Equitrekking's Daytime Emmy Noms in Aiken Standard

Today's Aiken Standard newspaper in my home state of South Carolina features an article by Ben Baugh about Equitrekking's recent Daytime Emmy nominations. Ben Baugh writes, "The small crew has a tremendous work ethic and great confidence in each others abilities and talents." Read more.

The article also plugs Equitrekking's 7pm broadcasts on Thursday nights on SCETV. South Carolina friends, please tune in!

The Horse, Julie Whitaker

Taking a break from work to skim through "The Horse," Julie Whitaker's book. I picked it up at The Horse exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in NYC and have been wanting to read it. It's good. Very good horse facts and history. Makes me want to travel to southern France to see the Camaruge horses.

Have a great weekend!

Grid Work in the sunshine

I usually have my riding lessons on Wednesday and for the past few weeks/months, it always seems to rain on Wednesdays. I don't mind riding in the rain so much, but you can only do so much when the footing is bad. I've been working a lot on dressage basics in my lessons, so was overjoyed today to be able to jump.

Today I rode Dirk, a horse that I would call the perfect teacher. He is so smart that he basically gets the exercise after one or two rounds and then I am the one who gets to work on my form. We did grid work and Dirk bounced right along. At first, I had to give a bit of leg, but after a time or two, Dirk was excited, so I didn't have to work too hard to do some fun gymnastic jumping.

Hoping for continued good weather!

Please may follow me on Twitter @DarleyNewman and check out our newly posted behind the scenes and bloopers in honor of Equitrekking Daytime Emmy nominations at Equitrekking.com and EquitrekkingTV on YouTube.

Equitrekking Bloopers and Tweets

I've just added some fun Behind the Scenes and Bloopers videos to Equitrekking.com and EquitrekkingTV on YouTube.

In honor of our Director of Photography Greg Barna getting nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Single Camera Photography for Equitrekking, check out the Greg Barna video on YouTube. You'll see a bit more about how we film Equitrekking on horseback.

In Belize, we had an interesting experience finding medicinal remedies on horseback with local Albert Garbutt, so that's up on YouTube as well.

Finally, I had to add this clip from filming in the underground city in Guzelyurt, Turkey at Equitrekking.com and YouTube. When the lights went out and I was two stories underground, my heart definitely skipped a few beats.

Also, I've just started Tweeting. You may follow me on Twitter @DarleyNewman.

Equitrekking on PBS Nominated for Two Daytime Emmy Awards

We are very excited to announce that Equitrekking on PBS has received two Daytime Emmy nominations! Equitrekking is nominated for Outstanding Special Class Series with Chip Ward as Executive Producer and me, Darley Newman, as Producer and Host. We were also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography for the work of our talented cinematographer Greg Barna.

Equitrekking is broadcast on PBS, the network that brought home the most nominations with a total of 56.

Read more about the Daytime Emmy Nominations and check out the other nominees.

Great Kentucky Trail Rides

In Kentucky, I went trail riding at Shaker Village, the Land Between the Lakes, Barren River State Park and the Big Red Stables. Here's a web only video clip from Equitrekking's Great Trail Rides in Kentucky. Happy Trails!

Equitrekking Wales Sneak Peak

The Gower Peninsula in Wales is a really neat place to explore on horseback, as the beaches are very wide and dramatic, surrounding by huge, mossy cliffs. In this short video, Olive Edwards of Parc le Breos and I did some faster riding on Three Cliffs Beach. After that, we visited an old supposedly haunted church and a beautiful old castle, all within riding distance of the beach.

This segment is part of our Equitrekking Wales episode, premiering now on PBS stations across the country. The song that we used in this segment is an original composition by Jennifer Crouser, a native of Minneapolis, where the Equitrekking Wales episode is premiering on tpt LIFE Tues, 5/12 at 11:30am and 9pm.

Crouser studied composition and theory, with a concentration on chamber music. She is currently completing a CD of original songs called "Caiffage & Sopp." You may learn more about Jennifer Crouser and listen to samples from her new CD on her new website.

For those of you who are not in Minneapolis, you may check your local listings using Equitrekking's station finder. New York City folks may tune in tonight to WLIW, Channel 21, to watch Equitrekking Southern Spain at 7:30pm to see some beach riding action and riding in the Seville Countryside. We've added more videos to EquitrekkingTV's Channel on YouTube from Spain and beyond.

Happy travels and stay tuned for more riding info and video clips from around the world.

Equitrekking Debuts Derby Week in...

While lots of people will be tuning into the Kentucky Derby this weekend, there's also the chance to see more horsey programming. The new season of Equitrekking is debuting on PBS stations in cities across the United States. You can check for your local listings on Equitrekking's station finder. Here's a rundown of some areas where you can watch.

Alabama Public Television (APT)- Saturdays at 5:30pm. Belize (May 2), Texas (May 9), Southern Quebec (May 16), Utah (May 23) and Vermont (May 30) and more!

Boston- Sundays at 2:30pm on WGBH, channel 44, starting May 3 with Southern Spain.

Kentucky on KET
Saturdays at 1:30pm on KET1 and Wednesdays at 5:30pm on KET2.

Milwaukee PBS MPTV
Saturdays at 5pm on MPTV with Scotland (5/2/09), Quebec City and Beyond (5/16/09), Central Turkey (5/23/09) and more.

Minneapolis, MN on TPT
Equitrekking broadcasts on tpt's LIfe Channel on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30am and 9pm.

New York- WLIW Channel 21
In addition to the regular broadcasts of Equitrekking's new season on WLIW on Wednesday nights at 11:30pm, new episodes will also broadcast on Thursday nights at 7:30pm with Southern Spain (May 7th), Scotland (May 14), Quebec City and Beyond (May 21), Central Turkey (May 28), Wales (tentatively June 18) and Alaska (tentatively June 25).

North Carolina-Sundays at 10:30am on UNC-TV and Thursdays at 7pm SC-ETV. Check Equitrekking's station finder to see which station reaches your area.

Portland, OR on OPB- Wednesdays at 6pm. Arizona (May 6), Belize (May 13), Texas (May 20) and more! Tune in to watch the new season starting June 10th starting with Southern Spain.

South Carolina- Thursdays at 7pm SC-ETV

Vermont Public Television (which reaches parts of Southern Quebec including Montreal) on Saturdays at 4:30pm with Southern Spain (May 9), Scotland (May 16), Quebec City and Beyond (May 23), Central Turkey (June 20), Wales (June 27) and Alaska (July 4)

and more! Check your local listings on Equitrekking's station finder to find more dates and times.