Every athlete deserves an edge, and that includes your equine athlete. Equine Salt Spa’s salt therapy treatment is a new respiratory treatment that is proven to help enhance breathing function and better performance. The Benke Family, creators of Equine Salt Spa, have several successful clinics [...]
It was a long way from swimming laps in the dark. That was what McLain Ward was doing three years ago to the day, during the 2012 WEF finale grand prix jumpoff. A knee injury early in the season had kept him out of the saddle, [...]
Dressage! Many riders hear that word and shudder, but I happen to like dressage and always have. As a kid I did some low level eventing and dressage with an OTTB named Prior. We had a great time together. When I was 15 we qualified [...]
Today was one of those days when working with a young horse paid off. Last week I had a bit of a pity party about not feeling able to school amidst the hecticness of WEF. Fast-forward to the following Tuesday, and it was once again schooling [...]
When you are an icon the stature of Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, the number of first-time wins are a bit fewer and far between. She’s won the most famous grand prix classes in the world - several times over. She's earned many of the top medals in the sport [...]
The most telling indicator of a healthy, booming economy can be summed up in one word: competition. Competition begets free choice. Competition opens the door for incentives and quality improvements, and gives consumers the power to support the product that works best for them. No, [...]
They're not exactly scales, and they're not exactly your run-of-the-mill leather. . . but they are always, always a head-turner. Now don't go jumping to conclusions; this is not an "only in Wellington" post. However, we can put Mr. Charles Pinnell's alligator half chaps squarely into [...]
I am a Thoroughbred addict. I grew up outside of Boston, MA riding Thoroughbreds. I fox hunted, evented, horse showed, played games, all on Thoroughbreds – they have always been my go-to horse. Now, I live in Wellington, Florida, where the Thoroughbred might as well [...]
As mentioned in a previous post, the press love it when Rolex comes to WEF as the grand prix sponsor. In the media room, an extra-large bottle of champagne beckons, the object of a raffle if a member of the press can correctly guess the [...]
To those of you who are reading this from a snowy locale that hasn’t seen green grass or blue sky in weeks (months?) apologies for the images you’re about to view in the gallery below. If it seems like we’re rubbing another glorious day in [...]