Photo: Roger H. Goun via flickr.com/Creative CommonsIf you’ve ever watched a horse race, you’ve seen horses being ponied. High-strung Thoroughbreds walk alongside quiet, relaxed horses wearing western tack. While the point of ponying a racehorse on the way to...
If you watch the video above, you’d probably never guess that number 3, Spare Parts, was born with the start of an extra cannon bone and suspensory ligament on her right front leg. Her trainer and breeder, Trevor Sutherland,...
Veteran team member McLain Ward and his 2014 World Games partner Rothchild were first out for the U.SA. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan PhotographyAfter the successful completion of their horse inspection held on Sunday, July 19, the show jumpers began...
Marilyn Little, U.S.A., and her Oldenburg mare RF Scandalous jumped their way to gold at the 2015 Pan American Games. Third after dressage, they turned in two clear rounds, in cross-country and then in stadium, to earn their hardware...
The U.S.A.’s Marilyn Little and her mare RF Scandalous made cross-country look easy and finished the day in second. Photo by Sarah Miller/MacMillan PhotographySaturday was the day every eventing fan eagerly awaits – cross-country. Forty-two horses started Wayne Copping’s...
Whether you’re installing new fencing or replacing the old, there are many options on the market today. All fence products are not created equal; each type has advantages and disadvantages that should be weighed in terms of the specific...
When Wendy Bulmer of the Flying Hall riding school in the U.K. purchased a horse for the school she had no idea the mare was in foal. The following May she gave birth to a tricolor pinto Bulmer named...
Competing in a horse show is a great way to test your skills, spend time with your horse, and engage in some friendly rivalry. This can all add up to a great deal of fun, except that show days...
Beauty and bling won’t sway the judges in the ranch pleasure class. It’s all about how well your horse performs the necessary tasks with natural, forward movement; cadence; willingness; and smoothness. At each gait, he should move freely with...
The leaders in eventing after dressage are Brazil’s Ruy Fonseca and Tom Bombadill Too. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan PhotographyThe weather today at the Caldedon Equestrian Park was damp and dreary for the dressage phase of the eventing, but the...
