Written by Abby Tillinghast
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 05:45
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| Young but worldly eventing trainer brings her experience to new facility in San Diego County’s Vista.
by Abby Tillinghast for Athletux, Inc. • photos by Shannon Brinkman
The backbone of any top notch training operation is its facility, a concept Olivia Loiacono knows well. Over the coming weeks, Olivia is excited to be moving her training operation, OKL Eventing to a private facility in North County San Diego. Since moving back to Southern California and launching her training operation in 2013, Olivia has been based out of high quality boarding operation Swede Equine, maintaining her own horses along with several clients’ at the pristine facility but leaving the care of her horses in the hands of others. As her operation has continued to grow and prosper, Olivia recently seized an opportunity to maintain a facility of her own and undertake the care and handling of her horses herself. Olivia found the perfect fit at Shady Oak Farm in beautiful Vista.
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Written by Jack Burns
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 05:26
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| A modern sport that is based on classical horsemanship.
by Jack Burns
It’s no surprise Working Equitation is gaining popularity in the United States because of the broad appeal that it has with so many equestrians. It is a sport that has developed out of the traditions of classical horsemanship and traditional ranch work. It combines the formality, detail, and rigor of gymnastic arena work with the practical and utility work of negotiating obstacles inspired by what would be found around a working ranch. Riders are outfitted according to the tradition in which they train: dressage, western, or native Spanish or Portuguese attire.
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Written by Cheryl Erpelding
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 05:33
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| Veteran trainer finds that Working Equitation takes dressage to the next level.
by Cheryl Erpelding
After attending a Working Equitation clinic in North San Diego County last year, Polly Limond was hooked. A top dressage trainer and competitor since the 80s, Polly loved that Working Equitation took dressage to the next level in a very fun way.
Obstacles such as bridges, slaloms, small jumps, and maneuvering around 55 gallon drums are just a few of the challenges that riders are scored on in the various classes offered in the fast-growing discipline that was started in 1996 by riders from Spain, Portugal, France and Italy.
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Written by Martha Weckel
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 05:18
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| Traumatic brain injury leads to revelations about human & equine balance that have helped many horses and riders.
by Martha Weckel • photos by Alfred DeCicco
On June 6, 1997, a riding accident changed hunter/jumper trainer Arlyn DeCicco’s life forever when she suffered a traumatic brain injury. Despite this serious condition and unaware of her deficits, six weeks after her head trauma she was riding again. Arlyn had to adapt to new ways of training horses due to her compromised condition.
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