Pagosasun.com - Full Article
By Kirsten Le Roux
Special to The SUN
Mike Le Roux dismounts his horse “Big Shooter” and, clad in his Lycra jogging pants and running shoes, he’s unlikely to be mistaken for a local cowboy or rancher. In fact, it’s just as possible that you’ll see him running alongside his horse on the gravel roads in Pagosa than you will see him riding the horse. That’s because Mike has set his sights on endurance horse racing and more specifically, the pinnacle of endurance horse races, the Tevis Cup “100 miles in One Day...”
Read more here:
http://www.pagosasun.com/pagosa-springs-inspires-endurance-horse-riding/
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Reformatted 2014 World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial Deemed a Success
Equisearch.com - Full Article
In spite of a one day delay and a change in format because of heavy rains, the Endurance Team selection trial for the 2014 World Equestrian Games was considered successful.
April 29, 2014 -- The top U.S. athletes in endurance headed to Broxton Bridge Planation in Ehrhardt, S.C., to take part in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial CEI2* 120km. The race was scheduled to take place April 19 but heavy downpours caused the race to be rescheduled to April 20 and run under a new format.
Under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe Emmett Ross, 14 applicants for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and an additional three proxy riders were divided into two groups, riding three loops equaling 69.44km. Riders had to ride at certain speeds, use their GPS units, and work in groups, allowing the selectors to assess how each rider followed instructions. On April 21, all horses completed a post-event veterinary inspection...
- See more at: http://www.equisearch.com/news/reformatted-2014-world-equestrian-games-endurance-team-selection-trial-deemed-a-success/#sthash.gw50byQd.dpuf
In spite of a one day delay and a change in format because of heavy rains, the Endurance Team selection trial for the 2014 World Equestrian Games was considered successful.
April 29, 2014 -- The top U.S. athletes in endurance headed to Broxton Bridge Planation in Ehrhardt, S.C., to take part in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial CEI2* 120km. The race was scheduled to take place April 19 but heavy downpours caused the race to be rescheduled to April 20 and run under a new format.
Under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe Emmett Ross, 14 applicants for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and an additional three proxy riders were divided into two groups, riding three loops equaling 69.44km. Riders had to ride at certain speeds, use their GPS units, and work in groups, allowing the selectors to assess how each rider followed instructions. On April 21, all horses completed a post-event veterinary inspection...
- See more at: http://www.equisearch.com/news/reformatted-2014-world-equestrian-games-endurance-team-selection-trial-deemed-a-success/#sthash.gw50byQd.dpuf
Monday, April 28, 2014
AHA Distance Nationals in Oreana, Idaho
The 2014 AHA Distance National will be held on September 25-28 at the Teeter Ranch in Oreana, Idaho.
Events will include the 70-Mile National Championship CTR Ride on September 25 and 26 (35 miles each day), the 50-mile Championship Endurance ride on September 27, and the 100-mile Championship Endurance ride on September 28th. Open AERC Limited Distance rides, 50-mile rides, (the Owyhee Canyonlands Pioneer ride), and an AERC open 100-mile ride will also be held concurrently.
Ride managers are Steph Teeter and Regina Rose. Head veterinarian is Mike Foss.
For more information on the ride, see
http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2014AHA/index.html
and
http://www.arabianhorses.org/DNL/
For questions about the Distance National Championship Rides, please contact Ride Coordinator Devin Smith at Devin.Smith@ArabianHorses.org.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
USEF Board of Directors Names Chris Welton as Chief Executive Officer
USEF.org
RELEASE: April 8, 2014
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: USEF Communications Department
Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation Board of Directors has voted unanimously to appoint Chris Welton as Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2014. Welton will replace John Long who announced his decision to retire from the position a year ago.
Welton possesses a broad background in sport development and management and has acquired a deep understanding of and experience with the Olympic movement. After practicing law in Atlanta for six years, in 1991 Welton was named Vice President for Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorship for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games where he managed the domestic sponsorship program for the Atlanta Games. Following those Games, Welton founded Meridian Management, and the new company became the exclusive marketing representative of the International Olympic Committee, responsible for managing all sponsorship and marketing activities for the IOC, including the IOC's TOP Program. In 2005, after eight years as Meridian's CEO, Welton joined the international sport marketing consultancy Helios Partners. Helios' primary businesses included corporate sport consulting, sport property, and media consulting and representation of cities and countries bidding for the opportunity to host major sporting events. He served as Helios Partners' CEO until early 2013.
"This is an exciting time for the Federation," remarked USEF President Chrystine Tauber. "The stage is set perfectly for Chris' extraordinary strategic leadership skills. He is a proven leader who has consistently demonstrated the ability to build consensus, develop and implement innovative programs, and utilize his deep connections throughout the international sports movement."
In addition to his experience at the Olympic level, Welton has a passion for horses and equestrian sport. He and his family own a horse farm, and he is a western pleasure rider, while his wife rode hunters and jumpers. "The balance between International and National was a key focus in the eyes of the Search Committee," reported Murray Kessler, Chairman of the USEF CEO Search Committee. Kessler continued, "This balance is a key strength for Chris. He will serve the entire organization, including a clear desire to build the sport at the grassroots level."
Chrystine Tauber complemented John Long for his contribution as the USEF's first CEO and for his dynamic role in the USOC and as U.S. Secretary General in the FEI, where he also chaired the Nominating Committee and was a member of the Strategic Planning Task Force. She further acknowledged, "John has led a diligent, efficient, and fiscally responsible USEF professional staff, integration of the Sports Program support, evolution of a Customer Care Center, relocation of Drugs & Medications Testing Lab to Kentucky, and most recently inspired and implemented the new governance restructure. Our governance structure is now in place to allow us to fulfill our responsibilities to our members and other constituent groups while also allowing us to undertake new and creative initiatives."
John Long commented, "I am pleased to have such an accomplished individual as Chris Welton step into the role I have served for the past 10 years. It has been a source of great pride to have played a role supporting the bold and innovative actions by Federation leadership as the vision for the future success of the USEF has been charted. The Federation is well positioned for the new leadership to move the organization forward."
"The opportunity to serve as the Federation's Chief Executive Officer is tremendously exciting for me," noted Welton. "I ride because of the joy it gives me, and I look forward to working to grow participation in equestrian sport at the national level, the visibility of horse sport in media, as well as the success of our elite riders in international competition. Equestrian sport has been part of the human experience from our earliest days and is a foundational sport within the Olympic Movement. I look forward to applying my experience and skills toward building upon the great foundation and standard that previous leaders have set."
Welton will join John Long and Chrystine Tauber representing the U.S. at the upcoming FEI Sports Forum and Extraordinary General Assembly in Lausanne, Switzerland, later this month and work from the Lexington, Ky., headquarters beginning June 1, 2014.
RELEASE: April 8, 2014
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: USEF Communications Department
Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation Board of Directors has voted unanimously to appoint Chris Welton as Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2014. Welton will replace John Long who announced his decision to retire from the position a year ago.
Welton possesses a broad background in sport development and management and has acquired a deep understanding of and experience with the Olympic movement. After practicing law in Atlanta for six years, in 1991 Welton was named Vice President for Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorship for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games where he managed the domestic sponsorship program for the Atlanta Games. Following those Games, Welton founded Meridian Management, and the new company became the exclusive marketing representative of the International Olympic Committee, responsible for managing all sponsorship and marketing activities for the IOC, including the IOC's TOP Program. In 2005, after eight years as Meridian's CEO, Welton joined the international sport marketing consultancy Helios Partners. Helios' primary businesses included corporate sport consulting, sport property, and media consulting and representation of cities and countries bidding for the opportunity to host major sporting events. He served as Helios Partners' CEO until early 2013.
"This is an exciting time for the Federation," remarked USEF President Chrystine Tauber. "The stage is set perfectly for Chris' extraordinary strategic leadership skills. He is a proven leader who has consistently demonstrated the ability to build consensus, develop and implement innovative programs, and utilize his deep connections throughout the international sports movement."
In addition to his experience at the Olympic level, Welton has a passion for horses and equestrian sport. He and his family own a horse farm, and he is a western pleasure rider, while his wife rode hunters and jumpers. "The balance between International and National was a key focus in the eyes of the Search Committee," reported Murray Kessler, Chairman of the USEF CEO Search Committee. Kessler continued, "This balance is a key strength for Chris. He will serve the entire organization, including a clear desire to build the sport at the grassroots level."
Chrystine Tauber complemented John Long for his contribution as the USEF's first CEO and for his dynamic role in the USOC and as U.S. Secretary General in the FEI, where he also chaired the Nominating Committee and was a member of the Strategic Planning Task Force. She further acknowledged, "John has led a diligent, efficient, and fiscally responsible USEF professional staff, integration of the Sports Program support, evolution of a Customer Care Center, relocation of Drugs & Medications Testing Lab to Kentucky, and most recently inspired and implemented the new governance restructure. Our governance structure is now in place to allow us to fulfill our responsibilities to our members and other constituent groups while also allowing us to undertake new and creative initiatives."
John Long commented, "I am pleased to have such an accomplished individual as Chris Welton step into the role I have served for the past 10 years. It has been a source of great pride to have played a role supporting the bold and innovative actions by Federation leadership as the vision for the future success of the USEF has been charted. The Federation is well positioned for the new leadership to move the organization forward."
"The opportunity to serve as the Federation's Chief Executive Officer is tremendously exciting for me," noted Welton. "I ride because of the joy it gives me, and I look forward to working to grow participation in equestrian sport at the national level, the visibility of horse sport in media, as well as the success of our elite riders in international competition. Equestrian sport has been part of the human experience from our earliest days and is a foundational sport within the Olympic Movement. I look forward to applying my experience and skills toward building upon the great foundation and standard that previous leaders have set."
Welton will join John Long and Chrystine Tauber representing the U.S. at the upcoming FEI Sports Forum and Extraordinary General Assembly in Lausanne, Switzerland, later this month and work from the Lexington, Ky., headquarters beginning June 1, 2014.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Endurance.net's Book of the Week: America’s Long Distance Challenge II
http://www.endurance.net/market/bookstore/
America’s Long Distance Challenge II: New Century, New Trails, and More Miles is 23,000+ miles AERC rider Karen Bumgarner's update to America's Long Distance Challenge which she published in 1990.
“Karen Bumgarner’s America’s Long Distance Challenge fills a long overdue need within the sport of distance riding. It makes it clear that being a successful endurance competitor is more complex that simply running your horse as hard as possible…..she does an excellent job of showing that the proper care, conditioning and concern for the horse the hallmark of the good competitor and the sport itself.”
Kerry J Ridgeway, DVM past Chairman of the AERC Veterinary Advisory Board
America’s Long Distance Challenge II: New Century, New Trails, and More Miles is 23,000+ miles AERC rider Karen Bumgarner's update to America's Long Distance Challenge which she published in 1990.“Karen Bumgarner’s America’s Long Distance Challenge fills a long overdue need within the sport of distance riding. It makes it clear that being a successful endurance competitor is more complex that simply running your horse as hard as possible…..she does an excellent job of showing that the proper care, conditioning and concern for the horse the hallmark of the good competitor and the sport itself.”
Kerry J Ridgeway, DVM past Chairman of the AERC Veterinary Advisory Board
50 Miles of…um…Fun on Horseback
Horsechannel.com - Full Article
A dressage rider reconnects with the freedom of riding in an endurance experience.
By Jec A. Ballou | April 11, 2014
At about the time my right hamstring seared with a pain that knifed into the deepest nerve bundles, I began to ponder whether this was actually any fun. I inventoried the tacky roof of my mouth—dry and dust-coated—my twanging hip flexors, and a back spasm that started pulsing two hours ago, now worsening. The numbers 38 kept rising through my thoughts like the blurry waves of heat that lift from hot roads, turning scenery into drugged-like hallucinations. I pictured the "3” flopped over in the middle, the "8” vibrating side to side as though it meant to taunt me. It occurred to me that maybe 38 miles was my limit. Maybe I could ride a horse for 38 miles and no farther.
We dressage riders tend to consider anything over an hour a long ride. Anything over 3 is pretty inconceivable. Hence, my pitiful state at mile 38 of a 50-mile endurance race aboard my student’s Arabian gelding. We pressed on, hurtling across a flat ridge top with an oven-like wind in my face. Under me, Louie had plenty of pep and offered to surge faster, a fact that I realized with gratitude might get us to the finish line—and a cold beer—more quickly. His hooves smacked the hard ground, his body leaned to the left as he gained speed. Our gait was now not only sloppy but bordering out of control...
Read more here:
http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-news/2014/04/11-50-miles-of-fun-on-horseback.aspx
A dressage rider reconnects with the freedom of riding in an endurance experience.
By Jec A. Ballou | April 11, 2014
At about the time my right hamstring seared with a pain that knifed into the deepest nerve bundles, I began to ponder whether this was actually any fun. I inventoried the tacky roof of my mouth—dry and dust-coated—my twanging hip flexors, and a back spasm that started pulsing two hours ago, now worsening. The numbers 38 kept rising through my thoughts like the blurry waves of heat that lift from hot roads, turning scenery into drugged-like hallucinations. I pictured the "3” flopped over in the middle, the "8” vibrating side to side as though it meant to taunt me. It occurred to me that maybe 38 miles was my limit. Maybe I could ride a horse for 38 miles and no farther.
We dressage riders tend to consider anything over an hour a long ride. Anything over 3 is pretty inconceivable. Hence, my pitiful state at mile 38 of a 50-mile endurance race aboard my student’s Arabian gelding. We pressed on, hurtling across a flat ridge top with an oven-like wind in my face. Under me, Louie had plenty of pep and offered to surge faster, a fact that I realized with gratitude might get us to the finish line—and a cold beer—more quickly. His hooves smacked the hard ground, his body leaned to the left as he gained speed. Our gait was now not only sloppy but bordering out of control...
Read more here:
http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-news/2014/04/11-50-miles-of-fun-on-horseback.aspx
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Roger Taylor and AERC Members Recognized by BLM for Trail Work
April 3 2014
The Southwest region's Roger Taylor and AERC members have been awarded the BLM Director's Four C's Award and the Department of the Interior's Take Pride in America Award.
