Jane Backes

Spoiled Rotten: Making sure those treats don’t create bad habits

Spoiled Rotten: Making sure those treats don’t create bad habits

For some horse owners, giving peppermints and cookies, scratches and attention are the largest time-consuming part of their horse’s daily catering routine.             While there’s nothing wrong with wanting the special and close attachment with a horse, their manners and behaviors can turn pushy and rude instead of being respectful and considerate to the people whom […]

Audrey Grace Auction opens today

Audrey Grace Auction opens today

The 19th annual Audrey Grace Auction opens today and runs through 5 p.m, (EST), Sunday, Dec. 13, on ShowHorseToday.com. For the past 18 years, the Backes Family has organized this annual Audrey Grace Auction to help benefit New Horizons and the Audrey Grace House. This effort was started to memorialize their daughter, Audrey Grace, and […]

InStride Edition ad up for grabs in 2017 Audrey Grace Auction

InStride Edition ad up for grabs in 2017 Audrey Grace Auction

The 16th Annual Audrey Grace Auction opened today and will run until  5 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Dec. 17. The auction helps raise funds for the New Horizons Audrey Grace House in Abilene, Texas, part of the Community Center of Care, which provides residential treatment services to children, ages 5 to 17, suffering from emotional, behavioral, […]

Donations still being accepted for Audrey Grace Online Auction

Donations still being accepted for Audrey Grace Online Auction

Donations are still being accepted for the 15th Annual Audrey Grace Auction featured on Pleasurehorse.com forum Dec. 12-18. The auction helps raise funds for the New Horizons Audrey Grace House in Abilene, Texas, part of the Community Center of Care, which provides residential treatment services to children, ages 5 to 17, suffering from emotional, behavioral, […]