FEI Eventing Risk Management Action Plan on Target

ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2011

Lausanne (SUI), 31 January 2011 – The FEI Eventing Risk Management Action Plan, which was launched in January 2010, is on target, as shown by the steady decrease in the percentage of Cross-Country falls. National Safety Officers (NSOs) from 22 nations who attended the FEI’s annual NSO seminar in Greenwich, London (GBR) on 29-30 January…

Paulo Santana & Taloubet Top $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Series Classic

ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2011

Wellington, FL – January 30, 2011 – The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded its third week of competition on Sunday afternoon with a $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Series Classic. Held in the International Arena of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), the class was won by Paulo Santana (BRA) and Taloubet…

Secretariat “Voice of the People” Award to Zenyatta, by Jane Heart

ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2011

Personal Appearance, Saturday, February 5, 2011, Santa Anita Park, California Mrs. Penny Chenery has established the Vox Populi award for the “voice of the fans to honor the horses they love”. The first award will be presented to the Zenyatta team this coming Saturday. Mrs. Chenery will participate in a special poster signing to commemorate…

Official Licensed Jewelry 1973 Triple Crown Winner Secretariat

ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2011

Secretariat, America’s champion, fondly known as Big Red, became a hero and a symbol of hope during the early 1970s. His legacy as the greatest racehorse of all time has endured to this day. From the cover of Time magazine to his very own United States postal stamp, Secretariat’s image has been an inspiration to…

Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2010/2011 – Round 9, Zurich

ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2011

EHNING MAKES IT FIVE FOR GERMANY AT ZURICH by Louise Parkes Zurich (SUI), 30 January 2011 – Marcus Ehning brought the German tally to five wins in the 2010/2011 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series with a convincing victory riding Noltes Kuchengirl at the ninth leg in Zurich, Switzerland today. In an exciting seven-way jump-off…

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Tip of the Week – What Type of Personality Is Your Horse?

ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2011

The Five Element Theory in Chinese medicine is based on five fundamental elements in the universe and the body that are in constant motion and change. The first element, Wood, is associated with eyes, tendons, ligaments, hooves and nails and the season, spring. The second one, Fire, is associated with speech, mind, blood vessels and…

Jacksonville Winter Series Hunter/Jumper Show Wrap-up and Gulfport Winter Circuit

ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2011January 30, 2011

On behalf of the NFHJA I want to thank everyone for their support of the shows in Green Cove Springs this winter. Three great weeks of shows in the sunshine state. This week there were lots of meetings and plans are well underway for 2012 and we hope that you will mark your calendars to…

Pablo Barrios and G&C Quick Star 11 Succeed in $40,000 Surpass Grand Prix, CSI 2*

ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2011

Wellington, FL – January 29, 2011 – Pablo Barrios (VEN) and G&C Quick Star 11, owned by G&C Farm of Wellington, FL, captured the top prize in tonight’s $40,000 Surpass Grand Prix, CSI 2*. This was the second event of 11 in the “Saturday Night Lights” series at the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF)….

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NO SECRET SO CLOSE excerpt #4, by Claire Dorotik

ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2011

NO SECRET SO CLOSE is the story of a the most unthinkable betrayal humanly possible — at only 24 years old, Claire Dorotik’s father has been murdered, her mother arrested, and now, in a sinister twist of fate, Claire’s mother points the finger at Claire, accusing her of killing her own father. Battling the feelings…

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Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy: Working in the Unconscious, by Claire Dorotik, M.A.

ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2011

While there is no debate among those who work with horses that the truth about people cannot be masked when around them. It seems that even those who seem to project one emotion will frequently be found to have another. An apparently confident person can struggle mightily with the simple task of placing a halter…