April 2026 Issue

April 2026 | EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN 44 Making Strides shows sponsored by Dover Saddlery-Crof- ton. MHSA regional rated, USHJA Outreach, Colonial Clas- sic qualifier- FB: MakingStidesShowSeries; Web: www. breezyrunfarm.com . 7 dates Wissahickon Day Parade, Sunday, April 26 in Wissahickon Park, Philadelphia. Celebrated for nearly 100 years, riders and carriages will parade from Northwestern Stables at noon, to Valley Green Inn, along Forbidden Drive. https:// www.facebook.com/WissahickonDayParade , or email Nancy Peter Nancy.Peter@Verizon.net. TRAINING: Westfield Farm LLC, Tailored for horse and owner. ALL Breeds and disciplines. We will make your trail horse safe or a winning show horse. More info at Westfieldfarmllc.com or CALL 717-432-2828. We get re- sults. Small private horse farm seeking experienced hand for ~2.5 hrs AM weekend barn help (less than 10 horses). Responsibilities include feeding, watering, cleaning stalls and buckets, managing morning turn out cycle. Salary negotiable based on experience. bradley.glenna@gmail. com 33rd. Annual Tack Swap, Sat., April 25, 2026, Northamp- ton Cty. 4-H Center. Indoor Table Reservations required; register early, tables sell-out. Outside arena day-of fee. Food available. FMI: foxmoore4H@gmail.com September 19 ... 14th annual SADDLIN’ UP for BREAST CANCER TRAIL EVENT ... Silent and Live Auctions, All Pinked Out Parade/Contest, Lunch, Raffles and lots of prizes to benefit THE RED DEVILS who provide life-enhancing sup- port services to breast cancer patients and their families while undergoing treatment. Camping available with reservations at the Tuckahoe Equestrian Center, Queen Anne, Md ... jacquiecowan@comcast.net / 410-215-4979 / www.facebook.com/saddlinupforbreastcancer Insecticide Dragnet concentrate;1.25 gal. Cost $116.00 new with directions, never opened. Makes 100’s of gal- lons. Fog, spray, paint barns, foundations, crops & trees. $40.00 Call Gary 610-294-9802 or Jan 267-885-7668 Bucks County, PA. Metal, easy entry cart for medium pony. Maroon up- holstery with chrome tacks, USA flat free wheels, metal shafts, was made at A&A Carriage in New Holland. Barely used. $500 or B/O. call 610 717 8409. Overnight boarding available 1.8 miles from I-84 in Mil- ford, PA. $40/night per stall, 30-amp trailer hookup service. Accommodations on premises. Call for price & availability. Negative coggins required. Find us on horse- motel.com ! Call 570-229-1887. Omega Horse Rescue located in Airville, PA has a vari- ety of horses and ponies ready for their forever homes! Please visit our website to see pictures, videos and how you can help! www.omegahorserescue.com . Better than right off the track! The PTHA’s Turning for Home, Inc. always has OTTBs that are properly rehabbed, retrained and ready for their new careers. Find your next horse at www.turningforhome.org or call 215-808-7562. CATS: Barn homes in Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties, PA. are needed to give rescued strays a chance at life. Cats are neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated; delivered and acclimated. Fill out an application to adopt at StrayCatBlues.org or call 215-631-1851. Barn cats looking for jobs! Fully vetted, no fee, hard-work- ing cats. We deliver—PA, MD, DE, NJ. Contact us! (215) 219- 8148 or info@forgottencats.org . FREE Print subscribers get FREE classifieds! Print subscribers get FREE non-commercial classified ads! Just email your non-commercial (events, horses/trailers/tack for sale, boarding/lessons/training etc.) classified, 35 words or less to brooke@eastcoast equestrian.net . Be sure to include your name and mailing address as it appears on your subscription label. (Not a print subscriber? Sign up online at eastcoastequestrian.net .) Classifieds can run in more than one issue but must be resubmitted each month. Deadline is the 12th of the month before publication. Break the Cycle Before Rescue. Before Surrender. Before Suffering. No hoof no horse is true, but unhappy bellies create suffering long before we see it in hooves, failing health, or bad behavior – the impact fromwhich goes long into the future. Feed insecurity is often the first warning sign of a deeper crisis. Left unaddressed, it can spiral into declining condition, surrender, rescue intervention, or worse. No Horse Hungry exists to intervene earlier—to break that cycle. Launched by East Coast Equestrian, in partnership with the horse community, No Horse Hungry helps keep horses fed when owners face financial hardship—without shame, judgment, or unnec- essary red tape. By helping earlier, we can prevent deeper crisis and keep horses healthy and stable with the people who love them. The need is real—and growing. We are in the early stages of building this network. Donate today to help launch this effort. Scan the QR code to donate to our GoFundMe campaign.