Boyd Martin’s Ride Footage and Exclusive Commentary from the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Available Now on Practical Horseman OnDemand
Practical Horseman OnDemand has your chance to see the cross country and stadium courses from the iconic 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event through three-time Olympic eventer Boyd Martin’s eyes. Martin returns to the video training platform with ride footage and exclusive commentary from the U.S.’s most iconic three-day event. Viewers can ride along with Martin on both his 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day 5* contenders, the elite Tsetserleg TSF and up-and-coming star Contessa. In addition to a five-star rider’s view of both the cross country and stadium courses, Martin’s ride commentary gives viewers the unique opportunity to hear his thoughts on the course. “We were thrilled to partner with U.S. Equestrian to bring Boyd’s Kentucky JockeyCam rides to life,” said Sandra Oliynik, Equine Network’s English Content Director. “Now we’re going a step farther by sharing Boyd’s thoughts and strategies, stride-for-stride, as he tackled the cross country and show jumping tracks. His comments are educational and entertaining, in Boyd style.” Boyd Martin’s ride footage with commentary from the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event is available exclusively on Practical Horseman OnDemand. About Boyd Martin Boyd Martin is one of the world’s leading international event riders and has had competitive success at every five-star across the globe. Boyd has represented the United States at three Olympic Games, four World Championships and two Pan American Games, including the 2019 Pan Ams where Boyd won double gold with Tsetserleg TSF. Boyd has consistently been in the top 10 world rankings since leaving Australia in 2007 and has been on every U.S. Championship team since 2010. About Practical Horseman OnDemand The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership. https://practicalhorsemanondemand.com/
Equine Network Announces New Partnership with Pink Buckle and Ruby Buckle
Equine Network continues to grow their Western Sports Group with the recent partnership with the Pink Buckle and Ruby Buckle barrel racing futurities. Albuquerque, NM—May 22, 2023 – Equine Network, LLC, a leading provider of best-in-class competitions, content, products and services to the equine community, is excited to announce the recent partnership with Pink Buckle and Ruby Buckle, a series of prestigious barrel racing competitions for horses sired by one of the Pink or Ruby Buckle Stallions. The Pink Buckle and Ruby Buckle barrel racing futurities are designed to dramatically increase the number and quality of barrel racing performance horses by promoting the Pink and Ruby Buckle stallions and their offspring. Consisting of four events, the Pink and Ruby Buckle events promise a combined total guaranteed payout of over $7 million dollars in 2023. “We’re excited to partner with the crown jewel of the barrel racing industry,” said Tom Winsor, CEO of Equine Network, LLC. “This new partnership deepens our relationship within the equine community while adding to our fast-growing Western Sports Group.” Equine Network’s partnership with the Pink Buckle and Ruby Buckle fits naturally with the company’s expansive growth plans, adding a new dimension to their robust Sports Group offerings. “We’ve been so thrilled with the success of the Pink and Ruby Buckle programs so far, said Chad Beus, this new partnership with Equine Network allows us to continue to grow and improve. We are always searching for ways to innovate and expand and working together with Tom and his team will accelerate our vision for the future.” With its strategic acquisitions within the equine industry, Equine Network has positioned itself as the world’s most valuable equine resource for riders and their horses. With offerings including member-only competitions, roadside assistance, subscription based products and online learning channels and other proprietary content, Equine Network will continue to build and acquire additional services and solutions to enable its current and future members to more easily enjoy and participate in the equine industry. About Equine Network LLC Equine Network serves over 300,000 members through its data-driven recurring membership business delivering content, competition, commerce and community to the equine world, and those that do business in it. Visit www.equinenetwork.com. About Growth Catalyst Partners Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP) is a middle market private equity firm focused on investing in information, marketing and tech-enabled services businesses. With combined experience of more than 40 years investing in and managing over 250 former and current mergers and acquisitions in its target sectors, GCP’s team offers strategic expertise to help their portfolio companies and limited partners create value. By partnering with existing management teams, GCP primarily targets investments in companies and sectors with strong growth potential through both organic initiatives as well as strategic acquisitions. For more information on Growth Catalyst Partners, visit www.growthcatalystpartners.com.
