Equestrianism

My artifact is a ribbon I won at an Interscholastic Equestrian Association horse show last year. The horse show was on April Sixteenth, and took place in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. The show was Western Zone Finals. For a rider to qualify for Zone Two Finals, they must acquire at least fifteen points in five or less horse shows. The Interscholastic Equestrian Association, also known as IEA, is for middle and high school students. IEA promotes good sportsmanship, fair competition, and exposes…

If two horses were standing next to each other and were completely identical, except for a tiny white marking on one horse’s side, you would likely make the assumption that they were worth similar amounts of money. However, this is typically not the case in the Paint Horse industry. Due to rules put into place by the American Paint Horse Association, or APHA, only two square inches of white coloring can change the value of a horse dramatically. Solid Paint Breds, or horses that do not have two…

Tips For Buying A Horse Property It's unhandy to keep your horse at a rented stable since you have to make special trips just to visit or ride. Having your own property so you can have as many horses as you like is probably a dream come true. A good real estate agent can help you realize your dream by finding the perfect property that already has horse facilities or that is suitable for building them. Here are some tips for buying a horse property. Understand Zoning Laws You may not need to…

Would you like to learn about barrel racing? So, barrel racing has no judges, which means it depends on time. Barrel racing is a graceful, and simplistic event when one woman goes around three barrels as quickly as possible in a clover leaf pattern. Ride quickly and win, hesitate and lose. The horse not only must be swift but it has to be intelligent enough to get around the barrel without tipping them. The horse must be able to withstand the long roads a every person has to go to get to the…

In the summer of 2014 at a horse show located in Stittsville Ontario called Fiddlers green. After showing all day and being exhausted, tired, and worn out, my show team and I found out that day we had qualified for trillium championships, this is a horse back riding competition in eastern Ontario. The show team from the barn I rode at in Braeside Ontario, consisted of my sister, a friend named Stephanie, myself, and are coach Julie. I remember feeling overwhelmed with excitement and joy, as…

Nyroca Riding Stables is an agistment centre, and riding school for horse lovers of all ages. Throughout the day different social groups arrive, whether they are riders of the riding school, teenagers or adults. Their scheduling appears to be synchronised, and practised. At the beginning of the day when the sun is still low in the sky, and a light breeze is rustling the tree tops are when the newcomers begin to arrive. Seemly unsure as they stand next to cars with parents, while hoping they spot…

Over the hill of a small town there is a lone shadow of a man on a horse watching over the town making sure that everything within the town is safe and no bandit is going to raid or rob any of the townsfolks. He is the saver of damsels in distress, the rider of freedom and peace, however this image of the cowboy that so many people have in their minds is not the true cowboy, but an image from popular literature, to films. The real cowboys were the men that would run cattle drives making sure…

Seabiscuit and How Perseverance Can Cause People to Beat the Odds. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand is an exhilarating read about a horse owner, Charles Howard, trainer Tom Smith, jockeys John “Red” Pollard and George Woolf, and the horse itself Seabiscuit and their journey to stardom. In this story, these five characters all face many different challenges. With these adversities come many different themes. The themes include perseverance and beating the odds. In the book, Charles Howard,…

Cowboy mounted shooting is the fastest growing up and coming sport in the equine industry. Not only do the riders get to ride a horse fast and hard through different patterns, they also get to shoot real guns. Before you become Annie Oakley there are a few things the shooter needs to know. First they need to have some equipment before anyone can perform. A horse is kind of a given but I am going to tell you what makes a good cowboy mounted shooting horse. In the equine species there are several…

Grandpa’s Getaway Trips Grandpa’s proof that we all need to take time off doing something fun because it relaxes the body and relieves stress from the real world. Sitting in grandpa’s office for an hour waiting for him to get done with his meeting listening to him explain how insurance works. Paul Rhodes which I also call Pops; my hard working grandpa owning his own business and making it to all of us grandchildren events for school. He rarely has time to himself because while working and going…