It’s really early in the morning and a Jumabhoy family entourage—mom, sister and grandfather—are with me to catch a 9 a.m. flight. We are headed to a polo match. Although I live and study in Houston, Texas, my family is based in Singapore, and that’s where we’re departing, heading to Pahang, Malaysia, where my polo […]
Although most professional equine sales agents already use written sale agreements, bills of sale and broker agreements to fully disclose all relationships in equine sales transactions, it is worth noting that as of January California law requires that all horse sales be documented in writing. Specifically, it is required that a written agreement disclose the […]
Chalk one up for the Los Angeles Equine Advisory Committee. In July the group got word that local stables and ranches can begin accessing reclaimed water for grounds maintenance. The move came after more than a year of discussions, during which time the L.A. Department of Water and Power went to considerable lengths to implement […]
Here’s a look at what’s new and hot in equestrian fashion! Style the Royal Equus boots with a new pair of Ariat jeans, a white Cowgirls for a Cause v-neck tee and a rose-gold Antonia Coletta bracelet, and you’ll look fabulous at the barn or running around town! Boots: Brown is the new black More […]
A California woman was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $272,000 in restitution for fraudulent transactions and animal cruelty in cases involving the Internet sale of horses. Thirty-two-year-old Wrightwood resident Trina Lee Kenney pleaded guilty to mail fraud before the United States District Court on April 13, 2011, admitting […]
Herbert M. “Herb” London, the operator of Rock Creek Pack Station since 1947, died March 31 at his home in Ojai. He was 92. A memorial fund for trail maintenance on the Mono Pass Trail System has been established in his honor. “My dad was a huge advocate of the wilderness, and he wanted to […]
Local Southern California fox hunting clubs the West Hills Hounds and the Santa Fe Hunt have merged, effective with the 2011-2012 season, scheduled to begin in September. The clubs will combine hound packs and base operations out of SFH’s headquarters in Temecula. The move is expected to increase efficiencies and expand membership, said WHH’s Mitchell […]
New Zealand was never on the list of places I absolutely had to visit. It’s rather remote, and for me—a German-born dressage trainer who has been living and working in Southern California for the past 20 years—it always seemed kind of remote, and in no way a nexus of equestrian sport. But when an international […]
Morgan Geller and Fabricio were named Grand Champion at the USEF National Junior Hunter Championships-West Coast, which wrapped two days of intense competition Aug. 17 at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano. Geller, a 16-year-old from Manhattan Beach, rode her 11-year-old liver chestnut Czech Warmblood gelding to a cumulative score of […]
Opportunities to pass on something you love to your children can be hard to come by in the digital age. So when I heard about Rock Creek Pack Station’s three-day Parent-Child Ride in California’s Eastern Sierra, I knew it was just the thing for me and my 11-year-old son, Teo. Friends from the L.A. Equestrian […]