Taylor and crew have, over the past 14 years at the Fort Stanton Snowy River National Conservation Area in New Mexico, helped develop a renowned camping area and many miles of trail, and helped create multi-use trails and facilities. Volunteers have donated over 10,000 hours, and have provided additional support through grants and in-kind donations.
"It is AERC with the Trail Grant program that makes this all possible," Taylor said. "Member donations to the trail program for trail grants, and trail master courses continue the needed trail work."
To see the BLM letter, click here.
AERC has grant funds available for projects. "With so many budget cuts in these tough economic times, it is more important now than ever before to get involved with trail improvement," the AERC website states. "Whether you organize a project or volunteer on a project every effort counts and will go a long ways to making sure we have miles of trails to ride with our wonderful equestrian friends."
For more information on the AERC Trail Grant program, see
http://aerc.org/TrailsGrants.aspx.
AERC sponsors Trail Master classes across the U.S. "In addition to teaching endurance riders the proper way to design and build new trails -- and maintain and improve existing trails -- we invite two land managers to attend the class with riders. Mornings are spent in the classroom. A written test follows at lunch, and afternoons are set aside for field work and getting one's hands dirty. Those who graduate from the four-day course are certified crew leaders, and can go anyplace to lead crews in the proper way to maintain, build and design trails. By working together with our land managers we can build sustainable trails for the future."
For more information on the AERC Trail Master Program, see
http://aerc.org/TrailMaster.aspx
The Southwest region's Roger Taylor and AERC members have been awarded the BLM Director's Four C's Award and the Department of the Interior's Take Pride in America Award.
Taylor and crew have, over the past 14 years at the Fort Stanton Snowy River National Conservation Area in New Mexico, helped develop a renowned camping area and many miles of trail, and helped create multi-use trails and facilities. Volunteers have donated over 10,000 hours, and have provided additional support through grants and in-kind donations.
"It is AERC with the Trail Grant program that makes this all possible," Taylor said. "Member donations to the trail program for trail grants, and trail master courses continue the needed trail work."
To see the BLM letter, click here.
AERC has grant funds available for projects. "With so many budget cuts in these tough economic times, it is more important now than ever before to get involved with trail improvement," the AERC website states. "Whether you organize a project or volunteer on a project every effort counts and will go a long ways to making sure we have miles of trails to ride with our wonderful equestrian friends."
For more information on the AERC Trail Grant program, see
http://aerc.org/TrailsGrants.aspx.
AERC sponsors Trail Master classes across the U.S. "In addition to teaching endurance riders the proper way to design and build new trails -- and maintain and improve existing trails -- we invite two land managers to attend the class with riders. Mornings are spent in the classroom. A written test follows at lunch, and afternoons are set aside for field work and getting one's hands dirty. Those who graduate from the four-day course are certified crew leaders, and can go anyplace to lead crews in the proper way to maintain, build and design trails. By working together with our land managers we can build sustainable trails for the future."
For more information on the AERC Trail Master Program, see
http://aerc.org/TrailMaster.aspx
Egyptian Arabian Horses Seized in South Carolina
Thehorse.com - Full Article
By Pat Raia
Apr 01, 2014
A group of Egyptian Arabian horses are receiving rehabilitative care after being seized by Edgefield, S.C., authorities. But the whereabouts of another 70 horses from the same herd are unknown, said Edgefield Sheriff's Department spokesman Corporal Robbie Harter.
Harter said Edgefield Animal Control personnel started monitoring the herd in January after receiving reports about their condition; animal control personnel began working with the herd's owner, Stephen Zukowski, to ensure the horses received appropriate feed, water, and veterinary care. Subsequently, sheriff's deputies and personnel from the Arabian Rescue Mission removed seven allegedly malnourished horses from the property on March 22; an additional 70 horses previously residing there were not found on the premises, Harter said...
Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/33639/egyptian-arabian-horses-seized-in-south-carolina?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=welfare-industry&utm_campaign=04-03-2014
By Pat Raia
Apr 01, 2014
A group of Egyptian Arabian horses are receiving rehabilitative care after being seized by Edgefield, S.C., authorities. But the whereabouts of another 70 horses from the same herd are unknown, said Edgefield Sheriff's Department spokesman Corporal Robbie Harter.
Harter said Edgefield Animal Control personnel started monitoring the herd in January after receiving reports about their condition; animal control personnel began working with the herd's owner, Stephen Zukowski, to ensure the horses received appropriate feed, water, and veterinary care. Subsequently, sheriff's deputies and personnel from the Arabian Rescue Mission removed seven allegedly malnourished horses from the property on March 22; an additional 70 horses previously residing there were not found on the premises, Harter said...
Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/33639/egyptian-arabian-horses-seized-in-south-carolina?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=welfare-industry&utm_campaign=04-03-2014
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Endurance Day on Horses in the Morning Radio Show with John Parke and Merri Melde
Horsesinthemorning.comApril 8 2014
Endurance Day brings us John Parke and his amazing Icelandic Endurance horse Remington. Plus, Merri Melde talks about her life and her book "Soul Deep in Horses: Memoir of an Equestrian Vagabond" and Karen's Trail Etiquette! Listen in...
http://www.horsesinthemorning.com/hitm-for-04-08-2014-endurance-day-the-icelandic-hall-of-famer-soul-deep-in-horses-and-trail/
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Riding conference elects resident VP
VCStar.com - Full Article
April 5 2014
Agoura resident Lisa Schneider was elected vice president of the American Endurance Ride Conference, a group dedicated to long-distance horseback riding.
Founded in 1972, the nonprofit with 5,000 members in the U.S. and Canada sanctions competitions ranging from 25-100 miles in one day.
Schneider has been a Pacific Southwest regional director for five years, and her roots in the sport go back decades...
Read more here:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/apr/05/business-briefs/#ixzz2y7HmNsNI
April 5 2014
Agoura resident Lisa Schneider was elected vice president of the American Endurance Ride Conference, a group dedicated to long-distance horseback riding.
Founded in 1972, the nonprofit with 5,000 members in the U.S. and Canada sanctions competitions ranging from 25-100 miles in one day.
Schneider has been a Pacific Southwest regional director for five years, and her roots in the sport go back decades...
Read more here:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/apr/05/business-briefs/#ixzz2y7HmNsNI
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Endurance.net's Book of the Week: For the Good of the Rider
Endurance.netEndurance.net's book of the week is For the Good of the Rider, by Mary Wanless.
In this book, Wanless conveys the 'how' of riding, allowing the rider to understand and make use of the biomechanical principles that underpin good riding at every level.
Wanless has spent almost 20 years developing teaching strategies to enhance riding performance and eliminate the difficulties which beset so many riders today. Her methods, renowned for boldly cutting through the conflicting advice so often given to riders, make talented riding a possibility for all.
She explains that behind the art of riding lies a science, which has laws of cause and effect. Utilising these laws turns the rider's body into a sophisticated tool for infulencing the horse, allowing her to mimic the techniques which gifted riders unknowingly use.
KER Nutrition Supports Older Horses in Top Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Erin Ryder Hsu
Digital Marketing Manager
ehsu@ker.com 888-873-1988 ex. 42
KER Nutrition Supports Older Horses in Top Competition
March 31, 2014—Kentucky Equine Research (KER) bridges the gap between equine nutrition and exercise physiology researchers, feed manufacturers, and horse owners. KER research has led to the development of proven horse feeds and supplements. These products are utilized by top equestrians in numerous disciplines, from eventing to Thoroughbred racing.
As well as being the official nutritionist of the USEF, KER also provides nutrition solutions for horses of every type, discipline, and age. In fact, some of KER’s greatest nutrition success stories are horses competing at the top levels well into their teens and even 20s.
Endurance
Heraldic, an Arabian gelding owned and ridden by John Crandell III, won the Tevis Cup twice, as well as the Old Dominion and AERC Championship, and at the age of 13 won a silver medal in the Pan American Endurance Championships in Santo Domingo, Chile.
KER managed Heraldic’s nutrition throughout his career, providing both guidance and products to maximize his fitness. Crandell relies on EquiShure® hindgut buffer to keep Heraldic’s appetite up while traveling, as well as I.R. Pellet™ micronutrient supplement.
“KER nutritional support has been a vital part of keeping Heraldic competing at a world-class level well into his teens,” Crandell said. “Success in endurance is about mastering all of the many details of horse management at once. A horse and rider are only as strong as their weakest link. KER products make it easy to be confident those nutritional links of the chain are secure, and that allows me more time to focus on everything else.”
Now 16, Heraldic is still perfectly sound and actively conditioning.
Combined driving
In the world of combined driving, horses must demonstrate not only the discipline of dressage, but be fit for a grueling marathon phase, then come back with energy and attention throughout a precise cones course.
Driver Shelly Temple has dominated single combined driving with her Morgan pony, LR Ami B-Line, also known as Cooper. Capturing numerous titles, including USEF Horse of the Year and National Champion, Temple and Cooper also medaled at two World Pony Driving Championships. Now 16, Cooper recently earned his USDF Bronze Medal for ridden dressage.
Temple utilizes a variety of KER products with Cooper and her other top-level horses, including joint product KER•Flex®, slow-release electrolyte Restore® SR, bioavailable vitamin E Nano•E®, and antioxidant Preserve™ PS.
“I credit Cooper’s good health to good care and nutrition with excellent supplements from KER,” Temple said. “The KER line of joint supplements, electrolytes, selenium, and vitamin E supplements have been a major part of our program for years. Cooper loves having a job and is a hard worker. I’m grateful that he remains fit and sound for the challenging new job of dressage.”
Dressage
Brilliant movement and total focus on the rider are two hallmarks of international-caliber dressage horses. Sebastian, a 21-year-old Hanoverian owned by Deecie Denison and ridden by Grade IV para-equestrian Mary Jordan, recently displayed these talents in the CPEDI3* at Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla.
Sebastian is fed KER products exclusively, including Ovation™ sport horse feed. His KER supplements include omega-3 fatty acids from EO•3™, joint support from Synovate HA®, and RiteTrac™ digestive support.
“Sebastian has never looked better,” Jordan said. “The Ovation is outstanding for him. He has been packing on weight and muscle and is dappled from nose to tail. Movement-wise, he is out-performing horses a third of his age!
“His hooves are great, his digestion is great, and he’s working six days a week,” Jordan said.
Western performance
International FEI reining competitor Lisa Coulter counts on KER nutrition and joint products, including EO•3 and Synovate HA, to support her horses’ hard-working joints.
“Joints are everything in our horses because we do so much stopping,” Coulter said. “Hocks are challenged all the time, so we’re always looking for ways to support the joints. Synovate’s allowing us that longevity.”
Across numerous disciplines, KER has an impressive track record of supporting equine athletes at the top of their game, demonstrating how real-world research into equine nutrition and exercise physiology leads to real-world results.
KER nutrition advisors are available to answer horse owners’ questions, recommend diets, and evaluate current rations via http://ker.com/consultation/HorseOwners/ask.html, or 888-873-1988. KER also offers the latest in equine nutrition and exercise physiology research news, industry updates, and exclusive product offers via its award-winning newsletters, http://www.equinews.com/newsletters.
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Kentucky Equine Research (KER) is an international equine nutrition, research and consultation company serving both the horse producer and the feed industry. Its goal is to advance the industry's knowledge of equine nutrition and exercise physiology and apply this knowledge to produce healthier, more athletic horses. For more information, see www.ker.com or call 888-873-1988.
Contact: Erin Ryder Hsu
Digital Marketing Manager
ehsu@ker.com 888-873-1988 ex. 42
KER Nutrition Supports Older Horses in Top Competition
March 31, 2014—Kentucky Equine Research (KER) bridges the gap between equine nutrition and exercise physiology researchers, feed manufacturers, and horse owners. KER research has led to the development of proven horse feeds and supplements. These products are utilized by top equestrians in numerous disciplines, from eventing to Thoroughbred racing.
As well as being the official nutritionist of the USEF, KER also provides nutrition solutions for horses of every type, discipline, and age. In fact, some of KER’s greatest nutrition success stories are horses competing at the top levels well into their teens and even 20s.
Endurance
Heraldic, an Arabian gelding owned and ridden by John Crandell III, won the Tevis Cup twice, as well as the Old Dominion and AERC Championship, and at the age of 13 won a silver medal in the Pan American Endurance Championships in Santo Domingo, Chile.
KER managed Heraldic’s nutrition throughout his career, providing both guidance and products to maximize his fitness. Crandell relies on EquiShure® hindgut buffer to keep Heraldic’s appetite up while traveling, as well as I.R. Pellet™ micronutrient supplement.
“KER nutritional support has been a vital part of keeping Heraldic competing at a world-class level well into his teens,” Crandell said. “Success in endurance is about mastering all of the many details of horse management at once. A horse and rider are only as strong as their weakest link. KER products make it easy to be confident those nutritional links of the chain are secure, and that allows me more time to focus on everything else.”
Now 16, Heraldic is still perfectly sound and actively conditioning.
Combined driving
In the world of combined driving, horses must demonstrate not only the discipline of dressage, but be fit for a grueling marathon phase, then come back with energy and attention throughout a precise cones course.
Driver Shelly Temple has dominated single combined driving with her Morgan pony, LR Ami B-Line, also known as Cooper. Capturing numerous titles, including USEF Horse of the Year and National Champion, Temple and Cooper also medaled at two World Pony Driving Championships. Now 16, Cooper recently earned his USDF Bronze Medal for ridden dressage.
Temple utilizes a variety of KER products with Cooper and her other top-level horses, including joint product KER•Flex®, slow-release electrolyte Restore® SR, bioavailable vitamin E Nano•E®, and antioxidant Preserve™ PS.
“I credit Cooper’s good health to good care and nutrition with excellent supplements from KER,” Temple said. “The KER line of joint supplements, electrolytes, selenium, and vitamin E supplements have been a major part of our program for years. Cooper loves having a job and is a hard worker. I’m grateful that he remains fit and sound for the challenging new job of dressage.”
Dressage
Brilliant movement and total focus on the rider are two hallmarks of international-caliber dressage horses. Sebastian, a 21-year-old Hanoverian owned by Deecie Denison and ridden by Grade IV para-equestrian Mary Jordan, recently displayed these talents in the CPEDI3* at Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla.
