Every horse-crazy kid grows up with a picture of their future “dream horse,” locked away in the secrets of their heart. For Belgian dressage rider Justin Verboomen that horse is Zonik Plus. Crowned in Crozet, the reigning European gold medal-winning partnership, which helped Verboomen ascend to World no. 1 in September, is the first Belgian
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For a couple of years in college, a fellow horse-crazy buddy and I volunteered at a guest ranch, helping at their fall festival. We tacked up horses, helped manage them. We were, all in all, just an extra pair of hands for whatever needed to be done. In between, there was a lot of goofing
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Dear diary, I have enjoyed a mostly quiet week as she who must be obeyed was in Port Seagull for a work-related international kick off thing. It was the first time that she has been away properly since her human kissing spines operation and apparently she can confirm she sets the metal detectors off now
Dear diary, A lot like my stressage sheets of old often used to say, I’m pretty sure all our report cards would read “could try harder” right now. If the mercurial weather is anything to go by then our level of sacrifices needs to rise and Spring needs to at least start thinking about bracing
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julia Norman Eventing (@julianormaneventing) We’re sending our love today to Julia Norman, a British 5* athlete who has sadly announced the end of her eventing career
The USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing Championships have become a spring staple for 5th through 12th graders and undergraduate collegiate athletes. The weekend brings joy, camaraderie, and celebration of a year of growth with their fellow teammates,
To me, when people band together to help another – who doesn’t ask for help but is in dire need – I just love that. I love pulling a soul from despair with unexpected kindness. And that is exactly Melia’s story. MELIA’S STORY She was left behind when her owners moved. The road was impassable
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Today, I will clean up the barn! It is still really foggy here… odd for our area of Grass Valley. Very eerie. HERE WE GO! KEEP THEM OFF THE TRUCK FUND. The KEEP THEM OFF THE TRUCK FUND will go on all day, all the time. It will always be here. Slaughter bound horses are
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