There is much about life to learn from horses and the lessons learned are too important not to share with as many youngsters as we can—be it your children, grandchildren or the neighborhood kids. If I have learned anything about children in my lifetime, it’s that they will find their own path, their own dreams and their own passions.
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
ART AT THE CLASSIC – EQUINE AND WESTERN ART SHOW
Are you interested in showcasing your artwork at Art at the Classic, a top-ranked equine and western art show? Held during the Draft Horse Classic at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, this world-class art show features more than 120 works by painters, sculptors, photographers, and other fine artists. The show has become one of the premier displays of its kind – attracting both art lovers and horse lovers.
Wellington hosts opening leg of first official FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage season
By Louise Parkes
The first official season of FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage gets off to a flying start later today at the CDIO * in Wellington, Florida (USA) with six nations represented. The design of the series has been developed and polished throughout three successful pilot series, and it comes as little surprise that Team Germany reigned supreme in the final pilot season in 2015.
Equestrian Artist Garners International Recognition
by Dean Chorney
Equine artist Karen Chorney has been recognized internationally after horsescotland presented a special award to international show jumper, Scott Brash, along with one of Chorney’s paintings.
Last year, Scottish rider, Scott Brash made history when he became the first ever winner of the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping, with his mount, Hello Sanctos.
Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic debuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events
A total of six nations will be making their Olympic and Paralympic debuts at Rio 2016 when they field athletes for the equestrian disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, Eventing and Para-Equestrian Dressage.
Notes From Julie
Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
Identify holes in your horsemanship training and continually seek new information
Julie Goodnight takes on topics you want to know more about in her online training library—part of her ever-expanding Horse Master Academy (http://signin.juliegoodnight.com) now with a free access membership to help you search for many training articles, videos and MP3s!
Television commercials show the world what the horse does best. “Here comes the king, here comes the big number one.” And here come the Budweiser Clysdesdales, 32 hooves in action, feathers floating as each shod foot strikes the ground, and the rhythm of it beats in your hear, and the sight is fantastic. "Here comes the king, here comes the big number one"--- and here come the Budweiser Clydesdales, 32 hoofs in action, feathers floating as each shod foot strikes the ground and the rhythm of it beats in your heart.
The Way of Horses
By Eleanor Blazer
Copyright @ 2016
They are the Special Forces within your horse’s body.
They neutralize insurgents before damage can be done.
They are the Antioxidants; defenders of the healthy horse!
Moving throughout your horse are damaged molecules called free radicals. These molecules were corrupted by drugs, chemicals, preservatives, UV radiation and other impurities introduced to your horse via oxygen (air).
It’s the rumbling of thousands of horse enthusiasts as they come through the gates at Western States Horse Expo, June 10-12, 2016 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California.
Known for setting the gold standard of all horse expos, this year is bound to raise the bar even higher. Featured clinicians include the “Who’s Who” of the equine world, along with a slate of exciting first-time presenters. The line-up covers a variety of topics, from natural horsemanship to dressage to reining.
Twelve Irish-bred Horses Set to Compete at
Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event
Co. Kildare, Ireland - May 11, 2016 - With Irish-bred horses dominating the top placings at two of the biggest four-star three-day events in the world over the past two weeks, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, KY and the Badminton International Horse Trials in England, the Irish Horse Gateway is now looking forward to the performances of the Irish Sport Horses (ISH) set to compete at the 2016 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event held at the Horse Park of New Jersey, May 11-15.
Hampton Classic Horse Show Adds New Classes and Thoroughbred Incentive Bonus to Opening Day of Show
Winning Thoroughbreds to Receive Bonus Prize Money from NYRA
Bridgehampton, NY - May 11, 2016 - The 41st annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, the world renown equestrian event, is pleased to announce new Opening Day competitions as well as a new exciting Thoroughbred Incentive Bonus when the elite event returns to Bridgehampton, NY on August 28-September 4.
The Hampton Classic hosts highest level of
show jumping competition
Summer may mean vacation for us, but it usually means work time for horses.
With the kids out of school, and longer days, there’s more time to ride. And ride we do.
In far too many cases, we ride too much. Horses which have not been conditioned to mild work are not “fit” for the onslaught of trail rides, horse shows and other equine events which accompany summer vacation. They are quickly overworked, and infrequently given the needed rest.
Every time I get on a horse there are always six areas that I work on. This is true for both a horse that has just come in for training and for a finished horse. Every time I get on I work on these specific areas and I have noticed that these are the areas where riders have the most questions and problems.
Palm Partnership Training™
Building a Partnership with your Horse “Improving the Walk”
by Lynn Palm
It probably comes as no surprise that a good walk is important in a trail horse. However, a horse with a comfortable, ground-covering walk is one that will be appreciated by real working cowboys, dressage riders, endurance and competitive trail riders, as well as weekend trail riders. That is because the walk is one of the hardest gaits to improve in a horse, and yet it is the gait most commonly used by most riders outside of speed events.
Julie Goodnight takes on topics you want to know more about in her online training library—part of her ever-expanding Horse Master Academy (http://signin.juliegoodnight.com) now with a free access membership to help you search for many training articles, videos and MP3s!
The Way of Horses
By Eleanor Blazer
Copyright @ 2016
Mosquitoes are found on every continent except Antarctica. There are more than 3,500 species in this insect family, and they all carry disease. Of interest to horse owners are the genera: Aedes, Anopheles, Culex and Mansonia
Aedes - there are more than 950 subgenera types of Aedes mosquitoes. Of primary interest to horse owners in the United States are Aedes aegypti, A. albopictus and A. taeniorhychus.
A. aegypti is the primary carrier of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEE).
Phillip Dutton Wins CCI**at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event
Allentown, NJ - May 15, 2016 - Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton (USA) jumped from fifth place to first with a flawless performance on Sportsfield Candy in the final show jumping phase to win the CCI** at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI), presented by BW Furlong & Associates on Sunday. Dutton and his Irish Sport Horse also had a clear go on the cross country course on Saturday to finish on their dressage score of 48.8 penalties.