On May 20 a horse and rider were attacked by three canines on the trail in the Hansen Dam Recreational Area in the Lakeview Terrace section of Los Angeles. The dogs were identified as pit bulls by Jodi Pavlovich, who is, ironically, a dog trainer. The dogs were being walked off-leash by owners who were […]
Cowboy Boot Camp has been tapped by the City of Rolling Hills Estates to assist in the development of a “Loose Horse Preparedness” program for emergency first-responders in the Palos Verdes Peninsula area. The program was prompted over concerns that many law enforcement officials in the equestrian community are typically not familiar with the proper […]
The County of Los Angeles County Department of Recreation and Parks has made available the proposed County of Los Angeles Final Trails Guidelines Manual (Final Trails Manual) for viewing by interested parties. The Final Trails Manual can be accessed and downloaded under the Downloads tab at www.lacountytrailsmanual.com. The manual is available in two versions. The […]
In Leipzig, Germany, a strong field of 15 riders from nine nations contested the Grand Prix Freestyle on April 30 to bring the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final to a close. The Netherlands’ Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival waltzed their way to victory to the strains of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite.” Denmark’s Nathalie zu […]
Classical Dressage Master Walter Zettl is teaming with Natural Horsemanship gurus Linda and Pat Parelli to produce an instructional piece for Dressage Training Online. Zettl is a longtime coach for the Parellis, and regularly conducts private dressage clinics at their Ocala facility, where session were taped for the Dressage Training Online website. “Walter is a […]