Bit Questions? The Ultimate Book of Bits Has Answers!

Just released from Skyhorse Press, The Ultimate Book of Bits covers history, manufacturing, bit styles for different disciplines, and how to deal with specific bitting problems. With a focus on proper training as the first step, The Ultimate Book of Bits offers a comprehensive look at the world of bits and bitting. The writing is clear and concise, and the book is illustrated with over 120 color photos….

WEG Wow

Midsouth Hunts Wow at WEG

By Emily Esterson

Dinwiddie Lampton directs the field before the show at WEG.

The standing-room-only crowd at the World Equestrian Games’ Equine Village arena learned a thing or two about foxhunting on Oct. 8. Held in the United States for the first time, the World Equestrian Games attracted a total of about 400,000 spectators, according to unofficial estimates at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

Members of …

USPC to Host International Foxhunting Exchange in March

In March, 2011, the United States Pony Club will host the International Foxhunting Exchange, which rotates between the US, the United Kingdom and Ireland. USPC will select four team members, along with a chaperon. The US will host the other two countries for foxhunting in Virginia and Maryland, a cultural exchange and tour. Applications for participants and chaperons are available on the USPC website. Completed applications, recommendation letters, release forms & signed Code of Conduct plus a $500 land fee …

Horses in Art Symposium

The Berea College Art Gallery will present a free public symposium, “The Reign of the Horse: Exploring Cultural Connections Through Equine Images in Art,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2010. The symposium has been organized to coincide with the art exhibition, “The Horse in Japan, 1615-1912,” on exhibit through November 12 in the Upper Traylor Gallery in the Traylor Art Building at Berea College. The symposium will take place on the Berea campus in Frost …

Groundbreaking Book Urban Carnivores Now in Its Second Printing

Edited by Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P. D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher

With over half of the world’s human population now living in cities, human-carnivore interaction in urban areas is a growing area of concern and research for wildlife managers, conservationists, urban planners, and the public at large. Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation brings together leading international carnivore researchers to explore the unique biological …

The Horse that Lives a Double Life

By Katie McKusky

The hunt field can be a chaotic place, but not for Adrian Messenger. Life can be difficult and treacherous, but not for Adrian Messenger. This 16.1hh dark bay Percheron/Thoroughbred gelding is a tough athletic partner to Ellie Williams, the Executive Director of EquiTeam Support Services, a nonprofit, equine assisted psychotherapy organization, and a sensitive friend to all of her clients.

Affectionately known as “Messy,” he …

Blue Ridge Hunt Pair Claims Field Hunter Championship

by Betsy Burke Parker

Blue Ridge Hunt rider Emily Day steered Thoroughbred gelding Another Look to claim the coveted title of the nation’s best foxhunter in the Oct. 3 finals of the North American Field Hunter Championships (NAFHC). Representing the Clarke County, Virginia pack, the near-black son of Seeking The Gold earned the nod from …