Horse Week® brought to you by Boehringer Ingelheim Returns November 5-11, 2023
Albuquerque, NM—May 17, 2023 – This fall Horse Week brought to you by Boehringer Ingelheim is back for its third year on a new date — November 5-11 — with brilliant new features Horse Week viewers are sure to enjoy. An equine-centric digital festival unlike any other, Horse Week has brought together more than 30 equine associations and companies with viewers from all 50 U.S. states and 71 countries for one singular cause: the celebration of the horse. This week-long viewing experience includes profiles of incredible equine athletes, equine storytelling that celebrates the horse-human bond and heartwarming tales of horse heroics. Horse Week features have received significant praise, with several features receiving VETTY and AHP awards. Award-winning features include: “More Than a Moment” presented by Cowboy Magic, which features Doug Payne and his Olympic horse Vandiver, won the 2022 AHP Long Form Video award “On Their Shoulders” brought to you by Equitarian Initiative and “The Making of a Champion” brought to you by Boehringer Ingelheim took home Gold Awards for the Website Consumer Video category at the 2021 VETTY Awards. “The Drive to Brotherhood: Semper Fi & America’s Fund Jinx McCain Horsemanship Program” Presented by Sentinel Horse Feeds took first place in the AHP-Business Equine-related Long Video category “M.L. Leddy’s Legacy of Quality” received an honorable mention in the AHP Business Equine-related Short Video category Horse Week 2023 promises to be equally as exciting for viewers. This year’s features are set to include 26-time World Champion team roper Trevor Brazile, elite horse trainer Miles Baker, professional barrel racer Sherry Cervi, the legendary Kentucky Horse Park, the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales and many more! Horse Week can be streamed for free from November 5-11 on HorseWeek.tv. Tune in from the barn, office, or the comfort of your couch. The Equine Network is making it easy to watch Horse Week from any smart device. For more information about features, giveaways, and other exciting announcements: Follow along on social media: Facebook: @horseweektv Instagram: horseweek.tv Sign up for the Horse Week Newsletter on HorseWeek.tv Follow along with your favorite Equine Network brands: Horse&Rider, The Team Roping Journal, Roping.com, BreakawayRoping.com, BarrelRacing.com, Practical Horseman OnDemand, Dressage Today OnDemand, EQUUS, Dressage Today and Practical Horseman. ### About Equine Network LLC. Equine Network’s membership services are designed to entertain, support and inform the equine community, and include unique tech-enabled services for horse owners, live equestrian events, innovative content and engaging digital experiences. For more information, visit www.equinenetwork.com. .
Dressage Today OnDemand Coaches Steffen Peters and Anna Buffini Set to Ride at the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final
Dressage Today OnDemand — your complete online video-on-demand dressage training resource — is pleased to announce that coaches Steffen Peters and AnnA Buffini will be heading down centerline at the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final in Omaha, Nebraska, April 4-8, 2023. Five-Time Olympian, five-time World Championships and five-time FEI Dressage World Cup™ Finals veteran Steffen Peters is a dressage icon, producing and piloting several great horses to Olympic, World Cup, Pan Am Games and major Grand Prix wins and results across the globe. The 58-year-old athlete won three legs of the North American League, all in Thermal in California, and sits atop the North American leaderboard heading into World Cup competition. Riding the 15-year-old Suppenkasper with which he helped clinch team silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and who also carried him to team silver at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 in Tryon, USA, Peters produced consistently strong winning scores of 80.020, 81.590 and 80.785. Crowned series champion in Las Vegas, USA back in 2009 with Ravel, he is bound to be a crowd favorite in Omaha at this year’s finale. Top Grand Prix competitor AnnA Buffini claimed a coveted ticket to the World Cup™ Final with her win in the IDA Development FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) earlier this month. Buffini will be aboard FRH Davinia La Douce, a 16-year-old by Don Frederico. The pair finished twelfth in the 2022 FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final in Leipzig, Germany. They train with Olympic medalist Guenter Seidel, whom she credits for much of her success. Whether you’re working on your training level test or schooling upper level movements, Steffen Peters and AnnA Buffini offer training tips and advice that can help improve your riding. From upper level training and improving your mental game to dressage fundamentals and the story of an Olympic hopeful, watch videos from both World Cup riders exclusively on Dressage Today OnDemand. Subscribe now to start your 7-day free trial and watch for free! About the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final You won’t want to miss this chance to marvel at the majesty and determination of Olympic-level competitors vying for global glory in Jumping, Dressage and Vaulting. This annual culmination of this premier individual series showcases the best equestrian athletes in the world. The FEI World Cup™ Finals takes place at the CHI Health Center Omaha, located right in the heart of the city’s downtown with lodging, restaurants and parks all within walking distance. Join us as Omaha’s downtown arena will be transformed into the headquarters of equestrian sport – with stabling, a warm-up area, the competition arena, dining venues and a shopping expo all under one roof. For more information about the event, visit Omaha2023.fei.org. About Dressage Today OnDemand Dressage Today OnDemand helps you learn from top experts with Dressage Today’s complete video-on-demand training resource. Whether you’re looking to better your basics or you’re polishing Grand Prix movements, Dressage Today’s 3,800-plus training videos can help you reach those goals. In addition, Dressage Today OnDemand subscribers have exclusive access to a decade’s worth of digital editions of Dressage Today magazine. Perfect your skills anywhere, anytime. Dressage Today OnDemand is accessible on over 1,000 devices including iOS devices, Android devices, Macs, PCs and streaming media boxes such as Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast. Subscribe now for less than the cost of a lesson—just $36/month — by visiting Ondemand.DressageToday.com.
