Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
Apr 23, 2012
Here’s the Zen Mind, Zen Horse and Aging Gracefully Webinar Recording
Dr. Allan Hamilton
If you missed it, we got it.
I’m referring, of course, to the free interactive author webinar from MyHorse Books called, “Zen Mind, Zen Horse and the Art of Aging Gracefully,” featuring author and neurosurgeon Allan Hamilton.
In addition to giving us more information about right and left brain function, Dr. Hamilton offered guidance on how to keep riding into our senior years.
As more of us baby boomers age (gracefully), many of us are intent on riding well into the last decades of life. Dr. Hamilton explored some of the unique challenges the aging rider may face, and gave tips on health maintenance and physical conditioning to get the most out of horseback riding. More info...
Apr 23, 2012
Catherine Pasmore and Z Canta Capture $25,000 ESP Spring 3 Grand Prix
Wellington, FL
The third week of competition in the ESP Spring Series featured a $25,000 Grand Prix on Sunday, April 22, in the International Arena at the PBIEC.The class featured 41 top horse and rider combinations with a win for Catherine Pasmore aboard Z Canta, an eight-year-old KWPN mare by Casantos x Abantos, owned by Pasmore Stables LLC. In a 14-horse jump-off, Pasmore and Z Canta had the fastest of eight double clear rounds over the Steve Stephens designed course. Their pace of 35.603 seconds proved to be the winning time.
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Apr 22, 2012
Car Loan
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Apr 21, 2012
Trail Ride Safety Tips
Stay safe on the trails!
Trail riding is one of the most rewarding and relaxing activities you can do with a horse. It gets you both out of the arena, experiencing new sights, and breaks up a monotonous training routine. But it is not without its dangers.
AQHA’s FREE Trail Safety Tips report will keep you and your Quarter Horse out of harm’s way when you’re on the trail.
Experts on three different areas of trail riding offer tips and advice on how to better enjoy trail riding while keeping your horse’s health and the environment in mind.
Veterinarian Rick Hill discusses how to deal with emergencies on the trail such as cuts, thrown shoes, colic and infection.
“You are not going to take the same things for a one-hour trip like you would if you were going to be gone for three or four days. It’s going to depend on how long a ride is, and how far you are going to be away, the more you are going to want to be able to handle anything you might be facing,” Dr. Hill says.
Hoof care is extremely important when you are trekking out in the open, and Doug Butler, professor of equine sciences at Colorado State University and renowned farrier, has advice to keep things moving smoothly. More info...
Apr 21, 2012
Caroline Roffman Ties Up Season with a Gold Medal at the CDI Nations Cup
Wellington, FL
Caroline Roffman has a stellar beginning to 2012, with wins across the small tour and developing horse divisions at prestigious shows on the Florida dressage circuit and most recently a gold medal at the Nations Cup CDI. At the Global Dressage Festival Nations Cup, TeamUSA took the gold, and Roffman’s score of 70.050% on her own Pie put her in second and was a strong contribution towards the medal. Team Europe took the silver, while TeamUSA 2 took the bronze. Pie and Roffman also swept the Prix St Georges classes at the Global Dressage Festival Nations Cup.
Roffman recently opened her own training and sales center, Lionshare Dressage, and has partnered with 2012 Pan Am Games alternate Endel Ots to bring the best dressage prospects and training to Wellington. In the second half of 2012, Roffman has her sights set on multiple championships, including Gladstone and Lamplight, as she looks to the future with her competition horses. More info...
Apr 21, 2012
Don't Forget to Register for MyHorse.com webinar with Clinton Anderson
Free Horse Training Seminar
Do you have a horse training question that you’d love to ask of Clinton Anderson? Here’s your chance! MyHorse Books, the online book club of MyHorse Daily, is hosting an Ask the Author event with none other than renowned clinician Clinton Anderson. This free event is sponsored by USRider. Once yo... More info...
Apr 21, 2012
Packing With Your Horse
Packing 101
Does packing into the backcountry with a pack horse or mule seem too complicated to master? I had a similar experience with another backcountry skill.
Many years ago, I stood hip-deep in the crystal-clear waters of a stream near my home, enjoying a delicious day while trying to lure a rainbow trout with my fly rod. My casts were far from perfect, but on the third try, a big trout snatched the fly from the surface, and I knew for the first time the thrill of playing a trout on a light fly rod. I also kicked myself mentally for waiting until midlife to give fly fishing a try.
I’d been psyched out by the mysterious aura of fly fishing, by tales of “matching the hatch” with just the right fly, by fears that fly casting was far more difficult than fishing with familiar methods. Then a friend gave me a few minutes of instruction and said, “Just go do it.”
Many trail riders are similarly “psyched” at the idea of packing their camping gear onto a horse or mule safely and securely for a trip into the backcountry. They’ve heard about the mysteries of the diamond hitch, read about spectacular wrecks suffered even by experienced packers, and been told that packing is an art that takes a lifetime to master. More info...
Apr 18, 2012
Summer Camps
South Florida Horse on Facebook
Anybody planning an equestrian summer camp in South Florida should post the information on our Facebook page. More info...
Apr 17, 2012
Discount Cruises
Save Money - Have Fun
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Apr 17, 2012
Whether You Ride English or Western, It’s Your Seat That Counts
Dressage
Shhh! Don’t tell my husband, but I’m getting him a dressage saddle for his 50th birthday.
Believe me, this isn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision. I’ve been saving my pennies and contemplating it for months, ever since he first showed interest in riding in a dressage saddle, which is a far cry from his Steve Mecum Western saddle.
But since he started using our riding instructor’s dressage saddle, his lovely Western saddle has just sat on the saddle tree in the horse trailer. He even finally brought it home.
But is he an English rider? Oh, heck, no. He still uses his Western bridle, complete with mecate reins, when he rides–even with the dressage saddle (the hybrid mixture doesn’t bother him at all, so I say nothing).
I would happily place a large bet that he’ll never pull on a pair of breeches. And I think my husband is a good example of many riders–it’s not the discipline of English or western we’re committed to so much as our comfort in the saddle. We’ll happily try whatever works, because when it comes down to it, riding is riding, no matter what style of seat you’re on, and being a good rider and enjoying your horse is what’s really important. More info...