Sebastian is fed KER products exclusively, including Ovation™ sport horse feed. His KER supplements include omega-3 fatty acids from EO•3™, joint support from Synovate HA®, and RiteTrac™ digestive support.
“Sebastian has never looked better,” Jordan said. “The Ovation is outstanding for him. He has been packing on weight and muscle and is dappled from nose to tail. Movement-wise, he is out-performing horses a third of his age!
“His hooves are great, his digestion is great, and he’s working six days a week,” Jordan said.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Urge Calif. State Parks to Reconsider a Proposal That Would Curtail Bike Access
IMBA.com
California State Parks is proposing new language for its Public Resources Code that will negatively impact trail access for mountain bikers. The proposed code change reads: "Unless designated by the Department, all trails are open to pedestrians and closed to all other uses."
TAKE ACTION! A public comment period to address this is open until April 4, 2014. Please send an email to those listed below by April 4, 5:00 p.m. PST. Implore them to deny this proposed rule change and provide singletrack trail opportunities for mountain bikers. Read on for additional information, suggested talking points and relevant contact information.
MORE INFORMATION
Since 1988, Calif. State Parks has operated under a similar policy stating that trails are closed to bikes unless "specifically opened." Local state park units have generally failed to "specifically open" trails, and IMBA does not believe this situation will improve.
IMBA will be proposing alternative wording for the Public Resources Code that would open state park trails to non-motorized users unless specified (see below). Please join us in letting park officials know that effectively restricting trail access without review is unnecessary and unwarranted.
Here are talking points you might include in your message:
This change sends an unwelcoming message to the public who want access to their state parks, which is contrary and inconsistent with other stated policies that stress a welcome greeting.
It does not match with State Parks’ mission, which is, in part, to create “opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation.”
It will limit future opportunities for thousands of mountain bikers because superintendents will not be required or compelled to open trails to bikes. Historically, superintendents have been reluctant to open trails to bikes under the existing policy.
It will decrease outdoor opportunities for the public just at a time when exercise is encouraged as a way to deal with the epidemic of obesity.
It will negatively impact the thousands of youths in the state who participate in school mountain bike leagues.
It will alienate state park supporters and an entire generation of young people that want and need to access the outdoors.
It directly contradicts efforts of the Parks Forward Committee that is studying ways to make state parks more responsive to the needs of communities.
It ignores real-world success stories in Calif. that demonstrate how shared trails enhance quality of life for thousands of state residents.
Comments can be directed to these officials:
Alexandra Stehl, Statewide Trails Program Manager, California Department of Parks and Recreation
Major General Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret), Director California State Parks
John Laird, Secretary Natural Resources Agency
California State Assembly member and contact list
Additional information:
California State Park process—PDF
IMBA's August 7, 2013 letter to CA State Parks—PDF (for additional, historical details)
IMBA’s proposed language for the Public Resources Code:
§4360 - Trail Use
State park trails are open to non-motorized users including hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians unless otherwise designated. Trail use designations are established based upon user needs, visitor safety and environmental sustainability. This includes access to trails in Reserves and Preserves, as defined in PRC Sections 5019.65, 5019.71 and 5019.74, where particular emphasis will be placed upon importance of public access to the area, or desirability of providing important connections to other trails, provided impacts to special resources for which the area was established will be less than significant.
For more information see:
https://www.imba.com/alert/ca-state-park-natural-resource-code
California State Parks is proposing new language for its Public Resources Code that will negatively impact trail access for mountain bikers. The proposed code change reads: "Unless designated by the Department, all trails are open to pedestrians and closed to all other uses."
TAKE ACTION! A public comment period to address this is open until April 4, 2014. Please send an email to those listed below by April 4, 5:00 p.m. PST. Implore them to deny this proposed rule change and provide singletrack trail opportunities for mountain bikers. Read on for additional information, suggested talking points and relevant contact information.
MORE INFORMATION
Since 1988, Calif. State Parks has operated under a similar policy stating that trails are closed to bikes unless "specifically opened." Local state park units have generally failed to "specifically open" trails, and IMBA does not believe this situation will improve.
IMBA will be proposing alternative wording for the Public Resources Code that would open state park trails to non-motorized users unless specified (see below). Please join us in letting park officials know that effectively restricting trail access without review is unnecessary and unwarranted.
Here are talking points you might include in your message:
This change sends an unwelcoming message to the public who want access to their state parks, which is contrary and inconsistent with other stated policies that stress a welcome greeting.
It does not match with State Parks’ mission, which is, in part, to create “opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation.”
It will limit future opportunities for thousands of mountain bikers because superintendents will not be required or compelled to open trails to bikes. Historically, superintendents have been reluctant to open trails to bikes under the existing policy.
It will decrease outdoor opportunities for the public just at a time when exercise is encouraged as a way to deal with the epidemic of obesity.
It will negatively impact the thousands of youths in the state who participate in school mountain bike leagues.
It will alienate state park supporters and an entire generation of young people that want and need to access the outdoors.
It directly contradicts efforts of the Parks Forward Committee that is studying ways to make state parks more responsive to the needs of communities.
It ignores real-world success stories in Calif. that demonstrate how shared trails enhance quality of life for thousands of state residents.
Comments can be directed to these officials:
Alexandra Stehl, Statewide Trails Program Manager, California Department of Parks and Recreation
Major General Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret), Director California State Parks
John Laird, Secretary Natural Resources Agency
California State Assembly member and contact list
Additional information:
California State Park process—PDF
IMBA's August 7, 2013 letter to CA State Parks—PDF (for additional, historical details)
IMBA’s proposed language for the Public Resources Code:
§4360 - Trail Use
State park trails are open to non-motorized users including hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians unless otherwise designated. Trail use designations are established based upon user needs, visitor safety and environmental sustainability. This includes access to trails in Reserves and Preserves, as defined in PRC Sections 5019.65, 5019.71 and 5019.74, where particular emphasis will be placed upon importance of public access to the area, or desirability of providing important connections to other trails, provided impacts to special resources for which the area was established will be less than significant.
For more information see:
https://www.imba.com/alert/ca-state-park-natural-resource-code
AERC Master Trail Class in June
March 27 2014
AERC Trail Master Class ($225/limited to 16 students) will be held June 21-24, 2014, in Duluth, Minnesota. Must be an AERC member in good standing for at least one year. Contact Candy Barbo for more information 218 349-9606 or candy.barbo@gmail.com.
AERC sponsors Trail Master classes across the U.S. In addition to teaching endurance riders the proper way to design and build new trails -- and maintain and improve existing trails -- we invite two land managers to attend the class with riders. Mornings are spent in the classroom. A written test follows at lunch, and afternoons are set aside for field work and getting one's hands dirty.
Those who graduate from the four-day course are certified crew leaders, and can go anyplace to lead crews in the proper way to maintain, build and design trails. By working together with our land managers we can build sustainable trails for the future.
AERC Trail Master Class ($225/limited to 16 students) will be held June 21-24, 2014, in Duluth, Minnesota. Must be an AERC member in good standing for at least one year. Contact Candy Barbo for more information 218 349-9606 or candy.barbo@gmail.com.
AERC sponsors Trail Master classes across the U.S. In addition to teaching endurance riders the proper way to design and build new trails -- and maintain and improve existing trails -- we invite two land managers to attend the class with riders. Mornings are spent in the classroom. A written test follows at lunch, and afternoons are set aside for field work and getting one's hands dirty.
Those who graduate from the four-day course are certified crew leaders, and can go anyplace to lead crews in the proper way to maintain, build and design trails. By working together with our land managers we can build sustainable trails for the future.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Hoof Clinic at Owyhee Fandango Endurance Ride
Owyhee Fandango - 100 mile ride plus 3-Day Pioneer Multiday event - http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2014Fandango/
Christoph Schork (Global Endurance Training Center) will offer a free hoof care clinic on Saturday, May 24 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Christoph will demonstrate various hoof trims for barefoot riding, shoeing, booting, gluing. He will also demonstrate and answer questions about the newly released EasyShoe. Various hoof protection methods will be on display and explained, followed by a demonstration of an Easyboot or EasyShoe gluing on two hooves.
Questions will be answered and participants can bring their own horses for a free hoof and trim evaluation.
Don't miss this event! Mark your calendar for Saturday from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Owyhee Base Camp.
And be sure to join us Friday evening for a Welcome Wine & Cheese party sponsored by Vettec!
Monday, March 24, 2014
2013 Darley Nominees for Arabian Racing in USA
Arabianracingcup.com
DARLEYS HOLLYWOOD 2014
The Arabian Racing Cup is pleased to announce the nominees for 27th annual Darley Awards, sponsored by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival. Honoring the best in the US in Arabian flat racing in 2013, the US champions will be named at the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Hollywood 2014 celebration to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on the evening of April 4, 2014.
The 2013 Darley Nominees for Arabian Racing in USA are:
3 YEAR OLD COLT OR GELDING -
DJS Double O Seven, Lucky Sand, MY Kaliber, RB Champagne Taste, Thess Is Awesome
3 YEAR OLD FILLY -
Dhaan, Gogo Dancer CS, Our Princess, RB Burn Baby Burn, Reign Supreme CS
4 YEAR OLD COLT OR GELDING -
In X Hess, Krossfire CS, Lacy Vaz, Noble Czar, Smoke House
4 YEAR OLD FILLY -
C Louise, Delishess, Mahra T, Sand On Fire, TTT Tiny Tina
OLDER HORSE -
Ayers, Grilla, Sammy V, So Big Is Better, Valiant Boy SBFAR
OLDER MARE -
DC Willeys Song, Explosive Heat MHF, Hy Hopes JPL, Lil Rich Girl, Ms Dixie
OWNER -
Cre Run Enterprises LLC, Mark Powell, Quarter Moon Ranch, Rosebrook Farms LLC, Sam Vasquez
BREEDER -
Alan Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff, Dale Partin, Sam Vasquez, Bill Waldron, Dianne Waldron
TRAINER -
Lynn Ashby, Ron Martino, Randy Nunley, Scott Powell, Jerenesto Torrez
JOCKEY -
Victor Carrasco, Alex Cintron, Gerardo Mora, Gregorio Rivera, Juan Torres
HORSE OF THE YEAR -
DHAAN, GRILLA, SMOKE HOUSE, SO BIG IS BETTER, VALIANT BOY SBFAR
Often referred to as the "Oscars" of Arabian racing, sharing the spotlight on the Dolby Theater stage that evening are the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards for Ladies. These elite international Awards are presented in the name of Her Highness to outstanding women in Arabian racing globally in 2013. Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival, will announce the Ladies finalists in the eleven categories in the coming weeks. These awards are determined by an international panel of distinguished judges from 8 countries, including the UAE, United Kingdom, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Lebanon, Netherlands, and United States.
Chartered in 1983, the Arabian Racing Cup is a nonprofit corporation founded by Dr. Sam Harrison and directed by its Board of Stewards. The Cup is dedicated to the international promotion of Arabian Racing, and in 2012, joined together with the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival to promote this prestigious Darley Awards event.
Supported by an extensive list of international sponsors, the Darley Awards are under the direction of Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the Festival, and organized by Arabian Racing Cup, the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, in association with International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities, Emirates Racing Authority, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, and supported by General Authority of Youth & Sports Welfare. Emirates Airlines is the official carrier.
Contact Denise Gault, Chief Steward of the Arabian Racing Cup - 831.625.4275
DARLEYS HOLLYWOOD 2014
The Arabian Racing Cup is pleased to announce the nominees for 27th annual Darley Awards, sponsored by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival. Honoring the best in the US in Arabian flat racing in 2013, the US champions will be named at the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Hollywood 2014 celebration to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on the evening of April 4, 2014.
The 2013 Darley Nominees for Arabian Racing in USA are:
3 YEAR OLD COLT OR GELDING -
DJS Double O Seven, Lucky Sand, MY Kaliber, RB Champagne Taste, Thess Is Awesome
3 YEAR OLD FILLY -
Dhaan, Gogo Dancer CS, Our Princess, RB Burn Baby Burn, Reign Supreme CS
4 YEAR OLD COLT OR GELDING -
In X Hess, Krossfire CS, Lacy Vaz, Noble Czar, Smoke House
4 YEAR OLD FILLY -
C Louise, Delishess, Mahra T, Sand On Fire, TTT Tiny Tina
OLDER HORSE -
Ayers, Grilla, Sammy V, So Big Is Better, Valiant Boy SBFAR
OLDER MARE -
DC Willeys Song, Explosive Heat MHF, Hy Hopes JPL, Lil Rich Girl, Ms Dixie
OWNER -
Cre Run Enterprises LLC, Mark Powell, Quarter Moon Ranch, Rosebrook Farms LLC, Sam Vasquez
BREEDER -
Alan Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff, Dale Partin, Sam Vasquez, Bill Waldron, Dianne Waldron
TRAINER -
Lynn Ashby, Ron Martino, Randy Nunley, Scott Powell, Jerenesto Torrez
JOCKEY -
Victor Carrasco, Alex Cintron, Gerardo Mora, Gregorio Rivera, Juan Torres
HORSE OF THE YEAR -
DHAAN, GRILLA, SMOKE HOUSE, SO BIG IS BETTER, VALIANT BOY SBFAR
Often referred to as the "Oscars" of Arabian racing, sharing the spotlight on the Dolby Theater stage that evening are the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards for Ladies. These elite international Awards are presented in the name of Her Highness to outstanding women in Arabian racing globally in 2013. Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival, will announce the Ladies finalists in the eleven categories in the coming weeks. These awards are determined by an international panel of distinguished judges from 8 countries, including the UAE, United Kingdom, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Lebanon, Netherlands, and United States.
Chartered in 1983, the Arabian Racing Cup is a nonprofit corporation founded by Dr. Sam Harrison and directed by its Board of Stewards. The Cup is dedicated to the international promotion of Arabian Racing, and in 2012, joined together with the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival to promote this prestigious Darley Awards event.
Supported by an extensive list of international sponsors, the Darley Awards are under the direction of Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the Festival, and organized by Arabian Racing Cup, the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, coordinated by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, in association with International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities, Emirates Racing Authority, Emirates Arabian Horse Society, and supported by General Authority of Youth & Sports Welfare. Emirates Airlines is the official carrier.
