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Help Send Our Para Equestrians To WEG!

Jun 04, 2010 1 Comment by Jackie

I’m always a sucker for a good horse-related cause. I’m an even bigger sucker – I mean SUPPORTER – when that good cause is remotely related to therapeutic riding or para-equestrian. I’m able-bodied and my horse is the best mental and physical (yeah, and emotional too) therapy I could ever get. And as a regular [...]

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Kentucky Derby to Rolex: Thoroughbreds Beyond The Homestretch

Apr 26, 2010 2 Comments by Jackie

We are currently in the middle of two of my most favorite weeks of the year, book-ended by two of the greatest annual US equestrian events: the Rolex Kentucky Three Day and the Kentucky Derby. And besides the horse people, they are tied together by one significant common denominator: Thoroughbreds! With Thoroughbreds the only breed [...]

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Join The Equestrian World In Supporting Courtney King-Dye

Mar 19, 2010 6 Comments

We never ever enjoy seeing one of our own hurt doing something we all love so much. I’ve gotten used to hearing about bad eventing accidents, but it came as more of a shock to hear of Courtney King-Dye’s fall several weeks ago. The dressage star and Olympian was riding a young horse when he [...]

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Christmas Tributes To Horses And Those Who Love Them

Dec 23, 2009 4 Comments

Two plus years ago when I started this blog, there was really only a small handful of active equestrian bloggers. Quite a few others started around the same time I did – and like Mrs Mom from OhHorseFeathers and OnTheBit – have become great friends. And our little corner of the world has since exploded [...]

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2nd Annual Horses For Heroes Silent Auction

Oct 07, 2009 No Comments

FEI-Level dressage riders Ann Guptill & Lou Denizard gather donations for second silent auction The New England dressage community is again teaming up to support NARHA Horses for Heroes, a program that was created to provide equine-assisted activities and  therapies (EAAT) for wounded U.S. military personnel and veterans. In spite of the economic recession, the [...]

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Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign Provides Free Vaccines

Dec 09, 2008 4 Comments

Most of us are familiar with the crisis that has been facing our country’s horses for at least the past year. A poor 2007 hay crop, rising gas prices, increased costs of feed and care, and a downturn in the economy are making life hard for our horses. Many people can no longer afford to [...]

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Silent Auction Raises $3,000 for Horses For Heroes

Dec 01, 2008 No Comments

Here’s a post-event update on the Silent Auction held to benefit NARHA’s Horses for Heroes program. This was supported by several prominent dressage riders such as Luis Denizard and Courtney King. The benefit raised $3,000 for Horses for Heroes. Read more about the Horses For Heroes, it’s star supporters, and the events. The New England [...]

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