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Facing Rezoning

- June 1st, 2025

Someone wants to rezone local horse property; now what do you do?

By Christine Hughes / courtesy of ELCR.org

There are so many layers to consider when determining if horses are considered livestock and if horse farms are considered agricultural uses. Here are a few things to consider if you are facing local challenges to your equine operations, especially if your local or state regulations leave you in a grey area.

Living the Dream

Spencer Rose Litwack has ridden a childhood passion for trick roping to the Cavalia center stage

From Horsetrader staff reports - June 1st, 2025

Spencer Rose went from Riata Ranch to Cavalia

Horsetrader reprint from February 2011 issue

February 3, 2011 Cover
February 3, 2011 Cover


BURBANK – Of all tricks Spencer Rose has done on horseback, she still remembers her first one in front of a crowd.

She was 12, and her folks were among parents gathered to watch their daughters as they revealed what they had learned during a week-long trick riding camp at the Riata Ranch in Exeter. The routines were simple, slow and very safe – but still quite challenging for a girl who had ridden for the first time that week.