Contact Denise Gault, Chief Steward of the Arabian Racing Cup - 831.625.4275
Monday, March 17, 2014
AERC Membership Committee Launches New Endurance Blog
In light of the aging population in endurance riding and the need to recruit new members, enthusiastic new AERC board member Rusty Toth has launched a new blog, "Why Endurance?"
"The blog was my idea, born out of the AERC Membership Committee," says the mountain region's Toth, a national and international endurance rider, Tevis Cup and Haggin Cup winner, who first began riding endurance in 1999. "The idea is to inspire riders to either try a longer distance or possibly step up the speed in a safe way, and to encompass the big tent of endurance, showing that it is okay to be a 'hot shoe' and a 'back-of-the-packer.' The blog will include helpful information to responsibly guide the 'middle-of-the-pack' rider who may want to start riding for Top Ten completions.
"We also want to reach out to our younger audience, as AERC endurance is an aging demographic," Toth continued. "For the future of the sport we need to revitalize our youth and capture new riders in the sport at a lower age segment.
"I am reminded of a story of fellow BOD member Tom Bache, having competed in the Twenty Mule Team 100-miler this February, riding much of it with a 19-year old-lady. A 70-year-old man and a 19-year-old lady riding a 100 and finishing Top Ten together, that is our sport; everyone.
"You can be a junior or senior, fast or slow rider, and it's all endurance. It's all this glorious sport shared with our best equine friends."
Darryl Downs, 27-year-old 3000-mile endurance rider from the northeast region, is the first blog poster.
In less than 20 hours since its launch, the blog already has over 1000 hits.
Follow the blog at:
http://whyendurance.blogspot.com/
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Lane County, Ore., Horses Test Positive for Neurologic EHV-1
Thehorse.com - Full Article
By Edited Press Release
Mar 11, 2014
A Lane County, Ore., horse has died from and four others from the same stable have tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), Oregon animal health officials announced late yesterday (March 10).
A statement from the Oregon Department of Agriculture indicates that all 10 horses residing on the affected property have been quarantined, and those showing signs of disease are being treated. There is no indication that the virus has spread to other horses beyond those being quarantined, the statement said.
“At this point in time, the investigation shows that this is an isolated incident confined to the animals now under quarantine,” said Oregon State Veterinarian Brad LeaMaster, DVM, PhD. “Equine veterinarians in the state are well aware of this virus and are trained to take the proper steps when a horse is showing symptoms.”
LeaMaster said the exposed horses have not been moved from the property in more than two months. The horse that died had originally been purchased from an owner in Benton County, Ore.; the previous owner has been contacted and reports no signs of illness in any of their horses.
“The Lane County stable owner and all horse owners have been very cooperative and supportive of the disease control actions taken” LeaMaster said. “A neurologic EHV-1 diagnosis certainly gets the attention of equine veterinarians and horse owners. We have had occurrences of the disease in Oregon in the past. I’ve noticed what seems to be a higher degree of awareness of the EHV-1 disease with horse owners than there was just a couple a years ago.”
LeaMaster praised quick work by local veterinarians and Oregon State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in detecting the virus quickly and taking steps to limit any spread...
Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/33521/lane-county-ore-horses-test-positive-for-neurologic-ehv-1?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=health-news&utm_campaign=03-11-2014
By Edited Press Release
Mar 11, 2014
A Lane County, Ore., horse has died from and four others from the same stable have tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), Oregon animal health officials announced late yesterday (March 10).
A statement from the Oregon Department of Agriculture indicates that all 10 horses residing on the affected property have been quarantined, and those showing signs of disease are being treated. There is no indication that the virus has spread to other horses beyond those being quarantined, the statement said.
“At this point in time, the investigation shows that this is an isolated incident confined to the animals now under quarantine,” said Oregon State Veterinarian Brad LeaMaster, DVM, PhD. “Equine veterinarians in the state are well aware of this virus and are trained to take the proper steps when a horse is showing symptoms.”
LeaMaster said the exposed horses have not been moved from the property in more than two months. The horse that died had originally been purchased from an owner in Benton County, Ore.; the previous owner has been contacted and reports no signs of illness in any of their horses.
“The Lane County stable owner and all horse owners have been very cooperative and supportive of the disease control actions taken” LeaMaster said. “A neurologic EHV-1 diagnosis certainly gets the attention of equine veterinarians and horse owners. We have had occurrences of the disease in Oregon in the past. I’ve noticed what seems to be a higher degree of awareness of the EHV-1 disease with horse owners than there was just a couple a years ago.”
LeaMaster praised quick work by local veterinarians and Oregon State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in detecting the virus quickly and taking steps to limit any spread...
Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/33521/lane-county-ore-horses-test-positive-for-neurologic-ehv-1?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=health-news&utm_campaign=03-11-2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Endurance Day on Horses in the Morning Radio Show!
March 11 2014
On today's Action Rider Tack endurance episode Karen, as is her usual habit, opens the show with yet another smile inducing ride story followed up with some great rider ride recovery advice. Next up Shannon Weil tells us about her adventures with and book about Linda Tellington-Jones. Rounding out the show Connie Creech talks about riding seventy five 100 mile races, and why she wants to do more! Listen in with hosts Karen Chaton and Glenn the Geek…
http://www.horsesinthemorning.com/hitm-for-03-11-2014-by-action-rider-tack-rider-recovery-tellington-jones-book-how-many-100s/
On today's Action Rider Tack endurance episode Karen, as is her usual habit, opens the show with yet another smile inducing ride story followed up with some great rider ride recovery advice. Next up Shannon Weil tells us about her adventures with and book about Linda Tellington-Jones. Rounding out the show Connie Creech talks about riding seventy five 100 mile races, and why she wants to do more! Listen in with hosts Karen Chaton and Glenn the Geek…
http://www.horsesinthemorning.com/hitm-for-03-11-2014-by-action-rider-tack-rider-recovery-tellington-jones-book-how-many-100s/
AHA Increases Dues on April 1
March 11 2014
AHA base membership will increase to $40 on April 1, 2014. Dues have not increased since 2002. The current three year rate of $70 will also go up. If you are a current member of AHA you can lock in the $25 rate if you renew now even if your membership does not expire till later this year.
If you are planning to be involved in any Arabian Horse Association shows or AHA sanctioned endurance rides this year either as an owner, exhibitor or trainer, you need to have ...a membership with the association. A nonmember show fee for just one of the AiM shows this year is $35 so you may consider an AHA membership.
If you affiliate your membership with a club such as AiM (club number 4230) your competition card is $35 not $60. A competition card is required to participate in shows.
For more information, see:
http://www.arabianhorses.org/default2.asp
AHA base membership will increase to $40 on April 1, 2014. Dues have not increased since 2002. The current three year rate of $70 will also go up. If you are a current member of AHA you can lock in the $25 rate if you renew now even if your membership does not expire till later this year.
If you are planning to be involved in any Arabian Horse Association shows or AHA sanctioned endurance rides this year either as an owner, exhibitor or trainer, you need to have ...a membership with the association. A nonmember show fee for just one of the AiM shows this year is $35 so you may consider an AHA membership.
If you affiliate your membership with a club such as AiM (club number 4230) your competition card is $35 not $60. A competition card is required to participate in shows.
For more information, see:
http://www.arabianhorses.org/default2.asp
Back Country Horsemen of America Trek the Old Spanish National Historic Trail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2014
By Sarah Wynne Jackson
Although equestrians share the trails with many other types of users, horseback riding is the original use for many of the trails and public lands we enjoy today. Not only does Back Country Horsemen of America protect our right to ride horses on public lands, they seek to preserve those historic trails our predecessors traveled.
In Our Ancestors’ Footsteps
Some ambitious Back Country Horsemen are planning a 1200 mile horseback ride along the Old Spanish National Historic Trail through California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. The trail takes its name from the Spanish colonies in northern New Mexico and southern California that were linked by this rugged route from 1829 to 1848. Traders exchanged woolen goods made in New Mexico and mules, horses, and donkeys from California.
The BCHA ride will commemorate the historical and modern day significance of this trail. The primary objective of the journey is to educate folks about the importance of protecting equestrian access to our nation’s public lands and BCHA’s leading role in that endeavor.
They also hope to inspire a zeal for preserving the treasures of our American heritage, such as the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, that still survive across the nation. Many of today’s trails, public lands, and paths were forged specifically for travel by horseback, long before hiking and mountain biking were invented. These byways have been a part of the landscape for numerous generations, and with our attention, for numerous generations to come.
Plan and Prepare
Although at this point plans are not yet finalized, Back Country Horsemen of America expect a core group of around six people to ride the entire route, with many others joining at various places along the way, for as little as a day or as long as a week or two. They’ll travel the first 600 miles from El Pueblo de Los Angeles, California, to central Utah in the fall of 2014. They’ll trek the second 600 miles from central Utah to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the spring and summer of 2015, after the snow melts in the Utah passes.
Traveling through deserts and mountains, Indian reservations and National Forests, BCHA riders expect to average 20 miles each day with one rest day a week, completing the trip in 60 to 70 days (with allowances for unexpected delays). In isolated areas, pack horses and mules will carry their equipment and supplies to the next camping spot, replicating the way the original traders traveled the route.
Back Country Horsemen in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico will assist with finding the route, choosing camp sites, acquiring supplies and services, and other tasks requiring local knowledge. Richard Waller of Back Country Horsemen of California, Los Padres Unit, will put his considerable experience and skill to use as the ride’s Trail Boss and Chief Planner.
Spread the Word
To further share the story of their ride and the need to save cultural gems like the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, a book will be written about the trek and camera crews will film the journey to create a movie. Updates on the riders’ progress during the trip will be placed in the media and online to allow the public to experience the trek along with them.
To learn more about Back Country Horsemen of America’s Old Spanish National Historic Trail Trek, go to http://wanderingthewest.com/old-spanish-trail/ost.html or find them on Facebook: Backcountry Horsemen Old Spanish Trail Trek.
About Back Country Horsemen of America
BCHA is a non-profit corporation made up of state organizations, affiliates, and at-large members. Their efforts have brought about positive changes regarding the use of horses and stock in wilderness and public lands.
If you want to know more about Back Country Horsemen of America or become a member, visit their website: www.backcountryhorse.com; call 888-893-5161; or write PO Box 1367, Graham, WA 98338-1367. The future of horse use on public lands is in our hands!
Peg Greiwe
1-888-893-5161
March 7, 2014
By Sarah Wynne Jackson
Although equestrians share the trails with many other types of users, horseback riding is the original use for many of the trails and public lands we enjoy today. Not only does Back Country Horsemen of America protect our right to ride horses on public lands, they seek to preserve those historic trails our predecessors traveled.
In Our Ancestors’ Footsteps
Some ambitious Back Country Horsemen are planning a 1200 mile horseback ride along the Old Spanish National Historic Trail through California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. The trail takes its name from the Spanish colonies in northern New Mexico and southern California that were linked by this rugged route from 1829 to 1848. Traders exchanged woolen goods made in New Mexico and mules, horses, and donkeys from California.
The BCHA ride will commemorate the historical and modern day significance of this trail. The primary objective of the journey is to educate folks about the importance of protecting equestrian access to our nation’s public lands and BCHA’s leading role in that endeavor.
They also hope to inspire a zeal for preserving the treasures of our American heritage, such as the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, that still survive across the nation. Many of today’s trails, public lands, and paths were forged specifically for travel by horseback, long before hiking and mountain biking were invented. These byways have been a part of the landscape for numerous generations, and with our attention, for numerous generations to come.
Plan and Prepare
Although at this point plans are not yet finalized, Back Country Horsemen of America expect a core group of around six people to ride the entire route, with many others joining at various places along the way, for as little as a day or as long as a week or two. They’ll travel the first 600 miles from El Pueblo de Los Angeles, California, to central Utah in the fall of 2014. They’ll trek the second 600 miles from central Utah to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the spring and summer of 2015, after the snow melts in the Utah passes.
Traveling through deserts and mountains, Indian reservations and National Forests, BCHA riders expect to average 20 miles each day with one rest day a week, completing the trip in 60 to 70 days (with allowances for unexpected delays). In isolated areas, pack horses and mules will carry their equipment and supplies to the next camping spot, replicating the way the original traders traveled the route.
Back Country Horsemen in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico will assist with finding the route, choosing camp sites, acquiring supplies and services, and other tasks requiring local knowledge. Richard Waller of Back Country Horsemen of California, Los Padres Unit, will put his considerable experience and skill to use as the ride’s Trail Boss and Chief Planner.
Spread the Word
To further share the story of their ride and the need to save cultural gems like the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, a book will be written about the trek and camera crews will film the journey to create a movie. Updates on the riders’ progress during the trip will be placed in the media and online to allow the public to experience the trek along with them.
To learn more about Back Country Horsemen of America’s Old Spanish National Historic Trail Trek, go to http://wanderingthewest.com/old-spanish-trail/ost.html or find them on Facebook: Backcountry Horsemen Old Spanish Trail Trek.
About Back Country Horsemen of America
BCHA is a non-profit corporation made up of state organizations, affiliates, and at-large members. Their efforts have brought about positive changes regarding the use of horses and stock in wilderness and public lands.
If you want to know more about Back Country Horsemen of America or become a member, visit their website: www.backcountryhorse.com; call 888-893-5161; or write PO Box 1367, Graham, WA 98338-1367. The future of horse use on public lands is in our hands!
Peg Greiwe
1-888-893-5161
Saturday, March 08, 2014
Videos from the 2014 AERC Convention
March 8 2014
Reporting for AERC, intrepid roving reporters Ken and Julie Herrera are roaming the seminar halls of the 2014 AERC "Horses First" Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, showing everyone who is not in attendance a taste of what they are missing, including vendor hall and Hot Topic meetings, interviews with vets and riders, snippets of different talks, parties and awards banquets.
See the AERC video channel to keep up with what's going on at the convention:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqx4Qhez7S753wqU5MCnJ4w?feature=watch
Reporting for AERC, intrepid roving reporters Ken and Julie Herrera are roaming the seminar halls of the 2014 AERC "Horses First" Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, showing everyone who is not in attendance a taste of what they are missing, including vendor hall and Hot Topic meetings, interviews with vets and riders, snippets of different talks, parties and awards banquets.