Five-Time Olympian and USEF Horseman of the Year Steffen Peters Returns to Dressage Today OnDemand with New Training Video Series
Five-Time Olympian and USEF Horseman of the Year Steffen Peters is returning to Dressage Today OnDemand with a new video series. This will be the first new content from the iconic dressage rider and trainer since 2020. Born in Wesel, Germany, Peters has trained and ridden a number of remarkable horses, reaching back to his teenage years in Germany when his father bought him a three-year-old KWPN gelding named Udon. Several years later, Peters made the choice to move to San Diego with Udon, working for others for five years, including Guenter Seidel, before going out on his own in 1991. In 1992 he became a U.S. citizen. While riding in a clinic with the late Dr. Reiner Klimke, Peters was spotted by Lila Kommerstad who would become his first sponsor, purchasing Udon from the Peters family. With the horse he had brought up from a three year old, Peters saw his dream come true as they were honored to represent the U.S. in the Atlanta Olympics where they won team bronze. Since then, Peters has gone on to become a dressage icon, producing and piloting several great horses to Olympic, World Cup, Pan Am Games and major Grand Prix wins and results across the globe. Some of his most famous mounts include Akiko Yamazaki’s Ravel and Legolas 92, Jen and Bruce Hlavacek’s Weltino’s Magic and his current mount, Suppenkasper. As gifted at teaching as he is at riding, Peters’ new series focuses on mindfulness, testing the horse’s sensitivity, accurate transitions and correctness of the walk, all with the aim of helping riders get even more quality. Regardless of where you and your horse are in your riding journey, Peters’ keen eye for details plus insightful tips and perspectives can help horses and riders at every level. Dressage Today OnDemand helps you learn from top experts with Dressage Today’s complete video-on-demand training resource. Whether you’re looking to better your basics or you’re polishing Grand Prix movements, Dressage Today’s 3,800-plus training videos can help you reach those goals. In addition, Dressage Today OnDemand subscribers have exclusive access to a decade’s worth of digital editions of Dressage Today magazine. Perfect your skills anywhere, anytime. Dressage Today OnDemand is accessible on over 1,000 devices including iOS devices, Android devices, Macs, PCs and streaming media boxes such as Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast. Subscribe now for less than the cost of a lesson—just $36/month. https://ondemand.dressagetoday.com/
National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Rider and Trainer Louise Serio Joins as Practical Horseman OnDemand Continues to Expand
National Show Hunter Hall of Fame rider and trainer Louise Serio shares her wealth of knowledge with Practical Horseman OnDemand members in her new video training series. The subscription video-on-demand service features numerous hunter, show jumping, equitation and eventing professionals in exclusive training videos available to its membership. Serio, who summers in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and winters in Loxahatchee, Florida, owns and operates Derbydown, one of the foremost and nationally recognized show barns in the country. Originally founded in 1947 by her mother, Mary Warner Brown, Derbydown is a full-service training, boarding, showing, and sales business focusing on hunters, jumpers and equitation. After growing up on the farm, and having her mother as her teacher, in 1975, Louise continued the tradition and began training at Derbydown. She has consistently trained and ridden champions in every division at the most prestigious shows on the East Coast. Serio is a two-time WCHR Professional Rider Champion and WCHR Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular winner. She has been Leading Lady rider at Devon, has been award the Old Springhouse Trophy for Lifetime Achievement and has been named the Chronicle of the Horse Hunter Horse Person of the Year. She has also represented the United States as part of the WCHR Hunter Team defeating the European Team at the 2009 World Cup Finals and the USHJA International Hunter Derby Team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Serio was inducted into the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame in 2012. Her clients and horses have qualified for Indoors, Devon, Junior Hunter Finals, USEF Junior Medal Finals, Maclay Finals and Pony Finals for the past 30 years. As a USHJA Certified Trainer, Serio has dedicated her life to providing the best for her clients and their horses. In her series on Practical Horseman OnDemand, Serio gives members an inside look into some of her lessons, focusing on rhythm and relaxing the horses on the flat and over fences. She demonstrates several schooling exercises with cavalletti and a combination as well as work over a full course. The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you!
