In Search of an Identity

Worldwide tourism has expanded to record levels. People traveling have never had so many choices of where to visit and what to experience. How can you make your destination stand out among the seemingly endless travel options?

The answer, quite simply, is that you need a powerful identity to express your uniqueness and separate you from the competition.

Accomplishing this task is a bit more complicated, but with powerful branding, you can create a timeless identity that will keep your project successful in the long term.

First of all, your destination needs a name to set it apart: a statement that is both powerful and simple and, more importantly, one that expresses your spirit and uniqueness. One that can be established, enhanced over time, and become timeless.

The power of place names is reflected in successful examples: Augusta National, The Biltmore, The Greenbrier Resort. These names have become household words that express the places' identities in powerful ways that are difficult to duplicate.

A few years ago, I was the lead landscape architect for a new hotel located in The Kiawah Island Resort on the coast of South Carolina. When the project first began, the developer called the project "The East Beach Hotel". Besides being very generic and nondescript, the name had too many syllables. Most importantly, though, the name had no soul. Because of the project's lackluster title, the initial design concepts were lifeless, formal, and overly symmetrical.

After a fairly involved naming exercise, the hotel was finally dubbed "The Sanctuary". Suddenly, the name conjured images of a safe retreat hidden in the maritime forest, where visitors could escape their worries and relax. And "The Sanctuary" name is appealingly short and sweet.

The new name set the tone for the entire design: from the architecture, to the interior design, to the landscape architecture. With every design decision, we asked ourselves, "Is that Sanctuary-esque?" On every scale, design elements shifted from formal to informal, symmetrical to asymmetrical, stiff and boring to dynamic and fluid, cold and unfriendly to warm and inviting.

Design options that did not fit with the theme became obvious, and soon, the project developed a mind of its own! Fortunately, the project owner valued our ideas and was committed to following the concept through to the smallest details. We made no compromises to The Sanctuary's branding. The layout, landscaping, signage, lighting, furnishings, pools, and walkways all morphed into a cohesive sanctuary that reflected our initial design goals. The place's unique spirit became manifest in its built forms.

In the end, the sanctuary theme differentiated the hotel from its competition, attracted the most discerning of visitors, and even led us to achieve a five diamond rating!

The branding of a place does not end with construction; the unique spirit must extend to everything from service to dining and maintenance. Successful places must grow, mature, and evolve in ways that reinforce their brands. You may get people to visit you once, but a powerful identity will bring them back again and again.

Equestrian Services is committed to helping you create and enhance your identity!

John Tarkany, ASLA, RLA
Equestrian Services, Master Land Planner/Landscape Architect

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The China Connection

U.S. business enterprises, developers, and entrepreneurs are becoming increasingly mesmerized with China – and for good reason. According to the global news publication Foreign Policy, by 2040, China’s economy is projected to reach $123 trillion, nearly three times the world’s 2000 economic output, and its per capita income is projected to reach $85,000, more than double the forecast for the entire European Union. The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has consistently escalated since 1987 from $270B to $4.33 trillion in 2008 when, according to the World Bank, it grew 7.5% year-over-year. Continuous economic development has produced a top tier of wealth that has expanded rapidly. The combined wealth of the 40 richest people in China was $38 billion in 2006, up 46% from 2005, while the number of billionaires in China reportedly exceeded 100 in 2007, up from just 15 in 2006.

The Burgeoning Middle Class - The economic achievement of the largest nation in the world (currently estimated at 1.3 billion people) has been supported by significant state investment in education, which has resulted in a highly-educated workforce and spurred a burgeoning middle class. In 1998, 3.4 million students were enrolled in China’s colleges and universities. Over the ensuing four years, enrollment increased 165%, and the number of Chinese studying abroad rose 152%. This emphasis on education has served to create an expanding middle class, which grew from 65.5 million in January 2005 to 80 million in January 2007. Forecasts call for continued expansion of this market sector to 700 million by 2020. China’s middle class, commonly referred to as the “middle stratum,” reportedly accounts for 10% of the country’s urban disposable income and has become increasingly responsible for the growing demand of luxury goods and services. The LVMH group, which owns more than 50 major luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton apparel, Moet-Chandon wines, and Hennessey cognacs, reported China-related earnings growth of more than 25% in 2007; China now accounts for approximately 16% of the company’s global business.

