National
Clinician Line-up Shines at Western States Horse Expo
The list of headliners for this year’s Western States Horse Expo, June 6-8 in Sacramento, California, is bound to please all attendees.
Clinicians include Chris Cox, John Lyons, Jane Savoie, Jonathan Field, Bob Avila, Al Dunning, Richard Shrake, Dana Boyd-Miller, Sandy Collier, Angelia Almos, Bonnie Davis, David Lichman, Scot Hansen, Muffy Seaton, Rallie McAllister, Donna Snyder-Smith and Charles Wilhelm.
This stellar line-up represents experts in multiple disciplines: starting the young horse, developing riding skills, dressage, reining, cow horse, natural horsemanship, trail riding, gaited horses, equine health, camping with horses, careers in the equine world, hackamore reinsmanship — and much, much more.
May 9, 2008, 16:42
Dressage
Devon Kane of Diamante Farms Acquires Two Danish Horses for Competition in Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program
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| Devon Kane of Diamante Farms, the 2007 NAYRC Individual Gold Medalist, will make her debut in the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program with two imported Danish Warmbloods. PHOTO CREDIT: Alex Thomas. |
Diamante Farms of Wellington, FL, has purchased two young Danish Warmbloods for Devon Kane to prepare for competition in the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program. Kane, 22, won the Individual Gold Medal and Team Bronze Medal at the 2007 North American Young Rider Championships. Kane is based out of Diamante Farms and is coached by the farm's head trainer Michelle Gibson, a 1996 Atlanta Olympics Team Bronze Medalist. Terri and Dick Kane of Wellington, FL, and San Antonio, TX, own Diamante Farms.
Devon Kane and Michelle Gibson recently returned from an extensive shopping trip in Denmark where they sought out talented young prospects for Kane to train for competition in the Young Horse classes. "We looked at a billion while we were over there!" Kane related. Ultimately, Kane selected two youngsters for purchase - Midwest Destiny, a five-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding by Diamond Hit out of a Rubenstein mare; and Sanchez, a coming three-year-old Danish Warmblood stallion by Blue Hors Romanov out of Sourire by Camelot.
May 9, 2008, 16:39
Reining
Dog Lifts Spirits of Legendary Reiner
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| Bill Horn & Trashadeous |
NRHA’s original Million Dollar showman, and four-time Open Futurity winner, Bill Horn has been hospitalized over six weeks. What was supposed to be a quick inpatient procedure to neutralize a benign tumor in the lung turned into a fight for life as Horn faced continuing medical emergencies. After several abdominal surgeries and an induced coma the legendary cowboy was in pretty bad shape.
Right after the NRBC, long-time friend Bryant Pace drove the Horn’s motor home and Bill’s favorite dog, Freckles, to the hospital. Dr. John Antastasi gave permission for Freckles to join Bill in the Intensive Care Unit, and that lifted his spirit so much, in fact, that Bill has been allowed to visit outside of his hospital room each day with Kim and Freckles.
May 9, 2008, 16:13
National
A Special Thank You From Hunters Lane’s Robbie Hunt
Robbie Hunt would like everyone to know that he’s just fine. After being hospitalized on April 21st for a minor surgical procedure (“Really nothing serious,” he notes) he’s almost fully recovered and will soon be back on the horse-show trail.
But the event did take him away from his Monroe, N.C.-based Hunters Lane Farm and his many clients for several weeks, leaving associate trainer Steven Heinecke at the helm.
“I want to thank Steve so very much,” said Hunt. “During this time he proved himself the consummate professional. He took up the reins at Hunters Lane acting as full-time trainer to our wonderful clients and continued, also, to ride and show.
May 9, 2008, 16:06
Arizona
Letter to Editor: Thank you for your Spring 2008 sponsorship
Dear Bridle and Bit:
This letter is to express our sincerest gratitude for your sponsorship of our April 2008 Round up at the EZ Ranch.
As you know, the El Zaribah Mounted Patrol is a unit of our local Shrine Temple which holds events to raise money for a variety of Shrine causes. Our events make it possible to provide financial support to our Temple and the transportation fund which directly supports the families of the children we accept into our care. Ultimately, our unit is committed to providing high quality, high value events, that highlight horsemanship and enable our guests to share our passion for ranching. We do this with the help of loyal sponsors like you.
Your sponsorship of our article in the Bridle & Bit enabled us to reach out to our community for participants. This year we had over 85 full ride participants from all over Arizona and as far as Germany. In fact, the article you donated was directly responsible for three first time participants who raved about their experience.
Thank you again for your sponsorship and commitment to equine charity activities. We look forward to our next event in October 2008 and hope that you will continue your sponsorship with us.
