Horse Care and Housing Needed in California.

Former Natural Horsemanship Riding Instructor/Trainer and Horse Rehab specialist is in need of care and housing for her two registered purebred mares. They are well trained, good natured & healthy and open for breeding to AQHA OR APHA.

A hint of spring is showing up out in the south west. We are starting to be able to open up our jackets and sport a fashionable tee shirt again. Thank Goodness! If yours are coming out of winter storage looking a bit tired, maybe it’s time to refresh your riding shirts. Take a peek at the Horse2Heart selection on the for sale page. Better yet, make a donation and get a free new fashionable jersey shirt!

Coming Attractions!

We excitedly welcome the outstanding work of Charles Wilhelm.

Well known and highly respected horse trainer Charles Wilhelm will be contributing his articles to the readers of Horse 2 Heart.com

Charles is a seasoned Training Master for all levels of horsemanship. If he isn’t already one of your favorites, he will quickly become one.

While I jokingly like to blame my horse for the dumb things I do in training, Charles keeps me honest. He shows us how it is really not the horses fault in so many common situations we encounter.

Buying new great fitting Kensington Horse Blankets and saving money is always a happy thought.

Think about this; 

Kensington Horse Blankets  Closeout Sale has Daysheets  a whooping 40% off,  Winter blanket close-outs and other Horseblankets  discounted 25% to 40%. With a lifetime Horse blanket GUARANTEE!, A GUARANTEE!! Gotta love Kensington Horseblankets!  

If you are in Southern California show up for the Kensington Horse Blanket  sale being held in Del Mar at Mary’s Tack and Feed Feb.19-21 from 9 to 5. Anthony Gatto from Kensington will be top hand at the sale and can answer your questions.

Horse2Heart recently had lunch by the Del Mar Racetrack with Dawn Mellon of After the Finish Line. Below is her newsletter and stories with happy endings. For more on Horse Rescue or donate rescue resources click on Horse2Heart.org .

Dear Thoroughbred Friends,

Saving one Thoroughbred often leads to saving another. This came true when After the Finish Line awarded their February emergency funds. Equine organizations in California, Oklahoma, New York/Kentucky and Pennsylvania came together to help Watchem Smokey and Picaso find safe homes when their racing careers were over. We couldn’t save these Thoroughbreds without your help.

The Extreme Cowboy Race at Equine Affaire in Pomona was won by horse trainer Robin Bond from Vista. Second place was Rick Hoffman on his horse Leroy. The Extreme Cowboy Race course was a technical challenge of broken jumps, log pulls and of course bareback riding. Craig Cameron added a new obstacle: a very long heavy pole. The rider needed to pick up one end and then ride in a circle one direction then change directions and ride a circle the other way while holding one end of the pole. The individual riders put their own spin on this with variations of backing up and cantering. Another monster obstacle was a Liverpool full of white packing peanuts. Everyone managed it, but most of the horses needed some convincing by their riders.

Bill Cameron rides the last night of the Extreme Cowboy Association World Championship for the highest score of the final round.

When it comes to training horses this tall Hollywood cowboy makes it look so easy.

“The fact that my last name is Cameron and the horse’s name is I’ll Cowboy Up was a sign to me to pursue Craig Cameron’s Extreme Cowboy Race. I have never had so much fun in my life with a horse as I have at the EXCA Events. With all my experience I think I was born for this event,” says seasoned Horseman Bill Cameron. Born into the horse business, Bill started as a child working alongside his father, premier Hollywood movie horse trainer, Denzel Cameron. Known worldwide and highly respected, Denzel was the man behind many animal actors. For over 25 years his family has resided in Rosamond California preparing and training Liberty Horses and Driving Horses.

This Email came to Horse2Heart with updated action on Assenbly Bill 4X22;

Now that the auction is over it is important to understand that flawed Assembly Bill (AB 4X22) that allowed for this sale authorized the Department of General Services (DGS) to sell the OC Fairgrounds, it did not mandate that it be sold. This process has been the poster child for how NOT to sell state properties.

Number one selling equestrian author Audrey Pavia joins Horse2Heart. She is an award-winning freelance writer specializing in animals and she is the former editor of Horse Illustrated Magazine. The author of 24 books, including 8 on horses, her number one seller is Horses for Dummies. She has written hundreds of articles on horses for a variety of magazines. Audrey stays active in competitive trail riding. She makes her home in Horsetown USA, AKA Norco, California. Audrey lives with two Spanish Mustangs, Milagro and Rio, a Quarter Horse named Red and a Husband named Randy.

The Rose Parade Equestrians will be having an open house in Los Angeles, Calif. Horse2Heart will be attending the Rose Parade EquestFest Parade Horse demonstrations. It will be held Tues December 29 at 11AM in the Los Angles Equestrian Center Equidome.
Parade horses need to be extremely calm by nature and trained to remain that way. Trainers will be putting the parade horses through their paces and the public is invited to watch this rare sight. Riding in the parade tests the limits of a horse’s ability to stay focused on its rider. Sometimes rose parade riders have had to ‘exit stage left’ with the help of officials when the horse they are mounted on gets overwhelmed by crowd noise and massive moving mountains of flowers.  Sometimes Veterinarians can give the horse a “margarita” to mellow it out and keep them on the parade route.
The EquestFest Show at the LAEC Equidome will feature demonstrations by various groups; trick ropers, Calvary, drill teams, stagecoaches, mid-evil sports and more extreme riding. We usually spot movie stars and celebrities enjoying the shows too. There will be 20 equestrians units in the 2009 Rose Parade.