https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C9JsBlsVdw Earlier this week, I had my first polo lesson with Palo Alto Polo Holiday, a traveling Argentinean polo program run by the fantastic Leonardo Rossolini and Emily Hordijk, which is stationed near my hometown...
In honor of Farrier Appreciation Week, please take a moment to read the following public service announcement: Thank your farrier, and thank him often (even the sassy ones). Because a blacksmith’s work is difficult and occasionally...
At dawn the beach of Oostduinkerke is abandoned, the seas calm. There is little wind, but the air is cool. The only sounds are the soft, distant creak of wagon wheels and the gentle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuPOh0veN3g We all know show moms are deserving of our thanks. They are the holders of ponies, the wipers of tears, and the payers of bills—the defenders of our walk-trot honor....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZKo9OlBGo Not every rider can be born with the tall, lithe physique that Biq Equitation dreams are made of. You may not have long legs, a tall, straight back or that textbook seat...
There are so many things to remember when it comes to packing for horse shows. There's the paperwork, tack, feeding, and grooming supplies. There's clothes for your regular classes and clothes for your special classes (eh...
When artist Garðar Ólafsson decided to combine Icelandic horses and waterfalls in stunning black and white video, the similarities between the two may not have been immediately apparent. But in art, the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jATVW_xntI When it comes to leadline classes, there are two kinds of spectators: those that love them, and those that…don’t. The former runs to the rail, camera in hand, waving and shouting...
Attention horse shoppers: unimpressed by the offerings on your local Facebook classified page? It may be time to give the Great White North a shot. "Well, of course," you might...
If history has taught us anything, it’s that the world’s next great dance-off is just around the corner. First there was the alleged Britney Spears/Justin Timberlake post-break-up dance-off of 2002, which was...
On a recent trip home to Upstate New York, my mom and I planned an afternoon outing to visit my retired OTTB 30 minutes outside of town. I offered to drive,...
If you're ever hired or volunteer (God bless you) for horse show jump crew duty, there are certain things you should know in advance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkybzfrFp2s 1. Jump crew days start...
In July of last year, we were introduced to “Satan” the pony, Kentucky’s resident bad seed palomino who inadvertently burst onto the international stage when his owner, Jessica Lynn, wrote a...
Chances are, somewhere back in your training history, there was a horse or many different horses that helped to make you the rider you are today. There was the kindly soul who...
Are you familiar with Steampunk? If not, we’ll let this beautiful winter photo shoot by Best of the West introduce it to you. The collaboration took place between a group of friends and...
We all know that documenting life's major events—getting engaged, getting married, having a baby—is almost as important as living them. Naturally, these moments are meant to be shared with our nearest and dearest,...
We have no doubt that on most days, your horse is overjoyed to see you. We’re sure he nickers when you arrive, paces in his stall to greet you, and gallops...
Sadly, the 2015 George Morris Horsemastership Training Session is now just a distant memory, and we’re already missing the sassy pants. To bridge the gap, we’ve created some motivational posters based on some of Mr. Morris’s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PSBzdePfk Chances are if you're a horse person, you're also a dog person—or at least have a collected a few of each over the years. For as long as horses have...
