Happy Friday, everyone. Here’s what you can talk about with your barn buddies this weekend.The Kentucky Derby. I don’t really follow racing, so my Derby pick is always the one with the weirdest name....
Donna Barton Brothers was born to ride. Her father was a rodeo rider and her mother blazed a trail for female jockeys by becoming the first woman to ride more than 1,000 winners. Brothers followed her brother and sister...
While many English competitors appreciate the look of a beautifully braided mane, it may seem like a daunting task to learn how to do it. The good news is that you can skip the more time-consuming braiding methods and...
Q: My horse likes to veer off the rail into the middle of the ring. How do I fix this?A: Correcting your horse’s crookedness is a two-step process. Step one is to teach your horse that wandering isn’t acceptable....
In developing solutions for horse training problems, it’s important to look at things from the horse’s point of view. If your horse is particularly lazy and unmotivated in the arena, even if he is fine on the trail and...
Q: I have a gray horse with multiple melanomas under his tail. Can these be treated or cured? Will they affect his daily health?
A: If you read the veterinary literature, you can find reports that 80 percent of...
Do not rely on huffing and puffing as an accurate fitness measurement. Too many riders gauge their horse’s adaptations to exercise by whether or not he breathes heavily when being ridden, and unfortunately this is not an adequate assessor....
I’ve been thinking a lot about the topic of equestrian fitness lately as I’ve
been trying to improve my fitness out of the saddle. Plus, last weekend
was the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, where the top riders in one of
the most...
Swiss rider Steve Guerdat riding Albfuehren’s Paille triumphed in the 2015 Longines FEI World Cup Jumper Finals in mid-April in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan PhotographyFor a girl from the Midwest arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada, is...
Michael Jung and FischerRocana FST (GER), winners of the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.Riding in reverse order of standing, the tension mounted for each rider entering the show jumping ring at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, Ky....
