NEWS from THE ENGLISH RIDER
November 29, 2007

The English Rider would like to wish all of our customers a very happy holiday season.

Thank You for all of your support and patronage over this past year.

You are invited to our annual

Holiday Extravaganza

Mark your calendars for

December 8th -
All Day - (10am - 8pm).

Stop by for food, fun and savings.

 
Community News
This English Rider is now selling "The Chronicle of the Horse." Published weekly from its offices in Middleburg, Virginia since 1937, "The Chronicle of the Horse" is the nation's leading source of news and results for the entire sport horse industry.

National and international, the magazine covers hunter/jumper horse shows, dressage shows, eventing, foxhunting, steeplechasing, driving, and endurance competitions, primarily.

Written for the active competitor, each weekly issue is a concise, but thorough update on everything you need to know to make your competitive involvement more successful.

More info...


American Hippotherapy Association

The English Rider supports AHA (American Hippotherapy Association). "Hippotherapy is a treatment strategy using the movement of a horse. The therapy is provided by a licensed physical, occupational or speech therapist. It is one of the fastest growing treatment strategies for people with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, down syndrome and developmental delays

Learn more . . .





Do you have an upcoming event?

If you have an event you would like to publicize please click the link below to submit your information.



Submit your event

 
 
 
Great Gift Ideas for the Horse Lover
Don't know what to get? Let us put together a gift basket for you from some of our favorite vendors.
Grits Bits, bite-sized snack biscuits baked with GRITS in 4 flavors - Cheddar, Jalapeno, Vidalia Onion Cheese and Sweet Cream Butter cookies.
With Do Not Distrurb products you can create your own world of relaxation.
Eliquus, fine gifts for the hourse enthusiast.

Edgewood Fancy Raised Padded Bridle with Crown
HORSE-OPOLY is a property trading game based on our equine friends. It's a game that actually encourages horseplay! The board features different breeds of horses while each property deed teaches players a little about that breed of horse.
Brass Plate Collection by Amberhill. Equestrian-inspired raised bridle leather collars finished with off-white topstitch. Personalized with solid brass nameplate and stunning black engraving. One line is standard; up to 3 lines is optional.
Exquisite Hand Painted Equestrian Art by Frederique's Studio



 
 
Our Vendors

Remember we are a dealer for all of your favorite companies -

Sprenger
Tailored Sportsman
Cavallo
Eurofit
Isabell Werth Clothing
Christy's Top Hats
Bates & Weatherbeeta
Hadfield's Bridleworks
Edgewood Leather
Mikmar
Fleeceworks
Ariat
A Horse of Course Gourmet
R J Classics
Passier & Sohn
Troxel Helmets

AND WE ALSO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF YOUR CUSTOM NEEDS :
Integrity Linens
E.Vogel Custom Boots
Dehner Boot Company
Phoenix West Trunks
Oakcroft Inc.
Tenney's Custom Chaps
in this issue
:: Community News
:: Holiday Hours
:: Great Gift Ideas for the Horse Lover
:: Lisa Wilcox Dressage Clinic
:: Fun Facts About Horses
:: New Products
:: Free Ariat Limited Edition Collectible Breyer Model Horse
:: Quick Links
:: Dressage Calendar
:: Hunter Jumper Calendar
 
 
 
Lisa Wilcox Dressage Clinic
 The English Rider is proud to help sponsor the Lisa Wilcox Dressage Clinic.

Presented by Melanie Lawrence Dressage Applewood Farm, Alpharetta, Georgia December 15 & 16, 2007

Lisa Wilcox is an international dressage competitor, trainer and teacher. Well-respected throughout the world for her talents, Lisa is a sought-after clinician. Her training philosophy emphasizes the correct use of the seat to allow the horse to develop freedom and expression of its gaits. Her motto is "do it with a smile".

 
 
Holiday Hours
December 24th - 10am to 2pm
December 25th CLOSED
December 26th 11am to 5pm
December 27th
December 28th
December 29th CLOSED for Inventory
December 30th Closed
December 31st CLOSED for Inventory
January 1st CLOSED for Inventory
January 2nd Open regular business hours


 
 
 
 
 
Fun Facts About Horses

What are the different colors of horses and ponies?

