Tom and Cade McCutcheon after yesterday’s final. Photos courtesy of Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Oh man, what a trip this has been! Everyone was very keyed up for yesterday’s individual reining final. This was it, the no-holds barred title round,…
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Tom McCutcheon Wins Individual Gold
Tagged with: Reining, Team SmartPak, Tim McQuay, Tom McCutcheon, WEG, Western
Posted in Events, SmartPak Features, Team SmartPak, Travel
Posted in Events, SmartPak Features, Team SmartPak, Travel
World Equestrian Games Friends (In Bronze)
The Kentucky Horse Park celebrates horses in every way including in art. In our walks around the park (up and down hills, from one side to the other and back again) there are horses in pastures, prepping in warm-up rings, and hacking across fields. There are also horses frozen in time in sculpture that capture moments we all know well.
Team Spirit at the World Equestrian Games
The World Equestrian Games are as diverse and international as I’d hoped they’d be with different languages and flags around every corner. Being a lover of travel and language I’m just as happy as can be. I ran into this…
The Reiners Have Arrived!
We are here! After months of planning, preparing and organizing, the day has finally come! The first group from Tom McCutcheon Reining Horses and McQuay Stables arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky today amid a flurry of…
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Posted in Blogs, Events, SmartPak Features, Team SmartPak
GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event – Day 3: Endurance
After an early arrival to get the horses fed and get all the tack and equipment ready, we grooms headed to the 10-minute box to help a friend, and the riders walked the course one last time. The 10-minute box…
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GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event: Day 2
Braiding Dusty was a team effort! Wednesday started out beautiful, sunny, and cool – finally! It’s been hot and humid up in New England, so it was perfect timing for the nice weather. The first jog-up started at 7:30 for…
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GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event
Greetings from the GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event! SmartPak is a proud sponsor of both the GMHA and the Classic 3-Day Series, so it was the perfect blog storm when one of SmartPak’s own, Colby, qualified for the event…
AQHA Youth Worlds 2010 – Home Run Hit!
Arena of Dreams – When I heard about this year’s theme for the Youth Worlds my mind immediately jumped to the 1989 film classic Field of Dreams and the unforgettable mantra “If you build it, they will come.” Well that’s…
