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16 Thoughts You Have on Horse Show Mornings

At SmartPak we get you because we are you, and we get just how stressful horse show mornings can be. Regardless of our level or discipline, we all know how frazzled (and sometimes irrational) our thoughts can be as we try to prepare for the show ring. These are some of the thoughts us SmartPakers

Nine Tack Stall Hacks to Organize Your Horse Show Home

At the horse show, the stall areas become home away from home for trainers and exhibitors. Often, there are classic drapes, wooden frames, and relaxing living room setups. There are cozy couches and lounge chairs, tables and lamps, coolers of refreshments and snack tables. It has also become a great place to display exhibitor photos …

The Slow Death of Dressage: The Horse Show Entry

A longtime dressage competitor explains why she believes the multitude of required memberships and complicated show entries are a detriment to the sport.

4 Ways Watching a Horse Show Helps You Improve as a Rider

Even if you don’t bring a horse, you can learn a lot at a show.

AQHA: Totally Clever Ideas for Repurposing Horse-Show Ribbons

Try these six options for giving new life to your retired horse-showing ribbons.

Unusual and cruel? Police pull over pickup with horse riding in the bed

Horse Show Gone to the ... Alligators?

What happens when your horse show stall is already occupied...by an alligator?

Horse Show Clothes

Prepare for the show ring with top quality horse show clothing. Browse our top brands for show shirts, coats and all the other horse show clothing you need.

Used Horse Tack and Used Horse Show Clothes

Marketplace where customers can either consign or buy used horse show clothes, horse tack, boots and more. A FREE clean out kit makes it easy to send in items!

AQHA: 11 Keys to Mastering Horse-Show Makeup

Hone your horse-show makeup skills with these tips and video tutorials.

Measuring Care Management Value: 5 Tools to Show Impact

How does measuring care management value help organizations understand the benefit of these programs? By using analytics-driven technologies to show…

Learning Horse Riding Could Boost Mental Skills in Kids

– food.ndtv.com According to a new study by Tokyo University in Japan, horse riding may help improve mental skills in kids. Mental or cognitive skills are very important for a kid’s growth and development to help him become a successful individual in the future. Cognitive skills include enhanced learning, memory and problem-solving abilities, among others.Read the full article

Does Transitional Care Management Reduce Hospital Readmissions?

Do all patients benefit from transitional care management? Are all of the service components truly necessary?

Geisinger Builds an mHealth Platform for Asthma Care Management

Geisinger and AstraZeneca have partnered to create an mHealth platform for care management and coordination of patients with asthma.

5 steps to effective care management

As healthcare leaders work to improve care quality and reduce readmissions, management of high-need, high-cost patient populations is a necessary part of the conversation. To address this need, an alliance of providers, purchasers, payers and patients has released a white paper on creating care management initiatives for such patients.

COTH Horse Show Dad: About A Horse

They tell you not to buy the first horse you try. This no doubt holds doubly true when

Horse Show Photographers Are Facing A Crisis

The author explains why many equine photographers are packing up their cameras.Was there a show photographer at your last event? Was there someone at every ring taking photos of you and your horse? If you’re an eventer, did you get cross-country, s...

Physician Practices Strategy to Developing A Strong Chronic Care Management (CCM) Program

For any physician practice, a strong Chronic Care Management (CCM) program acts as a healthy heart that pumps opportunities through the practice.

Value-Based Care Drives Preventive Care, Care Management

A new report from Humana outlines the benefits value-based care models have to patients. Patients see better preventive care and care management exercises, the report says.

Need Help Implementing Chronic Care Management Services?

A new initiative from CMS and the Health Resources and Services Administration aims to raise awareness of the benefits chronic care management services offer patients and help physicians implement these services in their practices.