tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:43 +0000Ever wonder what it's like to work at a horse magazine? Two up-and-coming young editors of Horse & Rider take you along on their wild ride.http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/noreply@blogger.com (EquiSearch.com)Blogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-1022386233315012248Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:45:00 +00002009-11-20T09:58:29.110-05:00Let's just say it's been one of those deadlines from hell. Mega stress, little time, ripping hair, biting finger nails, running around like headless chickens. But, we're on the home stretch...thank God!  With this in mind, thought I'd share a goofy pic of me and Erin at a photo shoot at Charlie Cole's ranch. (I had to be the English model; Erin the Western-working diva.) This, too, had been onehttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/11/editors-do-just-want-to-have-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-5103853554073968024Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:22:00 +00002009-11-19T17:32:59.548-05:00A mild miracle occurred on Sunday night/Monday morning! After showing all day this past Sunday (Memphis did fabulous, BTW), I was exhausted after dinner and completely passed out on the couch----with the TV on. I woke up at 2:30 am, and in my daze, I attempted to turn the TV off. (My husband has so many remote controls going, I'm scared I'll accidentally hit the self-destruct button if I'm not http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/11/al-at-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-5555280520926528981Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:56:00 +00002009-11-04T22:05:44.437-05:00Erin and I had a blast at the Appaloosa World Show last Friday in Fort Worth. We promise we haven't forgotten to give you a full report on the show--------and the highly anticipated Breyer Horse cocktail party. But, as the mag biz goes...our January deadline is looming, and we have to kick it into high gear to meet our deadline.Not to mention, we're headed off to Erin's barn and ranch area http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/11/appaloosa-world-report-to-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-737743999678010484Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:32:00 +00002009-11-05T10:36:21.760-05:00Be sure not to miss our slide show tour of Charlie Cole's fab barn in Pilot Point, Texas...not to mention the rest of his exotic menagerie. If you haven't seen it yet, go to EquiShopper.com/charliecole. You'll find a lot more species than those of the equine variety (photo preview below). But, hey, that's what makes Charlie so cool! Let us know what your fave animal is! Alana http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/11/dont-miss-charlies-zoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-5615152172889579308Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-10-29T20:27:52.889-04:00Tomorrow morning, Erin and I are headed over to the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth for the Appaloosa World Show. We'll be scoping out the scene, takin' pics, talking to competitors and spectators, and handing out plenty of free mags. So, if you happen to spot us (we'll be sporting our H&R shirts), PLEASE come say hello! We'd love to meet you.AND, to top off the already fun-packed day, Erin http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/off-to-app-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-9117105914195213830Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:19:00 +00002009-10-29T17:51:06.475-04:00I just wanted to give shout-out to Caryn Sappelli, who responded to my "Congress Report" post. Thanks Caryn! After returning from Congress, I wondered what were your other fave shows or events to attend...so we can make an H&R event "wish list"! I hope you guys read Caryn's post, but just in case you haven't seen it yet, she said her favorite is the Scottsdale Arabian Show (obviously in http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/thanks-to-caryn-scottsdale-arabian-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-7128639200688348670Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:55:00 +00002009-10-23T15:06:58.113-04:00I'm currently working on a slide show of Team H&R member Charlie Cole's facility for one of our company's Web sites, EquiShopper.com, and I came across this photo of one of Charlie's trophy rooms. If you happen to subscribe to our sister publication, EQUUS, you'll be receiving a copy of our EquiShopper magazine with your November issue. (Erin and I wrote the barn-tour article about Charlie's http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/trophies-galore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-8750876436275892018Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:14:00 +00002009-10-22T17:17:09.633-04:00WOW! It was a whirlwind trip, but I'm very glad H&R sent me to the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio. I've been to quite a few of the big shows, but as friends and collegues described, Congress is the show of shows. In fact, I needed at least two more days there to really soak it all in, but another deadline beckoned me back to the office.I meet up with coworker Mary Watts at http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/congress-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-3631995920315595555Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:33:00 +00002009-10-16T17:01:02.774-04:00Ahhhh, huge sigh of relief! We just sent our December issue to press (i.e., this has been a very stressful week for H&R staffers). Lack of time perception is definitely an occupational hazard of working for a magazine, as you never seem to know what month it is. I have to remind myself that yes, it's currently October. We just received our November issue. And, yes, we just sent our December issuehttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/congress-r-bust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-7335391651959555727Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:24:00 +00002009-10-09T20:42:42.349-04:00I know it's October, but this actually doesn't having anything to do with black cats crossing your path on Halloween. Instead, I have quite a sad story to share. And I tell it to you only to help protect your beloved barn felines.  