When I was a kid, I somehow figured out how to buy and fit horse blankets without too much trouble. But, now that I’m middle aged, I use a horse blanket consultant to make sure my horse’s comfort and well being is assured. Ecole Lathrop, of Valencia Saddlery, was kind enough to drop by with [...]
As reported by Equestrian Lifestyle Magazine, Schwerin, Germany will launch its first ever, Schwerin Horse Show, to run from February 10th to the 13th. The premier horse show will offer a total of 21 competitions including a small and a large tour (1* and 2* level), the Youngster Tour (jumping competitions for the young horses) and [...]
We can never get over not only the beauty and difficulty of this sport, but, also how unbelievably well behaved these horses are. (“NipBuck” likes to pull up and argue with the grooms, when he’s lunged.) Check out this amazing footage.
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Suddenly, everywhere we look, horses and celebrity riders are hot news. We love that. Furthermore, we love some of these celebrity riders. Particularly those who do their part in helping to spread the love. Here are some of the most renown:
Athina Onassis
As Aristotle Onassis’ only surviving heir, Athina Onassis has been deemed the richest girl [...]
The Interactive Dressage Simulator, by Racewood Simulators of Cheshire, England, actually simulates a life-like horse! With its capacity for movements from the simple walk up to extremely advanced movements, such as the piaffe, pirouettes and 1-tempis (stride by stride flying changes), this extraordinary machine is already being hailed by dressage riders and trainers, such as [...]
The U.S. Vaulting Team completed a beautiful freestyle to climb back to the top of the standings and win the Gold Medal at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games!
Nineteen horse and rider teams were eager to negotiate the Linda Allen designed course for Sunday’s $30,000 Blenheim June Classic Grand Prix presented by Royal Champion, but in the end it was the double clean trip by Michael Endicott and David Robinson’s S.F. Shakira that clenched the win.
Tenth to go in the order, Endicott and [...]
Spotted cantering along on a nicely put together paint horse, was none other than Reese Witherspoon, filming her upcoming new flick, “Water For Elephants.” Reese plays the beautiful equestrian star of an extremely popular, traveling circus act, struggling with her marriage to a sadistic animal trainer. The film also stars “Twilight” hottie, Robert [...]
Renowned for its luxury leather goods, Gucci has long been inspired by the sporting glamour of the equestrian world, with design symbols like the horse-bit and web striped girth strap. Last December, it returned to the world of equestrian sponsorship, after a 20-year break.