Embed from Getty ImagesTap the arrows at the side of the image above to scroll through the slideshow. " might be the best horse in the world,” said commentator John Kyle, "But he also has the best rider in the...
"She really needs to get her heels down. And wear a helmet. And is she really riding in a tube top? Really?" These are all things you can say when watching a horse movie with your barn friends, but...
Embed from Getty ImagesTap the arrows on the image above to scroll through the slideshow. Of the three Olympic equestrian sports, show jumping enjoys the most widespread popularity. More countries send athletes for jumping than for dressage or eventing. It’s...
Embed from Getty Images As the top-ranked horse-and-rider team after the Grand Prix, Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro were the last pair to go today in the Grand Prix Special. However, they came in to a situation where almost anything could...
85.071% for @CSJDujardin & into the lead!!! #TwoHearts #EquestrianDressage @Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/AeKncsvxNo
— The FEI (@FEI_Global) August 11, 2016 Although you wouldn't know it by watching her calm, confident ride, there’s a lot of pressure on Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin. With the...
Fear has safeguarded equines against predation for millennia, but it’s an unwelcome guest when you have plans in which your horse is too afraid to participate. The good news is he doesn’t have to be a slave to his...
Dressage competition got underway today at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The first team and individual riders completed their grand prix tests under steel-gray skies and rain started to fall on the Olympic Equestrian Center by afternoon. Half of the...
Okay, I’ll admit it. I love barn chores.
I pretty much love everything about them from the muck boots and the clothing (comfy jeans and an ancient hoodie, anyone?) to the smells (fresh hay and pine shavings) and the sounds...
Photo by Vassil - Own work, Public DomainIt’s dark in the barn in the middle of the night as we wait, watching cautiously through the circular beam of light from the flashlight. It’s late spring, and the low racket...
Embed from Getty ImagesTap the arrows on the image above to scroll through the slideshow.France celebrated its first team gold in Olympic eventing since the 2004 Athens games today in Rio. Led by Nicolas Astier and Piaf de B’Neville,...
