista's Fall Line
Vancouver, British Columbia- Arista has done it again with the fall 2008 line of riding apparel. Weaving style and functionality together, Arista has created beautiful pieces that look great at the barn and out on the town. Incredible details paired with comfortable fabrics will help you stand out from the crowd.
"We always try to outdo ourselves each season," explains Sharie Loychuk, President... Read the full article
Trick or Treat----Win $1,000 at the Colorado Horse Park
Parker, CO- Gumby with Pokey. The Batmobile. A Triceratops. These are just a few of the creative costumes from years past at Halloween with Horses. With a little ingenuity and some cooperation from your fun-loving horse or pony, you could win $1,000 at the ninth annual Halloween with Horses costume contest at The Colorado Horse Park on October 18. Riders and horses of all ages are welcome for this... Read the full article
The Marshall & Sterling League National Finals are on the horizon at HITS-on-the-Hudson
oon the leaves will be turning colors to signify the beginning of fall in the historic Hudson Valley and that means one thing for members of the Marshall & Sterling League. The Prestigious National Finals are right around the corner with four exciting days of competition at HITS-on-the-Hudson!
Competition during the Finals kicks off on Thursday, September 11. With more than $35,000 in prize mon... Read the full article
The NRCHA Raffle Colt Is Now A Filly!
Each year the Ward Ranch of Kingsburg, California donates a good 2-year-old to be raffled off by the National Reined Cow Horse Association, and the drawing takes place during the Open Finals of the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. For 2008, the designated colt was a son of Smart Little Pepinic named Smart Response. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the raffle colt is now a filly!
The origin... Read the full article
New Scamper’s Choice Is Better than Ever!
Eleven-time Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Champion Charmayne James has always been known as an individual who is serious about taking care of her horses. Those horses, from her 10-time WPRA World Champion Scamper (Gills Bay Boy) to her 2002 World Champion, Cruiser (Cruisin On Six), have thrived under her care, breaking records along the way.
Charmayne has long maintained that one... Read the full article
The Tokaruks Top Traders Point; The Galis at Pony Finals
AUGUST 18, 2008– The Aiken, S.C.-based Tokaruk Show Stables earned impressive ribbons at the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show, which concluded Sunday in Zionsville, IN.
Michael Tokaruk earned the Tricolors in the Regular Working Hunters this week with Linday Strafuss’s extraordinary gelding Polaris. And aboard the stable’s own Surreal, Tokaruk was again Champion in the Baby Green Hunters.... Read the full article
Absorbine® Introduces Myoplast®
Much Anticipated Muscle Supplement Released
East Longmeadow, MA: W.F. Young, Inc. announces that Absorbine® Myoplast® is now available in tack and feed stores throughout the United States. This is great news to horse owners who were first introduced to Absorbine Myoplast earlier this year when the company participated in a number of extensive sponsorships on the Grand Prix Jumper and FEI Dres... Read the full article
Riding for Reading heads into Fall with two great events!
Los Angeles & Scottsdale Are Next!
Burbank, California. Riding For Reading will conclude 2008 with two great events. Langer Equestrian Group, Inc. hosts the Riding For Reading Benefit Show (Sept. 1) at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Not only does the show boast the largest Riding For Reading Class in the country, but the entire show is a benefit for the charity which is a non-profit organ... Read the full article
Summertime in Saugerties! Exhibitors enjoy three fun-filled weeks in the Hudson Valley
Saugerties, NY (August 16, 2008) – The HITS Saugerties Summer Series was "home of the hunters" as the popular circuit featured the the USEF East Coast Junior Hunter National Championships for the fourth consecutive year. HITS also sweetened the pot this year adding the all-new $5,000 Pony Commotion Hunter Classic to the mix, as well as the North East debut of the $10,000 ASG Software Solutions USH... Read the full article
Overall Health, Longevity of Horses at Center of Joint Research Project
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Researchers at the University of Missouri and Stephens College have joined forces with the Saint Louis Zoo’s Department of Animal Health and Nutrition and a supplement company in a research project for the betterment of horse health. The study examines new technologies in diagnostics, prevention and treatment of lameness in horses, with possible applications for other hoofed mammal... Read the full article
Lessons from a Half-Blind Horse in a Mystery Writer's New Novel
In the just published Ben Reese mystery, Watches Of The Night, Sally Wright (a Mystery Writers Of America Edgar Allan Poe Award Finalist) examines the ways in which a well meaning horse can give us humans a day-to-day example of how to accept painful realities and pick ourselves up and move-on.
Like many before him, Wright’s own horse, Max, a thoroughbred/quarter horse cross, had to have an ey... Read the full article
Karen Healey Stables Continues Success at Summer Venues
Westlake Village, CA - August 14, 2008 - Karen Healey Stables showed at various competitions in the past weeks and were able to clean up the blue ribbons at all of them. Riders showed at Pebble Beach, the Menlo Charity Horse Show, as well as the Oaks Blenheim Summer I.
At the first week of competition in Pebble Beach, Tammy Chipko of Westlake Village swept the Amateur-Owner Over 35 Hunters. She... Read the full article
Paychecks and Prizes Plentiful at 2008 SWRHA Futurity
The Southwest Reining Horse Association has announced that the added money for its 2008 Futurity, scheduled for October 21-26, has increased by over $13,000! The event, which will be held at the newly renovated Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Oklahoma, will feature $135,500 in added money. That comes in a large part from the over $70K generated by the 2008 SWRHA Online Stallion Auction.
Jack ... Read the full article
Study on early warning triggers for Lameness in Horses
St. Louis, MO - August 14, 2008 - Researchers at the University of Missouri and Stephens College have joined forces with the Saint Louis Zoo's Department of Animal Health and Nutrition and a supplement company in a research project for the betterment of horse health.
The study examines new technologies in diagnostics, prevention and treatment of lameness in horses, with possible applications f... Read the full article
Telluride Farm Has Stellar Results at Equifest II, Caitie Hope Pins Third in $40,000 Grand Prix
Wayne, IL - August 13, 2008 - The students of Telluride Farm were successful once again this past week at Equifest II, which was held at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. The riders and horses at Telluride Farm train with Diane Carney of Hampshire, IL.
Sixteen-year-old Caitie Hope won the championship ribbon with Caped Crusader in the Large Junior 16-17 Hunter division. Caped Crusa... Read the full article
Allwyn Court's Katherine Newman Rides for Double Tricolors at Kentucky Summer Classic
Lexington, KY - August 13, 2008 - Katherine Newman of Allwyn Court Farm earned two more tricolors this past week at the Kentucky Summer Classic, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Seventeen-year-old Newman, who resides in Wellington, FL, trains with her parents, Kathy and Gerry. An experienced catch-rider, Newman often shows horses for other riders and trainers.
This past week, she s... Read the full article
Sarah Tredennick Wins the $25,000 Grand Prix of Estes Park II
Estes Park, CO- Eighteen-year-old Sarah Tredennick bested a field of nearly 30 entrants to win her first Grand Prix, the $25,000 Grand Prix of Estes Park II. With her Irish-bred mare Special Verdict, the young rider, who is headed to her freshmen year at the University of Denver, bested a field of top Grand Prix riders, including Bjorn Ikast and Armando Hassey. The Cherry Hills, Colorado resident ... Read the full article
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