Tourism and Recreation - China is a 5,000-year-old civilization with hundreds, if not thousands, of iconic cultural and recreational destinations. The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Mount Everest, the Yangtze River, vibrant Hong Kong, and exotic Shanghai are but a few of the most internationally recognizable. Perhaps the most notable contemporary accomplishment was the hosting of the 2008 Olympic games, a notable success by any country’s standards. China is the world’s 4th-largest host country for international tourists and the largest source market for tourists in the Asian region. In 2007, China hosted more than 131 million international travelers and achieved foreign exchange revenue of $41.9 billion (USD), representing year-over-year increases of 5.5% and 23.5%, respectively. Perhaps even more significantly, domestic tourism totaled 1.61 billion, reflecting strong internal economic growth, rising middle-class incomes, and pent-up demand for travel and recreation by residents.

Tourism growth has fueled a burgeoning resort development industry in China. At this writing, China has a total of 360 hotel projects, comprising some 124,000 rooms, in the construction pipeline. Western hoteliers have emerged significantly in recent years. Starwood currently has 54 hotels and 22,000 rooms in the China region and recently announced that the majority of the 80 to 100 properties it plans to open in 2010 will be in the Asian/Pacific region, with China playing a key role in that expansion. Among the openings scheduled for 2010 are the company’s Luxury Collection and W brands – the first in Mainland China. Four Seasons will increase its portfolio from three to eight; Global Hyatt Hotels recently opened its Park Hyatt in Shanghai, as well as two others in Beijing and Guangzhou, and plans call for another nine by the end of 2010. Eastern brands that are not as familiar to the U.S. market include Jin Jiang Hotels, the largest hotelier in China with 540 properties in 137 cities in 31 provinces. Six Senses Resorts & Spa, Aman, and Mandarin Oriental all have a strong presence, and Banyan Tree has opened hotels in LiJiang and Rngha, two of Mainland China’s most remote areas. Banyan Tree has also acquired resort development sites in Lhasa, Yangshuo, Juizhaigou, Dujiangyan, Huangshan, and Dunhuang. Kempinski, the second-largest luxury hotel operator in China, boasts 18 properties throughout the country.

Beautiful sandy beaches, lush vegetation, and an abundance of four- and five-star resorts make Hainan Island a popular resort destination. Known locally as China’s Hawaii, Hainan has two airports and is also accessible by rail and ferry. The Guangdong-Hainan passenger railway link opened in 2004, connecting Guangzhou in Guangdong province to Hainan Island, making domestic travel infinitely more convenient. The Sanya Marriott, Kempinski Sanya, Le Meridien, and the Mandarin Oriental Sanya typify the quality of new resort development on Hainan Island.

Recreation and Entertainment – China is currently in the midst of a “golf boom.” Hundreds of courses are expected to open in the next several years, many of them on the island of Hainan. Hong Kong’s Mission Hills Group, owners of the 12-course golf resort in southern China’s Guangdong Province, is reportedly developing Hainan Club, which upon completion has the ability to be the world’s largest destination golf resort, with some 22 courses covering an area nearly 1.5 times the size of Manhattan. Western golf course architects are well-known in China. Jack Nicklaus currently has 18 courses in the design/plan stage; but with 14 existing layouts in China, Nicklaus is no newcomer. For the second straight year, and the third time in seven years, readers of Asian Golf Monthly magazine named Nicklaus Design “Golf Course Architect of the Year in Asia Pacific” for 2009. Several Nicklaus-designed courses were acknowledged as exemplary in the region, including the Mountain Course at Spring City Golf and Lake Resort in Kunming, which was also cited as the “Best Golf Course in China.” Nicklaus’ Shadow Creek, which opened in 2008 in Beijing, was named second runner-up. And Nicklaus is not alone: Schmidt-Curley Design has built the world’s largest putting course at Mission Hills Golf Club, encompassing more than 17 acres. Recognized as the world’s largest golf facility by Guinness World Records, Mission Hills boasts 216 holes of golf, designed by some of golf’s superstars, including Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, and Vijay Singh.

