Robert Redford’s character in The Horse Whisperer. Teenage Amy Fleming from the popular series Heartland. Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet. Horse trainers are highly romanticized in popular entertainment. The reality,...
I have a confession. As the US enacted social distancing and lockdown policies because of the rapid spread of the Coronavirus, most equestrians bemoaned the loss of the spring show...
Every December, I sign up for the best PPO (preferred provider organization) insurance plan I can afford because if I get chucked off a horse and need to go to...
I was raised Catholic. My father would put on his Sunday best and pull my brother and me out of bed for 8 am Mass. I was never a model...
Tim Worden, PhD, is a sports scientist based in Toronto, ON who specializes in the application of high performance training concepts. Here he offers his insight into the inner workings...
"If you tolerate it; you are condoning it," reads a sign on the door of Murray Arena at the Okotoks Recreation Centre in Alberta. The sign refers to abuse of...
Every year, the National Horse Show plays host to the ASPCA Maclay Final, which showcases the top junior riders, many of whom have aspirations of representing the U.S. in international...
I have never competed on the hunter/jumper circuit, yet even I can quote former Olympic trainer George Morris. His clever quips and biting witticisms have a precision that is hard...
Horse husbands have been all over my social media lately. On a Facebook group, one horse owner left a desperate plea about how her boyfriend tried to sell her horse...
The best part of the 2019 Midwest Horse Fair’s dressage competition was the variety in the ring. In the strangely plush seats of the Coliseum, I watched fancy purebreds and...
The field of 20 is all but set for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby, "the most exciting two minutes in sports," but the highly anticipated American Triple Crown...
Right now, I am greeted in the barn by a pair cream-colored ears perked through the bars of a stall. The ears belong to Flower, a Gypsy Horse from Feathered...
As a freelance writer and blogger, I’ve interviewed quite a few people over the years, but one of my favorite was with Dr. Tomas Teskey, DVM, a large animal veterinarian...
“What if what we experience close up is real, and what we hear on the news from the mouths of those jockeying for power needs to be questioned? It is...
On Thanksgiving Day, while the turkey roasted and my family gathered, my significant other and I huddled on the couch with shoulders touching and a tiny phone in front of...
#MeToo has been a powerful social media movement that has brought to light just how many women have been sexually abused and sexually harassed. After actress Alyssa Milano asked followers...
I hum this in my head to the tune of “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” by Paula Cole at least once a week, and even moreso this last week...
There’s been a lot of talk of millennials lately, and most of it isn’t good. Millennials (those born after 1980 but before 1995) have been accused of killing off industries,...
A response to US Equestrian (USEF) President Murray Kessler's letter to members on August 2, 2017. Dear Mr. Kessler, I recently read your letter regarding the US Equestrian Board...
My thoughts about my body and outward appearance and that appearance’s connection to my self-worth is kind of like one of those dangerous see-saws made from old tractor parts. One...
