Apply to Bid on your Next Equine Partner During the OK Extreme Mustang Makeover
By David Barrientes, July 28, 2021
The Mustang Heritage Foundation is now accepting applications for approval to bid in the 2021 Oklahoma Extreme Mustang Makeover auction. The event and auction, produced by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, will take place August 12–14 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds. Participating adult horses, all with approximately 120 days of training prior to the competition, will …
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GGT-Footing™ Offering Olympic Level Specials!
By Cynthia Keating, July 28, 2021
GGT -Footing™ continues to offer the most diverse selection of arena footing materials. Base Mats, Water free Footing, high quality textiles used in Olympic stadiums and back yards. Call us to find out why after 23 years we still reign supreme with excavators, and FEI level arena Consultants. Current Olympic Level Specials! Free shipping continues …
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Certified Horsemanship Association 2021 International Conference in November in Fort Worth – Register Today!
By Tammi Gainer, July 28, 2021
The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) International Conference is scheduled for November 9 – 11, 2021 at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas. Speakers at this event include riding instructors, horse trainers, barn managers, veterinarians, equine behaviorists, farriers, saddle fit specialists, equine association representatives, business and marketing consultants, and other equine professionals. Those wishing to attend …
The Dressage Foundation’s Lynn Palm Western Dressage Fund to Present New Junior Rider Award at WDAA World Championship Show
By Lynn Palm, July 28, 2021
The Dressage Foundation (TDF) is pleased to announce that the “Lynn Palm Future Star Award” will be presented for the first time at the 2021 Western Dressage Association of America World Championship Show. The $1,500 Award will be given to the highest scoring Junior rider (age 17 and under) at the show, which will take …
Matt Mills Announced as a Road to the Horse 2022 Championship Competitor
By John Lunn, July 28, 2021
The competition is truly heating up for Road to the Horse 2022 as another Championship Competitor is announced. It is our honor to reveal NRHA professional trainer Matt Mills of Scottsdale, Arizona, as a Road to the Horse 2022 Championship Competitor who will compete for the World Championship of Colt Starting title on March 24-27 …
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Exceptional Horsemanship Reigns in Collegiate Colt Starting Arena
By John Lunn, July 28, 2021
Top collegiate horsemanship teams competing in the Days of ’47 Rodeo and Road to the Horse Collegiate Colt Starting Challenge held on July 23rd and 24th at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park & Event Center in South Jordan, Utah exhibited exceptional horsemanship, hard work, determination and skill that was truly a testament to each …
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Horse Illustrated’s Third Podcast Episode on Horses in the Morning Features International Combined Driver Mary Phelps, Summer Horse Health Tips from Dr. Mike Tomlinson, and the Morgan Horse with AMHA’s Carrie Mortensen
By Holly Caccamise, July 28, 2021
The third Horse Illustrated Episode of Horses in the Morning was just released on the Horse Radio Network on July 27. Hosts Glenn the Geek, founder of the Horse Radio Network, and Sarah Evers Conrad, Horse Illustrated’s Digital Content Editor, kicked off with Mary Phelps, an international combined driver, who won a gold medal in …
Experience the Enchantment of Fantasia
By Coagi Long, July 27, 2021
Equine Affaire’s musical celebration of the horse returns Nov 11-13, 2021. Are you ready to experience the wonder and magic of Fantasia? Equine Affaire’s musical celebration of the horse returns this fall to the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, for three spectacular nighttime performances! Become part of the magic on Thursday, November 11; …
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Success of UC Davis Equine PET Scan Research on Racehorses Translates to Clinical Breakthroughs for Sport and Pleasure Horses
By Amy Young, July 27, 2021
Standing equine positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is not just for racehorses anymore. In the first four months since the installation of the MILEPET scanner at the UC Davis veterinary hospital, 100 horses have been imaged; more than half were performance and pleasure horses. Fractures in horses are often fatal, so diagnosing and preventing these …
Regally Bred Best Time Brings $29,500 to Top Keeneland July Digital Sale
By Amy Owens, July 27, 2021
Best Time, a 3-year-old colt by leading sire Tapit out of champion Take Charge Brandi, brought a sale-topping $29,500 from KDE Equine during today’s Keeneland July Digital Sale, held as part of Keeneland’s Digital Sales Ring platform. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent, as a racing prospect, Best Time has been twice third …
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Emily Esterson Joins OpenEd as Instructor for Redeveloped Equine Journalism Course
By Jackie Zions, July 27, 2021
Bring your passion for writing to the equine industry this fall with the newly redeveloped online Equine Journalism course, taught by experienced journalist Emily Esterson. The 12-week University of Guelph course has been redesigned to provide students with the tools, techniques, and knowledge needed to develop compelling content, and will include the latest trends and …
Certified Horsemanship Association Offering $10 Off Most Popular Manual – Composite Horsemanship Manual
By Tammi Gainer, July 26, 2021
The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) has many educational resources for those just getting started taking riding lessons to those that have been teaching riding for years. Manuals, safety posters for your barn, webinars, online educational articles, a streaming video service and DVDs are just some of what CHA offers. This month, CHA is offering $10 …
Horizon Structures Presents Series: Solving Hay Dilemmas
By Nikki Alvin Smith, July 26, 2021
The fact is horses eat a lot of hay. For horse owners the provision of good quality hay that is clean (weed free) and green (not straw-like or dry), is a constant four-way battle between budget, availability, quality and storage. Budget For Quality The most economic way to buy hay is to purchase quality over …
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Gina McKnight Shares Highlights from her International Blog, Riding & Writing
By Gina McKnight, July 26, 2021
Gina McKnight, Monday Creek Publishing, author, freelance writer, equestrian, blogger, and poet invites readers to explore her international blog, Riding & Writing, about horses, writers, authors, books, cowboys, equestrians, photographers, artists, poets, poems, and more horses. Girl, 10, Writes Contest a Story of Smart Horse: When a ten year old, horse-crazy girl enters a writing contest, she …
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AHP Equine Industry Survey Demonstrates Stability Based on the Number of Horses Owned/Managed
By Jessica Normand, July 26, 2021
Coming on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey can serve as an important benchmark in the health of the equine industry now and in the future. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the equine industry is stable based on the number of horses owned/managed, according to the results of a survey1,2 …