Horse & Rider USA – September 2019

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The ASPCA reminds us that September is National Preparedness Month—and don’t

forget the horses. Review the feature “Prepare for the Worst” at HorseandRider.com.

Learn more about ASPCA’s response team at aspca.org.

Be Prepared!

PROS, JUNIORS &

AMATEURS

Number of contestants accepted

for the 2019 Thoroughbred Make-

over taking place Oct. 2-5 at the

Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Disciplines include barrel racing,

ranch work, and Western dressage

(tbmakeover.org).

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LISTEN UP TO ‘THE RIDE’

‘There’s so

much demand!’

—Press clip explaining why the In-
terscholastic Equestrian Association,
previously for grades 6 through 12, has
now extended membership to 4th-
and 5th-grade riders (rideiea.org).

Have you heard it? Horse&Rider has a new

podcast, The Ride, a cool way for you to revisit

(or hear for the fi rst time) great features from

the print edition. Learn more about The Ride

and other podcast off erings—including the

AskAnnie Podcast, DiseaseDuJour, The Score—

at bit.ly/equinepodcastnetwork.

AIM for Great Riding Coaches

Active Interest Media, parent company of Horse&Rider, is now a corporate sponsor of

the Certifi ed Horsemanship Association. CHA is the group that promotes excellence

in safety and education for the benefi t of the horse industry. AIM’s diverse equestrian

publications, including H&R, also support this goal of quality education. (Find certifi ed

riding instructors at cha.horse.)