Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what’s been happening in the horse world this week while you were busy celebrating/mourning the midterm election results.The U.S. Dressage Finals are taking place right here in Lexington, Kentucky. You...
Maybe you think that studying the genetics of horse coat colors is filled with intimidating words like alleles and phenotype. But what if I told you that genetics doesn’t have to be a scary subject and might even be…...
More video from the 2014 National Horse Show: Gambler's Choice Costume Class >>An incredible field of 153 junior equitation riders came to compete in the ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay Championship—better known as the Maclay Final—this week at the...
On Oct. 31, 2014, Bartlett Milling Company of North Carolina issued a recall alert on some bags of horse feed distributed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
The feed may be contaminated with Rumensin, a feed supplement for...
As a trainer I began my career focusing on what I could teach horses, yet as my understanding grew I found that true training is a two-way street. Horses teach us as much, or even more, than we teach...
More video from the 2014 National Horse Show: Maclay National Championship Final Round >>
While a windy, cold and rainy night kept Halloween celebrations subdued in Lexington, Kentucky, riders and spectators enjoyed their own festivities in the Kentucky Horse Park’s...
Happy Friday, everyone, and happy Halloween! Here’s what you may have missed this week while you were coming up with the perfect costume for your barn’s party (I’ve been saying for years that I’m going to find a Robin...
The connections of the great racehorse Zenyatta announced on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, that her 2014 filly, "Z Princess,” had been euthanized after a pasture accident on Tuesday. The filly was stabled at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky...
The dictionary definition of the word "puissance” has to do with testing a horse's ability to jump large obstacles. This heart-pounding class involves horses and riders jumping a huge wall until only one horse and rider combination remains without...
Q: I keep my 30-year-old pony at a boarding stable where she’s turned out in a fairly large field with four other horses. Most of the time they seem to peacefully coexist, but when push comes to shove, my...
