Santa Anita Park Transformed
There we stood at Santa Anita Park. It was strange seeing the Grandstands from the other side of the racetrack. Yes, the Great Race Place had been transformed as we knew it into a World Class Show Jumping facility. As the sun set, the bustle of the Splitrock Jumping Tour’s first $400,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Qualifier Los Angeles CSI5*-W presented by Lugano Diamonds began while each of the 40 international professional riders walked the 1.60 course. It was a monumental moment and we were reminded that we were in store for a serious night of show jumping, entertainment [...]
GUCCI Is back Welcome Sabato De Sarno
For the last, ya know I don't even remember when began not 'getting' the new Gucci. I mean bravo for bringing the logo, the stripes and the iconic bit loafer and riding boot back but beyond that none of it made sense to me. Clearly, I wasn't hip enough. But that's neither here nor there. Enter the debut show for Sabato De Sarno. Now Gucci once again makes sense to me and probably many other GenXers who wore all of the thrift store Gucci looking crap back in the 90s and vowed never to do that 'look' ever again, hence [...]
Match Made in Healing
Stella McCartney and Chopra Foundation have joined forces to spotlight the Healing Power of Horses – supporting the next generation’s mental health, inspired by her Winter 2023 ‘Horse Power’ campaign and Stella’s admiration for Deepak Chopra’s ongoing work in the mental health space. The collaboration was rooted in a chance meeting between Stella and Deepak Chopra last year. During this meeting she was immediately inspired to involve herself with The Chopra Foundation and the work it has been doing to support adolescent mental health it was there that the collaboration of Healing Power of Horses was born. The campaign is [...]
Belt it out! Hermès Spring 2024
So, fashionistas and equestrians alike have been donning the H belt for decades. It's cool, durable and well let's face it..it's chic. The H belt is a badge of luxury. Now, we have a new belt in town..the 1/2 gold eggbutt snaffle? Definitely a fashion forward rendition of it. What do you think? Spring 2024 Hermes show Paris, France.
Call to Action
Image by Kimerlee Curyl CALL TO ACTION Call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at 202-225-3121 and ask to be connected to your Representative. You will likely be asked to leave a message. Simply say: “I'm a constituent, and I'm calling to ask you to please support messaging in line with 2022's H.R. 9154, the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Protection Act. This language included in the comprehensive bill would deliver meaningful change to how wild horses and burros are managed and promote real transparency and accountability for a federal program that has cost taxpayers billions.” There is a “pink horse” in the room [...]
STAY WILD! New Issue
We are over the moon with our new STAY WILD Summer Issue featuring Brandi Cyrus. This issue held a special place in our hearts as part of the print proceeds will go to to AWHC (American Wild Horse Campaign) and advocacy group dedicated to helping to protect our Wild horse and burro herds across the United States. A huge special THANKS to all of our contributors and brand partners who helped in bringing this special print publication into fruition. Please take the time to purchase and read about these amazing people and brands who are raising their voices for our [...]
#istandwithwildhorses
LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The filmmakers behind the powerful documentary "Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West" announced the launch of the advocacy website IStandWithWildHorses.com to bring awareness to the plight of wild horses and stop the cruel and often deadly use of aircraft to pursue and capture wild horses in taxpayer-funded roundups. As exposed in the groundbreaking documentary, the U.S. government often uses helicopters to terrify wild horses, separate them from their families and force them into captivity. For decades, the Bureau of Land Management, driven by corporations and special-interests to reduce the number of wild horses, has contracted private [...]
Astonishment:Hermès in Camargue
Imagine a scene like this: Manadiers wrangle a herd of galloping Camargue horses through a marshland before you. The sound of their thundering hooves resonate in your soul. Should we add a sunset dropping onto the horizon for a poetic touch? Should the horses gallop off into it? Yes Please. This may sound like a brain session between writers making the next epic film but no, just Pierre Alexis Dumas, the artistic director for Hermès being Dumas. “Astonishment is a human quality: it’s the ability to wonder, to surprise ourselves, and to reinvent ourselves.” So said Pierre-Alexis Dumas, artistic director of [...]
