To err is human. So is stopping out in the triple and ploughing past the halt at X. If you ride horses (or participate in any sport, for that matter),...
Inspired by her own childhood trauma when she spent seven days in a coma, awakened to a severely compromised body and brain, and rebuilt her life with the help of...
There’s a curious phenomenon going on in the world. Some people assert that the horse’s hooves must be trimmed in a certain way, and the horse left without shoes. The phenomenon has firm...
Whether you ride with a lariat rope aiming for the steers horns, leap extraordinary heights in the jumper ring or dance across the dressage arena, we have all witnessed the diverse...
You had to know that if there’s a type one wound, there’s also a type two wound. Type two wounds are the wounds that make people nuts, probably because healing...
They say that there are two kinds of people in life—lumpers and splitters.* Lumpers like to put everything into one box. So, to a lumper, any time that a horse...
Show jumping fans know Hunter Harrison as the name behind the famous Double H Farm, owner of superstar horses like the two-time Olympic team gold medal winner Sapphire and FEI...
No matter what sort of treatment you choose when your horse injures a tendon or a ligament, the most important treatment will be time. TRIVIA TIME! Who said, “Time Heals All...
Over and over and from numerous sources it is impressed upon us that we must provide leadership for our horses…that in order to train them, befriend them, be safe with...
As the minutes spent in the saddle tick by, we all get trapped in repeating habits. What equestrians may not know about these repeating habits is that 1) they often don’t...
Fueling a horse so it can perform its best, maintain a healthy weight, and store appropriate levels of energy is a delicate puzzle. Just like humans, every horse is different...
Hockey has the Stanley Cup. Football, the Grey Cup. In show jumping, the annual championship coveted by every international team the world over is known as the Nations Cup. At...
Show jumping is possibly the most misunderstood sport in the world. We often hear “It’s an individual activity,” “The horse does everything, the rider just sits there,” “I’m a professional;...
Who doesn’t want a reason to take a bow? Teaching your horse a few simple tricks can absolutely be fun for you both, but did you know that some tricks...
Tis the Season, and if “Adopt Don’t Shop” resonates and there’s a conveniently empty stall in the barn, then perhaps an off-track Thoroughbred is on your wish list. Anna Ford,...
Looking back over “horse deals gone bad” in both my personal and professional career representing horse owners and trainers, the most difficult disputes to resolve are those when the price...
In a world filled with technology and a gazillion gizmos intended to make life easier but sometimes overcomplicating it, it can be a relief when all you need is the...
Fall is here! The leaves are changing and the temperatures are cooling off. It's hard to imagine that such a pretty time of the year could possibly be harmful to...
“Often, the lessons I teach are not so different from the lower level to the higher level—it’s the expectations and technicality that vary,” says Canadian Equestrian Team veteran Jay Duke....
