The mud was so thick at Equestfest on Dec. 29 that both the fire trucks and Budweiser wagon had to bow out of the show for safety reasons. The turn into the arena followed by the steep grade of the ramps at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center made it unsafe for the larger wagons to […]
Trevor Brazile smiled from ear to ear, pumped his fist to the crowd and walked out of the Thomas & Mack Center arena with his second Triple Crown in four years. The Decatur, TX, cowboy won the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo tie-down roping average and finished second with partner Patrick Smith in the team roping […]
Spectators showed up in droves for the Anaheim Invitational, the third event in the “Built Ford Tough Bull Riding Series,” nearly filling the Honda Center, Jan. 21–22. Silvano Alves took top honors in the championship round on a bull named Hawaiian Ivory, and had the highest point average for the four rounds: 946.25, with total […]
I had no idea where the impulse had come from. If you’d met me 10 years ago, you wouldn’t have guessed that buying a horse would lead to one of the greatest experiences of my life. Between my career as a recording artist and my life offstage as a husband and father of seven, it […]
There’s a new schooling show in town! Pegasus Equestrian Center in Agoura hosted a top-notch program on Dec. 11 that organizer Erin Rorabaugh said is the trigger for what she hopes will be four such shows this year. The idea, she explains, is to “run it like an A-rated horse show, but at a schooling […]
Cavalia has returned to Southern California. In the five years since the Canadian troupe touched down in Irvine, the size of the production has nearly doubled, and the act has been expanded with double the number of horses, which creator Normand Latourelle says makes for “double the magic” in a show for audiences of all […]
A recent court ruling could upend existing case law when it comes to trainer responsibility in the case of student injury or death. Mia Eriksson of Tahoe City died shortly after her horse crushed her during the cross-country phase of an event at Galway Downs, Temecula, in November 2006. It was not the first fall […]
Don’t learn the hard way the importance of a strategic plan for your equine business. A new tax court case ruled against a taxpayer with horses of impressive bloodlines, which she expected to sell for somewhere in the six figure amount. In the case, Betts v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2010-164, the judge made a number […]
In March of 2010 the IRS began a three-year process of random audits known as the IRS Employment Tax National Research Project (NRP), which has important implications for those working in the horse industry. These audits are not limited to any one industry or size of business and will be the most comprehensive of the […]
Two Southern Californians were among eight riders recognized by the USEF as Equestrians of Honor for 2010. Nadine Tilley, of Los Angeles, won the Bill Robinson Trophy for a year of excellence in a career that has spanned four decades. The Bill Robinson Trophy is presented annually to a driver competing in non-international competitions. Tilley […]
