Nikki’s Notes: Engagement ~ The Critical Force That Drives The Business Sales Engine
By Nikki Alvin-Smith, January 9, 2022
Business folks pat themselves on the back for adding numbers to their followers on social media and building email addresses to their marketing lists. But the critical force that drives the sales engine is about more than numbers, it is the level of viewer engagement within that population. It is grand to have a large …
IEA Hits All-Time Membership Record During 20th Anniversary Season
By Myron Leff, January 9, 2022
The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) is celebrating their 20th Anniversary Season which runs July 1, 2021 to May 1, 2022. This season officially marks the largest membership season in IEA history with more than 14,135 active members nationwide riding and coaching Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage. Since its inception in 2002, IEA has experienced a steady …
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Snowstorm Prompts Keeneland to Move January Sale Start to Tuesday, Jan. 11
By Amy Owens, January 7, 2022
Due to the winter storm and hazardous travel conditions in Kentucky, Keeneland has shifted all operations related to its January Horses of All Ages Sale back one day and moved the start of the sale to Tuesday, Jan. 11. The sale will end Friday, Jan. 14. All sessions will begin at 10 a.m. ET. The …
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The Equine Network Continues Expansion
By Dave Andrick, January 7, 2022
The Equine Network Acquires Leading Equine Health Care Resources The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care and TheHorse.com The Equine Network (“Equine Network”), the market-leading tech- enabled membership services platform to the $130 billion U.S equine industry, today announced it has completed the acquisitions of The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care and …
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Achieve Equine Brings Comfort to the Horse with the VIP Equestrian™ Saddle Pad
By Hanna Hartman, January 7, 2022
Achieve Equine, LLC has teamed up with European-based VIP Equestrian as the exclusive North American Distributor for the VIP Equestrian Impact Protection Saddle Pads. The VIP Pad incorporates the gold standard for impact protection in human medical care. The proprietary VEteq™ viscoelastic polymer technology, combined with the revolutionary Bobble™ design, sets the VIP Pad apart …
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Schleese Bursary in Honour of Melanie Rodgers
By Sabine Schleese, January 7, 2022
Schleese is proud to announce that they will be providing a Virtual Custom Fit System Saddle to a deserving Therapeutic Riding Centre or Therapeutic Trainer in honour of the late Melanie Rodgers. It has been an honour for all of us at Schleese to play such a significant role in Melanie’s life. The challenge of building her …
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A New Year of Horse Health!
By Kim Miller, January 6, 2022
The New Year is a great time to make resolutions about our horse’s health. Toward that end, here’s five management tips based on how our horses’ bodies are affected by aspects of their management routine and environment. Feed Slowly: Because Mother Nature designed horses as grazing animals, their digestive systems are built to process small …
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Animal Wellness Action Calls on New Horseracing Authority and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to Join Together and Implement the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act as Congress and Backers Intended
By Marty Irby, January 6, 2022
Animal Wellness Action leaders addressed the recent breakdown in discussions between the new Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in letters delivered to the leaders of both organizations. “USADA’s involvement is the very bedrock and foundation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act,” said Animal Wellness Action executive director …
Last Call for FREE Online Youth Offering of Horse Behavior and Safety
By Jackie Zions, January 6, 2022
Tell all your barn buddies there is one month left to join the global community of horse-crazy teens that are pursuing their passion for horses online! Over 1,000 youth around the world have logged on to take advantage of the FREE Horse Behavior and Safety course offered until Jan 31, 2022 on TheHorsePortal.ca Equine Guelph, …
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Spoken Lives: Women Share Their Stories
By Heather Wallace, January 6, 2022
Heather Wallace, an equine author, blogger, and entrepreneur, will join Spoken Lives on January 18, 2022 from 7 to 9 PM to share her personal stories of the silver linings of lockdown with four other inspirational women. “I was always scared to follow my dreams, afraid to fail. At the age of 36 with three …
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The ASPCA’s Right Horse Announces Winners of the 2021 Good People for Good Horses Awards
By Emily Weiss, January 6, 2022
Eight outstanding members of the equine community have been acknowledged in the third annual Good People for Good Horses Awards The ASPCA®’s Right Horse today announced the recipients of the 2021 Good People for Good Horses Awards, which celebrates the strong network of support needed to help each horse find a wonderful home. The third …
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Foal Patrol Season 5 Now Live at www.foalpatrol.com
By Brien Bouyea, January 5, 2022
Season 5 of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s popular live webcam series Foal Patrol is now available online at www.foalpatrol.com. Foal Patrol is a one-of-a-kind collection of live cameras following the daily activities of in-foal mares produced by the National Museum of Racing. Millions of people throughout the world have viewed …
Behind The Lens: A Photographic Look Back at 2021 by The Equestrian Vagabond
By Merri Melde, January 5, 2022
Continuing a popular tradition, Merri Melde, The Equestrian Vagabond, reflects on outstanding photographic moments of the previous year in her online gallery, “A Fun Look Back at 2021”. https://www.theequestrianvagabond.com/A-Fun-Look-Back-at-2021 Rotator cuff surgery precluded riding for the first half of 2021, so Melde had to ‘settle’ for shooting Endurance and Trail competitions and high-speed desert motorbike …
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Dressage Today OnDemand Launches New Training Video Series with International Grand Prix Competitor and Trainer Shannon Dueck
By Stephanie Ruff, January 5, 2022
Top international Grand Prix dressage competitor and trainer Shannon Dueck has joined the star-studded list of top dressage riders, trainers and professionals on Dressage Today OnDemand. Dueck, who was born in Austin and grew up outside of Vancouver, British Columbia, is well-known for her love and knowledge of classical dressage and the biomechanics behind it. …
Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale Starts Monday
By Amy Owens, January 5, 2022
Eight-time stakes winner Hello Beautiful, impressive maiden winner Belgrade, stakes-placed Risky Mischief among new supplements Keeneland will kick off the year Monday, Jan. 10 with the first of four sessions of the January Horses of All Ages Sale, which has cataloged a total of 1,631 horses – in-foal broodmares, broodmare prospects, newly turned yearlings, horses …
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