Utrecht University’s Equine Clinic is performing cutting-edge biomechanics research that is reshaping how we think about the equine body and applying new technologies to enhance health. Last month while I...
When Benjamin Franklin proclaimed that, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he was referring to fire prevention in Philadelphia. But, this sage piece of wisdom is...
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...
When Babbie Styslinger arrives at her 56-acre farm in the town of Leeds, near Birmingham, Alabama, her presence rarely goes unnoticed. Sure, Babbie’s training partner Brandy Jewell Dempsey generally has...
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...
The Swedish show jumpers have been the talk of the town lately, and it’s not just because they won the gold medal and jumped more clear rounds than any other...
There are certain moments in sport that can never be replicated. One of them was Scott Brash’s last four jumps on his way to becoming the first and still only...
If the horse lover in your life has a bookshelf, it probably has at least one volume written by Elizabeth Letts. The author’s first book, 80 Dollar Champion—about Snowman, the...
For ten years, I did Pilates, loving the flexibility and tone and core strength I gained in an hour-long class that, for me, was the equivalent of meditation. Breathing, isolated...
Horses in their natural habitat spend over half their day eating. Between 12 and 16 hours are spent with their head lowered, grazing forage that ranges from easy-to-get grasses to...
After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, the world is finally opening back up. For equestrians, this means a return to horse shows, expos, county fairs, clinics, and an...
When horses are not performing up to their usual standards, regardless of discipline, the signs can be subtle. Usually, it is the rider who first picks up on a slight...
If you’ve spent any time among non-horse-people, in any casual setting—a post-work cocktail party, say—you’ve definitely heard the stories. “Really? You ride? I rode once. My horse took off on...
For decades, horse owners have been regularly deworming horses—with an almost messianic zeal—under the general rationale that all parasites are terrible and horse owners must do everything that they can...
If you’ve ever found yourself on the end of a leadrope, flying a horse kite… Or treating your show horse with bute and Previcox after a long week of competition…...
A panel of experts from the sport horse community was brought together in February to identify what research projects should be undertaken to improve the health and performance of sport...
We riders are funny—we can accomplish amazing things (stick spring bucks, hang tight when that stride’s left out…again, teach big strong animals not to break us), and we can win...
Fill out a horse show entry form and you’ll inevitably get to the part that itemizes all the extra fees. On top of stabling and nomination charges, there may be...