See the AERC video channel to keep up with what's going on at the convention:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqx4Qhez7S753wqU5MCnJ4w?feature=watch
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
Motions Up for Consideration at AERC Convention
AERC.orgTwo motions up for consideration by the board of directors at the AERC Convention in Atlanta this weekend concern the Equine Welfare Reform Package and the AERC Notice to FEI Sponsorship Committee Motion.
EQUINE WELFARE REFORM PACKAGE MOTION BEFORE THE BOARD: The Veterinary, Research and Welfare of the Horse committees are proposing the Equine Welfare Reform Package motion -- please read it over and make comments to your board representatives. Discussion will take place at the convention board meetings. Click for the Equine Welfare Reform Package Motion.
Also up for consideration by the board of directors at their convention meetings is the Sponsorship Committee Motion: AERC Notice to FEI, which is now in its final version before presentation to the board. Please read it over and make comments to your board representatives. Click for the Sponsorship Committee Motion: AERC Notice to FEI.
Super horse wins USA’s top competitive trail title – again
Horsetalk.co.nz - Full Article
By Horsetalk.co.nz on Mar 04, 2014 in News
Colorado horse Awesomes Fire N Ice has received the USA’s highest endurance award for the second time.
Ridden by Ken Wolgram of Craig, Colorado, Awesomes Fire N Ice, aka Ice, a half-arabian red dun gelding, was named the winner of the North American Trail Ride Conference’s (NATRC) President’s Cup for the 2013 season...
Read more here:
http://horsetalk.co.nz/2014/03/04/super-horse-wins-usa-top-endurance-title-again/#axzz2v0TcMzy5
By Horsetalk.co.nz on Mar 04, 2014 in News
Colorado horse Awesomes Fire N Ice has received the USA’s highest endurance award for the second time.
Ridden by Ken Wolgram of Craig, Colorado, Awesomes Fire N Ice, aka Ice, a half-arabian red dun gelding, was named the winner of the North American Trail Ride Conference’s (NATRC) President’s Cup for the 2013 season...
Read more here:
http://horsetalk.co.nz/2014/03/04/super-horse-wins-usa-top-endurance-title-again/#axzz2v0TcMzy5
‘Hall-of-fame’ endurance rider Cindy Collins
Codyenterprise.com - Full Article
March 3 2014
By COREY MORRIS
With a single headlamp shining the way, Cindy Collins of Cody climbs the mountain atop her chestnut Arabian mare, AUR Sierra Wind.
The lights of the society she and Sierra came from glow below in the distance as the clop of Sierra’s shoes moves them both forward into the darkness and away from the safety of humanity.
Collins holds back the growing motion sickness, ignoring the swinging of the headlamp’s light. The trail ahead sways because of the swinging light, like a boat on the sea, but Collins deals with it.
When she and Sierra reach the 25-mile mark, they’ll enjoy a one-hour break on the Big Horn Mountains...
Read more here:
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/people/article_88f362f0-a320-11e3-8d23-0019bb2963f4.html
March 3 2014
By COREY MORRIS
With a single headlamp shining the way, Cindy Collins of Cody climbs the mountain atop her chestnut Arabian mare, AUR Sierra Wind.
The lights of the society she and Sierra came from glow below in the distance as the clop of Sierra’s shoes moves them both forward into the darkness and away from the safety of humanity.
Collins holds back the growing motion sickness, ignoring the swinging of the headlamp’s light. The trail ahead sways because of the swinging light, like a boat on the sea, but Collins deals with it.
When she and Sierra reach the 25-mile mark, they’ll enjoy a one-hour break on the Big Horn Mountains...
Read more here:
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/people/article_88f362f0-a320-11e3-8d23-0019bb2963f4.html
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Endurance.net's Book of the Week: And Miles to Go: The Biography of a Great Arabian Horse, Witez II
Endurance.net/market/bookstoreAnd Miles to Go: The Biography of a Great Arabian Horse, Witez II by Linell Smith is a collector's item!
Witez II, purportedly the most magnificent Arabian horse ever, was born in Poland in 1938 and survived the Nazi, Russian and American invasions. This is his story--a gallant one--told with irrepressible sentiment. Any youthful interest aroused by the general aura of the stable will be squelched by the appearance of the young twins Stacia and Stasik, both of whom utter only deathless prose. Stacia and her Babka (grandmother) are both clairvoyant, so that the grim future is always agonizingly clear. There are some interesting scenes which present the plight of Poland first under the Germans, then caught between the Russians and the Americans, but the alternately pedantic, rhetorical, and tearful style obstructs appreciation. Witez never emerges as more. than a sweet-tempered, adored specimen, even after the sudden (tragic) disappearance of the pompous twins., as one after another human falls under the spell of his beauty.
Tevis Cup Legacy Buckles
Teviscup.org
Share the journey and share the buckle!
First time finishers in 2014 may choose to receive a historic buckle at this year's Awards Banquet on August 10th. Each legacy buckle is engraved with the year and the name of the horse and rider team that earned it. Legacy buckles as far back as the '60s are being donated very generously by multi-time finishers to the Western States Trail Foundation for this purpose. These donors include Tevis Cup and Haggin Cup winners, as well as riders of unusual breeds.
To learn more about earning a legacy buckle in 2014 or to donate your buckles for this worthy project, please contact Kathie Perry, Chuck Stalley, Barbara White or wstf@teviscup.org.
Share the journey and share the buckle!
First time finishers in 2014 may choose to receive a historic buckle at this year's Awards Banquet on August 10th. Each legacy buckle is engraved with the year and the name of the horse and rider team that earned it. Legacy buckles as far back as the '60s are being donated very generously by multi-time finishers to the Western States Trail Foundation for this purpose. These donors include Tevis Cup and Haggin Cup winners, as well as riders of unusual breeds.
To learn more about earning a legacy buckle in 2014 or to donate your buckles for this worthy project, please contact Kathie Perry, Chuck Stalley, Barbara White or wstf@teviscup.org.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Jennifer Waitte and Al Baraaq Hold Original 20 Mule Team 100-mile Course Record
February 26 2014
It was reported that in winning the 100-mile Twenty Mule Team on February 22, 2014, Brandon Reed and BA Resolute set a new course record. While they did set a record over this particular course configuration, it is Jennifer Waitte and Al Baraaq who set and hold the original course record of 8:45 over the original Twenty Mule Team 100 trails in 2000, before the course was changed to the present trails. They also won Best Condition that year.
Al Baraaq, by Berdo out of Abu Farwyn by Numizmat, held a record of 28 of 29 AERC starts, with 11 of 11 100-mile rides completed, and 9 Best Condition awards. In 1999, Waitte and Al Baraaq also won the 100-mile Twenty Mule Team (and Best Condition), the 2-day 100 Death Valley Encounter (and Best Condition), and in 2000 they won the Virginia City 100.
It was reported that in winning the 100-mile Twenty Mule Team on February 22, 2014, Brandon Reed and BA Resolute set a new course record. While they did set a record over this particular course configuration, it is Jennifer Waitte and Al Baraaq who set and hold the original course record of 8:45 over the original Twenty Mule Team 100 trails in 2000, before the course was changed to the present trails. They also won Best Condition that year.
Al Baraaq, by Berdo out of Abu Farwyn by Numizmat, held a record of 28 of 29 AERC starts, with 11 of 11 100-mile rides completed, and 9 Best Condition awards. In 1999, Waitte and Al Baraaq also won the 100-mile Twenty Mule Team (and Best Condition), the 2-day 100 Death Valley Encounter (and Best Condition), and in 2000 they won the Virginia City 100.
The Endurance of a Horse
Sportsmanslifestyle.com - Full Article
February 17 2014
by Carmen Schwartz
When it comes to the world of sports, endurance is a trait that is necessary to achieve success, win awards, and have medals pinned to one’s chest. But there are many sports where the person is not really the one that must pass the endurance test – it is the creature logothey sit upon.
Equestrian sports are actually lovely to the eyes. The mighty steed is stunning; the rider weaving and leading the creature through the maze of jumps is incredibly graceful; even when heading through the woods after that sly fox, the world of chivalry is once again born, along with the actual sport. Many think of the equestrian sports as ‘British’ sports; a human and animal riding in perfect symmetry, dressed and groomed well, looking as if the 1800s have been resurrected.
But there is a subset of this sport that is all about endurance, and the training that needs to be undergone is almost painful to think Tevis cupabout. Called endurance riding, this sport is actually based on planned-out, controlled, long-distance races...
Read more here:
http://sportsmanslifestyle.com/endurance-horse/
February 17 2014
by Carmen Schwartz
When it comes to the world of sports, endurance is a trait that is necessary to achieve success, win awards, and have medals pinned to one’s chest. But there are many sports where the person is not really the one that must pass the endurance test – it is the creature logothey sit upon.
Equestrian sports are actually lovely to the eyes. The mighty steed is stunning; the rider weaving and leading the creature through the maze of jumps is incredibly graceful; even when heading through the woods after that sly fox, the world of chivalry is once again born, along with the actual sport. Many think of the equestrian sports as ‘British’ sports; a human and animal riding in perfect symmetry, dressed and groomed well, looking as if the 1800s have been resurrected.
But there is a subset of this sport that is all about endurance, and the training that needs to be undergone is almost painful to think Tevis cupabout. Called endurance riding, this sport is actually based on planned-out, controlled, long-distance races...
Read more here:
http://sportsmanslifestyle.com/endurance-horse/
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
26th Annual Twenty Mule Team
February 22 2014
For 26 years, the annual Twenty Mule Team endurance ride has drawn riders from around the country to the Mojave desert in Ridgecrest, California. One of the premiere 100-mile rides in the winter (there's also a 65 and a 35 mile ride), it was started by Jim and Jackie Bumgardner in 1989; Robert and Melissa Ribley took over the ride in 2007 and continue to manage it.
Brandon Reed riding BA Resolute (aka Goliver) won this year's 100 mile ride in 8:51, by 8 minutes over Diane Stevens riding Banderaz LC. Brandon was first heavyweight, and BA Resolute also won Best Condition.
29 of 33 completed the 100. It's the second highest completion rate - 87% - in the history of the ride. 2013 saw 89% complete the 100.
Finishing 16th was Gina Hall on Fire Mt Destiny in 15:32 - Destiny's 19th 100-mile completion.
Elizabeth Funderburk and her gaited mare Eagle Eyes Miss Dixie, (known as Team Fixie, with a big fan club), and JayaMae Gregory, riding Foxfire's Little Britches, all finished their first 100 mile ride, coming in 23rd and 24th in 17:38. Katy Elliot riding Kodaakhrom finished with them in 22nd place.
The 65 mile ride had 36 starters and 34 finishers. Zach Rabow and RTR Rimfire won the ride, High Vet Score and Best Condition.
The 35 mile ride had 29 starters and 27 finishers. Justin Loewen was the winner.
**This post originally stated Brandon Reed set a course record of 8:51 for the 100-mile ride. While he did set a new course record over the current trails, Jennifer Waitte and Al Baraaq hold the original record of 8:45, set in 2000.
For 26 years, the annual Twenty Mule Team endurance ride has drawn riders from around the country to the Mojave desert in Ridgecrest, California. One of the premiere 100-mile rides in the winter (there's also a 65 and a 35 mile ride), it was started by Jim and Jackie Bumgardner in 1989; Robert and Melissa Ribley took over the ride in 2007 and continue to manage it.
Brandon Reed riding BA Resolute (aka Goliver) won this year's 100 mile ride in 8:51, by 8 minutes over Diane Stevens riding Banderaz LC. Brandon was first heavyweight, and BA Resolute also won Best Condition.
29 of 33 completed the 100. It's the second highest completion rate - 87% - in the history of the ride. 2013 saw 89% complete the 100.
Finishing 16th was Gina Hall on Fire Mt Destiny in 15:32 - Destiny's 19th 100-mile completion.
Elizabeth Funderburk and her gaited mare Eagle Eyes Miss Dixie, (known as Team Fixie, with a big fan club), and JayaMae Gregory, riding Foxfire's Little Britches, all finished their first 100 mile ride, coming in 23rd and 24th in 17:38. Katy Elliot riding Kodaakhrom finished with them in 22nd place.
The 65 mile ride had 36 starters and 34 finishers. Zach Rabow and RTR Rimfire won the ride, High Vet Score and Best Condition.
The 35 mile ride had 29 starters and 27 finishers. Justin Loewen was the winner.
**This post originally stated Brandon Reed set a course record of 8:51 for the 100-mile ride. While he did set a new course record over the current trails, Jennifer Waitte and Al Baraaq hold the original record of 8:45, set in 2000.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
2014 Tevis Cup Entries Now Available
Teviscup.org
Welcome to the 59th Annual Tevis Cup 100-Miles One-Day Western States Trail Ride
To qualify to enter the Western States Trail Ride, Riders (not the equine) must, at the time of application, meet one of the qualifications below. The 300 miles are cumulative lifetime. Equine must be a minimum of 72 months (6 years) old at time of ride.
I have previously completed the Western States Trail Ride.
I have completed a total of 300 miles of rides sanctioned by WSTF, AERC, NATRC, and/or a foreign/international equivalent. All the rides except those sanctioned as Education Rides by WSTF were 50 miles or more in length. (Note: You may count toward the required 300 miles, 75 miles for each day that you have completed on a WSTF Education Ride up to a maximum of 150 miles.)
Rules governing the WSTF differ in some respects from those of other AERC sanctioned rides. The WSTF Rules will be applied and adhered to before, during and after the Ride.
Receipt of a completed entry by the WSTF does not guarantee acceptance to the ride.
When the quota of 210 participants has been reached, further entries will be placed on a waiting list. Ten additional entries in the Ride List are discretionary and are generally accorded to foreign riders.
Applications by junior riders who are over 12 and under 18 on ride day will only be considered if accompanied by the entry of an adult rider (21 years or older) as sponsor.
For entries, and more information, click here:
http://www.teviscup.org/tevis-2014/the-2013-tevis-cup
Welcome to the 59th Annual Tevis Cup 100-Miles One-Day Western States Trail Ride
To qualify to enter the Western States Trail Ride, Riders (not the equine) must, at the time of application, meet one of the qualifications below. The 300 miles are cumulative lifetime. Equine must be a minimum of 72 months (6 years) old at time of ride.
