How to Make Blanketing Your Horse Easier
Thursday, January 08 2015
As January hits, winter may be taking a toll on your blanketing morale. Are you tired of changing blankets and dealing with tears and rips? We’ve come up with some great tips to make blanketing easier for you.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Keeping Your Arthritic Horse Comfortable in the Winter
Wednesday, January 07 2015
Winter can be rough on horses, especially those with arthritis.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
The Clydesdale
Monday, January 05 2015
Few draft horses are as iconic as the Clydesdale. Whether pulling a classic rig or the famous Budweiser wagon, the Clydesdale is a breed that is recognizable in most American homes. Want to learn more about this beautiful breed?
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
New Beginnings: Choosing a New Discipline
Friday, January 02 2015
Happy New Year! We’re fresh into 2015, and now is the perfect time for change. This month we’ll be showcasing a series of “New Beginnings” blogs, each of which will give you a look at a potential area of change in your life with horses.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Top New Year’s Resolutions for Horseback Riders
Wednesday, December 31 2014
Are you still searching for that perfect New Year’s resolution? We’re here to help.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
December 28, 2011: Steven Spielberg’s War Horse Was Released
Monday, December 29 2014
On December 28, 2011 the world was given a glimpse into the life of military horses with the release of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse . This dramatic DreamWorks film brought to life the 1982 children’s novel War Horse written by Michael Morpurgo. Morpurgo wrote War Horse after speaking with World War I veterans about their attachment to their cavalry horses.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Sidelines Magazine – Tricho Salon Makeover Contest
Saturday, December 27 2014
Tricho Salon.
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
How to Do Good With Your Old Horse Equipment
Friday, December 26 2014
If you’re lucky, you received some great new horse equipment for Christmas. Whether you got that new pair of boots that you needed, or your horse got a new blanket and halter, chances are that you now have some old equipment that you don’t really need. During this season of giving, that old equipment can be the perfect way to make a generous gift to a local rescue or nonprofit.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Who Speaks For The Carriage Horses?
Wednesday, December 24 2014
There is great support for the Carriage Horses in New York City – from all over the Big Apple itself and also from around this country and people connected via the internet in other parts of the world. Three major New York City newspapers have changed their tunes – check out what the NY Times says about the controversy on the NYT Opinion Page, December 7 .
- Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs
Flesh and Blood 2
Tuesday, December 23 2014
In 2012 my son began riding and entered his first horse shows, I wrote “Flesh and Blood 1,” as a parent watching his son show and less as the professional trainer that I am. I wrote about how my wife ( who by the way was also once a professional trainer) and I were just like all the “whacko,” parents of the kids we teach; we video taped everything, coddled him, took thousands of pictures, made sure he had a drink even before he left the ring, and whooped like idiots for all his trips, even if they were crappy. It’s has now been almost 3 years of him showing and about to be 2015, and things haven’t really changed
- Published in In the Irons, Z-Blogs