Throughout China's 5,000-year history, horses have been integral to its development, a tradition that continues today. In 1995, it was estimated that the horse population of China exceeded 11 million, or one-sixth of the horses in the world. In keeping with the obvious passion associated with equestrian-oriented sports and leisure interests, China has become a leader in international equestrian events and equestrian facility development. Orient Lucky City is a comprehensive equestrian project covering more than 1.0 million square meters located in Wuhan Jinyinhu, a state-level ecological demonstration zone in convenient proximity to Hankou Railway Station and Tianhe International Airport. The facility includes an international racecourse, a Racing College, Exhibition Hall, Racing Center, Auditorium, Member’s Club, and a Tourist Service Center. The first phase of the project opened in September 2003, and Phase 2 began in 2008. In 2005, Orient Lucky City was designated the equestrian training base for all participating countries by the 2008 Olympics Organization Committee. The 16th Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, in November 2010, required the construction of a 150-hectare equestrian facility that will accommodate more than 1,000 horses. New equestrian venues are not only designed for the Games, but for public use after the Games. Trade events are growing in number as well; the China International Equestrian & Horse Industry Fair began in 2007 and has developed into one of China’s most respected and widely-supported professional equine industry events. This year’s event will be held in October at Beijing’s China International Exhibition Centre. The China Horse Industry Association estimates that the country’s equestrian market has the potential to develop into a multi-billion-dollar industry over the next few years, resulting in China becoming an international epicenter for horse breeding, equestrian sports, and leisure activities.

Judith Shé, Managing Editor
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Selling to Survive? Or Survival Selling?

Is the glass half-empty or half-full? It’s all in how you perceive a situation. We have the choice to change how we look at things. Do we see the current economy as a recession or a revival? As salespeople, are we “selling to survive” or “survival selling”? My favorite quote is, “It’s not about what happens to you in life - it’s how you handle it.” I have sold real estate for more than 15 years, and I have seen the best of times... and the worst of times. The point is that we have to stop focusing on the obstacles and instead develop and focus on a vision.

We must all maintain positive attitudes and encourage others to do the same. This includes remaining positive and upbeat to our customers. Selling real estate in a niche equestrian community market could be considered by some as harder than average, but it can also be perceived as easier because it is unlike any other - it is a unique market with less competition. Creating positive product differentiation in the minds of our target-market customers has always been an important step towards inducing people to pay a premium for products. Today’s buyers need help to gain confidence in their investment. How do we establish value and credibility and help them understand that now is the time to buy?

Utilize positive branding, public relations, and word-of-mouth.

Branding adds protection against risk and establishes reputation and value. Having a vision paired with a recognizable name, such as the O’Connors, provides the ultimate factor in long-term success. A brand represents a promise to a customer that must be kept faithfully. This commitment of quality also translates through to each individual team member that connects to the community on a daily basis.

Build it now, and they will come.

Tomorrow’s buyers are looking for more than just your average community. They want sustainability, green building, open space, nature-based recreation, wellness, and active family-oriented amenities. Positioning your development to sustain the cost of building upfront amenities will build a tremendous amount of confidence in the buyer. This also allows for “packaging” of the lifestyle and emotionally selling towards the quality of happiness, which is really what buying a new home is all about. We understand from consumer research that it is not the home or home site that they really want to buy. It is instead the gift that comes in that box, or on that lot. The gift is their fabulous dream of what their family’s life could be like after the purchase in that community.

Know your market and customers, and know your competitors even better.

Understanding to whom you are marketing is critical for cost-effectiveness and closing ratios. There is no way to have effective advertising without knowing this and measuring the success of that advertising. Many developers spend thousands of dollars on advertising, as well as driving people to their online media or through their doorsteps, but then do not take the time to properly track the source of initial contact, etc., and follow-through.

In addition, understanding the competition is a must! If they are going to shop and compare you, you must shop and compare as well.

Create a memorable and outstanding first impression each and every time.