I have previously completed the Western States Trail Ride.
I have completed a total of 300 miles of rides sanctioned by WSTF, AERC, NATRC, and/or a foreign/international equivalent. All the rides except those sanctioned as Education Rides by WSTF were 50 miles or more in length. (Note: You may count toward the required 300 miles, 75 miles for each day that you have completed on a WSTF Education Ride up to a maximum of 150 miles.)
Rules governing the WSTF differ in some respects from those of other AERC sanctioned rides. The WSTF Rules will be applied and adhered to before, during and after the Ride.
Receipt of a completed entry by the WSTF does not guarantee acceptance to the ride.
When the quota of 210 participants has been reached, further entries will be placed on a waiting list. Ten additional entries in the Ride List are discretionary and are generally accorded to foreign riders.
Applications by junior riders who are over 12 and under 18 on ride day will only be considered if accompanied by the entry of an adult rider (21 years or older) as sponsor.
For entries, and more information, click here:
http://www.teviscup.org/tevis-2014/the-2013-tevis-cup
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Annual Convention for American Endurance Ride Conference in March 2014 in Atlanta!
Horsegirltv.com - Full ArticleEndurance riders from across the U.S. and Canada will converge on Atlanta, Georgia, for the American Endurance Ride Conference’s 2014 convention March 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport Hotel.
The convention combines free events – a trade show for distanced riders, early morning “hot topics” discussions, and an always-popular tack swap – with seminars ($55 per day), a dance on Friday night, and the nonprofit organization’s national awards banquet on Saturday evening.
The trade show and tack swap are open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, and until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 8.
Complete information about the convention can be found on AERC’s website: www.aerc.org/2014convention.pdf...
Read more here:
http://www.horsegirltv.com/annual-convention-for-american-endurance-ride-conference-in-march-2014-in-atlanta/#.Uwi-GUJdVLU
Friday, February 21, 2014
AERC Launches YouTube Video Channel
AERC.orgFebruary 21 2014
The American Endurance Ride Conference announced the launch of its very own YouTube Channel.
Written and narrated by Susan Garlinghouse DVM and produced by Ken and Julie Herrera, the first four videos produced feature educational instructions on how to vet your horse at a vet check, how to pack a crew bag, and how to camp safely with your horse. While aimed at "newbies" in the sport, even seasoned riders will find useful tips in the videos.
Further education videos are nearing completion, and more are planned, including some by “Roving Reporter” Ken Herrera at the upcoming national convention, filming quick looks and goings-on at ongoing activities, vendors, parties and award banquets. "They're another great tool to demonstrate who we are," Garlinghouse said.
AERC's Youtube channel can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqx4Qhez7S753wqU5MCnJ4w
Changes Planned for Tevis 2014
Teviscup.org
Message from the Ride Director
Chuck Stalley
There are a couple of changes planned for this year's ride. The ride committee has decided to raise the entry fee to $400, which now includes the Friday night dinner for riders as well as the Sunday Awards Banquet. The change in the entry fee is also necessary because of the increased costs of all aspects of the ride--not just the trail maintenance caused by the 2013 fire.
The veterinary committee is planning to implement a couple of new proposals this year. One of the proposals is to give your horse a body condition score during the veterinary check in at Robie Park . Experienced Tevis riders know that a horse that is too thin or too heavy has less of a chance to finish in good condition. Therefore, look for an article from head veterinarian Greg Fellers on how to judge and score your horse's conditioning, which should help you moderate your horse's weight long before the event.
Our record-breaking drought has the ride committee identifying many locations along the trail to add water troughs where natural water would be found in a normal year. The message on the social media sites this year is clearly about horse welfare and having opportunities for your horse to hydrate is the number one concern of the Tevis ride committee.
Steve Hallmark and the trail committee are making plans and working with the USFS to restore the canyon trail from Last Chance to Devils Thumb which incurred major damage last summer from the fire. The Devil's Thumb side has had most of its work done in October and November but the east side of the canyon is scheduled for early spring.
Please note the joint trail committees have a website for volunteers to sign up to help restore the Last Chance trail and the side hill bridge on the east side near the bottom. Please volunteer if possible for one or more of the work days. This is a chance to improve this canyon trail and make it safer. This section of WS Trail is scheduled to be opened by April 1st but check the websites to be sure.
The 2014 Tevis is continuing to offer the legacy buckle program for first time finishers. This is a very popular program that continues because of the generosity of the donors.
The Signature Rider entry is back, which is an all inclusive entry. While offering no competitive advantage, it allows riders to donate back to the ride and fund maintenance work and improvements to the trail.
The first ten juniors to enter with a qualified sponsor will have their entry fee paid on their behalf. Thank you, Easycare, for your continuing dedication to the next generation of distance riders and making this junior program possible. For details on these programs please see the website and read through the pages of the entry for all the details.
On behalf of the Board of Governors of the Western States Trail Ride happy training.
Message from the Ride Director
Chuck Stalley
There are a couple of changes planned for this year's ride. The ride committee has decided to raise the entry fee to $400, which now includes the Friday night dinner for riders as well as the Sunday Awards Banquet. The change in the entry fee is also necessary because of the increased costs of all aspects of the ride--not just the trail maintenance caused by the 2013 fire.
The veterinary committee is planning to implement a couple of new proposals this year. One of the proposals is to give your horse a body condition score during the veterinary check in at Robie Park . Experienced Tevis riders know that a horse that is too thin or too heavy has less of a chance to finish in good condition. Therefore, look for an article from head veterinarian Greg Fellers on how to judge and score your horse's conditioning, which should help you moderate your horse's weight long before the event.
Our record-breaking drought has the ride committee identifying many locations along the trail to add water troughs where natural water would be found in a normal year. The message on the social media sites this year is clearly about horse welfare and having opportunities for your horse to hydrate is the number one concern of the Tevis ride committee.
Steve Hallmark and the trail committee are making plans and working with the USFS to restore the canyon trail from Last Chance to Devils Thumb which incurred major damage last summer from the fire. The Devil's Thumb side has had most of its work done in October and November but the east side of the canyon is scheduled for early spring.
Please note the joint trail committees have a website for volunteers to sign up to help restore the Last Chance trail and the side hill bridge on the east side near the bottom. Please volunteer if possible for one or more of the work days. This is a chance to improve this canyon trail and make it safer. This section of WS Trail is scheduled to be opened by April 1st but check the websites to be sure.
The 2014 Tevis is continuing to offer the legacy buckle program for first time finishers. This is a very popular program that continues because of the generosity of the donors.
The Signature Rider entry is back, which is an all inclusive entry. While offering no competitive advantage, it allows riders to donate back to the ride and fund maintenance work and improvements to the trail.
The first ten juniors to enter with a qualified sponsor will have their entry fee paid on their behalf. Thank you, Easycare, for your continuing dedication to the next generation of distance riders and making this junior program possible. For details on these programs please see the website and read through the pages of the entry for all the details.
On behalf of the Board of Governors of the Western States Trail Ride happy training.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
2014 Tevis: Juniors Ride Free!
Teviscup.orgJuniors Ride Free! EasyCare will pay ride entry fee for first ten juniors* to sign up for Tevis 2014!
*Junior entry must be accompanied by paid adult sponsor entry to qualify for EasyCare paid entry fee. Under 18 years of age are considered "junior" riders.
Go to Teviscup.org for entry forms and more information.
American Endurance Ride Conference Annual Convention March 2014 in Atlanta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: February 19, 2014
Contact: Troy Smith
American Endurance Ride Conference
www.aerc.org
endurancenews@foothill.net
866-271-2372, 530-823-2260
Endurance riders from across the U.S. and Canada will converge on Atlanta, Georgia, for the American Endurance Ride Conference’s 2014 convention March 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport Hotel.
The convention combines free events – a trade show for distanced riders, early morning “hot topics” discussions, and an always-popular tack swap – with seminars ($55 per day), a dance on Friday night, and the nonprofit organization’s national awards banquet on Saturday evening.
The trade show and tack swap are open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, and until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 8.
Complete information about the convention can be found on AERC’s website: www.aerc.org/2014convention.pdf.
The theme for this year’s gathering is “Horses First,” which reflects AERC’s commitment to horse welfare. “With rides of up to 100 miles in one day, it is imperative that our riders always put their horses first,” said AERC Executive Director Kathleen Henkel. “Every competition includes a pre-ride check for the horse, with multiple checks during and after the competition.” Endurance riders today, Henkel emphasized, strive to do well with their horses over the long run. “One of our most coveted awards is the Decade Team award, which honors riders and equines who have competed together for 10 or more years,” she said.
Many rides offer introductory, fun rides of 10 to 15 miles, to acquaint new distance riders with veterinary checks and following ribbons along the marked course of a ride. The organization is also expanding the number of clinics so new riders become familiar with training methods, suggested tack, and common feeding protocols.
“It’s a pretty low-cost sport for riders compared to other equine disciplines,” said Henkel. “Plus our members and their horses have the benefit of riding together, building their partnership, over miles of trails as they train and compete.”
The American Endurance Ride Conference motto is “To finish is to win,” and last year AERC’s 5,000 members completed more than 650,000 miles of competitions in rides across the U.S. and Canada.
The national governing body for endurance riding in the U.S., AERC was founded in 1972 and has grown over the years as both a membership organization that tracks points and mileage for its rides of 25 to 100 miles per day, and as a leading force behind preservation and construction of new equestrian trails.
For more information about AERC or endurance riding, please contact the AERC office, located in Auburn, California, at 866-271-2372, email aerc@foothill.net, or visit www.aerc.org
SIDEBAR
New endurance riders wanted!
Is endurance riding for cowboys wanting to ride over hill and dale? For dressage riders wanting to take their skills out of the arena? Or for trail riders who feel their outings are never long enough?
Endurance riding is all that, and more.
Most people with a reasonably conditioned horse or mule will be able to complete what the American Endurance Ride Conference calls a “limited distance” ride of 25 miles, and by AERC rules, they have six hours to complete that ride.
At local endurance rides, you’ll find everyone from high-level competitors to families with multiple kids making their way through marked trails on their way to the finish and their award – it’s written into the rules that all finishers must receive an award of some kind.
But no wild riding is involved as the rides are overseen by veterinarians, known as control judges, who check over the equine athletes before, during and after the ride to be sure each one is “fit to continue” as they make their way along the course.
All equines are eligible to compete, and while Arabian horses proliferate, there are a growing number of gaited horses participating. Mules and quarter horses are common mounts, but even draft horses and at least one zebra have competed in endurance.
Hundreds of endurance rides are held annually around the U.S. and Canada, with everything from small, low-key rides to ultra-competitive races.
The organization’s national office, headquartered in the self-proclaimed “Endurance Capital of the World” in Auburn, California, tracks miles and points for all members and their horses, and confers annual awards in both regional and national competitions, including a family award and an award given to the rider 65 or older who completes the most miles each year.
AERC’s monthly publication, Endurance News, includes an extensive ride calendar and awards standings each month as well as education articles and features. Memberships are $75 per year, with a 15% discount for first-time members.
More information on endurance riding is available by visiting www.aerc.org or by calling the AERC office at 823-2260. By request, the office will send out a free information packet to prospective members.
Date: February 19, 2014
Contact: Troy Smith
American Endurance Ride Conference
www.aerc.org
endurancenews@foothill.net
866-271-2372, 530-823-2260
Endurance riders from across the U.S. and Canada will converge on Atlanta, Georgia, for the American Endurance Ride Conference’s 2014 convention March 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport Hotel.
The convention combines free events – a trade show for distanced riders, early morning “hot topics” discussions, and an always-popular tack swap – with seminars ($55 per day), a dance on Friday night, and the nonprofit organization’s national awards banquet on Saturday evening.
The trade show and tack swap are open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, and until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 8.
Complete information about the convention can be found on AERC’s website: www.aerc.org/2014convention.pdf.
The theme for this year’s gathering is “Horses First,” which reflects AERC’s commitment to horse welfare. “With rides of up to 100 miles in one day, it is imperative that our riders always put their horses first,” said AERC Executive Director Kathleen Henkel. “Every competition includes a pre-ride check for the horse, with multiple checks during and after the competition.” Endurance riders today, Henkel emphasized, strive to do well with their horses over the long run. “One of our most coveted awards is the Decade Team award, which honors riders and equines who have competed together for 10 or more years,” she said.
Many rides offer introductory, fun rides of 10 to 15 miles, to acquaint new distance riders with veterinary checks and following ribbons along the marked course of a ride. The organization is also expanding the number of clinics so new riders become familiar with training methods, suggested tack, and common feeding protocols.
“It’s a pretty low-cost sport for riders compared to other equine disciplines,” said Henkel. “Plus our members and their horses have the benefit of riding together, building their partnership, over miles of trails as they train and compete.”
The American Endurance Ride Conference motto is “To finish is to win,” and last year AERC’s 5,000 members completed more than 650,000 miles of competitions in rides across the U.S. and Canada.
The national governing body for endurance riding in the U.S., AERC was founded in 1972 and has grown over the years as both a membership organization that tracks points and mileage for its rides of 25 to 100 miles per day, and as a leading force behind preservation and construction of new equestrian trails.
For more information about AERC or endurance riding, please contact the AERC office, located in Auburn, California, at 866-271-2372, email aerc@foothill.net, or visit www.aerc.org
SIDEBAR
New endurance riders wanted!
Is endurance riding for cowboys wanting to ride over hill and dale? For dressage riders wanting to take their skills out of the arena? Or for trail riders who feel their outings are never long enough?
Endurance riding is all that, and more.
Most people with a reasonably conditioned horse or mule will be able to complete what the American Endurance Ride Conference calls a “limited distance” ride of 25 miles, and by AERC rules, they have six hours to complete that ride.
At local endurance rides, you’ll find everyone from high-level competitors to families with multiple kids making their way through marked trails on their way to the finish and their award – it’s written into the rules that all finishers must receive an award of some kind.
But no wild riding is involved as the rides are overseen by veterinarians, known as control judges, who check over the equine athletes before, during and after the ride to be sure each one is “fit to continue” as they make their way along the course.
All equines are eligible to compete, and while Arabian horses proliferate, there are a growing number of gaited horses participating. Mules and quarter horses are common mounts, but even draft horses and at least one zebra have competed in endurance.