Horses can be either the same color all over (whole colors) or a mixture of colors (broken colors). There are thousands of different color combinations for horses. The most commonly recognized whole colors are - bay, black, brown, chestnut, dun, cream, palomino, or grey. The broken colors include piebald (often called pinto), skewbald (also known as paint horses), roan and spotted (Appaloosa) horses.

 
 
 
New Products


We are now an Antares Saddle Dealer for the new "Hampton Classic" and "Spooner saddles.

Designed by Antarès for Richard Spooner, "The Master of Faster" as he is known on the Grand Prix circuit. The Spooner helps place the rider in correct position.
This beautifully-made French saddle comes in a light brown grain leather with a very comfortable medium-deep seat calfskin leather.

 
 
Free Ariat Limited Edition Collectible Breyer Model Horse

Buy any Ariat kids's footwear with a Retail Value of $59.95 or more and get this Ariat® Limited Edition Collectible Breyer® Model Horse.




 
 
Quick Links

 
 
Dressage Calendar

December

 
December 1 DEADLINE 2008 Membership Year Begins!
Liz Faso 770-921-3848

Membership Form

December 8 GDCTA Youth Group GDCTA Youth Group Holiday Festival
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, Gainesville, Ga. Everything you need to know right here!

POC: Ellen Dennis 770-751-6211 or Lynn Marks 404-317-2670

December 8-9 Clinic Gunner Ostergaard Clinic at Cadence Equestrian Center in Blue Ridge, Georgia. For more information about the clinic, please contact Deborah MacCarthy at 706-633-6280.
December 8 Schooling show The Christmas Show - Jasmine Farm Aiken, SC
Contact info: Valerie Swygert, www.jasminefarm.com

803-215-1201
December 8 Schooling show - GDCTA Rec. Pending Red Horse Stables One Day 3 Phase and Dressage Schooling Show,Bowdon, GA.
POC: Teresa Rogers, (770) 301-4763,
December 15 Schooling Show -
GDCTA Rec. Pending		 Big Bear Farm 3 Phase, CT, Dressage Schooling Show, Pine Mountain, GA 31822, POC: Leigh Ellen Roberts: 706-663-7474
December 15-16 GDCTA Clinic

Rick Wallace Clinic
Full Gallop Farm, Aiken, SC.
Information & Entry Form, GDCTA Hold Harmless
December 15-16 Clinic Lisa Wilcox Clinic, Applewood Farm, Alpharetta
Melanie Lawrence 678-231-6869
December 29 Schooling show
GDCTA Recognized		 Poplar Place Farm Combined Test and Dressage Schooling Show, Hamilton, GA 31811,
POC: Donna Stegman, (706) 888-8421, www.PoplarPlaceFarm.com
January  
January 5 Schooling Show -

GDCTA Rec. Pending

 Big Bear Farm 3 Phase, CT, Dressage Schooling Show, Pine Mountain, GA 31822, POC: Leigh Ellen Roberts: 706-663-7474
January 12-13 Schooling Show Sporting Days Farm Dressage TOC, CT, XC, Jp, Field Htr & XC Schooling. Aiken, SC, Joannah Glass, 803 648 0100, Sporting Days Farm.
January 26 Awards! GDCTA Awards Gala (Invitation pdf)
Presented by Merial, makers of UlcerGard and Zimecterin Gold
Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, GA.
Doors open at 5 pm. Dinner at 7 pm.
Silent Auction, Art Show, Awards!!

Tickets: Adults $55 / Children (14 & under) $50 / Tables of 10 for $500
Pagan Gilman / 770-594-0688

January 26 Schooling Show -

GDCTA Rec. Pending

 Big Bear Farm 3 Phase, CT, Dressage Schooling Show, Pine Mountain, GA 31822, POC: Leigh Ellen Roberts: 706-663-7474
     



 
 

Hunter Jumper Calendar
 

December 2007

Dec 6-9

Reg AA

RMI December I

Château Élan

John Rush

904-396-4106

Dec 13-16

Reg AA

RMI December II

Château Élan

John Rush

904-396-4106

 

 
 
THE ENGLISH RIDER
13290 Highway 9 North
Suite 100
Alpharetta GA  30004
770-475-6020