Author Archives: Rebecca Berry

Halle Duke and her Canadian warmblood mare Ilana were underdogs heading into the U25 Championship Final last week. But they didn't let a little thing like experience get in the...

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...

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...

Get into the spirit of All Hallow's Eve with Horze. Nothing says I love for the Halloween season, the human skeletal system and of course, my horse like the Horze...

Between the 150 seminars and clinics, enormous trade fair and phenomenal entertainment, EQUITANA USA is a wealth of education and shopping options. But I'm pleased to say my game plan...

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,...

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...

Ever dreamed of taking a lesson with the "messiah of eventing," two-time Olympic gold medalist Phillip Dutton? Do you long for the dressage tutelage of former world number one Laura...

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...

Who likes a sale? Everyone. And Labor Day is the perfect excuse to have an enormous one. With pumpkin spice lattes on the brink of invasion and a wee chill...

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...

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...

My childhood memories are a blur of horses and ponies, horse shows and Pony Club, trail rides and riding lessons. I don’t remember much about school or friends that didn’t...

I don’t know how I managed it, but I missed the Poldark wave when it first hit. Perhaps it’s because I don’t like period pieces and therefore ignored all the...

I have come to recognize that when I’m nervous I’m compelled to discuss it—with anyone, whoever you may be. My high level of nervousness tends to surprise people who don’t...

Several roached maned horses watched as I walked towards the shed row barn. I couldn’t see anyone, which had me checking the time and feeling awkward.  "I'll be right with...

In my final semester of university, I took a class that was to prepare us for the world at large. A world of opportunity and excitement, or so the professor...

Have you ever had one of those days where you felt like a shit rider because you fell off or were eliminated? Then, in an attempt to forget your shortcomings,...

‘Twas the day before Christmas and all through the stableAll the creatures were stirring, even old Mable.The horses were restless and wanting their feed,Like me with cookies, it’s called Christmas...

I spent 10 years of my eventing life in Ocala, Florida competing against and losing to some of the best riders in the world. It was quite something to ride...