My parents live in a very urban area of Dallas proper, so they obviously never expected to encounter a predator more menacing than the neighbor's German shepherd. A http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/barn-cats-beware.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-1364491264004914714Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:58:00 +00002009-10-07T10:13:29.773-04:00We receive lots of books here at the office, submitted by the publisher or the author to be considered for review in the magazine. So I didn't think much of it when another package arrived. BUT, I was definitely surprised when I opened it. So much so, that I have to give nods to the publisher for their creativity!The book came complete with a bedding of straw, apple, carrot (which is a little http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/clever-clever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erin Sullivan Haynes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-2880613941135515631Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:52:00 +00002009-10-02T12:25:48.021-04:00As Alana mentioned, I was recently married to my best friend, Tanner :) We celebrated our 4-year anniversary of dating just 2 days before our Sept. 19 wedding. 'Bout time we got hitched!The wedding took place in a part of TX that's near and dear to my heart, the "Hill Country" -- and area of rolling hills and rivers. We've had a family home on the Guadelupe River in New Braunfels, TX, and we got http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/10/hitched-in-texas-hill-country.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erin Sullivan Haynes)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-5758024251375042593Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +00002009-09-29T11:24:17.574-04:00Occupational Hazard??? A few weeks ago, Erin and I directed a photo shoot at Charlie Cole's Highpoint Performance Horses in Pilot Point, Texas, for one of our biannual supplemental publications, EquiShopper, which will be pollybagged with our sister publication EQUUS' November issue. While our photographer John Brasseaux was shooting some indoor barn shots, one of Charlie's horses decided John's http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/09/watch-your-rear-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-2801759101801494977Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:15:00 +00002009-09-25T19:31:35.126-04:00Fellow H&R'ers ~ I just wanted to express my immense appreciation for the scores of responses you guys and gals sent us regarding you farrier expenses. We've accumulated some great information. At some point, Erin and I plan to put together some statistics on price variations from around the country. Pretty interesting stuff, really!I also wanted to personally respond to Fran Jurga's response. http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/09/wow-shoeing-info-much-appreciated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-4036265994491943881Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:42:00 +00002009-09-22T21:59:41.098-04:00We do, sometimes, have a life outside the magazine, and this last weekend was a biggie for Erin. A huge C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S is in order! She and her now husband, Tanner Haynes, were married Saturday, September 19 at 6:30 in the evening at an outdoor ceremony in Buda, Texas (just outside of Austin). The ceremony and reception were beautiful, and Erin looked gorgeous, of course. I'm sure she'll share http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/09/its-official.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-8558431558928024768Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:17:00 +00002009-09-22T19:40:29.036-04:00One the most important aspects of being an H&R editor is, of course, interviewing the pros and writing articles. I typically write our Ask Team H&R department every month, and after more than five years, I've gotten to know our Team H&R members pretty well. For our November '09 issue, I interviewed Lynn Palm about how to read your horse's body language to improve your relationship with your horsehttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/09/of-lynn-islands-and-horses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-434951602567820994Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:25:00 +00002009-09-09T10:36:17.592-04:00Ahhhhh...I'm one frustrated editor! After rearranging my Labor Day weekend plans to be in front of the TV this last Sunday evening, it turns out we received faulty information from Animal Planet's producers as to when the first segment of Al Dunning's "Untamed, Uncut" show is to run. Unbeknownst to us, the show was bumped to run at a later date. Unfortunately, we