New Innovations To Help You Stay Safe In The Saddle We’re always looking for ways to improve safety in the saddle. Whether at the mounting block, the show ring, or the trail we want tack and equipment that will keep both us and our horses safe. Here are some great products (some new & some Read More
Natural Horsemanship With Tim Hays An Inspiring Day of Horses & Learning I recently had the privilege of spending a glorious sunny Saturday at the beautiful Walnut Grove Farm in Dover Pennsylvania, for the Tim Hayes Natural Horsemanship Clinic. Tim teaches us how to communicate with our horses in their language, thus strengthening our relationship Read More
Rolling Rock Hunt Hunter Pace Set in the beautiful Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania, the Rolling Rock Hunt recently hosted a much celebrated Hunter Pace. What is a “Hunter Pace?” For those not familiar, a Hunter Pace is a competitive event derived from foxhunting. Teams of two or three riders follow an outdoor course laid Read More
Kentucky Derby Controversy…the Drama Unfolds! The media is blowing up over what happened at the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security crosses the finish line first. Complaint filed against Maximum Security. Second place, Country House declared winner. Maximum Security, 17th place. Wow! I’d be hard pressed to believe it if I hadn’t Read More
The Horse Capital of the World I just returned from our Ocala odyssey, where we discovered a magical place… Gypsy Gold Farm. The original home of the Gypsy Vanner horse in America! I’d heard about Gypsy Gold Farm a number of years ago. My daughter, Rebecca Joy and purchased an adorable Gypsy Vanner colt, “The Pirate Read More
An Exceptional Equestrian Experience! How can I begin to describe the week I spent in Portugal at Valencia Equestrian with Patrick King Horsemanship ?I guess the word magical would be a great beginning. Learning the basics of Classical Dressage (which I went in knowing very little about) from world masters was the opportunity of a Read More
By the time you read this we’ll be off with Patrick King Horsemanship to Vila Franca de Xira and Lisbon, Portugal, to ride and study Classical Dressage with Master Luis Valenca and our friends at Valença Classical Riding . MASTER LUIS VALENÇA Master Luis Valenca is widely regarded as the greatest living practitioner of Classical dressage currently Read More
The Equestrian Business Women’s Summit, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the United States Equestrian Federation, was the perfect reason to hop a plane for Palm Beach. The bonus was leaving the freezing weather of Western Pennsylvania behind! Equestrian Business Women As soon as I heard about the formation of Equestrian Business Women, Read More
I’ve been hearing about this legendary show for years, and finally had the pleasure of attending the 2018 Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus Ohio. It was the 52nd year of the country’s largest single breed show, with 24,500 entries and 7,500 horses competing. No wonder it takes up nearly the entire month of October! Read More
An aura of elegance and enduring tradition set the tone for Opening Day of the Rolling Rock Hunt in Ligonier Pennsylvania. The rising sun over the Laurel Highlands brought with it the promise of good sport and camaraderie with guests from neighboring Sewickley & Chagrin Hunts. The day began with a stirrup cup courtesy Read More