It was a breath of fresh air on Tuesday January 19th when I stepped off the plane into the warm 70 degree weather in Florida! We were lucky enough to miss a cold front from the previous week and I was even more pleased observing the beautiful settings of gorgeous farms, rivers and palm trees [...]
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SmartPak Heads to the Bay Colony Dog Show
For the first time in a century, the Bay Colony Dog Show moved from its original location in Boston, MA to the Providence Convention Center in Providence, RI. This show brings in over 150 AKC registered dog breeds from all over the United States and Canada to strut their stuff for the judges. Since this [...]
A Look Back on the AQHA Bayer Select World Show
Here at SmartPak, many marked the end of summer and the sunny Labor Day weekend by attending picnics with friends and family, boating and long walks with our canine friends. Three of us were lucky enough to travel to Amarillo, Texas for the 2009 AQHA Bayer Select World Show August 30th through September 7th as [...]
Team SmartPak Welcomes Christine McCrea, Kate Levy and Sandy Ferrell
SmartPak is pleased to announce three great new additions to Team SmartPak. Christine McCrea, Kate Levy, and Sandy Ferrell have all come on board and it’s been a great pleasure working with them already.
Christine McCrea and husband Jon operate one of the Northeast’s premier show stables, Windsor Show Stables in Windsor CT. Since 1999 Chris [...]
SmartPak Supports the Reiners at NAJYRC
Having just returned from the North American Junior and Young Riders Championships, I can say with confidence that this was a horse show that had it all! There were Quarter Horses and Dutch Warmbloods; there were cowboy hats, hunt caps and top hats. There was sun and sand; there was rain and mud. There was [...]
SmartPak’s Third Annual Outing at Apple Knoll
The store’s Third Annual Team SmartPak outing to the Apple Knoll Jumper Schooling Show in Millis, MA was a fantastic evening filled with happy ponies and delicious food. We were very lucky to have one of the few sunny days in June, and the store employees turned out in full force, with 17 of us in [...]
SmartPak Looks Back on our Trip to Rolex
by Laura Pola, Product Specialist
While 2009 celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Rolex Kentucky 3-Day Event, it was all a first for me! A New England born-and-bred hunter/jumper rider, I had never truly experienced horse country or 3-day eventing. This year’s Rolex was also the first time I had ever traveled with SmartPak to a [...]
Team SmartPak is Walking on Sunshine!
by Laura C., Product Specialist
They say to truly know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes. If one mile is good then 40 must be better!
This year the SmartPak crew headed back into Boston to participate, once more, in the 2008 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. As a novice Avon Walker I was [...]
2nd annual Team SmartPak outing to Apple Knoll
by Jen B., SmartPak Store Manager
We had a screaming good time at the 2nd annual Team SmartPak outing to the Apple Knoll Jumper Show on Wednesday June 25th! Six store employees rode in the show, and everyone else came to cheer and eat great food. Our white polo shirts were the hit of the show [...]
SmartPak Take Your Dog to Work Day
by Rebecca, Canine Marketing Manager
This is Emma the pug. She’s 6 ½ years old and she officially entered the work force on Take Your Dog To Work Day on June 20th. She started the day by packing her lunchbox (including her SmartPak and treats to share with her new co-workers) and then we [...]
