Channel Archives: Learn

Course designers have a number of tools at their disposal when building a course. They play with the types of jumps and the elements they're built with. They tweak the distance...

Star power can do a lot to generate support for a good cause. And there’s a reason why some of equestrian sport’s brightest stars never fail to support the ASPCA’s work to...

When we work horses, especially young ones, we ask them to give us not only their total focus but also a very high degree of physical exertion. As with human...

Anyone who knows me well knows that I love numbers. They allow us to quantify performance and search for patterns within sport that may not be otherwise apparent. For this...

Michael Phelps’ victory over Chad Le Clos in the 200m butterfly at the Rio Olympics was truly something to witness. First, we got a glimpse behind the scenes in the...

I never canter randomly. Whether on an event horse or a Morgan, in a jumping saddle or dressage saddle, I constantly work to improve my eye for a distance. I'll...

It’s difficult enough to support the mass of a horse on a tiny column like the leg if it is a rigid structure. When it also has a moving part...

So, you have been seduced by the misty allure of sporting scenes from Downton Abbey and aspire to follow hounds this fall? Perhaps you’re a literary type, and the romance...

Cleaning tack. It's probably one of the first skills you learned as a rider or driver, and chances are, it's as much a part of your regular routine as grooming,...

So you're going to buy a new horse—congratulations! This is one of the most exciting and anticipation-filled moments of your riding career. You've narrowed down the candidates. You've found the...

Sparkling white lines and broad swathes of color denoting bike lanes and crosswalks—to us, they are provided to ensure our safety, but so often our horses perceive them as terrifying...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zxbE2siHQ8 Since the publication of my book RIDING HOME ~ The Power of Horses to Heal, I have discovered many remarkable programs that utilize horses to heal a number of varied emotional...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9hXEBxJA8c This week, half a world away on a primitive slice of Mongolian Steppe, 41 ambitious, adventure-starved equestrians are saddling up and heading out for a week of torture on horseback....

As an equine fitness specialist my job is always to ask how we can improve the horse’s body. One of the simplest ways we can do this in daily riding...

We can all think of at least one old horse care myth that has been debunked but continues to this day. One of the most persistent is that fructan causes...

There are plenty of situations you can walk into without a plan. Horse showing just isn't one of them. Whether it's a quick weekend away or a two-week-long extravaganza, "Working Equestrian's"...

Dirty boots. Ill-fitting tack. Number obscuring hair bows. Sometimes the littlest things can make a bad impression on the judge! Julie Winkel, a hunter and equitation judge with more than 30...

In any discipline, reaching a plateau is an inevitable part of the training process. A horse and rider can’t grow in leaps and bounds with every single ride. The plateau...

No matter where you live, what your discipline, or how fancy your stable is, one thing is for certain: barn friendships are the best kinds of friendships, and they're pretty much all...

Gripes? Gosh, I’ve got them. Let’s begin with people not picking up after their dogs and end with partners not cleaning out the lint filter on the dryer…and you can...