Inspiring, connecting and informing the horse community in San Luis Obipso County, California – and beyond.
Horse enthusiasts can catch Rick auctioneering and hosting his own horse auction, The Main Event Horse Auction at the Paso Robles Event Center on Saturday, November 3, 2018 where bidding starts at 4:30 pm. Sharon Jantzen catches up with Rick Machado for the details of his upcoming horse auction.
“My horse, Kasper, was so fantastic. I was one second out of 4th place and eight seconds out of first place in marathon. That’s a second or two per obstacle! It’s my fastest score and with a horse I didn’t show regularly. We’d come out of a turn and he was just on it!” exclaimed Diane. Sharon Jantzen captures Diane’s story of her experience at the 2018 Para-Equestrian World Championship for Single Drivers.
Abby, then 8, began solving her tacking up problem by asking, “What would I change?” then she began to make a list of saddle changes. Sharon Jantzen visits with Abby, a SLO County native and 9-year-old budding entrepreneur, regarding her just-launched tack company Riding Free.
“You want to reach out and touch what you see in the painting and your heart skips a beat when you see it,” Abby Rose of Heartworks describes the type of art she creates. Sharon Jantzen visits with this talented young artist who can bring the heart of horses to life in art.
Jere has had success where others doubted: “I had a mare come in to get fit after a severe injury in which she gloved her hind limb and sustained some damage to the tendons. The vets were very cautious, saying they thought she would probably only be broodmare-sound.” Sharon Jantzen visits with Jere Kleinpeter and gets a tour of Oasis Equine Fitness and Rehabilitation Center.