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Behind the Scenes at the Rio Olympic Games Part Three: Show Jumping

Here’s our final post from Rio de Janeiro and the 2016 Olympic Games. If you missed them, go back and read part one, where we look at the eventing...
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Diary of a Pony: The Pony Poetry Contest

Photo: Jim Champion/CC BY-SA 2.0August 18, 2016 Dear Diary, I’ve been reading back through my past diary entries and I found the ones I wrote as poems. I laughed and laughed...
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The Science Behind Gradual Feed Changes

Gradually switching your horse to a different primary feed--such as from hay to pasture--is much safer than an abrupt switch. Read on to find out why.It has long been...

Exaggerator, Creator Reunite at the Travers Stakes

Embed from Getty ImagesAnyone who tunes into sports broadcasts during the spring is familiar with the "Triple Crown” of Thoroughbred horse racing, comprised of three races over the span...
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Behind the Scenes at the Rio Olympic Games Part Two: Dressage

U.S. Dressage Team on the bronze medal podium, left to right: Allison Brock, Laura Graves, Kasey Perry-Glass and Steffen Peters. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan PhotographyHello again from South America...
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The Man, the Myth, the Mustache

Photo courtesy Road to the Horse.Nick Dowers (and his trademark mustache) became a household name when he was named the 2016 Road to the Horse champion in Lexington, Ky.,...