Nikki’s Notes: Is Your Business Beached?
By Amy Sales, January 24, 2025
There are lots of ways to run a business and most importantly to market it. Some work, some work for a while, some fail before they’ve left port. But it doesn’t have to be a guessing game. Professional help is available. Here’s a question I always ask my PR/Marketing clients before we begin work together. …
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APHIS Stakeholder Message HPA Final Rule Postponement – 1/24/2025
By Amy Sales, January 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The American Horse Council (AHC) provides the following announcement issued by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) regarding a 60-day delay for the implementation of the Horse Protection Act’s Final Rule. APHIS Stakeholder Message HPA Final Rule Postponement – 1/24/2025 On January 24, 2025, USDA’s …
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Schleese continues to set the standard in saddle innovation!
By Amy Sales, January 24, 2025
Schleese continues to set the standard in saddle innovation! With decades of expertise in crafting saddles that redefine comfort and performance, we’re thrilled to introduce the PLS-IG saddle. Featuring the Schleese Interchangeable Gullet Plate System with the patent-pending DoubleFlexPoint (DFP), this affordable option brings advanced customization to riders like never before. While interchangeable gullet plates …
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GGT Footing offers promotional Arena Mat Bundles !
By Amy Sales, January 23, 2025
Your arena deserves the best – now’s the perfect time to upgrade with GGT Footing’s round pen bundle sale! This sale features 265 of our budget mats at $35/ mat, expertly designed to improve stability, maintain moisture levels, and offer energy rebound for your horse’s joints. Our matting system also ensures drainage, proper water dispersion, …
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EQUIWINNER BEST PRACTICES A user’s guide to tailoring your Equiwinner protocol to meet your horse’s needs
By Amy Sales, January 23, 2025
Equiwinner™, the state-of-the-art patented non-transdermal electrolyte balancing patch, has been used by horsemen and women for more than 20 years to keep their horses happy, healthy and performing their best through improved hydration. Electrolytes play a role in every physiological process in the body, and from exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (bleeding), anhidrosis and tying up to …
IT’S YOUR CHANCE TO SHINE – Equine Affaire invites riders to apply for clinics and competitions!
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
COLUMBUS, OH, January 21, 2025 – It may still be cold and snowy out in much of the Midwest, but guess what? Judging by the amount of hair getting caught in our curry combs, our horses already know what’s ahead. Spring is coming, and that means Equine Affaire in Ohio is just around the bend, …
Introducing the New Geo Grid from Premier Equestrian – New Size, Easier Installation, Thicker Walls
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
January 21, 2025 — Premier Equestrian, a leading provider of high-quality equestrian products, is thrilled to announce the launch of an enhanced Geo Grid product, designed to offer superior performance in both equestrian and non-equestrian applications. This new iteration of Geo Grid features: About Geo Grid Geo Grid, or geosynthetic grid, is essential for soil …
2025 AQHA Convention Schedule Released
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
Mark your calendar for the 2025 AQHA Convention, which is March 28-31 at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa in Las Vegas. The 2025 AQHA Convention is March 28-31 at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa in Las Vegas. Convention is a chance for breeders, trainers, owners and members from all over the …
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GGT Footing kicks off the new year with Ribbon Cutting ceremony at The Vista Schooling and Event Center in Aiken, South Carolina
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
On a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon on January 5th a great crowd of enthusiastic equestrians came out to see the new all-weather arena footing by CB Arenas. The arena offers a dressage and a stadium course for all who use the vista to enjoy. With 27 years of arena building experience, local resident Clint Bertalan created a …
Boss Mares, Inc. Announces 2025 Business and Education Grant Application Cycle
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
On January 25, Boss Mares, Inc. will open applications for the charitable organization’s 2025 business and education grant cycle. The grants will fund the dreams of cowgirl entrepreneurs and allow them to call in personalized support where they need it most, providing a targeted leg up in key areas that impact professional success. In 2024, …
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Keeneland to Offer Spring Meet Stakes Schedule Worth Season Record $9.4 Million
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
Toyota Blue Grass now at all-time high of $1.25 million LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 21, 2025) – Keeneland has increased the value of 16 stakes to be run during the 2025 Spring Meet – led by a $250,000 boost to the season’s signature Toyota Blue Grass (G1) to $1.25 million – and will award a meet record …
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Horizon Structures Presents Series: The Modern-Day Stable Row
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
Horizon Structures LLC, Atglen, PAMedia Contact: NAS@NikkiAlvinSmithStudio.comTel: 607 434 4470https://www.HorizonStructures.com Photos are available on request. by Nikki Alvin-Smith The extensive layout options for the modern day stable-row offer an affordable structural horse housing component that will fit a myriad a sites. Highly functional designs can be created with intelligent forethought about how the day-to day …
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What’s New in 2025 at Horse in a Kilt Media? Lots!
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
Happy 2025 to all! As the year gets underway there are a few changes to report from the NikkiAlvinSmithStudio.com and HorseinaKiltMedia.com (Hamish the Horse!) corner of the world. Namely ‘hot off the press’ equestrian articles and the new purchasing program at the store; plus some advice on building your brand up-and-out using modern day marketing …
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IHSA Honors Chris Mitchell with the Lifetime Achievement Award
By Amy Sales, January 21, 2025
Gladys, Va. – Jan.20, 2025 – The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) leadership proudly honored Chris Mitchell with the prestigious IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award during the IHSA board meeting in January 2025. The IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award is a testament to the unwavering dedication Mitchell has shown the organization since he was a collegiate equestrian …
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Hallett Joins HHYF Board
By Amy Sales, January 20, 2025
Anderson, IN – Award-winning Jessica Hallett has been recently elected to the HHYF Board of Trustees. “Jessica’s creative, youthful approach is an immediate win for HHYF” said HHYF President Allison Conte. “Then add in her hard working attitude and photography skills plus her familiarity with the industry – she will be a wonderful addition to …