Author Archives: Rebecca Berry

The other morning after having washed my face I reached for my glasses and wondered, for the first time in my life, if horses ever need glasses. They certainly spot...

The lush green driving arena was a sea of orange cones on Sunday at Royal Windsor Horse Show, a small yellow ball sitting perilously atop each for the final phase...

Four-in-hand driving is always exciting, though sometimes the results can be predictable. Saturday's marathon at Royal Windsor Horse Show was both. Driving legend Boyd Exell (AUS), winner of the past...

If you were looking for an idyllic backdrop for the sport of four-in-hand driving, the Queen’s back garden is hard to top. Tucked away in a quiet corner of the...

The sun came out for the Puissance at the Royal Windsor Horse Show (RWHS), as did most of the UK. Thursday's closing event was one of many attractions on the...

If you've ever been to London, you may have visited the Royal Mews, which the part of Buckingham Palace devoted to the Royal Family's equestrian travel. With the upcoming Royal...

“I’m the luckiest girl in the world to be sat on a horse like him,” Laura Collett (GBR) said of her horse London 52. She's on her way be the...

The Brits hold on to the top three spots after a tough cross-country day at the Badminton Horse Trials, but not the same three as yesterday. Cross-country day is often...

Great Britain maintains its lock on the leaderboard after the second day of dressage at the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials in the UK, but there’s been a shake up at...

It was a day of sunshine, dressage and excitement at Badminton Horse Trials. Twenty twenty-two marks the glorious return of the CCI5* event in the UK after a two year...

Badminton is the world’s oldest 5* event and regarded by many, including me, as the most prestigious. But if we take away the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, remove all...

With both the Land Rover Kentucky Three-day Event and the Kentucky Derby running back-to-back weekends, the state of Kentucky is to become a hive of activity. I thought now would...

Only a dark horse can cause an upset. Death rides a pale horse. And a green horse, well isn’t green at all. Why do we say such things and where...

I feel as though I should say, “This is straight from the horse’s mouth,” but it’s too obvious so I will avoid it. We are better than that, surely. That...

In the market for protective gear that keeps you and your horse safe? Now's your chance to catch a deal. Seven of your favorite brands are on sale right now...

Every self-respecting horse person owns a curry comb, and we use it diligently on our horses to remove the remnants of a mud bath, erase sweat marks and/or give a...

Some years ago, I learned from the game show Jeopardy that Arabian horses have one less vertebra than all other horses. I thought, well, wouldn’t that make an interesting thing...

Sometimes socks are more than just socks. Sometimes socks are a statement. A manifesto even. Sometimes socks stand for something bigger than the feet they ensconce. Sometimes socks are an...

Naturally, I’m drawn to the vegetable horseradish. A root vegetable no less. My initial interest was the name, why “horse” radish instead of say, “cat” radish? As usual, I entered...

Who was the bright spark that decided we should wear white or light-colored breeches when showing? Obviously, not a competitor. Competitors know the daily struggle of keeping clean around horses....