If you ride a brave horse or pony that’s good at jumping in the arena, give cross-country jumping a go! Cross-country jumping is when you jump natural-looking, solid fences out in the open, for example in a big field...
If you feel the need for speed and your horse is quite zippy when he wants to be, then you might have a lot of fun competing in mounted games, sometimes called "contesting.” Mounted games include events like poles,...
Jumping can be fun and exhilarating—especially if you have a talented, willing horse to ride. Crossing the finish flags after jumping a clear round or popping perfectly down a tricky grid is guaranteed to make you feel great!But,...
A lot of work goes on behind the scenes before you gallop toward your first barrel. If you haven’t done the proper preparation before the rodeo, you’re not going to get fast barrel times. Kelly Murphy, a barrel racing...
For recreational riders and competitive equestrians, buying a horse is like searching for a long-term friend or athletic partner. They likely intend to have that horse be a companion and a big part of their day-to-day life for years...
139th Preakness Stakes by Maryland GovPics on flickr/CC BY 2.0
Until last weekend, only John Henry and Native Dancer had won two nonconsecutive Horse of the Year titles at the Eclipse Awards, the American Thoroughbred racing industry’s most prestigious awards...
He’s less than a day old, but expectations are already high for a little bay colt at Brookdale Farm in Kentucky.
The foal is believed to be the first born of American Pharoah’s first foal crop. With a sire who...
What can we say
about Valegro that hasn’t already been said? You already know about the
record setting scores and armloads of medals he and his
rider, Charlotte Dujardin, earned over their career together. You
know that he and Dujardin led Great Britain...
Boyd Martin and Steady Eddie, shown here at the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, are among the competitors who will participate in the inaugural Ocala Jockey Club Three-Day Event this Thanksgiving.If you’re in or
around central Florida this Thanksgiving weekend,...
DYNA DOES DRESSAGE - Official Teaser Trailer from Amy J. Enser on Vimeo.From an outsider’s
perspective, the sport of dressage can seem exclusive and elite. If
you only ever saw it during Olympic years, you’d have little reason
to think otherwise as...
