Horsemanship
Does Your Horse Have a Solid Foundation?
Whether you and your horse are just starting out or you’ve been riding together for years, the secret to getting results beyond what you’ve been…
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Horse Health
Keeping Your Feeding System as Natural as Possible, Part One
Horses are non-ruminant herbivores also known as a “hindgut fermenters.” Their digestive tract is made up of a simple stomach, small intestine and large intestine.…
3 weeks ago
Horsemanship
All is Fair in Love and Training?
When riding, training, and competing, it seems we are constantly trying to balance how to be kind to our horses while still establishing boundaries that…
1 month ago
Tack Talk
How Important is Your Saddle, Really?
Growing up with horses, we gave saddle fit only the most cursory of consideration. More often than not issues were “solved” with the addition of…
1 month ago
Training
Master Canter Transitions and Controlled Turns with the 3s and 5s Exercise
A little inspiration can go a long way! Whether it’s beginner group lessons, advanced gymnastics, exercises for a young horse, or schooling a specific skill,…
1 month ago
Training
Developing an Elastic Arm and Independent Seat
“When you have elastic arms and an independent seat—you support your upper body from your security in the tack and balance in the stirrups, not…
2 months ago
Horse Health
How To Deal With Horse Obesity
It’s tough to spot an obese horse when it’s your own. We tend to think, “She’s just big boned,” or “It’s her breed.” Many owners…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Six Lessons in Training a Jumper Prospect
Training a young jumper is a process. Like assembling the 7,541 piece LEGO® Star Wars Millennium Falcon or configuring a 1000 piece double-sided jigsaw puzzle picturing…
2 months ago
Horse Health
Team Therapy
Like any top level equestrian event, the Palm Beach Masters is a bustling ecosystem of equine professionals and practitioners moving in methodical bursts from one…
2 months ago
Training
The ‘Long-and-Low’ Path to Real Collection
For a horse to be able to be collected, learning to give to the rein and flex at the poll is vital. “A horse that…
2 months ago
Science
Show Jumpers Are 15% More Likely to Have a Rail Off the Left Lead
If you’re like most riders, you’ve spent hours compiling data on your horse. You’ve recorded his daily diet and planned for the strategic introduction of…
2 months ago
Behavior
The Main Types of Horse Personalities
Understanding a few basics about horse type helps you connect the temperament traits your horse displays most frequently to how he might respond to circumstances.…
3 months ago
OTTB
How to Get Involved in the Thoroughbred Makeover (Without a Thoroughbred to Makeover)
The Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover has officially begun, and the 2018 edition will be its biggest Makeover ever. The RRP announced a whopping 794…
3 months ago
Pro Tips
You’re Probably Shortening Your Reins Wrong
You’d think we had this down ages ago…but according to dressage rider and biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze, a whole lot of us don’t shorten…
3 months ago
Science
Cloning, Genetic Engineering and “Playing God”
I’m sure by now many of you have seen the video circulating social media about the cloning and genetic engineering of horses. Published by the…
3 months ago
Pro Tips
Riding Fit: Trot Pole Squats
Do you think of yourself as an equestrian? Do you think of yourself as an equestrian athlete? If you aren’t accustomed to including the word…
4 months ago
Horse Health
Impaction Colic: What You Need to Know
Colic is a catchall term used by horsemen to describe equine gastrointestinal distress, but there are several different causes. Impaction colic is one of the…
4 months ago
Horse Health
16 Fascinating Facts About Horse Digestion
This probably comes as no surprise, but the horse is a unique animal. This is especially true when it comes to how they digest food.…
4 months ago
Dressage
7 Rules for Getting Riding Aids Right
We all know that while in the saddle, the rider communicates with the horse using a language of succinct signals. Oh, yeah…and these signals are…
4 months ago
Training
Winter Coping Strategies
So another December has rolled around. And for Americans in all but the most southern tier of states, this means that the toughest time looms…