Category Archives: Learn

I’m living life on a whim these days, going wherever the wind blows me. Generally, it’s in the direction of horses or castles. Once in a blue moon, the two...

Horses naturally have one front heel that is higher than the other, but when the degree of "high-low" syndrome is more severe, can it resolve itself? Professional farrier Jude Floiro,...

The thing I struggle to wrap my brain around here in the UK is just how old everything is. Like, hundreds if not thousands of years old. The Chester Racecourse...

Sean Jobin (CAN) is riding into the future one data point at a time. "Dr. Tim Worden is a really good friend of mine, and we started having a lot...

The other morning after having washed my face I reached for my glasses and wondered, for the first time in my life, if horses ever need glasses. They certainly spot...

If you've ever been to London, you may have visited the Royal Mews, which the part of Buckingham Palace devoted to the Royal Family's equestrian travel. With the upcoming Royal...

Badminton is the world’s oldest 5* event and regarded by many, including me, as the most prestigious. But if we take away the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, remove all...

With both the Land Rover Kentucky Three-day Event and the Kentucky Derby running back-to-back weekends, the state of Kentucky is to become a hive of activity. I thought now would...

Only a dark horse can cause an upset. Death rides a pale horse. And a green horse, well isn’t green at all. Why do we say such things and where...

I feel as though I should say, “This is straight from the horse’s mouth,” but it’s too obvious so I will avoid it. We are better than that, surely. That...

Zebras are the showboaters of the Equidae family with their flashy coats and exotic locales. It’s their stripes that noticeably set them apart from our beloved horses, much the way...

Ever dreamed of taking a lesson with the "messiah of eventing," two-time Olympic gold medalist Phillip Dutton? Do you long for the dressage tutelage of former world number one Laura...

The current EHV-1 outbreak in Europe, and subsequent cases in the U.S., has many wondering about the role of equine insurance and if it’s even possible to get insured if...

If you have the space for it, a cross country schooling course at home can be a great asset to your training program. After deciding that you have enough room,...

Looking for an assistant trainer or trying to find an assistant position are unique challenges for a horse trainer. How do you know someone will be the right fit, as...

A pony-tailed girl wiggles in her seat, tapping her tiny pink boots together in anticipation of visiting the stable. A boy laughs and swings his lasso at bales of hay,...

For the past several years, the High Performance Equine Sports Medicine Group, led by veterinarians Dr. Mark Revenaugh and Dr. Timothy Ober, has been searching for methods to improve the...

The past couple of weeks have been confusing for equestrians as we try to shift our minds from “pre-purchase exam” to “personal protective equipment” every time we see PPE. I...

At the time of writing there have been 1,029 scientific papers published on COVID-19—two papers in 2019 and 1,027 in 2020! This illustrates how acute the emergence of this pandemic...

I breed, train, and show my own horses. I know the highs and lows of doing what we all love so much. As much as a perfect ride can take...