Archive for: July, 2013

Tote-All Chic

Rebecca Ray canvas totes

Look no further for the most stylish tote bags ever! Rebecca Ray American Couture has created an entire line of handbags and accessories around a love of the equestrian lifestyle – with a bit of canine appreciation thrown in for good measure – and quite frankly they are all beautiful. But our favorite is the […]

Plague in Angeles Nat Forest

Angeles National Forest sign

A plague-infected ground squirrel was discovered in the Angeles National Forest in California. An excess of fleas tipped public health investigators to irregularity in the creature, which was discovered dead on July 16 with a formal diagnosis issued 10 days later. The squirrel was recovered in the Table Mountain campgrounds near Wrightwood, north-east of Los […]

Madden Debuts a Winner in Chantilly

Beezie Madden and Cortes C clear a huge liverpool.

The USA’s Beezie Madden pulled off a stunning grand prix victory in Chantilly, taking the big prize on her 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour debut in France! Riding Cortes C, she capped two clear rounds with a blazing jump-off time of 41.58 seconds at the July 20 competition. Christian Ahlmann of Germany was about a […]

Toth Quake Rocks Tevis

Rusty Toth and his chestnut horse Quake

Colorado rider Rusty Toth and Take A Break, known as “Quake,” won the 58th Tevis Cup Endurance Ride, completing the 100-mile race with a time of 14 hours and 57 minutes on July 20. Jennifer Waitte was second on M Dash Czoe. Only 75 horse and rider combinations, or 47% of the 160 starters, were […]

Paddock Schooling Turns Four

San Pascual rider on a grey horse.

One thing on which we can all agree: in California, valuable show-miles are hard to come by at a reasonable price, and high-quality exhibition opportunities for young riders, equine babies and general newcomers to the sport are to be encouraged. Which is why the 4th Annual Paddock Club Schooling Show was a welcome addition to […]

Heat Is On in Estoril

Luciana Diniz rides her grey gelding Winningmood over a large vercital jump.

There was joy and heartbreak as Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann seized his first grand prix win on the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour, barely edging out Portuguese rider Luciana Diniz, who placed third in front of her hometown crowd in Estoril on July 6. As the day’s 104 degree temperatures subsided, the excitement built. Von […]

Horse Slaughter Opponents Fight Back

Frightened eye of horse bound for slaughter.

Animal protection groups are battling efforts to open horse slaughter plants, filing suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court on grounds that the requisite National Environmental Protection Act impact reports were not conducted for proposed facilities in Illinois and New Mexico. The Humane Society of the United States, Front Range Equine Rescue, […]

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