Jane* will never forget finding out what the actual price tag was on her favorite amateur horse. She’d flown to the Midwest to try a plain bay 11-year-old.
“He was an adequate mover, but he jumped just the way I rode. It was like magic, me getting on him,” Jane said. “I talked to my trainer in the aisle after I tried him and said, ‘He’s 11. He’s never shown on the East Coast. He’s not pretty. $50,000 seems like a lot,’ since that was the top end of my budget.
“He told me, ‘I’ve already tried to get the price down, and they’re firm at $50,000.’ ”
Irving E. Goldman
Horseman Irving E. Goldman of Franklin, Mich., died on Aug. 13. He was 90.
Mr. Goldman was born on April 30, 1923, to Harry and Bertha Goldman in Detroit.
He attended Michigan State University but was called to serve in World War II during his sophomore year. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry and saw combat in Europe.
Irene C. Acker
Horsewoman Irene C. Acker died of Alzheimer’s disease on Aug. 10 in Wilmington, N.C. She was 93.
Mrs. Acker was born in New York City on June 25, 1920, and lived there and on Long Island until the early 1970s when she moved to the Tryon, N.C., area for access to more hunting country.
It all started with a $25 donation from a para-equestrian. Or maybe it was the 17-year-old truck that set the wheels in motion. The whole thing might even go all the way back to the mare with a broken cannon bone.
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when and where Molly Martin began her journey with H Wrendition to the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championship (p. 40), but looking back on it now, it still seems a little surreal to the Redmond, Wash., trainer.
It happens all the time—you’re grazing your horse at a show, your horse pulls you toward a fellow grazer, and you strike up a conversation. Around these animals we love, in the surroundings we’re fortunate enough to experience on a regular basis, it’s easy to find likeminded horse lovers. If you’re lucky, some of these relationships will blossom into meaningful friendships.
This equine massage therapist might not seem like the conventional dressage aficionado, but he’s found his place helping horses achieve their best.
Peek over a stall door at a big East Coast dressage show, and there’s a pretty good chance you’ll see a muscled, tattooed, mustached man in there working his magic. He’ll be stretching a leg, manipulating a muscle, or quietly soothing the horse with a look of complete contentment on his face.
One of the most important lessons young horsemen learn is the art of wrapping legs, whether it be after strenuous exercise or post-injury. It’s a pretty simple concept, winding long pieces of fabric over padding around a leg. But what does it really accomplish?
The role of rehabilitation facilities is growing rapidly as owners set new standards for healing injured sport horses.
Becky Holder was at her wit’s end. She looked over the stall door at her beloved gray frantically circling his stall and knew something had to change.
Winning in the hunter, jumper and equitation rings and keeping up with their non-horsey peers leaves these girls little spare time, but they found a moment to share some secrets with the Chronicle.
Victoria Colvin
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