Horse Illustrated's Grooming Challenge

Horse Illustrated's Grooming Challenge Contest, sponsored by Absorbine, recently came to a close and the winner has been chosen:
Congratulations to Amy Conforti of Maine and her Thoroughbred Wally. She won a basket of ShowSheen grooming products and some other goodies.

Absorbine's very own Molly O'Brien

Horse Illustrated then gleaned the top five grooming questions from the entries and asked Absorbine's resident grooming expert Molly O'Brien to share her methods for solving them. She really knows how to clean up a mud-encrusted pony!

Horse Illustrated Article

Here is a link to the article on HorseChannel.com, the online accompaniment to Horse Illustrated. It's a real source of knowledge for horse folks!

http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-exclusives/2010-hi-grooming-challenge.aspx

Thanks Horse Bloggers!

Check out these nice reviews of our products!

Midwest Horse Blog who reviewed ShowSheen Finishing Mist- 

About horses and horse ownership by two women who own horses and live in the midwest of the United States

http://midwesthorse.blogspot.com/2010/11/absorbine-new-product-review.html

Bitless Horse Blog who compared Santa Fe Detangler, ShowSheen Detangler and a few other detanglers-

Just a Southern Ontario gal trying to discover true horsemanship through science rather than tradition

http://www.bitlesshorseblog.com/2010/11/review-de-tanglers-comparison.html

Again, thanks for considering our products and for providing a great place to discuss horsemanship!

Mazy, Molly and HorseChannel.com

We were delighted to read the new HorseChannel.com's Question Of The Week: A dusty winter coat. Our very own Molly O'Brien of Absorbine wrote in to tell everyone how she conquers a dusty winter coat. Molly is a life-long horse woman and competes in the Morgan show circuit. Her shining star is Rum Brook Immortal Waltz, a five year old mare with a ton of personality and a very sweet disposition. I know, because I've filmed her several times for our Absorbine videos and am basically in love with this filly! Her barn name is Mazy, an 1800's word for waltz.

http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-experts/horse-management/dust-free-coat.aspx

Pilates Exercises for Horseback Riding

Most of the sports we do can be enhanced by a little physical training. Of course, most organized sports encourage strength and cardio work on top of playing the actual game. Also individual sports like skiing, rock climbing and cycling all benefit from some extra-curricular training. It seems logical that horseback riding, requiring strength and endurance to hold on, stay balanced, change direction etc would benefit from some training. Pilates may not be for everyone, but it is interesting to note what muscle groups they suggest you target and it does seem to be a good fit for some equestrians.

Check out this link to an About.com article describing an equine Pilates workshop in Colorado. I found it first in Kathrine's Horse Blog. The workshop was put on by Pam Harrington, Pilates instructor and Patty LeBlanc owner of Cappaleigh Farm.

http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesforeverybody/ss/Pilates-Exercises-For-Horseback-Riding.htm