Hundreds of endurance rides are held annually around the U.S. and Canada, with everything from small, low-key rides to ultra-competitive races.
The organization’s national office, headquartered in the self-proclaimed “Endurance Capital of the World” in Auburn, California, tracks miles and points for all members and their horses, and confers annual awards in both regional and national competitions, including a family award and an award given to the rider 65 or older who completes the most miles each year.
AERC’s monthly publication, Endurance News, includes an extensive ride calendar and awards standings each month as well as education articles and features. Memberships are $75 per year, with a 15% discount for first-time members.
More information on endurance riding is available by visiting www.aerc.org or by calling the AERC office at 823-2260. By request, the office will send out a free information packet to prospective members.
Monday, February 17, 2014
The first 8 months: Saddle and Tack, Education, Castration, Conditioning and Finding Mentors
Easternsierrarider Blog - Full StoryThe first 8 months: Dec 2005 to Aug 2006: Saddle and Tack, Education, Castration, Conditioning and Finding Mentors
by Jennifer Langlo Sheldon
I had purchased my horse, Caartouche CS (Rio), in November 2005 (see previous post) and he was shipped to me from Colorado to Bishop, CA about a month later. Shipping was delayed because of snow storms. I had decided to not have him castrated right away. I thought I would ride and compete in endurance with him for a year and then decide if I should have him cut or not. It took some convincing of the owner of where I board my horse to allow me to have a stallion at her place. I had only met her once, and she knew I was green. She did have a place for him though and said that she would give it a try. It is more challenging to own a stallion because in most cases you have to keep them separate to the point where their paddock is not next to any other horses.
I live in Mammoth Lakes, CA. in the beautiful Eastern Sierras with a population of 8,250. The elevation is 8,000 feet. I board my horse in Bishop, CA in the Winter (approximately 6 to 7 months of the year). Bishop is 35 miles South with an elevation of 4,200 feet. I have been boarding Rio at Millpond Equestrian Center since purchasing Caartouche. It is a wonderful facility with access to many great trails...
Read more here:
http://easternsierrarider.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-first-8-months-dec-2005-to-aug-2006.html
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Horses in the Morning Radio Show for 2-11-2014
Horsesinthemrning.com - Listen in!
HITM for 02-11-2014 by Action Rider Tack – Connie Leads Century Club, Barbara White on Tevis Trail and Green Beans
On today's Action Rider Tack endurance episode following a few endurance rider defining nuggets from Karen we'll visit with Connie Berto for a chat about why she loves endurance riding so much and some of her favorite rides. Next up Barbara White provides an update on the conditions for the upcoming Tevis Cup race following the devastating fires in 2013. In the third half of the show we'll look at Green Bean groups. Listen in...
http://www.horsesinthemorning.com/hitm-for-02-11-2014-by-action-rider-tack-connie-leads-century-club-barbara-white-on-tevis-trail-and-green-beans/
HITM for 02-11-2014 by Action Rider Tack – Connie Leads Century Club, Barbara White on Tevis Trail and Green Beans
On today's Action Rider Tack endurance episode following a few endurance rider defining nuggets from Karen we'll visit with Connie Berto for a chat about why she loves endurance riding so much and some of her favorite rides. Next up Barbara White provides an update on the conditions for the upcoming Tevis Cup race following the devastating fires in 2013. In the third half of the show we'll look at Green Bean groups. Listen in...
http://www.horsesinthemorning.com/hitm-for-02-11-2014-by-action-rider-tack-connie-leads-century-club-barbara-white-on-tevis-trail-and-green-beans/
Beverly Gray Joins the Cur-OST® Team for 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2014
Nouvelle Research, Inc., the manufacturer of the Cur-OST® line of supplements for horses announces the addition of Beverly Gray to our Team! Beverly's race career spans over 2 decades with over 19.,500 competition miles, 370 races and 110 wins. Her list of accomplishments is extensive including her selection with Regalidon (aka Paladin) to the United States Equestrian Endurance Team. Beverly and Pal are an awesome team and were the first USA rider at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain. The next year, they were invited by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zaued Al Nahyan to race at his beautiful al Wathba Endurance Village in Abu Dhabi. The following month, Beverly and Pal were invited by the United Arab Emirates Racing Federation to race in Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was her gracious host. She has also raced 3 times in Malaysia by invitation of the King of Malaysia.
Her highest career achievements is the National Champion BEST CONDITION horse award riding Jolly Sickle.
One of Beverly's most famous horses is an Anglo Arabian named AA Omner. He raced 9,000 of Beverly's 19.500 career miles. He was inducted to the American Endurance Ride Conference Hall of Fame, Top Ten Endurance Horse of the Millenium by Arabian Horse and a Breyer model horse.
Nouvelle Research, Inc.is about protecting and rebuilding total health for horses, pets and people. Beverly is the prime example of what we as a company represent; health, stamina and recovery. We congratulate Beverly on her achievements and welcome her aboard our team as it is truly an honor!
For more information regarding Nouvelle Research, Inc. and the Cur-OST® line of all natural curcumin based anti-inflammatory formulas for horse, pets and people, please visit us at www.curost.com or call 1-800-476-4702.
For more information regarding Beverly Gray and her list of accomplishments, please visit www.bevgrayusa.com.
Nouvelle Research, Inc.
North Carolina
www.curost.com
February 11, 2014
Nouvelle Research, Inc., the manufacturer of the Cur-OST® line of supplements for horses announces the addition of Beverly Gray to our Team! Beverly's race career spans over 2 decades with over 19.,500 competition miles, 370 races and 110 wins. Her list of accomplishments is extensive including her selection with Regalidon (aka Paladin) to the United States Equestrian Endurance Team. Beverly and Pal are an awesome team and were the first USA rider at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain. The next year, they were invited by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zaued Al Nahyan to race at his beautiful al Wathba Endurance Village in Abu Dhabi. The following month, Beverly and Pal were invited by the United Arab Emirates Racing Federation to race in Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was her gracious host. She has also raced 3 times in Malaysia by invitation of the King of Malaysia.
Her highest career achievements is the National Champion BEST CONDITION horse award riding Jolly Sickle.
One of Beverly's most famous horses is an Anglo Arabian named AA Omner. He raced 9,000 of Beverly's 19.500 career miles. He was inducted to the American Endurance Ride Conference Hall of Fame, Top Ten Endurance Horse of the Millenium by Arabian Horse and a Breyer model horse.
Nouvelle Research, Inc.is about protecting and rebuilding total health for horses, pets and people. Beverly is the prime example of what we as a company represent; health, stamina and recovery. We congratulate Beverly on her achievements and welcome her aboard our team as it is truly an honor!
For more information regarding Nouvelle Research, Inc. and the Cur-OST® line of all natural curcumin based anti-inflammatory formulas for horse, pets and people, please visit us at www.curost.com or call 1-800-476-4702.
For more information regarding Beverly Gray and her list of accomplishments, please visit www.bevgrayusa.com.
Nouvelle Research, Inc.
North Carolina
www.curost.com
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Blount teen named national champion in endurance riding
Thedailytimes.com - Full Article
By Melanie Tucker | (melt@thedailytimes.com)
A home-schooled student in Blount County who has ridden horses since she was 6 years old has raced her way to the top in endurance racing.
Lily Turaski, 15, has become the 2013 National Champion Junior Rider in endurance racing in the American Endurance Ride Conference. She rode her bay Arabian, Chance of Freedom, for a total of 465 miles in the limited distance division. Those are races that are 25 to 35 miles long...
Read more here:
http://www.thedailytimes.com/Blount_Life/story/Blount-teen-named-national-champion-in-endurance-riding-id-046814
By Melanie Tucker | (melt@thedailytimes.com)
A home-schooled student in Blount County who has ridden horses since she was 6 years old has raced her way to the top in endurance racing.
Lily Turaski, 15, has become the 2013 National Champion Junior Rider in endurance racing in the American Endurance Ride Conference. She rode her bay Arabian, Chance of Freedom, for a total of 465 miles in the limited distance division. Those are races that are 25 to 35 miles long...
Read more here:
http://www.thedailytimes.com/Blount_Life/story/Blount-teen-named-national-champion-in-endurance-riding-id-046814
Thursday, February 06, 2014
Camptown Races - Endurance.net's Book of the Week!
http://www.endurance.net/market/bookstore/Sandra Adams' book Camptown Races is Endurance.net's book of the week.
For the truly stalwart sports fans, this short missive will surely tweak whatever remote interest the reader might have in "out of the box" sports. It is not the best spectator sport, but one, when experienced, is addictive. Visit "base camp" once - at least by reading if not in person! There are other endurance riding books which aptly explain the "how-to" of preparing for and completing a ride. This, on the other hand, will assist in preparing a person for the "everything else" of the sport - camping, planning, companionship, or not, and so forth.
Sandra Adams was born in California, and grew up in Anaheim, not far from Disneyland - and several good stables. As a child, she could not find enough horses to ride - belonging to other people of course. While working on her degree in Exercise Physiology, she acquired a smallish, not so handsome horse named Porsche, with dozens to follow over the span of nearly 40 years. She and her mounts have won Regional and national recognition and awards in Western, Hunters, and endurance, with commendable success in an ongoing role in MSAR - Mounted Search And Rescue. She married retired UCLA Baseball Head Coach and author Gary Adams in 1984 and two daughters, Jessica and Audrey followed. This is the first published work from this author with more to come.
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
AERC Convention Vendors Announced
AERC.orgWe're happy to welcome these vendors at the 2014 AERC "Horses First" Atlanta convention -- AgSouth, Auburn Laboratories, Distance Depot, Evolutionary Hoof Care, Reactor Panel Saddles, Renegade Hoof Boots, Revitavet, Saddle Up LLC, SERA, Taylored Tack, Ultimate Bitless Bridle, United Country Real Estate, USEF. Know someone who might be interested in a booth at convention (yourself, maybe)? Here is a link to the 2014 Trade Show Packet.
For more information on the convention, or to register, see
http://www.aerc.org/2014convention.pdf
USA Darley Nominees Announced for the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Hollywood 2014
Horsereporter.com - Full Article
February 4 2014
Pamela Burton
6ARC_Logo_A21February 3, 2014, Carmel, California, USA ~ The Arabian Racing Cup is pleased to announce the nominees for 27th annual Darley Awards, sponsored by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival. Honoring the best in the US in Arabian flat racing in 2013, the US champions will be named at the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Hollywood 2014 celebration to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on the evening of April 4, 2014.
The 2013 Darley Nominees for Arabian Racing in USA are:
Read more here:
http://www.horsereporter.com/2014/02/04/usa-darley-nominees-announced-for-the-hh-sheikha-fatima-bint-mubarak-darley-awards-hollywood-2014/
February 4 2014
Pamela Burton
6ARC_Logo_A21February 3, 2014, Carmel, California, USA ~ The Arabian Racing Cup is pleased to announce the nominees for 27th annual Darley Awards, sponsored by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival. Honoring the best in the US in Arabian flat racing in 2013, the US champions will be named at the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Hollywood 2014 celebration to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on the evening of April 4, 2014.
The 2013 Darley Nominees for Arabian Racing in USA are:
Read more here:
http://www.horsereporter.com/2014/02/04/usa-darley-nominees-announced-for-the-hh-sheikha-fatima-bint-mubarak-darley-awards-hollywood-2014/
Monday, February 03, 2014
Robert Clovis "Dr. Bob" Goulding, 1922 – 2014
Robert Clovis "Dr. Bob" Goulding, 1922 – 2014, was a beloved husband and father. He shared a love of horses and that of being a cowboy.
Bob died January 13 in Auburn, peacefully and with his family close by, at the age of 91 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Marjorie Goulding, and granddaughter Cynthia Brush.
Bob was born and raised in Sacramento. He graduated from McClatchy High School and earned his veterinary degree from Washington State University. Bob owned a private vet practice and then held a long career with the State of California in the Bureau of Animal Health's Horse Program. He owned a cattle ranch in Modoc County, California, where he lived the frontier life with spring water, periodic electricity from a gas-powered generator, and a CB radio for communicating with his daughter 20 miles away. After retiring from the State of California he remained active as a judge and advisor for American Endurance Ride Association and the North American Trail Ride Conference. He was a head judge for the Tevis Cup in the 1960's. Bob was one of the original Pony Express riders for the Centennial Pony Express Re-ride, riding from Phillips Station to Strawberry Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on what is now Highway 50. He also served as Wagonmaster for the Kit Carson Mountain Men Annual Wagon Train from South Lake Tahoe to Placerville.
Bob was active in such organizations as Kit Carson Mountain Men, Native Sons of the Golden West, Masons, Shriners, and St. Peter's Anglican Church.
Bob is survived by his wife Charlotte of 63 years; children Cathy Baldwin, Candy Phillips, Claudia Brush, Curt Goulding, and Carolyn Goulding; sister Harriet Lawrie; 2 nieces, 6 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.
Donations can be made to: VEF Cynthia Brush Memorial Scholarships, c/o Ken and Claudia Brush, 19724 Dixie River Road, Caldwell, ID 83607, or to your local 4-H club.
Come celebrate his life with us at Auburn Dewitt Senior Center (Avenue D entrance) on February 8 at 1PM.
Bob died January 13 in Auburn, peacefully and with his family close by, at the age of 91 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Marjorie Goulding, and granddaughter Cynthia Brush.
Bob was born and raised in Sacramento. He graduated from McClatchy High School and earned his veterinary degree from Washington State University. Bob owned a private vet practice and then held a long career with the State of California in the Bureau of Animal Health's Horse Program. He owned a cattle ranch in Modoc County, California, where he lived the frontier life with spring water, periodic electricity from a gas-powered generator, and a CB radio for communicating with his daughter 20 miles away. After retiring from the State of California he remained active as a judge and advisor for American Endurance Ride Association and the North American Trail Ride Conference. He was a head judge for the Tevis Cup in the 1960's. Bob was one of the original Pony Express riders for the Centennial Pony Express Re-ride, riding from Phillips Station to Strawberry Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on what is now Highway 50. He also served as Wagonmaster for the Kit Carson Mountain Men Annual Wagon Train from South Lake Tahoe to Placerville.
