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Ms Dreamy US Equestrian 2018 Reining Horse of Honor

2024-10-15T21:12:45-04:00January 10, 2019|Looking Back, Western HorsesDaily|, , |

Ms Dreamy has collected a multitude of remarkable accomplishments with four different riders over her five-year career. However, nothing can compare to the results Frederick Christen’s 2010 American Quarter(AQHA) mare and her current rider, Dan Huss, achieved in 2018. During the Carolina Classic Derby and FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon [...]

US Equestrian Awards Tessa Divita with 2018 Vaulter of the Year Honor

2024-10-15T21:12:45-04:00January 8, 2019|Looking Back, Vaulting|, |

Lexington, Ky. –US Equestrian is proud to recognize Tessa Divita as the 2018 Vaulter of the Year. Divita, who competed for the U.S. at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 as an individual, stood out among the applicant pool based on her 2018 competition scores, personal essay, and letters [...]

A Healthy Reminder About Sawdust and Black Walnut

2024-10-15T21:12:05-04:00December 24, 2018|DressageDaily, Driving Daily, Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily, Wellness, Western HorsesDaily||

Last night a client with a boarding barn went to unload sawdust. Thank god they knew what black walnut looked like and immediately recognized it! They called the saw mill to check their suspicions and it was confirmed-black walnut had been processed that day. Horses can be affected by black [...]

Sir Sinclair #1 USEF Dressage Sire for Fourth Year

2024-10-15T21:12:06-04:00December 24, 2018|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

Iron Spring Farm Stallions Ranked 1, 2, 3 Among 800 USEF Dressage Sires Coatesville, PA-Iron Spring Farm's Sir Sinclair, Keur, was the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) #1 Sire of Dressage Horses for an incredible fourth consecutive year (2015-2018). Sir's offspring earned 10,681 points in dressage competitions throughout the year, [...]

William Whitaker Wows The Crowd With Emotional Win At Olympia

2024-10-15T21:12:07-04:00December 24, 2018|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily||

There’s nothing quite like a big win in front of the home crowd to trigger the emotions, but Great Britain’s William Whitaker (29) wasn’t the only one with a tear in his eye after he topped a showjumping super star field in today’s eighth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World [...]

Professional Hunters Get Underway at 2018 National Horse Show

2024-10-15T21:12:08-04:00December 22, 2018|Looking Back, Show Jumping Daily||

Victoria Colvin and Private Practice (Photo: Taylor Rains) The country’s top hunter horses and riders arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park for the highly anticipated 2018 National Horse Show and kicked off the professional hunter divisions in the Alltech Arena on Tuesday. Green Hunter competition saw Victoria Colvin and Holly [...]

Meet Custom Saddle Fitter: Faye Flynn

2024-10-15T21:12:08-04:00December 21, 2018|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News, Wellness|

Faye Flynn - Saddle Fitter for Custom Saddlery As a rider herself Faye understands the importance a properly fitting saddle makes for a rider to effectively communicate with their horse. Faye is a certified equine sports massage therapist which allows her more insight in how important a properly fitted saddle [...]

Verdades US Equestrian 2018 Dressage Horse of Honor

2024-10-15T21:12:10-04:00December 21, 2018|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, , , |

In 2018, Verdades, affectionately known as Diddy, owned by Laura Graves and Curt Maes, again proved why he is one of the best horses to grace the international dressage ring.   Following a standout 2017, when he and his lifelong rider and trainer, Laura Graves placed second in the Grand Prix [...]

Should You Microchip Your Horse?

2024-10-29T13:15:07-04:00December 21, 2018|Looking Back||

Microchipping your horse may seem like an unnecessary or foreign concept but it’s largely becoming a standard practice for breed organizations, national governing bodies like USEF, and sport organizations like Jockey Club. But why is it becoming common practice to microchip? Isn’t it overkill? We’ll go over some of the [...]

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