2022 World’s Greatest Horseman, Snaffle Bit Futurity Open and Non-Pro Finals, NRHA Futurity Open and Non-Pro Finals Footage Now on Horse&Rider OnDemand
From the World’s Greatest Horseman to the open and non-pro finals at the NRHA Futurity and Snaffle Bit Futurity, Horse&Rider OnDemand is releasing the top 10 runs from some of the biggest competitions of 2022. In the NRHA Futurity, 3-year-old horses compete for their chance to win $350,000 in total championship earnings, with a total purse and prizes totaling nearly $2.3 million. The NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity has grown into one of the most prestigious and exciting events in the Western performance industry. Designed to test the 3-year-old horses’ athleticism, the Snaffle Bit Futurity consists of a trio of demanding events: herd work, reined work, and fence work. In the World’s Greatest Horseman competition, riders and their horses must master four events to join the 15-rider finals and get a shot at taking home the $150,000 winner’s check. “We’re very excited to now include footage from some of the industry’s major events on our video streaming platform,” Horse&Rider OnDemand Project Manager and Producer Nichole Chirico said. “You’ll be able to enjoy watching the best of the best compete in events like reining, reined cow horse, ranch riding, cutting, and more!” Events and divisions included in the new footage release include: 2022 World’s Greatest Horseman: Steer Stopping 2022 World’s Greatest Horseman: Fence Work 2022 World’s Greatest Horseman: Reined Work 2022 World’s Greatest Horseman: Herd Work 2022 Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Finals: Herd Work 2022 Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Finals: Cow Work 2022 Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Finals: Reined Work 2022 Snaffle Bit Futurity Non-Pro Finals: Herd Work 2022 Snaffle Bit Futurity Non-Pro Finals: Cow Work 2022 Snaffle Bit Futurity Non-Pro Finals: Reined Work 2022 NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Finals 2022 NRHA Futurity Level 4 Non-Pro Finals Horse&Rider OnDemand now offers even more content to help you reach all your riding and horsemanship goals. For just $14.99 a month, members can look forward to weekly video releases from the industry’s top Western professionals in several disciplines, event footage, and more! Subscribe now by visiting ondemand.horseandrider.com.
EquiManagement Publishes 100th Disease Du Jour Podcast
EquiManagement’s Disease Du Jour podcast published its 100th episode on January 26, 2023. That episode featured Dr. Cara Wright giving Tips on Handling an Equine Disease Outbreak. Disease Du Jour published its first podcast on April 3, 2019, featuring Dr. Steve Reed discussing equine herpesvirus. “We are very proud of the Disease Du Jour podcast,” said EquiManagement Editor Kimberly S. Brown, who is the host of the podcast. “We also are pleased that Merck Animal Health has been our sponsor for this podcast almost from the beginning.” The Disease Du Jour podcast received a second place in Publishing Media Equine-Related Podcast in 2021 and an Honorable Mention in 2020 in the American Horse Publications Equine Media Awards. The podcast is published every other Thursday on your favorite podcast network. You can find an article about each podcast with a convenient player on EquiManagement.com/disease-du-jour-podcast. This podcast series was created for equine veterinarians, vet students, vet techs and industry professionals. It has received rave reviews for content focused on equine health and research. About EquiManagement Our goal at EquiManagement is to provide useful information to the equine veterinary community and industry professionals on equine health and research, veterinary business and veterinarian wellness published through a variety of formats. Sign up for our newsletters, tune in for our podcasts, read our magazine, and visit our website to stay up-to-date on all things related to equine health and equine veterinary practice.