Having an outstanding “store front” will make or break you. I used to train my salespeople to think of their sales center (which was nothing more than a finished two-car garage or a module temporary trailer) as Bloomingdale's. When you show up at Bloomingdale's on any given day, the lights are all on, the windows are all sparkling, and everything is set, in order to emotionally trigger customers towards products. Model homes, sales centers, and amenity areas are no different. Salespeople must take ownership and pride in what they are selling and need to go that “extra mile” each and every time.

No matter what you build or how pretty it is, salespeople and any other professionally-trained staff onsite are more memorable than structures. It is a proven statistic that 77% of all buyers rely on sales personnel over anything else for purchase advice. Having the best and strongest sales force is where most builders go wrong. Not only does the salesperson have to be knowledgeable about their product, competitors, and industry, they have to be a personality wizard and understand nonverbal communication, such as proxemics and kinesics. Proxmeics is the study of special relationships and personal territory, and kinesics is the study of physical gestures and expressions and their possible meanings. Proxmeics also can affect how you design your sales centers. It might be quite strange for a salesperson to learn and understand at first, but they will soon find it to be the most critical way to quickly understand customers' characteristics. Next, they may formulate all selling methods to mirror those personality types. This enables the salesperson to develop a very meaningful relationship with the customer. Selling is a dialogue, not a monologue. If I had to pick the single most frequently-seen flaw in real-estate salespeople, it’s too much talking! Sometimes they just give too much information and talk the buyer right back out of buying. I call it “information dumping”, and it causes the sales agent to simply become a tour guide.

Assume the sale.

Do nothing less than assume that every customer calling or walking into the community is the next buyer. Salespeople disqualify too often and then give up. True sales leaders assume nothing but the sale, ask hundreds of questions to qualify the buyer, and then close the deal. If they have done their job right, once you help the customer find that perfect home site, there shouldn’t be anything left but a drive back to your desk with pen and paper.

Network and reward outside salespeople and current home owners.

Don’t just love 'em and leave 'em. They can be both your greatest asset and your worst killer.

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor, timid souls who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
- Teddy Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President

Rhonda Gailey, Director
O’Connor Signature Business Development and Brand Quality Control

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People on the Move

Equestrian Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Rhonda Gailey to Director of O'Connor Signature Business Development & Brand Quality Control.

Rhonda Gailey has been promoted to Director of O'Connor Signature Business Development & Brand Quality Control. Rhonda brings diversified equestrian experience and over 14 years of proven professional business and management expertise to O'Connor Signature and to Equestrian Services. Rhonda will be based out of Atlanta and will focus on locating the next O’Connor Signature Riding Center in the Atlanta area.

Equestrian Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Colleen Davis to the General Manager/Riding Director for The Oaks Equestrian Center – an O’Connor Signature Riding Center.

Colleen Davis previously served as the barn manager at The Oaks Equestrian Center and has been promoted to the General Manager/Riding Director. She brings diversified equestrian experience, as well as more than ten years of professional teaching and management expertise. Colleen graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Social Science Education and was a member of the Varsity Equestrian Team, which obtained National Championships in both English and Western riding.

Equestrian Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Lindsay Brown to Barn Manager/Instructor for The Oaks Equestrian Center – an O’Connor Signature Riding Center.

Lindsay Brown is the new Barn Manager and an Instructor at the Oaks Equestrian Center. An avid rider since the age of 10, Lindsay has been involved in 4-H as a competitor and coach for many years, with numerous wins at open and 4-H shows on the local and state level. During her high-school career, Lindsay actively participated in the Dune Riders Pony Club, while also managing her personal horses and boarded horses at her family's private farm in Wisconsin.

Byron Cole on left, Luke Nolan on right

Equestrian Services, LLC is pleased to announce a new partnership with Luke Nolan and Byron Cole of Pine River Asia, based in Shanghai, China. Luke and Byron’s expertise is being utilized to expand and develop new business opportunities for Equestrian Services Asia.

