Horses and the Heat: Fact vs. Fiction
Working horses in summer heat creates some significant welfare issues with consequences as severe as death. Research has provided some very valuable information but despite this there are still many...
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4 Compelling Reasons to Clean Your Gelding’s Sheath (Even If You Really Don’t Want To)
Okay. If you own a mare, then this article is not for you. If you own a gelding and clean his sheath daily with postman-like predictability and discipline, then this...
10 Terrifying Realities Every Amateur Has Experienced On Route to the First Jump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNXUho0YbaA You’re heading to the first jump on course. What could go wrong? ONLY EVERYTHING. 1. Your horse spooks A golf-cart backfires, the speakers pop, Jumbotron blows a bulb, the mere...
6 Common Mistakes Riders Make Looking for the Distance
On approach to a jump there are three distances that will present themselves “on the screen,” says USET veteran Bernie Traurig. “You’re on stride, so you have nothing to do...
If George Morris Quotes Were Motivational Posters
Sadly, the 2015 George Morris Horsemastership Training Session is now just a distant memory, and we’re already missing the sassy pants. To bridge the gap, we’ve created some motivational posters based on some of Mr. Morris’s...
Thinking About Mounting from the Ground? Think Again
The equine biomechanic experts at Centaur Biomechanics in the UK captured the impact of mounting from the ground on the horse's saddle and back in this high speed camera footage. The video is...
Top 10 Presidential Horsemen
There are but three Constitutional requirements to become President of these United States: must be a natural born citizen, must have lived in the country for no fewer than 14...
