Don Stewart can often be found at the ingate of the junior hunter ring cracking jokes, keeping the atmosphere light and offering tidbits of wisdom to his talented group of...
There are few moments more frightening for a rider than a horse who stumbles suddenly in the course of normal business and threatens to go down. The fact that horses...
Ian Millar (1988 and 1989). John Whitaker (1990 and 1991). Hugo Simon (1996 and 1997). Rodrigo Pessoa (1998, 1999, 2000). Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (2008 and 2009). This weekend, Steve Guerdat (SUI)...
Just in case you needed a reminder how brilliantly athletic the riders and horses competing at eventing's top levels truly are, Buck Davidson and Park Trader offered a dramatic illustration...
SHOW SEASON IS UPON US… Are you ready for the nerves, the hurrying up and waiting, the broken vending machines, far-away porta-potties, and that rider who keeps beating you by...
Ever wondered what your horse would say to you if he could? What is he thinking as you pull his mane, tighten his girth, sponge his dock? How does he...
They’re the superstars of the junior ranks. The medal winners. The Under 25 Grand Prix champions. And, when they’re not on horseback, they’re busy hitting the books. Squeezing in a...
If, as a 10-year-old horse enthusiast, you dreamt of running away to Hollywood, apprenticing with a horse stuntman, and making your living as a maverick of the silver screen, you’re...
A study of more than 400 riders in Germany has proven what most of us have known all along: horseback riding generally produces awesome, well-adjusted people. Now if you're rolling your...
Her father is Canada’s most decorated equestrian athlete. Her mother, a highly respected horsewoman. Amy Millar shares what it was like growing up in the Millar household, as told to...
Have you ever yearned for something so much it caused you actual physical suffering? These peeps can relate. Only the "thing" they want is Reed Kessler's life. You could say...
To the unwashed masses, polo can be quite the experience. Champagne flowing, big hats, ladies in heels walking about the field "stomping the divots" (champagne in hand, of course). It...
Kent Farrington may get the most online marriage proposals, but Beezie Madden wins for adoption requests. Because it’s not enough to want to ride like Beezie, show jumpers aspired to be...
We can’t help but notice a modern video trend we like to call, ‘large men thinking they can ride with mixed results‘. The latest of these is a truly great bit of slapstick from...
The equestrian world is reeling from the death of aspiring Australian eventer Olivia Inglis. The 17 year old was killed in a rotational fall during the cross country phase of...
Two horses have been euthanized following two recent skijoring events in Colorado. The second death occurred last weekend at the 67th annual Leadville competition, when rider JJ Swirka's horse Logan took...
There are times when every rider is forced to take time off. Maybe the weather's too terrible to ride. Or your horse is a bit off. Or, perhaps, you somersaulted...
People often decide to take up competitive horseback riding for one of two reasons. Either they love sports and they love animals and they want to combine the two, or...
Like budding daffodils and the chorus of chickadees, the Red Hills International Horse Trials is one of the sure harbingers of spring. The action gets under way down in Tally-town this...
