Friday News & Notes from SmartPak
Well, it’s the last day of November, and I stepped up my game this year and got a tree yesterday, then got home and decorated it, while watching Elf. So, my holiday spirit is very
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Well, it’s the last day of November, and I stepped up my game this year and got a tree yesterday, then got home and decorated it, while watching Elf. So, my holiday spirit is very
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How can we unlock the full potential of our event horses? Sports Medicine Associates of Chester County (SMACC) and Goodall Equine hosted an education evening to tackle that topic on Tuesday at the Mendenhall Inn in Chadds
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Here in the States we have giant carved fish and ducks we like to make our horses jump over at our big-time event. Down in Australia at Wallaby Hill they have, well, a wallaby. And his
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While it’s no longer the final event of the year, Pine Top’s Thanksgiving HT is always the happiest season wrap up for me. This is one of my favorite events of the year. We always
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The Horse Park of NJ recently hosted a Turkey Trot (for horse and rider), and ran a photo contest as part of the event. Michaela Schock won the “Individual Category” with this photo. The judges
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Being home for Thanksgiving meant I got to spend some time with my old retired guy (fourth from the left) who lives a happy, fat life at my parent’s farm. He got to hangout with
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While entry fees may not be on sale, pretty much everything else from every equestrian business ever is this weekend. This whole weekend after Thanksgiving has become quite an event in terms of shopping and I’ve
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Now that we’ve all gained five pounds in the past twenty-four hours, it’s time to spend all your money on Black Friday! Luckily (or unluckily depending on how you look at it), Black Friday has
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It’s my favorite holiday, honestly, and I have a few main reasons. One: I think the idea of gratitude is something that we should practice more often. Two: There isn’t the same
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Congratulations are in order for Tsetserleg, who won The American Trakehner Association’s Special Director’s Award this week. This is a $10,000 prize awarded to the owner, Christine Turner, for Thomas representing at the 2018 World
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View this post on Instagram Happy holidays from OJC! #thiswasallmymomsidea #igaveintopeerpressure #facebookstrikesagain #pass #uglychristmassweater A post shared by Lainey Ashker (@laineyea) on Nov 18, 2018 at 7:22am PST Is it ever too early to get
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Week by week, the number of horse trials dwindle as fall creeps towards winter. It’s pretty hard to deny Winter is Coming and that 2018 really is waning now that much of the East Coast (and
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If you haven’t been to the Humans of Eventing Facebook page yet, you’re missing out. A play on the very popular blog and photography project Humans of New York, it features frequent hilarious and heartwarming photos
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When I saw that photo, I thought maybe it had been photoshopped, and was made to look like Cards Against Humanity, realizing rightfully that CAH probably didn’t have an entire deck dedicated to our little
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Join Gemma Tattersall and Lynn Symansky for a luncheon this week! Ocala folks and Jockey Club visitors are welcomed to enjoy a Celebration of Women in Peak Performance Equestrian Sports Luncheon. Celebrate the women in our
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Irish Olympian Joseph Murphy is returning to Kealani Farm in West Grove, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 1-2 to teach another of his highly popular clinics utilizing indoor cross country and show jumping exercises. The clinic also
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If you’re like me and have an interest in history, then you’ll love the posts the USEA does on their Facebook page every week for a Throwback Thursday! It’s a fun combination of throwback and
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With the 2019 Eventing Academy Series starting in December, November 17 & 18 will be the final opportunity for participants in Stable View’s 2018 Eventing Academy to improve their scores prior to the awards celebration
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I know Halloween is over, but I just couldn’t resist using this photo and showing you all this Grade A quality Side Eye this pony is serving up. I think the pony is a ladybug,
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This photo of Aubrey Davidson made me smile so so much, and just die a little inside with that ridiculously cute fluffy pony following her around the cross country course. This is absolutely the best
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by @virginiahorzegirls on Nov 2, 2018 at 7:23am PDT I had serious FOMO this weekend watching the Virginia Horse Trials action from afar. It became a favorite
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Over the weekend I was chatting with some friends about Daylight Saving Time and one of them referred to yesterday’s fall back of the clock as “the good day” as she was looking forward to the extra hour of sleep
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Grooms are such an absolutely integral part of our sport, and the Liz Cochrane Memorial Award is one small recognition of their huge efforts. Help support this award by taking part in a jumper show
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