When you think of endurance riding, you may conjure up images of 100-mile rides across rocky terrain or multi-day rides across the high desert. In reality, endurance riding careers can begin with a relatively easy 10-mile introductory ride or...
Hannah Sue Burnett and Under Suspection in the stadium jumping phase of the 2017 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Photo: Leslie PotterIn late April of every year, North American eventing fans make their way to Lexington, Kentucky, for the western...
Dogs may be the four-legged companions of choice for many runners, but we’d like to offer an equine alternative. Donkeys, it turns out, can make pretty good running partners, especially when you’re hitting the mountain trails of the American...
What does it take to win on the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) circuit? Hard work, guts, and a few good horses. And for Jackie Ganter, a family connection to the sport of barrel racing helps, too.Jackie’s mother, Angela,...
On Saturday, July 22nd, Time to Ride, an initiative of the American Horse Council Marketing Alliance, hosted the third annual National Meet a Horse Day. Calling to action participants in the Time to Ride Challenge and other horse professionals...
Yukon, a 12-year-old palomino, and his rider, Ashley Norman, are experienced in wilderness riding. They’re part of the Maine Mounted Search and Rescue Team, which helps find people who go missing in the state’s extensive trails and forests. But...
American Competitive Trail Horse Ride by Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington via flickr/CC BY 2.0
Trail riding with your horse is a wonderful opportunity to relax and leave the world behind. Training your horse on trail is a...
The University of Kentucky’s Saddle Up Safely (SUS) program and Equine Guelph have announced a partnership to provide members of SUS’ partner organizations with short, easily-accessible online training on equine safety and welfare.
Equine Guelph, the horse owners’ center at...
There’s a new sheriff in town, and it’s Maizey.
Maizey is a yellow lab who knows how to rock a bandanna. She’s also working on her horsemanship skills with one very patient and very cute horse named Bailey. Bailey has...
Luke Pell and family. Photo: Time to RideThe Pledge to Take a Friend Riding is the newest addition to the Time to Ride initiative. Introduced in 2016, the Pledge is a sweepstakes incentive aimed at encouraging equestrians everywhere to...
