Horse Riding and Training
Q: My experience showing horses has been with hunter/jumpers and eventing, all of which require helmet use. Recently I’ve branched…
Photo: Roger H. Goun via flickr.com/Creative Commons If you’ve ever watched a horse race, you’ve seen horses being ponied. High-strung…
Marilyn Little, U.S.A., and her Oldenburg mare RF Scandalous jumped their way to gold at the 2015 Pan American Games.…
A common misconception about riding horses is that reins slow them down and the rider’s legs make them go. That…
Sometimes animals form a special bond. My aunt’s Dalmatians run around with her horses all the time. Watching them, one…
The U.S.A.’s Marilyn Little and her mare RF Scandalous made cross-country look easy and finished the day in second. Photo…
Competing in a horse show is a great way to test your skills, spend time with your horse, and engage…
The leaders in eventing after dressage are Brazil’s Ruy Fonseca and Tom Bombadill Too. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan Photography The…
Horses trained to demonstrate the good manners, responsiveness and smooth movement that characterize the consummate ranch horse are putting their…
Beauty and bling won’t sway the judges in the ranch pleasure class. It’s all about how well your horse performs…