Jen Oliver talks about her career in the video above. To find out more about what takes place during a massage session, scroll down to the bottom of this article and watch the video below.horseillustrated.com spoke with Jennifer Oliver,...
"Look, there’s the mule!” I heard the whispers at the 2014 U.S. Dressage Finals in Lexington, Ky., but I didn’t mind. I was the girl with the mule, my beloved Heart B Dyna, and we were living a dream....
Adrienne Lyle and her Olympic partner Wizard, an Oldenburg gelding. Wizard was retired at the 2015 FEI World Cup Final in Las Vegas. Photo courtesty Phelps MediaUp-and-coming dressage rider Adrienne Lyle’s equestrian life could be considered the dream of...
Q: My western pleasure mare travels canted along the rail and bent to the outside of the circle. I’m only walking and jogging now. How do I fix this so I can move on?A: Often, a horse is...
"Loose horse!”
It’s the shout heard at farms across the land that lets our barn brethren know an equine escapee is heading their way. On occasion our horses get away from us for reasons mostly accidental and unintentional. However,...
What do you call the jitters that take over a horse when it’s left behind in the barn while everyone else goes out? I don’t know, but that’s what I felt like in the summer of 2011. I was...
Q: I’ve ridden western for many years, but I really want to ride English and jump. Is it hard to switch from western to jumping? Do you have any pointers?A: While I’ve spent decades competing over jumps, I have...
When your destination is the barn, the commute is always worth it.Depending on where you live and your horsekeeping, horse leasing or riding lesson situation, you might have a regular commute to the barn.
The drive to and from...
Gina Miles and S.V.R. Ron at the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.When Gina Miles was presented with the individual silver medal in three-day eventing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she was a long way from her humble beginnings at...
