Thursday News & Notes from SmartPak
Note to self: never, ever assume that a horse you’ve owned for almost 12 years who is going on his 16th year of life has “grown up” and decided to start “acting trained”. This applies
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Note to self: never, ever assume that a horse you’ve owned for almost 12 years who is going on his 16th year of life has “grown up” and decided to start “acting trained”. This applies
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And so begins another Valentine’s Day, otherwise known as Singles Awareness Day for many. I have always had mixed feelings about Valentine’s Day. Even in a relationship, I kind of feel guilty for professing love
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As the day wore on on Saturday every person on the grounds at Pine Top HT in Georgia slowly peeled off layers as the temperatures fluctuated 30 degrees from morning to late afternoon. And suddenly
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If you can’t have a little fun as an event organizer by terrorizing perfectly nice competitors who have paid good money to be there, WHAT EVEN IS THE POINT. Normally you can develop a pretty
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Remember that little rhyme – ‘Rain, rain go away, come again some other day’? We’ve been singing it for several days now here in Northern California and it seems to have worked. It’s set to
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Remember Icabad Crane? The original Retired Racehorse Makeover champion? He’s stayed in Phillip Dutton’s barn, and competed through the 1* level with Phillip, but now he is the ride of Olivia Dutton. She has two
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Those of you who attended EquiRatings‘ standing-room only presentation at the 2016 USEA Convention will not be surprised to hear that Diarm Byrne captivated the International Eventing Forum audience
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While eyes were on the $100,000 Land Rover Wellington Eventing Showcase this weekend, some of our event riders were working on their dressage moves at the USEF/USDF Jubilee Dressage show hosted by Southeast Horse Shows
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Wellington sure put on a spectacle of a show, as they do every year. As someone who spends a good chunk of my day covering the H/J side of Welly World, I can only imagine
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It’s that time of year where all eyes are on Wellington. While eventers are focused on today’s action at the Wellington Eventing Showcase, the entire week has been crammed full of exciting horse-related activities. Earlier
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Ahhhh today I’m off to join Jenni at the Wellington Showcase!! Unfortunately I will miss the dressage, but I’m getting there in time for the exciting stuff, don’t worry. I’ve packed several different kinds of
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So, I’m going to the Wellington Showcase this weekend, courtesy of my sister hosting me in her house in Wellington, and I’m actually pretty psyched. I haven’t been to Florida for several years now, and
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Our friends at Kentucky Equine Research sent us this great story on Blue Stockings, one of their former research horses who just finished the Intermediate Rider division at Rocking Horse with rider Maggie Baker this
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I believe it’s really important to try to find something positive to say about every ride, no matter what, even if it’s as simple as “I stayed on today.” Especially for active competitors, it can
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It’s so nice to have live scores to stalk every weekend again. Although, as Leslie Wylie pointed out earlier, the length of time in between seasons seems to be getting shorter and shorter. Nonetheless, it’s
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With Fresno Country Horse Park hosting it’s Combined Test this weekend, it can only mean one thing! Our season is officially underway on the West Coast. Hooray! This is one of my favorite times of year because
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Kate Chadderton celebrated Australia Day this week by welcoming a brand new Australian horse to her herd! Fresh off the boat, this striking looking filly is bred by Finch Farms, in Toowoomba Australia. Her name
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For the first time in almost forever, my news feed on Facebook is not filled with horses. In fact, it was almost difficult to find a photo of horses that would be fun for this
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Lee Lee Jones has a vast equestrian community, as demonstrated by the #teamleelee photos that keep pouring in. Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Hounds roots for her with a giant banner, led by Annie Jones herself. Annie is
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We’re relieved to report that no one was harmed when a roof was ripped off of one of Buck Davidson’s barns at his Ocala, Florida base on Sunday. Buck confirmed to EN that the damage
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It’s always an interesting experience taking a young horse to his series of “firsts”: first cross country school, first competition… first warm-up ring. From the moment you load them up on the trailer until you
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If one is in search of extraordinary women doing extraordinary things, one need look no further than any old day at a horse trial.
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Oh the things you find while cleaning house! I spent part of last week cleaning house and got distracted by double-checking which of my memberships were still active for the 2017 season. Sometimes I am
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