Equine Network Expands Podcast Offerings
Equine Network has acquired the Horse Radio Network, a leading podcast network for equine enthusiasts. Equine Network, LLC (“Equine Network”), the market-leading tech-enabled data and membership services platform to the $130 billion US equestrian industry, today announced it has completed its acquisition of the Horse Radio Network (“HRN”), one of the longest running independent podcasting networks in the world. The expansion of Equine Network’s capabilities to include the Horse Radio Network fits naturally with the company’s plans for growth and mission to present innovative content and engaging digital experiences designed to inform and entertain their target audiences. HRN produces a portfolio of podcasts that span across equestrian competitions and horse ownership. The podcasts include Horses In the Morning, the Dressage Radio Show, Adulting With Horses, and many more. Combining Equine Network’s Podcast Group with HRN will result over 30 podcasts, with several more to be launched over the next year. The combined podcast platform will give smaller podcasters the opportunity to join the Equine Network’s podcast group and leverage relationships with larger advertisers, and will also provide advertisers a new way to connect with more focused audiences. “The Horse Radio Network is very excited to be joining the Equine Network and adding its terrific podcasts to HRN,” Glenn the Geek, founder of the Horse Radio Network, added. “I am personally excited to continue to host Horses in the Morning with Jamie Jennings and to be running podcast operations for Equine Network. We would like to assure Horse Radio Network listeners that we are still going to be there for you providing the programming you have come to know and love.” “Equine Network is thrilled to add the Horse Radio Network to our lineup of extraordinary brands,” said Melissa Kitchen, Vice President of Video and Creative Services at Equine Network. “Together, the range of the Equine Network and Horse Radio Network podcasts will ensure there is a podcast every horse person will love.” About The Equine Network Equine Network is a tech-enabled data and membership services platform designed to entertain, support, and inform the equine community. The Company’s offerings include unique tech-enabled services for horse owners, live equestrian competitions, innovative content, and engaging digital experiences. For more information, visit www.equinenetwork.com. About Growth Catalyst Partners Growth Catalyst Partners is a middle market private equity firm investing in information, marketing and tech-enabled services businesses. GCP’s strategy involves targeting growth segments of industries and identifying and building market-leading companies with breakout potential. GCP partners with company founders and owners along with top executives within those industries and provides capital, proprietary deal origination and operating expertise to the management teams. GCP’s team has deep sector expertise and has led hundreds of transactions and successful investments in services businesses for over 20 years. Since the firm’s founding in 2015, GCP has completed over 75 acquisitions across its industry-leading platform companies. For more information, visit www.growthcatalystpartners.com.
Equine Network Has Acquired the Horse Radio Network, a Leading Podcast Network for Equine Enthusiasts
Boulder, CO, October 3, 2022: Equine Network, LLC (“Equine Network”), the market-leading techenabled data and membership services platform to the $130 billion US equestrian industry, today announced it has completed its acquisition of the Horse Radio Network (“HRN”), one of the longest running independent podcasting networks in the world. The expansion of Equine Network’s capabilities to include the Horse Radio Network fits naturally with the company’s plans for growth and mission to present innovative content and engaging digital experiences designed to inform and entertain their target audiences. HRN produces a portfolio of podcasts that span across equestrian competitions and horse ownership. The podcasts include Horses In the Morning, the Dressage Radio Show, Adulting With Horses, and many more. Combining Equine Network’s Podcast Group with HRN will result over 30 podcasts, with several more to be launched over the next year. The combined podcast platform will give smaller podcasters the opportunity to join the Equine Network’s podcast group and leverage relationships with larger advertisers, and will also provide advertisers a new way to connect with more focused audiences. “The Horse Radio Network is very excited to be joining the Equine Network and adding its terrific podcasts to HRN,” Glenn the Geek, founder of the Horse Radio Network, added. “I am personally excited to continue to host Horses in the Morning with Jamie Jennings and to be running podcast operations for Equine Network. We would like to assure Horse Radio Network listeners that we are still going to be there for you providing the programming you have come to know and love.” “Equine Network is thrilled to add the Horse Radio Network to our lineup of extraordinary brands.” said Melissa Kitchen, Vice President of Video and Creative Services at Equine Network. “Together, the range of the Equine Network and Horse Radio Network podcasts will ensure there is a podcast every horse person will love.” About The Equine Network Equine Network is a tech-enabled data and membership services platform designed to entertain, support, and inform the equine community. The Company’s offerings include unique tech-enabled services for horse owners, live equestrian competitions, innovative content, and engaging digital experiences. For more information, visit www.equinenetwork.com. About Growth Catalyst Partners Growth Catalyst Partners is a middle market private equity firm investing in information, marketing and tech-enabled services businesses. GCP’s strategy involves targeting growth segments of industries and identifying and building market-leading companies with breakout potential. GCP partners with company founders and owners along with top executives within those industries and provides capital, proprietary deal origination and operating expertise to the management teams. GCP’s team has deep sector expertise and has led hundreds of transactions and successful investments in services businesses for over 20 years. Since the firm’s founding in 2015, GCP has completed over 75 acquisitions across its industry-leading platform companies. For more information, visit www.growthcatalystpartners.com. Growth Catalyst Partners | 318 W. Adams Street, #1605, Chicago, IL 60606
