EQUUS Foundation Announces Its Newest Equine Ambassador, Serena Marron’s Rapidash and the Launch of the Safe Landings Program
July 12, 2021
The EQUUS Foundation is pleased to welcome Rapidash, owned and ridden by Serena Marron, as an EQUUS Foundation Equine Ambassador. Rapidash joins Cacan, the first mount of Serena Marron’s to become an Equine Ambassador. “I am proud to have Rapidash join the EQUUS Foundation Equine Ambassadors program and donate a portion of his prize money …
Horse Network Launches #WeRideTogether PSA Campaign to Bring Much-Needed Awareness, Education, and Resources to Help Counter Sexual Misconduct and Abuse in Horse Sport
July 12, 2021
The Four-Part Video Series and Content-rich Microsite Aims to Protect and Empower Youth, Safeguard Ethical Trainers and Coaches, and Continue to Preserve and Grow Equestrian Sport VIDEO LINK Sexual misconduct and abuse have long been an issue in equestrian sport, and is often ignored, minimized, or wrongly blamed on the victim. The equestrian community is …
Appaloosa Horse Club Welcomes Corro (corroshop.com), the One Source for All Things Horse, as Bronze Level Sponsor
July 12, 2021
The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is excited to partner with Corro as a Bronze Level Sponsor of the 73rd National & 2021 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show and the 2021 World Championship Appaloosa Show. “Corro is very excited to support the Appaloosa community at their biggest competitions of the year, and introduce them to what …
Jim Arrigon, Equestrian Talent Search Founder and Director Joins Host Sally Batton on the Athletic Equestrian Riding in College Podcast
July 12, 2021
Jim Arrigon is the Director of the Equestrian Talent Search (ETS) which allow young athletes to be taught, evaluated and recruited by college coaches in intensive weekend instructional and competition clinics since 2005. Equestrian Talent Search is a clearing house for young riders and their parents to get reliable information to help them understand exactly …
Shelley Paulson Equine Stock Photo Library Summer Update!
July 9, 2021
Shelley Paulson, a commercial and editorial equestrian photographer based in Minnesota, announces a content update to her Equine Stock Photo Library. The library contains close to 10,000 premium-quality equine and equestrian images, making it easy to find just the right images for your equine brand or publication. Royalty-Free licenses and downloads are available directly from …
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Can Exercise Protect Foals from Injuries Later in Life? Learn More in This Month’s Fresh Scoop Podcast
July 9, 2021
Does exercise help young horses avoid injury? That’s the topic of this month’s episode of Morris Animal Foundation’s “Fresh Scoop” podcast, available now for streaming and download. Host Dr. Kelly Diehl, the Foundation’s Senior Director of Science and Communications, interviews Dr. Annette McCoy, Assistant Professor of Equine Surgery at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine. …
Wordsmith Wizardry At Your Fingertips From Equestrian Pro Nikki Alvin-Smith
July 9, 2021
While Nikki Alvin-Smith enjoys a career in international equestrian competition, clinics and coaching, her passion for wordsmith work has always been an arena in which she has loved making indelible footprints. “You never know where life will take you. I fondly remember my late father sent me to visit a prestigious marketing firm in London …
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NRCHA Eastern Derby Returns to Tennessee with a 33% Entry Increase
July 8, 2021
This July, the National Reined Cow Horse Association returns to the AgriCenter Showplace Arena outside of Memphis, Tennessee, for the second Dom Conicelli Memorial Eastern Derby, presented by MARS Equestrian, to a 33 percent increase in entries over last year’s event. This is the second premier reined cow horse event the association has produced east …
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Keeneland to Open with Full Seating Capacity for 2021 Fall Meet
July 8, 2021
Pre-sold ticketing options, new dining offerings and season passes available to fans Keeneland today announced plans to open at full capacity for its 2021 Fall Meet, to be held Oct. 8-30. Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 9 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 16. Demand is anticipated to be high, and fans …
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Q&A With an Equine Nutritionist
July 7, 2021
Ensure your horse’s nutritional needs with this insight Let’s go back in time to 1821—for sake of entertainment, you can be a horse. You’re a drafty fellow, and there are fields to plow, wagons and carriages to pull and the five-day workweek has yet to be heard of, especially for a horse out on the …
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Virtual Extreme Mustang Makeover Names Adult and Youth Champions
July 7, 2021
The Mustang Heritage Foundation (MHF)’s virtual KY Extreme Mustang Makeover concluded on Sunday, June 27, after five days of exciting performances and a successful auction. Originally slated to be held in Lexington, Kentucky, the event’s virtual format brought the action-packed excitement to mustang fans and horse lovers from around the world. Adult and youth competitors showed the trust they had built with previously untouched wild horses in approximately 100 days …
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The Right Horse to Host 2021 Summit from September 15-17
July 6, 2021
The third annual ASPCA Right Horse Summit will host thought leaders and innovators in the equine industry for two and a half days of collaboration and networking in Denver. The 2021 Right Horse Summit, taking place from September 15-17 in Denver, will bring together equine welfare and industry pioneers and leaders for two and a …
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Registration Open for Kentucky Horse Council’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training
July 6, 2021
After a hiatus in 2020, the Kentucky Horse Council’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) training is slated to return in the fall of 2021. The three-day training will take place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington on September 10-12. LAER is taught by Justin and Tori McLeod of 4Hooves Large Animal Services, LLC, a …
Experience Magazine’s Latest Publication, Arabian Horses Of The Southeast, Employs The Beauty Of The Breed & Its Devotees To Encourage Newcomers
July 6, 2021
For anyone enamored with horses and curious about what it takes to be part of such a lifestyle, Experience magazine aims to entice and educate newcomers to its sole focus … the Arabian horse, through the help of Arabian horse farms and its community, in a visually stunning pictorial that keeps the reader turning pages. …
Nikki’s Notes: The Business of Branding ~ Keeping It Real
July 6, 2021
Technology has made it easy to see just how well your business branding efforts are trotting long. Or so you may think. The reality lies in the fact that metrics cannot tell the whole story. Neither can reviews posted online or the bottom line on your P & L from the accountant. Obviously if you …
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