Author Archives: Rebecca Berry

Swords and Horses

We get on from the left and get off on the left. We tack up on the left and untack on the left. We do it because that is what...

The AXCs of Dressage Letters

A – Enter at working trot X – Halt, salute. And from there, things get a bit chaotic, letter-wise. For the love of all things horsey what do these letters...

Riding: The Unnatural Thing to Do

We’ve all had the misfortune of hearing a non-horse person say, upon learning that you ride, “I rode a horse once…” It’s inevitable. The classic follow-up statement is: “It took...

A Race Day in Ireland

While at the Dublin Horse Show in 2018, I got a sense of how many horses occupied Ireland and felt staying an extra week would allow me the time to...

EQUITANA USA,the Game Plan: Day Two

The EQUITANA USA planning extravaganza continues! Between the enormous trade fair at Kentucky Horse Park, the show stopping entertainment, and 150 seminars and clinics all across three days, October 1-3,...

EQUITANA USA, the Game Plan: Day One

I'm a planner. And if there's an event that requires a little coordinated planning, it's EQUITANA USA. With an enormous trade fair at the equally enormous Kentucky Horse Park, spectacular...

What Is It About Horses?

What is it about horses we love so much? That is a question I’m not entirely sure how to answer. When I started this piece, I thought I’d do a...

The Dublin Horse Show

Travel. Something we’ve been dreaming about for the past year and a half. Perhaps now that the world is on the verge of reopening, it’s time to get back into...

Thank You, Horses

If you were to meet me, I doubt your first impression would be one of a matron, and you’d be right. I’m not a caregiver or a mother and I...