Luke Nolan has been working in the Chinese real-estate industry since 2005. Luke began his China experience at Cushman & Wakefield’s Shanghai office and focused mainly on commercial office transactions, primarily tenant-representation exercises in both lease and asset acquisitions. Cushman & Wakefield is one of the leading global real-estate agencies, with more than 200 offices worldwide. During his time at C&W, Luke advised banks, law firms, multinationals, and government institutions from all over the world in creating successful real estate strategies for their China operations.

In 2007, Luke and Byron joined forces to set up Pine River, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm based in Shanghai, China. In 2008, Pine River set up its second office in Xiamen, China, in order to work on several major projects with Fujianese real estate developers. Pine River has established itself as a unique player in the China landscape through enduring client relationships, based on quality advice and long-term commitment to the country.

Prior to living in China, Luke was based out of London and part of the Financial Institutions Group of Deutsche Bank's Investment Banking Division, where he was primarily involved in M&A transactions. While at Deutsche Bank, Luke was involved in some of the largest corporate restructuring transactions in the banking and insurance industries in Europe.

Luke studied at Cass Business School in London, where he received his BSc (honors) in Banking and International Finance. Luke subsequently took a specialized MBA in International Economics and Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy.

Luke’s key strengths lie in client liaison and financial analysis. He is currently working on several major transactions with Chinese real estate developers and multinational tenants, as well as advising international private equity funds in acquiring investment and development properties.

Byron Cole began his career in China with the American law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, and Walker, based in Shanghai, where he worked in Mergers and Acquisitions, FDI, Private Equity, Investment Banking, and Real Estate Law.

Moving directly into real estate, he took a position in management in the Investment Properties division of the Shanghai branch at CB Richard Ellis, a NYSE-listed Fortune 500 Company. In the commercial investment area, Byron serviced the world’s largest commercial real estate investors in sourcing and executing acquisitions, disposals, and development opportunities. Byron then transferred into CBRE’s Industrial and Logistics Department, where he founded the China-wide subdivision, “Industrial Investment Properties.” In this capacity, Byron serviced international industrial REITs, investment funds, and other financial institutions on acquisitions and disposals of industrial properties (logistics, manufacturing, business parks, etc.), as well as development opportunities.

Both Luke and Byron live in China and speak Mandarin fluently – Luke lives and works in Shanghai, and Byron works and lives in Xiamen. Luke and Byron are very excited about Pine River’s future with Equestrian Services, LLC in Asia.

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The Global Horse

Horses are believed to have originated on the American continent about 50 to 60 million years ago. These early horses were about the size of a small dog and had several toes on each foot instead of single hooves. They were called “eohippus”, meaning “dawn horse.” Over the millennia, these animals evolved into the modern horses we know today. Through DNA testing, our modern horse can be traced back to fossils from around 51,000 BCE. (Weinstock, et al. 2005) A large land bridge connected Asia and North America, north of the Bering Sea, at this time, and horses could be found from North America, across Asia, and into western Europe.

The North American horse became extinct around 8,000 BCE, at the end of the Ice Age, due to poor climatic conditions, hunting by humans, or both. (Buck, et al. 2007) No traces of horses were found in the Americas after the Ice Age, until they were reintroduced to the continent by 16th-century European explorers and settlers. The American Mustang and the feral ponies of the eastern U.S. islands (i.e., Chincoteaque, Virginia and Corolla, North Carolina) are descended from horses imported by those Europeans. The horses either escaped from their handlers or swam ashore following shipwrecks.

While the horse survived in Europe and Asia after the Ice Age, it is believed that the practice of riding or driving horses was not common until approximately 2,000 BCE. Riding and driving horses gave humans a superior mode of transportation to bipedal walking. They could now travel further, faster, and carry more weight as they went. The horse was also a crucial element in warfare leading to the rise and fall of nations. Using horses for transportation ensured their spread across the globe. As people explored and conquered new lands, they brought their horses with them. According to National Geographic, horses can now be found in all areas of the world, except Antarctica and the ice-capped northern Polar Regions.

No one really knows whether riding or driving came first, where this may have happened, or how the art of horsemanship was developed. The first compassionate writings about non-abusive horsemanship came from the ancient Greek soldier/philosopher/poet Xenophon in 350 BCE. Since that time, thousands of texts have been written about the magical connection between horses and humans. Masters of this connection have been found not only in Greece, but also in the Arabian peninsula, Europe, Mongolia, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and many more.

