It’s almost that time of year again: The days are getting chillier and shorter. Pretty soon, the sun will be setting by the time you get to the barn after school. It’s easy enough to put on or take...
With the team competition behind them, the top 35 riders returned today to compete for the individual show jumping medals, the last medals of the equestrian events at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Their faults from previous rounds did not...
Are you planning to bring your significant other or non-horsey friend on an exotic, last-minute trip to the barn or horse show this season? If so, they might be well-served by learning the meaning behind some of the basic...
In a sport like horse racing, there are so many races across the country that the best horses can avoid facing each other until the end of the year. That’s why it’s refreshing when champions cross paths during the...
Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' competing at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2012.To get to the Olympics with a horse is a staggering accomplishment: Having the right horse. Making it through the Olympic trials catastrophe-free. Peaking in fitness at...
Yesterday’s first round of team show jumping competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics brought mixed emotions for supporters of the U.S. team. The Americans progressed with no faults on the team score and in a four-way tie for first...
The Olympic Equestrian Center in the Deodoro region of Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan Photography Bom Dia from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, site of the 2016 Olympic Games. We have been in residence at an apartment in the...
In the previous post in this blog, I talked about some of the ways various non-horsey media outlets attempt to talk about equestrian during the Olympics. One type of post I’ve been willfully ignoring is the anti-equestrian rage-baiting posts...
Embed from Getty ImagesTap the arrows on the side of the image above to scroll through the slideshow. Show Jumping at the Rio 2016 Olympics continued today with the second individual/first team round. Today's round determines which eight teams will...
Photo courtesy American Saddlebred Horse Association You may think of the American Saddlebred as a high-stepping show-ring mount—a pretty face born to show off. But after talking to some Saddlebred owners, it’s easy to see that the breed is much...
