Aurora, OH - Freedom Health, LLC, makers of SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program®, has announced the introduction of a new awareness campaign: "Crusade Against Equine Colic"™. As a leading equine health product, SUCCEED supports greater education and awareness of important digestive health concerns like colic. Knowledge is power. This is particularly important with colic, as it is the number one medical killer of adult domestic horses. That fact has been well-established by veterinary...

Virginia Beach, VA – Win a piece of history, a Team USA reining hat autographed by the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) USA Gold Medal Reining Team. The hat is only one of 24 in existence and will be won by a Rate My Horse PRO Member; it was donated by Tom McCutcheon Reining Horses. At the 2010 WEG, McCutcheon and Gunners Special Nite won Gold Medals in the Team and Individual Reining Competitions. Tom McCutcheon recently made history when he was named the 2010 USEF Equestrian of...

Kennett Square, PA On Tuesday, April 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., New Bolton Center will present "Wound Care: The big, the bad, the ugly." The lecture is part of the First Tuesdays Lecture Series at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine at New Bolton Center. The series offers the public open lectures on equine topics, at no charge, the first Tuesday of each month. The April 5 lecture will be presented by David Levine, DVM, DACVS a lecturer and surgeon at New Bolton Center....

Boston, MA - More than $95,000 was earned at the 2011 AMHA/WMF Stallion Service Auction, which took place as part of the AMHA Annual Convention in February. The event took place at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston with Bill Carrington serving as auctioneer and David "Tuffy" Owens reading the pedigrees. The overall top-winning bid went to Dan Kelley of Victory Lane Morgans for his bid of $10,000 for the cover of the November/December issue of The Morgan Horse magazine. Bill and Sammi Hazen...

At the end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (potentially one of the best movies of all time), Ferris ends the movie saying; "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." On day 15 of WEG this seems to resonate quiet loudly. We still have driving, individual jumping, para dressage and vaulting medals to hand out, so by no means are we at the finish line yet. But we are getting closer. For some of us (myself definately) it's easy to get caught up in...

Photo by Shakota (A trip to Olympic Reserve rider Michael Barisone's farm provided another fun and educational field trip while showcasing several KWPN dressage horses in action.) The KWPN of North America (Royal Dutch Warmblood Studbook) is proud to announce that Rabobank, N.A. has become a major strategic partner in the support of North American sport horse breeders. The sponsorship includes prize money for a wide variety of champions, a new breeders awards program, the Rabobank Star Breeders...

The second Gold Coast show of the season ran April 9-11 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, giving the chance for everyone from beginners to seasoned competitors a chance to compete and have some great fun and keen competition. Carolyn Biava of First Field Farm and her crew had a great show, garnering numerous ribbons and several championships to boot. However, perhaps her biggest success story for this show had nothing to do with ribbons. Biava’s student, Dale Winters, suffered a brain...

Aaron Beale is a Detriot, MI native who has spent considerable time in the past couple of years building cross country courses at the Kentucky Horse Park. Aaron took a few minutes away from building the course for the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bridgestone to answer 11 of the most pressing questions about his profession. 1. How long have you been building at Rolex? A.B.: 3 Years. 2. What is your involvement with horses outside of course building? A.B.: There isn’t any,...

Lexington, KY - The trusted name of Bridgestone has aligned itself with equestrian excellence as the Official Tire of the United States Equestrian Federation. The tire and auto care leader will also be sharing its "passion for excellence" with the prestigious Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, as the presenting sponsor for 2010. "Equestrians, like the ones competing at this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, share the same passion for excellence as we do in manufacturing our tires every day,"...

Beginning in 1995 as part of the Volvo World Cup Finals, the Festival of the Horse (March 30–April 2) has become one of the largest dressage shows in Southern California. Cornerstone Event Management strives to combine top competition with special activities surrounding the show. “The sponsors play a large part on the success of the Festival,” said Glenda McElroy, Festival manager. “We try to find a niche for all our sponsors; Markel Insurance, a longtime partner, sponsors the high-point...