Some people may wax nostalgic and state a desire to return to the days before the automobile and the locomotive, when horses were the primary mode of land transportation. These people believe that horses would be better-cared-for if everyone relied upon them for transport, and they believe that horse care and horsemanship were general knowledge. Unfortunately, there are many accounts, including the popular children’s book by Anna Sewell, Black Beauty, indicating that horses were a utility for many, and they were not treated with the compassion imagined. While many horses were suddenly “unemployed” and met uncertain fates in the early part of the 20th century, we now have the ability to better appreciate all the horse has to offer.

Horses can serve as a recreational outlet, as a teaching tool, and as spirited beauties to be observed and cherished for their own sake. Because horses do not talk (or at least not in a way humans can understand), they speak an international language that needs no translation. A jockey from Dubai can race a horse in England. A polo player from Pakistan can trail ride at a dude ranch in Montana. A natural horsemanship practitioner from Australia can receive the performance he expects from a horse in Portugal. There is no need to worry about verb conjugations – the global language of the horse does not require such things.

Michele Schwartz
Architect/Equine Land Planner

Sources:

Wikipedia contributors. “Domestication of the horse,” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication_of_the_horse (accessed February 16, 2010).

Weinstock, J.; et al. (2005). “Evolution, systematic, and phylogeography of Pleistocene horses in the New World: a molecular perspective” PLoS Biology 3 (8). Doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030241.

Buck, Caitlin E.; Bard Edouard (2007). “A calendar chronology of Pleistocene mammoth and horse extinction in North America based on Bayesian radiocarbon calibration”. Quaternary Science Reviews 26 (17-18). Doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.06.013.

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EQSV Opens Office in Shanghai

Here is the new address:

Equestrian Services - Asia
Luke Nolan
12/F Platinum Building
233 Tai Cang Road
Luwan District 200020 Shanghai
People's Republic of China
Mobile: +8613512157147
Fax: +862151751577
LukeN@eqsv.com

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EQSV Launches Chinese Section
on Website & Chinese Version of Newsletter

View the new Chinese section of the EQSV website here.

View the Chinese version of this newsletter here.

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Question & Answer

Jennifer Donovan Schooling

Q: Why should I wear a riding helmet?

A: I felt compelled to write on this subject after the most tragic news on U.S. Dressage Olympian Courtney King Dye. Courtney suffered a skull fracture and is in a coma, following a fall from her horse, while she was training on March 4th.

Courtney was not wearing a riding helmet. Let’s face it, riding horses can be dangerous. What other sport puts an athlete sitting at least five feet off the ground, and on the back of an animal that has its own mind and body? All horses can be unpredictable given the right circumstances, whether it is a spook from something out of the ordinary, a reaction to a hornet sting, or tripping and stumbling themselves. In my opinion, the only “100% bomb proof” horse that exists is a dead horse. If it can happen to an Olympic athlete, it can happen to any one of us.

Every time you are on the back of a horse, there is an inherent safety risk, and an ATSM-approved safety helmet should be worn anytime one is riding.

I have always felt quite sure that if we equestrians do not improve our safety records and safety statistics, our fate will eventually become dictated by insurance companies that really know little about horses. Currently, we manage equestrian centers, and I will tell you first-hand, equine liability insurance and equine workers comp are already very expensive. Until we can minimize our risk more effectively and improve our accident numbers, these costs will continue to rise.

Bicyclists, skiers, skate boarders, race car drivers – they are all way ahead of the equestrian sport in numbers that wear helmets. They have even managed to make it look cool – did you see Shaun White win the Gold Medal in snowboarding?

Send your thoughts and prayers to Courtney and her family, and next time you get on your horse, grab your helmet and put it on with the chinstrap secure. Do it for yourself. Do it for your family. Do it for our sport.

Jennifer Donovan
Principal, Equestrian Services, LLC

Further Reading:

Top Reasons People Don't Wear Helmets While Horseback Riding... And Why They Are Poor Excuses. By Katherine Blocksdorf, About.com Guide.

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