Respectfully Yours,
Phil Stanfield, Captain
Chris Fletcher, 1st Lieutenant
Randy Peters, 2nd Lieutenant
Charlie Kooistra, Secretary/Treasurer
May 9, 2008, 15:55
National
Sherri Gilkerson Memorial Bridle Spectacular And Wine Country Classic, May 16th-18th, 2008
Event Schedule (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Friday, May 16
10:00-3:00 Reining Practice
1:00-3:00pm Cattle Practice
4:00 – Cow Horse 101 (judged class)
Saturday, May 17
Arena #1 (Covered Arena) 8:00AM, Judge Bobby Harrison
Open & Ltd Open Bridle, Sr Working Cow, Spectacular (Classes 2 – 10 run concurrently)
Non Pro, Nov Non Pro and Rookie Bridle, Non Pro & Nov Non Pro Hackamore, & Amateur Working Cow, (Classes 11-24)
Youth Bridle (Classes 25 – 28 run concurrently)
not before Non Pro Ltd Class ends in Arena #2
May 9, 2008, 15:53
Who's Who!
PhelpsSports.com Offers Exclusive Interview with Darren Chiacchia
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| Darren Chiacchia riding yesterday in Wellington, FL. Photo (C) 2008 Jennifer Wood. |
"I have one number one goal. That is to make a 100% recovery." Darren Chiacchia
PhelpsSports.com (www.PhelpsSports.com) has posted an exclusive interview by Pegasus Award winning reporter Jennifer Wood with eventing Olympic medalist Darren Chiacchia. It is one of the first interviews that Chiacchia has allowed since his devastating and life-threatening accident at the Red Hills Horse Trials on March 15.
Wood spoke with Chiacchia on Tuesday at Robert Dover's farm in Wellington, Florida.
May 9, 2008, 15:46
Reining
State Fair Park Construction Update & Important Deadlines for the 2008 NRHA Derby!
The 2008 NRHA Derby is fast approaching! The week of June 23-28 will be filled with all sorts of family-fun events in Oklahoma City as the world’s finest four-, five- and six-year-old horses compete for close to a half million dollars in cash and prizes.
The Derby will also feature a full slate of ancillary classes, the Adequan® USEF National Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach, the USEF National Youth Reining Championship and the Selection Trial for the North American Young Riders Championships.
May 9, 2008, 15:41
Arizona
Equine Infectious Anemia has arrived in Arizona
Equine Infectious Anemia has arrived in Arizona. So far, it has been traced to Rawhide, off I-10 near the Chandler Boulevard exit.
EIA is in our area, 8 miles southwest of the City of Maricopa. It has been found in a mule being boarded at a large facility. The mule's owner got a Coggins test in preparation for a trip out of state. The boarding facility is now under quarantine for the next 60 days. Blood is being drawn again on the mule by the State Department, and on all the animals at the facility.
This disease is transmitted by horse flies and deer flies that have bitten an infected animal. They then fly to another animal, bite it, and transmit the disease.
May 9, 2008, 11:14
National
Texas Horse Talk News Bulletin
The Jockey Club has announced formation of a blue ribbon safety
committee in response to horse racing's greatest crisis which was
caused by the death of Eight Belles following the Kentucky Derby.
For details go to www.texashorsetalk.com and click on the Breaking News icon.
May 8, 2008, 10:11
National
PhelpsSports.com Plans Extensive Summer Coverage Schedule
Olympic Games in Hong Kong, Samsung Super League and CN Global Champions Tour highlight international agenda
PhelpsSports.com, one of the world's fastest growing equestrian news websites, will be offering complete coverage of a vast array of key summer horse shows in the United States this year. In addition, in-depth reporting from the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, as well as this year's Samsung Super League tour, and continued reporting from the CN Worldwide Global Champions Tour, will make PhelpsSports.com the high performance home page for high performance equestrians worldwide.
May 7, 2008, 16:09
World
Lusitano Nilo VO lights Brazil’s Olympic dressage torch for Rogério Clementino
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| Roger Clementino riding Nilo VO (Visir x Zico), bred by Victor Oliva of Ilha Verde Stud Farm © Ney Messi/ABPSL |
Following their historic performance during the Grand Prix at the CDI3* in São Paulo, Brazil, just three weeks ago, Rogério Clementino has once again taken the dressage world by storm and earned his ticket to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. The ever modest, Afro-Brazilian Clementino, who is always quick to acknowledge his extremely humble origins, admitted, “I should have been more calm. I started the test asking myself too much, and this may have messed things up a little.” (A reference to the fact that he wasn’t able to improve upon the 68.5% individual score awarded by American judge Axel Steiner during the previous Olympic qualifier!)