LIFE IS GOOD
Welcome to Pegasus World Cup 2022 where the horses run and the party runneth over. The yearly event is a Thoroughbred horse race open to horses aged four years and older and takes place in sunny Hallandale Florida at Gulfstream Park. The winner of the race earns a $3 million (£ 2.2m) prize. It is named after the horse of Greek origin of which a statue stands outside Gulfstream Park which sets the perfect vibe for watching racing and experiencing what Florida has to offer on a regular day so it's no wonder Pegasus has become one of the most [...]
Talk Derby 2020
So the year has been rather blah. We can admit it. The Derby didn't run in May, The Belmont ran first and here on Labor day weekend we are celebrating the Derby without fans just private invites. All of this pandemic chaos aside, we still have some amazing horses racing towards that garland of roses. Here's where the racers stand today. Finnick the Fierce and King Guillermo scratched. So it looks as if there will be a 16 horse field. Tiz the Law came in this morning with 3-5 odds on winning. I love everything about this horse but I [...]
SAUTE HERMES
CANCELLATION OF THE SAUT HERMÈS AT THE GRAND PALAIS 2020 The house of Hermès has taken note of the French ministerial decree of 9 March 2020 prohibiting gatherings of more than 1,000 people. Consequently, the eleventh Saut Hermès at the Grand Palais, due to take place in Paris from 20 to 22 March 2020, is cancelled. In the context of the exceptional current public health situation, Hermès is obliged to cancel the Saut Hermès at the Grand Palais 2020. The event, which has been an unmissable fixture in the international equestrian calendar for more than ten years, was [...]
Pegasus World Cup goes Medication Free
Straight off the presses via NBCsports.com, changes are brewing in what everyone refers to as a very turbulent year for Thoroughbred Racing. The Stronach Group, a top player in the world of racing, announced this week that their sought after purse at the re-known Pegasus World Cup in January would be drastically changed. In implementing this change purses would be lowered, fees to enter would be waived, a precentage would be donated to TB aftercare and more importantly the two large stakes races would be ran medication free. See the story below. The fourth annual Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) [...]
ICONIC issue available in PRINT
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TAA Announces New Accreditations!
November 5, 2019: (Lexington, KY): The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announced today that 40 Thoroughbred aftercare organizations have been awarded accreditation effective immediately. The list of 40 organizations includes 32 that were reaccredited and eight that received accreditation for the first time. The TAA, the only accrediting body in Thoroughbred aftercare, now has a network of 74 organization with approximately 160 facilities in North America. “Congratulations to the aftercare organizations that earned TAA accreditation this year,” TAA President Mike Meuser said. “The process isn’t easy, and every accredited organization should be proud to reach these high standards of operation.” The 40 [...]
Everyone’s a Winner at MCHS
Everyone's a winner! It was a fantastic show week at the Menlo Charity Horse Show. We had such a great time meeting up with old friends and making new ones. This show is laden with tradition and pomp that truly takes you on board for a luxury driven show experience that benefits a charity. The show takes place at the historic private membership grounds of the Menlo Park Circus Club in the Silcon Valley + Bay Area of Northern California. The Club, started in 1920s by a group a children, yes you read correctly, was originally the location for a [...]
Menlo Charity Horse Show selects Artist for 2019
Menlo Charity Horse Show has announced that Sharon Lynn Campbell will be the Artist of the Year for 2019. Campbell's "Menlo Blue" will be seen across publications and sites promoting the up coming charity show next month in Menlo Park California. “It was a pleasure painting Menlo Blue" said Campbell. "I really wanted a pose that shows a moment between horse and rider. After all the hard work is completed, picking up the blue ribbon is a great reward, a time for a nice pat on the neck, a smile and a feeling of accomplishment.” Campbell's work can be seen [...]
This makes for a Movie right?
I think we can all agree that taxes are well 'taxing'. The time, preparation and fear that rolls around every year is tiresome at best, but we all agree it's something we have to do. Well most of us. I came across this twist of a story today (yes, I know I'm a little late) about 14 world-class jumpers going to be auctioned off by the US treasury department online. Okay, you caught my attention. A tale of a father, Alejandro Andrade, unraveled. Apparently, Andrade was sentenced to 10 years in prison in November for money laundering and as part [...]
