For the past 15 years, Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS) has produced a six-week winter horse show circuit at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif. Previous to that venue, the annual horse show was held in conjunction...
If you ever rummage through vintage western tack, circa 1960-1980, you’ll probably come across headstalls, reins and halters sporting flashy white lacing that looks like icing atop the underlying leather. Commonly called buckstitching, the handcrafted embellishment was once the...
Banner was saved from slaughter. A year later he is prospering, giving demonstrations at horse shows.Most of the horses taken in by Saddlebred Rescue are saved from slaughter at the auction block. Yet, as the horses escape a gruesome...
Willem the horse was known among his horse and human barnmates as a character. It was said that he spoke with a German accent, owed to his warmblood heritage, and that he was quite a talent at wooing the...
Top cutting competitors are gathering in Amarillo, Texas this week and next for the 2006 National Cutting Horse Association World Championship Finals. Competition begins Feb. 7 and continues through the Feb. 19 at the Amarillo National Center in the...
Whether you’re idly window shopping on the internet or actually bargain hunting for a must-have item, online auction sites have a tendency to grab your attention. You can find great deals on everything from vintage equestrian memorabilia to horsey...
More than 400 million travelers winding their way through Kentucky will pass by six new highways signs that promote the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.“We cannot express how excited we are that the state has embraced the...
Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (KESMARC) and Main Street Management Services, Inc. (Main Street) have announced the formation of a joint venture to build a world-class equine sports medicine facility in Ocala, Fla., as part of the...
Competition narrowed on Tuesday, when the American Quarter Horse Association announced the three finalists for the 2006 MD Barns Silver Spur Award.Panamas Sun, Smokin On A Star and Temecula Toy Boy are all up for the award, which recognizes...
Although the role of police horses has diminished in some American cities thanks to budget cuts, that’s not true in Arcadia, California. The Los Angeles suburb has a thriving mounted unit, and now it also has a new equine...
