8 Best Horse And Equestrian Apps For Riding And Care
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8 Best Horse and Equestrian Apps for Riding and Care

ByTeri Rehkopf

Technology has transformed many aspects of our lives, and equestrianism is no exception. Thanks to innovative equestrian apps, horse riding and care have entered the digital age, making tasks easier and riding more enjoyable. I’m a techy by trade, so I love anything related to tech and horses! Why are these apps becoming must-haves? They…

Remembering Panimetro
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Remembering Panimetro

ByAssociate Editor

From 2008 to 2010, I owned an ex-racehorse, Panimetro (1999-2010), a Thoroughbred rescue from the Virgin Islands. He was cared for by VICCTRE (Virgin Islands Community Cooperative Thoroughbred Retirement Effort) until he was adoptable. He was a multiple graded stakes winner with career earnings from 2001-2005 of $300,500.  We assembled a list for all your information…

We Have Liftoff! New Site Design!
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We Have Liftoff! New Site Design!

ByTeri Rehkopf

Moorland’s Totilas baby from Sherry Smith’s brood. DogwoodSportHorses.com We have liftoff! Finally got a new design done – yea! HorsesintheSouth.com and AHorseBlog.com are now one source. My associate editor had been adding articles to both the CMS (Contact Management System which ran the home page, event calendar and directory) and to the blog. The blog…

Diana De Rosa to Be on Worst Cooks in America Premiering Feb. 17th
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Diana De Rosa to Be on Worst Cooks in America Premiering Feb. 17th

ByAssociate Editor

Diana is one of HorsesintheSouth.com’s long time contributors for equine articles and events. This is a special highlight to her, so be sure to watch Worst Cooks in America on the Food Network this Sunday! Bio of Diana De Rosa (Huntington, NY): Diana’s late parents wished their daughter would learn how to cook, and she…

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Jacksonville Winter Series – Hunter Derby Jan. 14, 2012

ByAssociate Editor

I finally got to see an indoor hunter derby under the lights at the huge covered arena at the Clay County Agricultural Center in Green Cove Springs, FL (just south of Jacksonville) at the annual Jacksonville Winter Series.  I missed it last year due to other commitments I had, but made it to the USHJA…

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The Dressage on the First Coast Spring 2011 show program “Thank You” ad from Jerry Rehkopf

ByAssociate Editor

My Northeast Florida Dressage Association (NFDA) club’s Dressage on the First Coast Spring 2011 show is coming up this weekend (April 9-10th) and boy has there been a flurry of work to do to get everything ready for it. Everything else has had to be put on hold, even getting my newsletter out before the…

Caligula’s Horse, Incitatus – from an interesting email I just got

ByAssociate Editor

The Roman Senate governed Ancient Rome for five centuries. It looked much like the Congress today. The purpose of the Roman Senate was to rule in accordance with the wishes of the Roman People. The building in which the Roman Senate met, the “Curia Julia,” still stands in Rome today. In 27 B.C., Augustus Caesar…

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A Month Long Editorial, Based on Weather & Photos of a Hawk in Our Birdbath

ByAssociate Editor

As I was going to post a new editorial back on June 15th about not having any rain and  it being 100 degrees in the shade and bam, we start getting almost daily thunderstorms!  We had been averaging 110 heat index at the first of June, which was very oppressive to go outside to do…