don't have information as to whenhttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/09/news-on-al-dunnings-animal-planet-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-1313463781147269103Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:55:00 +00002009-09-04T17:03:21.656-04:00OK, so this post isn't exactly about what it's like to work at H&R (forgive me please), but we need help with a little "research" project we're doing. We would love (are actually begging) for feedback from readers around the country. How much (on average) do you pay a farrier for a basic trim and four basic store-bought shoes? Please tell us what type of riding you do (or other activities with http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/09/need-help-from-you-shoe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-4263590636533887581Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:27:00 +00002009-09-04T16:51:16.476-04:00Fellow H&R readers, DON'T FORGET, the first episode of Al Dunning's series, "Untamed, Uncut," on The Discovery Channel's "Animal Planet" is set to run this Sunday, September 6, at (9:00pm e/p; 8:00pm c). On the show, Al analyzes footage of shocking horse accidents in Argentina and Mexico, and explains how the Argentinean and Mexican cowboys could have avoided the accidents by using more humane, http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/09/al-dunning-on-animal-planet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-1217850225860862127Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:00:00 +00002009-09-04T14:48:37.900-04:00I'm not trying to complain...woe is me, but Al Dunning just returned from doing a series of clinics on several of the Hawaiian islands. While Erin and I definitely have fun on our photo shoots, we've yet to have an assignment out of the continental U.S. (I'm still hoping for the European reining finals in Italy or Germany.) Thought we'd share a few pics of Al in action in the tropics.Not only http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/08/al-does-hawaii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-6955512908005764508Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:22:00 +00002009-08-20T14:39:07.368-04:00fitnessSandy DenarskiHandR blogsJust a quick note to everyone, y'all really need to zip on over to Sandy Denarski's new fitness blog. No matter what state of physical fitness you're currently in, Sandy's blog is sure to motivate you to either adopt or maintain a healthly lifestyle.Sandy is proof that it's never too late to make a change, and her horses represent the freedom she has found in her new life. How inspiring!!!You canhttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/08/horse-rider-resource-for-rider-fitness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erin Sullivan Haynes)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-5314105499772899299Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-08-18T09:47:14.844-04:00groomingpicturetackI've been fighting the temptation for a while now, but finally gave in. I just had to sneak a snapshot of my coworker Alana's storage area of her SUV. Now, I do tease her quite a bit about this jumble of tack and grooming supplies that's constantly piled up in her car, but I doubt she's the only one. She boards her horse away from home and needs her horsey things with her whenever she has time tohttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/08/traveling-tackroom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erin Sullivan Haynes)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-8275395873912267471Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:19:00 +00002009-08-07T14:14:00.847-04:00After reading Juli Thorson's blog on her husband helping out with H&R's latest photo shoot in Idaho, I had to share these photos of my husband (then fiance), Tread Strickland, and his sacrifices for my job, especially during photo shoots. (And, let's just say he's not a huge fan of horses or other livestock for that matter...)Tread pushing a wheelbarrow, in earnest, on a 100-degree Texas Sunday http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/07/h-husband-of-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-8381840521412504831Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-07-28T15:48:35.658-04:00 Sherry Cervi and Clinton Anderson keep watch over the growing stack of equine industry publications we have subscriptions to. As a journalist, I feel it's part of my job to stay current in the industry I'm a part of. Plus, it's just plain interesting to know what's up in the western world of horses. But sometimes, it's just so darn hard to find the time! In a world where deadlines take priority http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/07/read-greed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erin Sullivan Haynes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171171969588897412.post-4023433573496390033Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:39:00 +00002009-07-22T10:40:26.823-04:00Want to know what actually goes on behind-the-scenes of an H&R photo shoot? Hard work, a few trials and tribulations, and tons of fun! If you haven't seen it yet on our Web site, check out our slide show of a recent photo shoot at Clinton Anderson's facility in Stephenville, Texas. The shoot was for Clinton's current H&R series, Groundwork for Everyone. Here are a few sample shots, but for lots http://special.equisearch.com/blog/onstaff/2009/07/clinton-anderson-photo-shoot-behind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alana Harrison)1