May 7, 2008, 14:16
Arizona
BARREL CLINIC & TIMED RUNS - WEDNESDAY MAY 7TH - 6PM TO 9PM
BARREL CLINIC & TIMED RUNS
Wednesday May 7, 2008
6pm-9pm
This 2 hour free clinic is designed for learning about rate, pocket and proper hand usage. After the clinic barrels will be available for 1 hour of timed runs for a nominal fee. Event is open to all ages (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). No horses will be provided. The clinicians are Kathy and Ross Libonati. Registration is available at phoenix.com. For more information call (602)534-4657.
ARIZONA HORSE LOVERS PARK
19224 N. TATUM BLVD
PHOENIX, AZ 85050
May 7, 2008, 14:10
Arizona
Letter to Editor
I want to thank you.
I was reading the B&B yesterday and found all the blurbs I email to you about Area X spread throughout the paper. I so greatly appreciate your making the effort to do that.
Laura
May 7, 2008, 14:08
Who's Who!
ON WITH THE SHOW! ….. “THE PEPPERMINT CANDY” by Ron Hevener
The moon was high … the indigo/night air smelled like water and the air sizzled its arms around you . . . that’s how it felt, as we waited . . . .
She hadn’t been born on the farm. Unlike the rest of the mares, she
had been the expensive gift from a man to his wife. Already a champion
in the fierce and competitive discipline of English riding, she was to
be the wife’s special horse in the rise to horse show stardom. And
that’s how it was, until the fateful day when -- cross tied and being
saddled for her class at a national show -- the mare reared up and
fell backwards, fracturing her withers and ruining her life as a show
girl forever.
May 7, 2008, 12:40
Arizona
Letter to Editor
Hi Tracy,
Guinness is doing better. We flew up to see him yesterday and although he has lost much of his tail and has a few bald patches on his body, he looks in good weight and has a great happy attitude. We turned him out and he played a bit and seemed like his old self. He has two more chemo treatments and assuming his bloodwork stays alright and there are no major negative side effects, they should go as scheduled. If that happens, we should have him home in a couple months.
Thanks for all your prayers for him and for everything else you do.
Talk to you soon,
Tom
May 7, 2008, 12:39
National
OLDEST HORSE SHOW IN THE NATION CELEBRATES 155 YEARS
Since 1853, equestrians, horse breeders and spectators have gathered under the Grafton oaks in Upperville to admire some of the nation’s most talented horses and riders. The Upperville Colt & Horse Show (UCHS) is the oldest horse show in America. It was founded to encourage the better breeding and treatment of horses.
The one-day show, which began with a few breeding classes, has grown into a weeklong tradition with classes for children, adults and families. Each year beneath the oaks at Grafton Farm, more than 2,000 horse and rider combinations compete throughout the week. The show raises funds for the Upperville Volunteer Fire Department and other area charities.
May 7, 2008, 12:04
Arizona
Desert Palms Diamondbacks Youth Riding Club donates $1,200 to Horse's Help Therapeutic Riding Center
Desert Palms Diamondbacks Youth Club at Desert Palms Equestrian Center
donates $1,200 to Horse's Help Therapeutic Riding Center in Arizona. Desert
Palms Saddlebred Salsa was donated to their annual picnic and was a great
success! Youth club members attended the event and helped with the handicap
riders and mingled with the public. Desert Palms is a premier riding center
in Arizona that offers private lessons, youth club, adult and kids camps,
clinics and horse shows. The youth club is ran by Lynne Markan
(lynnemkenney@aol.com) and Erin Rae Smith (erinrae@desertpalms.net). The
youth club has monthly meetings, cookouts, horse shows, clinics, and
provides help with Horse's Help Therapeutic Riding Center. I you would like
more info, go to www.desertpalms.net
May 7, 2008, 12:03
National
The Derby: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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| Kent Desormeaux rides Big Brown to victory in the 134th Kentucky Derby Saturday, May 3, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (Amy Sancetta/Associated Press) |
“On Saturday, May 3, 2008, a beautiful bay horse named Big Brown shattered a barrier that will mean better health and longer life for horses everywhere,” said Joe Camp, author of the new book The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd. “The colt became the first horse in history to win the Kentucky Derby without metal shoes nailed to his feet.”
Big Brown had lameness issues, cracked hooves, and hoof wall separation allowing him to run only three races prior to the Derby. His metal nail-on shores were pulled and flexible glue-on plastic shoes were put on, allowing his hooves to flex as Mother Nature intended. His hooves healed and he could run again. “A horse’s hoof is supposed to flex,” Camp said, “and that flexing acts like a secondary heart, pumping blood throughout the thousands of capillaries in the hoof mechanism, which keeps it healthy and provides a hydraulic-like shock absorption for the tendons, ligaments, and joints of the leg.
