1.2kviewsBy LIZ CRUMBLY Editor Competitive riders in running and judged events don’t often mix company, owing to the fact that their shows usually happen in different places. There’s one event in Georgia, however, that brings barrel racers, saddle seat, Western pleasure and equitation riders from all over the state together – and it’s been doing … Read more
589viewsBY LIZ CRUMBLY Editor It’s not common to hear a national championship coach and her team describing the experience of sharing the spotlight as “perfect.” That was the Berry College Equestrian Team’s general consensus about tying for a national championship this year with St. Andrews College, however. The Berry team members celebrated their IHSA (Intercollegiate … Read more
By LIZ CRUMBLY Editor Abbey Turner, of Traveler’s Rest, S.C., has decided to make this a period of her life the one where she pursues her horse showing goals to the fullest – in fact this has been Abbey Turner’s go-for-it year. She didn’t get to do it as a child or as an amateur … Read more
425viewsBy LIZ CRUMBLY Editor Haley Settles entered this year’s Pinto World Show with a new perspective – literally. It was her first World show with her four-year-old “WR Magic Mike” – a gentle giant at nearly 17.3 hands. The gelding, known as “Jackson” around the barn, is quite a bit taller than Settles’ previous 15.1-hand … Read more
494viewsBy LIZ CRUMBLY Editor When Dane Valentine rode into the arena at this year’s Pinto Horse World Championship Show to win the Youth Novice Walk/ Trot horsemanship class, it was on a sparkling, homebred palomino paint mare. When Valentine calls “KTRs Elegant By Eight” a “homebred,” he means his trainer, Keri Davidson, of Adairsville, Ga., … Read more
775viewsI mentioned my APHA colt, “Chase,” in my last column – since then, he’s started to come along under saddle. He’s learned to stretch into the side reins and begin working over his back, and I’ve seen his lofty trot stride begin to emerge. He’s become reliable about crossing ditches and the small bridge on … Read more
By ANALISA CAMELIN Staff writer The flooding in Louisiana in August brought historic water levels; humans and animals required assistance, but the latter group sometimes proved harder to help simply because they could not voice their needs. Most animal lovers would agree four-legged creatures’ needs come second to those of people, but in the case … Read more
447viewsBY LIZ CRUMBLY Editor When Nicci Kirby, owner of Southern Equestrian apparel company, looked around a horse show in Atlanta last summer, she noticed something odd: most of the young people were wearing brand-emblazoned clothing, but the brands didn’t represent anything remotely horsey. Salt Life, Simply Southern and Southern Marsh made frequent appearances, but those … Read more
BY LIZ CRUMBLY Editor To talk with Wendy Murdoch is to be swept away on the swells of a fast-moving, but decidedly inviting, conversation about effective riding. Equestrians on Facebook have found themselves pulled into the dialogue recently as Murdoch has begun releasing bite-sized lessons on the social media platform. A lot of her ideas … Read more
By LIZ CRUMBLY Editor “Maggie looked up, startled to see girls coming out of the stalls and curiously making their way toward her. Ms. Cavalieri opened the stall door with the Bella nameplate. “Oh!” This made perfect sense now; they were all looking at the wrong pony, and so she said, ‘My pony’s name is … Read more