Untacked Equestrian Lifestyle of Horse Girl Angelea Kelly

Angelea meets Robert Banner, Publisher of the top equine magazine stateside, The Chronicle of the Horse. Robert talks candidly about the equestrian publishing business as well as his passion for NAPPA (North American Point-to-Point Association) and helping developing young riders learn the basics. Our kids are our future of riding and NAPPA was created in order to take Steeplechasing back to its Foxhunting roots and rejuvenate amateur participation.

Happy New Year! We had a GREAT year in 2007 and are looking forward to a pretty amazing line up for 2008! Stay tuned as we go International with shoots in Sweden, Germany, Canada and tentatively Ireland, Spain and Holland! Of course we'll still have fabulous coverage of stateside events spanning the gamut of the equine world. Watch for some serious training interviews, more riding, more helpful how to and of course in the spirit of HorseGirlTV they will all be educational while entertaining. Tune in. Tack up. and thanks for being a part of HorseGirlTV!

Angelea spoke with First Lieutenant Stacey Collins of the US Park Police from Washington DC. Discover the rich history of the US Park Police. Learn about their intensive 10 week course and the challenges and rewards of the US Park Police Musical Ride. What is life like for a mounted officer with a fulfilling career in public service. Getting paid to ride horses AND serve the community! PLUS in this episode we announce the Holiday Wish List Giveaway Winners! Thanks so much to SmartPak for giving HorseGirlTV over $400 in fabulous horse and rider prizes!

Happy Holidays from HorseGirlTV and our friends at Smartpak! Angelea connected with LC, co-host from the upcoming audio podcast Up on Horses from the Smartpak Network, to highlight some of this seasons top wish list items. Tune in to find out the hot picks on this years holiday shopping list. Plus, in the spirit of the holidays, we are giving it all away! All winners will be drawn at random from Team HorseGirlTV! Just join Team HorseGirlTV and watch our December 15th episode to find out if you won any of these fabulous items! Check out OVER $400 in cool equestrian products below as not all items are featured in this episode!

Part two of our series and we catch jump jockey, Carl Rafter during the after party celebration. A menagerie of finely tuned equine athletes coupled with a plethora of world class jockey talents comprise just some of the days events at the International Gold Cup in The Plains, Virginia. Follow HorseGirlTV as we get the exclusive behind the scenes look at the stables, the jockeys, the paddock and the events leading up to this world renowned event. HorseGirlTV gets exclusive backstage passes for this spectacular show of athleticism, precision and glory that IS the International Gold Cup!

A menagerie of finely tuned equine athletes coupled with a plehtora of world class jockey talents comprise just some of the days events at the International Gold Cup in The Plains, Virginia. Follow HorseGirlTV as we get the exclusive behind the scenes look at the stables, the jockeys, the paddock and the events leading up to this world renound event. HorseGirlTV gets exclusive passes for this spectacular show of athleticism, precision and glory that IS the International Gold Cup!

Model horse hobbyists collect, sell, show, trade and customize their Breyer models. For those of you interested in horses but not able to, due to scheduling, location or finances, ride becoming a horse hobbyist would be a great outlet to share your love of horses with others. We simply had too much good information from Kathleen Fallon to cut this out and opted to put it in as a bonus. A big, HUGE thank you to appaloosa for allowing HorseGirlTV to use her amazing photos from this past years Breyerfest!

It's a far cry from the # 57 Western Horse of the late 50s but Breyer Model Horses is still going strong and accurately capturing our equine friends. Catch up with the Breyer Horse Tour as it makes it's stop on the east coast. Angelea enjoyed a lively conversation with Breyer spokeswomen, Kathleen Fallon, and cozied up with a real live Breyer Model Horse! Watch as HorseGirlTV gets up close and personal with Breyer specialists and discovers the rich history of this home grown American company. Learn why Breyer is the model horse of choice for so many generations.

Meet Chris Robbins of Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs for an exclusive luncheon at The Hampton Classic and learn about upscale event catering. Chris sat down with HorseGirl to speak about happenings, horses and The Hamptons!

HorseGirlTV goes high style at The Hampton Classic. Catch up with Angelea in Bridgehampton, NY where she talks candidly with this years teen to watch, Hillary Dobbs. Catch a slice of life from this talented teen and discover what it is like to juggle Harvard, interning at CNN, and a string of successful mounts competing not only in the Adult Amateurs but holding her own against the best of the best in the Grand Prix ring.

Follow HorseGirl to Bluegrass Farm in Northern Virginia. In this episode Angelea takes a look at applying standing wraps and polos. Learn the ins and outs of proper application. We're announcing our contest winners in this episode!

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Have you ever wanted a career in horses but didn't want to be a trainer, groom or exercise rider and are you too tall to be a jockey? What about a career working with the mounted police? It's a real 'ride along,' COPS style! Follow Angelea as she literally rides along on patrols with the Prince William County Mounted Police and discover this beneficial and rewarding career option.

We all have had trouble getting our breeches on, issues with chafing and more importantly actually finding a pair that just fit! Did we say FITS? This episode Angelea takes a look at an innovative technology in breeches and learns about their design first hand from developer and entrepreneur Sheryl Rudolph.

Where has the real cowboy gone? Oh where or where can he be? In this episode Angelea takes a look at what ridin' fence, roping calves, and moving cattle are all about. This and more is part of the average workday for Richard Damon, real modern day cowboy. Join HorseGirl as she meets with Rich to learn about the lifestyle of this fading American icon!