Bob was active in such organizations as Kit Carson Mountain Men, Native Sons of the Golden West, Masons, Shriners, and St. Peter's Anglican Church.
Bob is survived by his wife Charlotte of 63 years; children Cathy Baldwin, Candy Phillips, Claudia Brush, Curt Goulding, and Carolyn Goulding; sister Harriet Lawrie; 2 nieces, 6 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.
Donations can be made to: VEF Cynthia Brush Memorial Scholarships, c/o Ken and Claudia Brush, 19724 Dixie River Road, Caldwell, ID 83607, or to your local 4-H club.
Come celebrate his life with us at Auburn Dewitt Senior Center (Avenue D entrance) on February 8 at 1PM.
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Endurance Clinic on February 9 in Penryn, California
On February 9 2014 in Penryn, California, Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center will present an endurance clinic: "Newest Concepts in Endurance Riding for 2014." Attendees will learn about the newest developments in endurance horse research and how it applies to you and your horse.
Speakers include Langdon Fielding, who will speak on new results of electrolyte research (Should you change how you are supplementing?), and on lameness (How do you tell which leg is lame?); Susan Garlinghouse, who will address appropriate body condition (Why is it so important?); Jay Mero, who will speak on minimum levels of fitness for starting the ride; Gary Magdesian, who will address gastric ulcers; and Kathy Perry, who will provide data analysis from Tevis 2013.
Seating is limited to 100 registrants. Presentations run from 9 AM to 3 PM for a fee of $55. Proceeds will benefit endurance horse research.
For more information, contact Langdon Fielding at langdonfielding@yahoo.com, or Amber Clark at amd413@hotmail.com.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
The ‘Year of the Horse’ Just Might Result in a Lombardi Trophy for a Special Arabian Horse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 24 – (AURORA, COLO.) – In the Year of the Horse, an equine, NFL mascot is making a name for himself and his Super Bowl-bound teammates. Thunder, a purebred, Arabian gelding and the beloved symbol of Broncos’ victory is not just a pretty face. Rather, he is an ambassador for the Arabian breed and a timestamp for a title and ring that is just within reach for the Mile High City.
The 2013 NFL season marked Thunder’s tenth year as the club’s mascot. With the passing of the original Thunder in 2009, Thunder II, or Winter Solstyce, and Ann can be seen at any home game galloping down the turf, marking a scoring drive from the Denver Broncos. The crowd of 76,000 goes wild as horse and rider thunder over the yard lines in a blaze of navy and orange.
While Thunder II will not be traveling to Super Bowl XLVII, his young protégé, Thunder III, a fourteen year old Arabian gelding by the registered name of Me N Myshadow, will take the place of honor. Thunder III served as mascot during the 2013 pre-season Broncos’ home games and attends most of the duo’s public appearances. His age made him the horse of choice for travel to this year’s Super Bowl. While a Thunder mascot has traveled to Super Bowls in the past, this will be Thunder III and Ann’s first trip to the championship game together.
Because this special Arabian will be the first Thunder mascot to fly to a Super Bowl game, Fed Ex will sponsor the duo’s travel. In a pressurized, cargo plane like those used for transporting Olympic horses, Thunder III will be flying in style and safety. The size of his stall, the temperature of the plane, and the overall atmosphere of the experience and flight, have all been thoughtfully considered.
“All of this has been discussed,” says Judge-Wegener, “so that when he gets to New Jersey, he is rested and ready to ride.”
His duties upon arrival have yet to be determined. However, rumor has it that Thunder (III) will lead the team out onto the field in MetLife Stadium. While he won’t be galloping the field after every Bronco’s score, he will resume his stance on the sidelines throughout the entirety of the game. Additionally, horse and rider will be making the rounds to sign autographs and take pictures with fans.
While he can’t wear a ring, it is assured that Thunder will play an important role for the Denver Broncos and their fans come Super Bowl Sunday. Perhaps the Broncos will be inspired in this 2014 Year of the Horse and bring home the coveted Lombardi Trophy. ‘United They Ride,’ the city of Denver will just have to wait and see.
AHA is a major equine association serving 85,600 Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horse owners across North America. AHA registers and maintains a database of more than one million Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses and administers approximately $3 million in annual prize money. AHA produces championship events, recognizes over 550 Arabian horse shows and distance rides and provides activities, education, and programs that promote breeding and ownership.
Contact Information:
Arabian Horse Association
10805 East Bethany Road
Aurora, Colorado 80014
303-696-4500
media@arabianhorses.org
JANUARY 24 – (AURORA, COLO.) – In the Year of the Horse, an equine, NFL mascot is making a name for himself and his Super Bowl-bound teammates. Thunder, a purebred, Arabian gelding and the beloved symbol of Broncos’ victory is not just a pretty face. Rather, he is an ambassador for the Arabian breed and a timestamp for a title and ring that is just within reach for the Mile High City.
The 2013 NFL season marked Thunder’s tenth year as the club’s mascot. With the passing of the original Thunder in 2009, Thunder II, or Winter Solstyce, and Ann can be seen at any home game galloping down the turf, marking a scoring drive from the Denver Broncos. The crowd of 76,000 goes wild as horse and rider thunder over the yard lines in a blaze of navy and orange.
While Thunder II will not be traveling to Super Bowl XLVII, his young protégé, Thunder III, a fourteen year old Arabian gelding by the registered name of Me N Myshadow, will take the place of honor. Thunder III served as mascot during the 2013 pre-season Broncos’ home games and attends most of the duo’s public appearances. His age made him the horse of choice for travel to this year’s Super Bowl. While a Thunder mascot has traveled to Super Bowls in the past, this will be Thunder III and Ann’s first trip to the championship game together.
Because this special Arabian will be the first Thunder mascot to fly to a Super Bowl game, Fed Ex will sponsor the duo’s travel. In a pressurized, cargo plane like those used for transporting Olympic horses, Thunder III will be flying in style and safety. The size of his stall, the temperature of the plane, and the overall atmosphere of the experience and flight, have all been thoughtfully considered.
“All of this has been discussed,” says Judge-Wegener, “so that when he gets to New Jersey, he is rested and ready to ride.”
His duties upon arrival have yet to be determined. However, rumor has it that Thunder (III) will lead the team out onto the field in MetLife Stadium. While he won’t be galloping the field after every Bronco’s score, he will resume his stance on the sidelines throughout the entirety of the game. Additionally, horse and rider will be making the rounds to sign autographs and take pictures with fans.
While he can’t wear a ring, it is assured that Thunder will play an important role for the Denver Broncos and their fans come Super Bowl Sunday. Perhaps the Broncos will be inspired in this 2014 Year of the Horse and bring home the coveted Lombardi Trophy. ‘United They Ride,’ the city of Denver will just have to wait and see.
AHA is a major equine association serving 85,600 Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horse owners across North America. AHA registers and maintains a database of more than one million Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses and administers approximately $3 million in annual prize money. AHA produces championship events, recognizes over 550 Arabian horse shows and distance rides and provides activities, education, and programs that promote breeding and ownership.
Contact Information:
Arabian Horse Association
10805 East Bethany Road
Aurora, Colorado 80014
303-696-4500
media@arabianhorses.org
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
AERC Convention Hot Topic Change
AERC.org1/29/2014
The annual AERC Convention will be held March 7-8 in Atlanta.
The subject for Saturday's A.M. Hot Topic seminar has been changed to Horse Welfare Issues -- always a hot topic. Please plan to attend Saturday from 9-10 A.M. to discuss current issues for endurance riders on horse welfare.
For more information on the convention see:
http://www.aerc.org/2014convention.pdf
Monday, January 27, 2014
PNER Convention: THE Place to Be
January 27 2014
The Pacific Northwest Endurance Rides conference, held January 24-26 in Portland, Oregon, was a tremendous success, with more than 200 regional members attending lectures, panel discussions, the trade show, the used tack sale, the awards banquet, and the dance. Educational speakers and sessions included yoga for riders, nutrition for the performance horse, horse hoof biomechanics, tracking the lost horse, lameness, and a panel of expert endurance riders.
Endurance 101 clinics led by author Aarene Storms were filled on both days, with "green bean" participants and experienced mentors ready to work together to make entry-level endurance a fun and exciting experience, highlighting information from the Endurance 101 book (Triangle Ranch Press, 2012). "My favorite part is always the stick pony vet check," said Storms with a laugh, "but participants really kept me busy with their great questions."
The Green Beans, a newly-formed endurance Facebook group for 'green' riders and horses, and willing mentors, adorned in clipped-on green tail ribbons provided by the Endurance 101 team, made time for meet-ups throughout the weekend to welcome riders new to the group and new to the sport.
In addition, at the convention, PNER elections were held, and current President Becky Fiedler and Vice President Tani Bates were re-elected by acclamation of the membership. Further election results will be posted on the PNER website.
"We are building a sustainable event which has grown and matured into a righteous educational, social, and community event," Said Dr Eileen Reilich, one of the organizers of the convention. Reilich, an endurance rider, volunteered for the convention and updating the PNER website, and created the PNER slideshows, as well as being elected a rider representative for Washington state for 2014.
The event, held annually in January, is always an energetic start to the new ride season in AERC's Northwest Region.
Slideshows from the event can be seen here:
Friday Night Awards
Saturday Awards
Day at the Races
The Pacific Northwest Endurance Rides conference, held January 24-26 in Portland, Oregon, was a tremendous success, with more than 200 regional members attending lectures, panel discussions, the trade show, the used tack sale, the awards banquet, and the dance. Educational speakers and sessions included yoga for riders, nutrition for the performance horse, horse hoof biomechanics, tracking the lost horse, lameness, and a panel of expert endurance riders.
Endurance 101 clinics led by author Aarene Storms were filled on both days, with "green bean" participants and experienced mentors ready to work together to make entry-level endurance a fun and exciting experience, highlighting information from the Endurance 101 book (Triangle Ranch Press, 2012). "My favorite part is always the stick pony vet check," said Storms with a laugh, "but participants really kept me busy with their great questions."
The Green Beans, a newly-formed endurance Facebook group for 'green' riders and horses, and willing mentors, adorned in clipped-on green tail ribbons provided by the Endurance 101 team, made time for meet-ups throughout the weekend to welcome riders new to the group and new to the sport.
In addition, at the convention, PNER elections were held, and current President Becky Fiedler and Vice President Tani Bates were re-elected by acclamation of the membership. Further election results will be posted on the PNER website.
"We are building a sustainable event which has grown and matured into a righteous educational, social, and community event," Said Dr Eileen Reilich, one of the organizers of the convention. Reilich, an endurance rider, volunteered for the convention and updating the PNER website, and created the PNER slideshows, as well as being elected a rider representative for Washington state for 2014.
The event, held annually in January, is always an energetic start to the new ride season in AERC's Northwest Region.
Slideshows from the event can be seen here:
Friday Night Awards
Saturday Awards
Day at the Races
Friday, January 24, 2014
Laramie Endurance Rider Recognized
Laramieboomerang.com
January 24 2014
Bonnie Swiatek, who competes in an equestrian sport called endurance riding, was recognized by the Mountain Region Endurance Riders as the 2013 limited distance champion. Swiatek completed the most miles on a single horse last year during sanctioned events, finishing with 945. That number placed her third in the country in the limited distance division, which is for rides of 25-35 miles a day. She competes on BRA Surprise Skylark.
January 24 2014
Bonnie Swiatek, who competes in an equestrian sport called endurance riding, was recognized by the Mountain Region Endurance Riders as the 2013 limited distance champion. Swiatek completed the most miles on a single horse last year during sanctioned events, finishing with 945. That number placed her third in the country in the limited distance division, which is for rides of 25-35 miles a day. She competes on BRA Surprise Skylark.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
USEF Names Individuals to Restructured Board of Directors and Newly Formed Councils
USEFNetwork.comRELEASE: January 9, 2014
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: USEF Communications Department
Lexington, Ky.- In accordance with Bylaws amended at the USEF Board of Directors Mid-Year Meeting the Federation’s governance structure has been modified to create a more agile and efficient organization. During the 2014 USEF Annual Meeting currently underway in Lexington Kentucky the new structure has been populated. The Administration & Finance Working Group, FEI Affiliates Working Group, High Performance Working Group, and National Affiliates Working Group have transitioned to become the Administrative and Finance Council, International Disciplines Council, and the National Breeds and Disciplines Council respectively.
Effective January 9, 2014, the Board of Directors has been streamlined from 54 members to 19. The following individuals have been elected or appointed to the USEF Board of Directors:
Chrystine Tauber, President
Ellen Di Bella, Vice-President
Bill Hughes, Secretary/Treasurer
Lisa Deslauriers
Derek di Grazia
Elisabeth Goth
Georgie Green
S. Tucker Johnson
Valerie Kanavy
Chris Kappler
Murray Kessler
Victoria Lowell
Beezie Madden
Bill Moroney
Michael Pollard
Cynthia Richardson
Howard Simpson
Chester Weber
George Williams
More here:
http://www.usefnetwork.com/news/10807/2014/1/9/usef_names_individuals_to_restructu.aspx
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: USEF Communications Department
Lexington, Ky.- In accordance with Bylaws amended at the USEF Board of Directors Mid-Year Meeting the Federation’s governance structure has been modified to create a more agile and efficient organization. During the 2014 USEF Annual Meeting currently underway in Lexington Kentucky the new structure has been populated. The Administration & Finance Working Group, FEI Affiliates Working Group, High Performance Working Group, and National Affiliates Working Group have transitioned to become the Administrative and Finance Council, International Disciplines Council, and the National Breeds and Disciplines Council respectively.
Effective January 9, 2014, the Board of Directors has been streamlined from 54 members to 19. The following individuals have been elected or appointed to the USEF Board of Directors:
Chrystine Tauber, President
Ellen Di Bella, Vice-President
Bill Hughes, Secretary/Treasurer
Lisa Deslauriers
Derek di Grazia
Elisabeth Goth
Georgie Green
S. Tucker Johnson
Valerie Kanavy
Chris Kappler
Murray Kessler
Victoria Lowell
Beezie Madden
Bill Moroney
Michael Pollard
Cynthia Richardson
Howard Simpson
Chester Weber
George Williams
More here:
http://www.usefnetwork.com/news/10807/2014/1/9/usef_names_individuals_to_restructu.aspx
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