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Books and Film

The Fine Line Between Kind and Firm

Admit it: it is one of the trickiest lines to walk as a horse owner and rider. Most of us want our horses to be…

3 years ago

Dressage

Lisa Wilcox’s Summer of a Million and One Transitions Pays Off

While others spent the summer competing and/or sipping margaritas while glued to the Rio Olympic coverage, Grand Prix dressage rider Lisa Wilcox (USA) was quietly preparing her…

3 years ago

Books and Film

Dressage Is Not Brain Surgery

That’s right. As FEI/USEF dressage judge Janet Foy says in her book Dressage for the Not-So-Perfect Horse, “No one will die if you make a…

3 years ago

Dressage

Tonight Is Valegro’s Retirement Party and We’re All Invited!

Like the day Zayn announced he was leaving One Direction, today is one that history will remember with bittersweet tears. Today, Valegro officially enters retirement. His send-off…

3 years ago

Dressage

When the Student Is Ready, the Teacher Will Appear

It was almost two years since I started riding again after the surgeries. My left leg had not fully recovered but I had my life…

3 years ago

Books and Film

Rethinking Repetition: Is There a Better Way to Train Your Horse?

When aren’t we seeking a breakthrough? That “aha!” moment when the lesson clicks and we and/or our horses not only get it but can do it…

3 years ago

Dressage

Ashley Holzer on the Moment She Caught the “Horse Bug”

Olympic team bronze medalist Ashley Holzer tells the story of how she fell in love with dressage at first sight, as told to Carley Sparks. I…

3 years ago

Dressage

The FEI Just Booked Another Trip to Las Vegas and Everyone’s Invited

Everyone has one. That one friend who loves Las Vegas just a little more than the rest of us. The one who plans annual trips…

3 years ago

Dressage

It’s Valegro’s Retirement Party and You Can Cry if You Want To…

Charlotte Dujardin can’t talk about it without getting weepy. Neither can longtime groom, Alan Davies. But with Valegro’s final performance at London’s Olympia Horse Show…

3 years ago

Dressage

How to Fix a Horse That Kicks

Have you ever dealt with a horse with an unsafe hind end? You know, the type that could wheel around, kick you in the forehead…

3 years ago

Dressage

9 #Doverisms Guaranteed to Improve Your Flat Work

Acclaimed dressage rider Robert Dover is famed for many things. The four Olympic team bronze medals he accumulated during his international career. His impressive track record as…

3 years ago

Books and Film

How to Make the Most of Your Turns

Ah, the corners of the riding arena…so often haunted by bogeymen and other mysterious “somethings” certain to cause a scoot or a spook. By a…

3 years ago

Dressage

Dressage Riding Outfits: Military or Madness?

Have you ever had the unpleasant experience of trying to explain to a non-equestrian that much of modern day riding technique, and dressage in particular,…

3 years ago

Dressage

Charlotte and Valegro Are Back in NYC! So Naturally, We Made Them a Travel Guide

It’s fall in New York City which can only mean two things: Pumpkin Spice lattes are back at Starbucks, and Charlotte Dujardin is back at…

3 years ago

Amateur Hour

The Horse I Didn’t Know I Needed

When I first laid eyes on my gelding Laeser (that’s pronounced lay-ser, not la-seer or lee-ay-czar—I’m looking at you show announcers…) I was stunned by…

3 years ago

Dressage

Extreme Horsing

Of the three Olympic equestrian disciplines, dressage is generally the least-loved outside the horse world. “Horse Dancing,” as it’s regularly called by non-equestrians, lacks the…

3 years ago

Dressage

GOLD! Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro Repeat in Rio

Turning down that final center line Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) knew she’d left it all in the ring at the Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de…

3 years ago

Dressage

7 Reasons the US Dressage Team is Olympic Spirit #Goals

A cohesive sports team is typically characterized by a high level of mutual respect, admiration, shared goals, and a driven work ethic. And, if you’re…