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Riding for Reading Receives Grants for 2007 and Expands Its Programs
Burbank, California. Riding For Reading, a non-profit organization (501 (c)3) dedicated to promoting reading, literacy, and education through equestrian sports and activities, is pleased to announce that it has received two important grants to augmen ... Read the full article

Riding for Reading heads into Fall with two great events!
Riding For Reading will conclude 2008 with two great events. Langer Equestrian Group, Inc. hosts the Riding For Reading Benefit Show (Sept. 1) at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Not only does the show boast the largest Riding For Reading Class in the country, but the entire show is a benefit for the charity which is a non-profit organization (501 (c)3) dedicated to promoting reading, literacy, and education through equestrian sports and activities. ... Read the full article

Riding for Reading at the Oregon Country Classic
The non-profit Riding for Reading program galloped on to Oregon for its second class of the year at The Country Classic in Wilsonville Oregon. This was the second year that the Country Classic hosted the class, in which riders from first through twelfth grade compete in a hunter pleasure class to win grant money for their school’s library. ... Read the full article

Madison Cameron Wins Riding for Reading at Oregon for Second Year
The non-profit Riding for Reading program galloped on to Oregon for its second class of the year at The Country Classic in Wilsonville Oregon. This was the second year that the Country Classic hosted the class, in which riders from first through twelfth grade compete in a hunter pleasure class to win grant money for their school’s library. ... Read the full article

Riding For Reading Has Great Plans for 2009
BURBANK, CA. Riding for Reading returns to the horse show arena for 2009 with five events, and two are coming up in March. Riding For Reading, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to promoting reading, literacy and education through equestrian s ... Read the full article

Riding for Reading Takes Woodside by Storm
Twenty-six riders from first grade through twelfth grade trotted into the ring for the Riding For Reading Class at the Golden Gate Classic held at the Horse Park at Woodside (July 4, 2008). This is the first class of the summertime Riding For Reading Classes, and the organizers could not have been happier. “It was great to see so many riders in the class,” said Riding For Reading Treasurer Kelly Scarinci. “The classes have grown and the riders seem to really like it.” If smiling faces were any indication, the riders had a great time. ... Read the full article

Riding For Reading Expands to Include Seven Events in 2007
Burbank, California. Riding For Reading, a non-profit organization (501 (c)3) dedicated to promoting reading, literacy, and education through equestrian sports and activities, is expanding its program in 2007. In addition to the Riding For Reading B ... Read the full article

Riding For Reading at Pin Oak
The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show held the inaugural Riding for Reading class of 2009. It was the first year for Pin Oak to hold a Riding for Reading Class, which differs from other flat classes. Junior riders of every age, on horses and ponies, compe ... Read the full article

Riding For Reading Sets New Record at Los Angeles Event!
“Libraries are built over time, and we can always use all the help we can get for our libraries,” says Hart School District liaison Pat Willet. Comments like these are usually completely unrelated to horse showing, but thanks to the Riding For Reading charity, and riders such as eighth grader Ashlyn Matheus, horses are helping school libraries in a very big way. With a record 55 riders competing for $10,000 worth of library grants, the enthusiasm surrounding the very special Riding For Reading class was palpable at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on Labor Day. ... Read the full article

Walter Farley
He could spin a yarn with the best of them, but behind author Walter Farley was a real horseman. His horse stories have thrilled generations of youngsters and helped to instill in them a passion for reading that schoolbooks can't. But few people k ... Read the full article

Holly Shea Sayre of Churchville, Virginia wins TEAM CHA Youth Award
The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) has a TEAM CHA youth Horse Connection Reward Program for kids 15 years and younger. The participants keep track of their hours working with horses whether they have them or not! They can count activities such as riding lessons, watching non-fiction videos and reading non-fiction books about horses, grooming, cleaning stalls, cleaning tack, feeding and so on. ... Read the full article

American Shetland Pony Club Donates Pony To Black Stallion Literacy Foundation
A black Shetland Pony who closely resembles the pony Little Black in the Walter Farley book “Little Black, A Pony” has a new home with the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation at Arabian Nights in Orlando, Florida. Thanks to the donation of the pony by the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC), thousands of children involved in the literacy program will have the chance to meet Little Black in person. ... Read the full article

Walking the Course with an Olympic Gold Medalist
Tune in. Tack up.® and watch the next webisode on HorseGirlTV®. Not many of us get the chance to walk a Grand Prix course. Fewer receive the ability to walk the Washington International Horse Show Grand Prix course and even far fewer receive the honor to walk it with Olympic Gold Medalist, mentor to many and all around nice guy, Will Simpson. Watch as Angelea walks with Will and pick up some notes on reading courses and the challenges course designers present. It's a good time! Watch online at http://www.horsegirltv.com. ... Read the full article

Maureen Gallatin Named to International Board
Maureen Gallatin has been invited to join the International Coordinating Team of Affiliated International Ministries (AIM). AIM is the umbrella organization coordinating the Christian ministries of service, education, and outreach related to the World Equestrian Games in Lexington as well as the related activities around the U.S. and in other countries during and leading up to the Games in 2010. One area involves literacy, with a focus on the 3Rs for young people — that’s reading, riding, and relating. AIM is comprised of about 40 organizations representing over 4,000 churches and voluntary groups, one of which is Equestrian Ministries International. ... Read the full article

Lyme Disease- The Silent Killer
Of all the ailments that your horse can have, Lyme disease is one of the most puzzling. Since horses are athletic in nature, many of the early symptoms of the disease can often be explained away as normal equestrian ailments. In fact, almost 90% of the horses that contract Lyme disease go undiagnosed. Understanding more about the factors that play a role in Lyme disease, and understanding how to diagnose and treat the disease can go a long way to protecting your livestock. Keep reading to find out more about this silent killer. ... Read the full article

Introducing the 2007 BC and Alberta Horse Community Guides
SIDNEY, BC – The publishers of THE CANADIAN HORSE JOURNAL, Canada’s favourite general interest magazine, are pleased to introduce two new provincial horse industry directories for 2007: BC’s HORSE COMMUNITY GUIDE, and ALBERTA’S HORSE COMMUNITY GUIDE. ... Read the full article

Hoof Beats Unveils New Web Site
Hoof Beats, harness racing’s leading magazine and the official publication of the U.S Trotting Association, is proud to unveil its brand new Web site. Click on www.hoofbeatsmagazine.com and see all the exciting new features! Check out the cove ... Read the full article

For Race Fans, 'The Training Game' is Ideal Father's Day Gift
ELMONT, N.Y. – As it is every year, Belmont Park will be jumping on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21 with plenty of activities in the backyard’s Festival Tent. But if there is a need for one more token of affection for the racing fan that Dad is, che ... Read the full article

Pedigree Author Avalyn Hunter to be Wednesday's Guest on BLOODHORSE.COM’S “TALKIN’ HORSES”
Lexington, KY — Join pedigree expert and award-winning author Avalyn Hunter as she discusses her new release The Kingmaker: How Northern Dancer Founded a Racing Dynasty. Hunter will be the special guest live online for the Wednesday, March 29th editi ... Read the full article

Gold & Silver For USA at Pan Am Games
Christopher Hickey, 38, from Colora, MD, won the individual dressage gold medal riding Brenna Kucinski’s nine year old Dutch Warmblood gelding Regent (Flemmingh – Jenny) at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil on July 18, 2007 with a scor ... Read the full article