20 March 20, 2014
Horsetowns: Burbank
Reiner Tom Foran (above), who trains out of the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, is President of the California Reining Horse Association, which conducts its major events like its year-end CRHA Challenge at the L.A. Equestrian Center. The center has a year-long line-up of top-tier events, including the May 1-4 Fiesta of the Spanish Horse, led by Burbank resident Joann Asman (right).
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associations, to name just a few. “For several years now, the
equestrian center has been a ter- rific neighbor,” says Mayor Gabel- Luddy. “And the fact that current leadership has seen to it that every weekend is a horse event has also been a big boon to the community. They are protecting the recreational use of the trails and keeping an eye on land uses that may go in. Having a great neighbor like LAEC has made a difference.” Annual events held at LAEC
include Festival of the Spanish Horse, Tournament of Roses EquestFest, Los Angeles National
hunter/jumper show, Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association’s Jack & Linda Baker Reining Classic Finals, L.A. Winter Dressage, California Reining Horse Association Challenge, Hollywood Charity Horse Show organzied by William Shatner (best known for his role as Captain Kirk on “Star Trek”). The center’s location, amenities
and atmosphere put it on the “A” list of event planners. When 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin conduct- ed her first clinic ever on U.S. soil earlier this month, she did so in the Equidome. When Emmy- award winning actress Patricia Heaton hosts the upcoming ben-
“There is no place in the United States where you can live nine miles from the second largest city in the country and come home, get on horseback and ride your way back to a quiet, gentler time.” —Mayor Emily Gabel-Luddy
efit gala for the Compton Junior Posse on May 17, it will be at the center, too. With so many year-round
equestrian events held at the facility, LAEC is also home to some horse-show management companies, such as Cornerstone Event Management, specializing in dressage shows; and Langer Equestrian Group, Inc., specializ- ing in hunter/jumper shows. The facility serves as a training center for just about every breed
imaginable, from Quarter Horses to Arabians to Saddlebreds. Several trainers call LAEC their home base. Well-established and gener-
ous tack-and-feed stores like these—in addition to a number of local horse trainers of all equine disciplines—are just a few of the manywonderful aspects of the Burbank equine commu- nity. Horse-loving residents of Burbank have a lot to be thankful for in their special city.
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