May 7, 2008, 11:51
Cutting
2007 Wayne Hodges Outlaw Conversions / NCHA Western Nationals Championships $2K Limit Rider 1st Go
Ogden, UT - Results for NCHA Western National Championships
5/05/08 - 1st Go in the $2,000 Limited Rider Division.
Score of 212.0 used to advance to the next round.
Results Listed By Place;Horse;Owner;Owner City;Rider;Go Round Score;t=Tie S=Scratch
1;BADGERS DANNY DRY;REX & GINA TERNAN;ROBERTS;LANE TERNAN;219.0;
2;LB TEXAS TWIST;MCKENZIE DUNNING;SCOTTSDALE;JADE KELLER;218.5;
3;MISS TERESS;PENNY BAILEY;PARKER;PENNY BAILEY;216.0;
4;BARTON SPRINGS;VIRGINIA KILDUFF;PRESCOTT VALLEY;VIRGINIA KILDUFF;216.0;t
5;SMART CHICAWAY;MARK & PATTI BLACKWELL;DELANO;MARK BLACKWELL;215.5;
May 7, 2008, 11:36
National
65th Annual Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Will Entertain Families This Labor Day Weekend
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| Nearly 500 horses and riders will compete at the Ludwig's Corner Horse Show and Country Fair Labor Day weekend. The event, which features rides, games, entertainment, great food and shopping, raises funds to preserve the 33 acre show grounds as open space. |
Cap off the final days of summer with a weekend of family fun at the 65th annual Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show and Country Fair. The family event, held Labor Day Weekend, Saturday through Monday, August 30 to September 1, at the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, Glenmoore, PA, has been a Labor Day tradition for generations of families for more than a half century.
About 500 horses will compete in the horse show, held at the 33-acre show grounds, located in the beautiful rolling Chester County countryside near Glenmoore, PA. The show and country fair runs from 8 am to 6 pm each day.
May 7, 2008, 11:13
Who's Who!
Liz Mitten Ryan Leads the Herd at Book Expo America
World-renowned Artist-Equine Communicator Liz Mitten Ryan will air her DVD and present her new book One with the Herd: A Spiritual Journey in the USA Book News booth at Book Expo America in Los Angeles May 29 – June 1, 2008. One with the Herd is a finalist in the U.S.A. Best Books 2007 Awards. It is also a Nautilus Silver Award winner and now in the running for Gold, which will be announced at Book Expo America.
This visionary work is an intimate record of one woman’s journey with her semi-wild horses – yet it has broad implications for the repair of all our lives. Mitten Ryan’s observations of equine language transport us beyond earthly confines to remembering who we truly are. The text is enriched by her original artwork, poetry, journal entries and stunning photographs.
May 7, 2008, 11:05
World
2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Names United Way as Official Community Partner
The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced an official community partnership with United Way of the Bluegrass for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
As an official community partner, United Way of the Bluegrass will showcase Central Kentucky’s sense of community to thousands of visitors attending the 2010 Games by incorporating the wide scope of services into the Games’ needs, particularly in volunteer coordination and visitor needs.
May 7, 2008, 10:57
Products
PYRANHA RELEASES NEW ALL NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT—ZERO-BITE
Pyranha—the most trusted name in topical horse care—announces the release of its most innovative insect repellent to date, all-natural Zero-Bite.
Zero-Bite contains zero chemical pesticides. Zero! Its bug-fighting power comes from Geraniol, an oil derived from Mother Nature’s own flowery fly deterrent, the geranium.
Geraniol is processed from the geranium, naturally refined and combined with other oils, including coconut oil and wintergreen oil, to produce the main body of Zero-Bite. The oils are then suspended in more than 90 percent water, so Zero-Bite is neither oily nor greasy!
May 7, 2008, 10:54
Arizona
WILDHORSE RANCH RESCUE TO HOST HAVASUPUP MUSIC FESTIVAL TO HELP GRAND CANYON HIKING DOGS
Wildhorse Ranch Rescue Inc., (WHRR) Gilbert, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to saving horses and mules from abuse, neglect, slaughter and premature death, on May 10, 2008, will host the HavasuPup Music Festival.
The festival, to help the Grand Canyon hiking dogs, is possible due to the joint effort of WHRR; Flagstaff-based Second Chance Center for Animals; Kanab, Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society; and the Havasupai Tribal Council. Havasu `Baaja, more commonly known as the Havasupai Tribe, are the traditional guardians of the Grand Canyon.
May 7, 2008, 10:52
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