About four years ago, I lost my young horse to a nighttime bout of colic. Despite being at a very large, busy and well-supervised boarding facility, his distress must have started overnight, and he wasContinue reading
Blanket Season 2016/2017
Is your horse going to be properly dressed for the upcoming winter season? After a hot, humid summer, horse owners are pumped for a fun fall including hacks and post-show season vacations before prepping forContinue reading
Now THAT is a properly stocked fridge!
Champagne and big bags of carrots — essentials for a proper horse show celebration. As seen at the @tryonresort General Store. Check out our walking tour of "downtown" TIEC on EN! #AEC16 A photo postedContinue reading
Dutch dressage rider puts horse’s wellbeing above Olympic medal
Adelinde Cornelissen, a personal favourite of mine, is a dressage rider from the Netherlands who recently pulled her horse from the Olympics after he suffered a fever on the Olympic equestrian venue at the DeodoroContinue reading
Poll: Eventing, Dressage and Showjumping in the Olympics
Eventing has wrapped up, dressage is underway and showjumping will commence soon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. There has been much debate and discussion about whether equine sports such as eventing evenContinue reading
Watch the Rio 2016 Olympics: Equestrian TV Schedule
Get ready to watch all your fav equestrian athletes at this year’s 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Live streaming can be found online by searching your country’s local broadcasting websites. This includes NBCOlympics.com, Olympics.CBC.caContinue reading
Wildcart Jin stirrups versus MDC stirrups
I recently decided it was time for new stirrups when I found myself struggling over fences. My form was always “okay” (getting that perfect fold at the hips is my problem; I’m long in theContinue reading
Achieiving your riding goals
When riders set goals with their horse, or for a particular competitive season, it can look like this: Win X show(s) Start jumping Y height Get a Z% in my dressage tests The problem withContinue reading
Voltaire’s “Blue Wing” Saddle
If you can’t live a minute without your smartphone (mucking out while texting, easy), then you’ll love the new “smartsaddle” by Voltaire Design! The Blue Wing saddle was unveiled on January 20th in South Beach,Continue reading
Let’s get our priorities straight.
There’s no better way to spend a rainy Monday night than cleaning your house! (And by cleaning your house, we mean cleaning your tack. With wine.)
Saddle Shopping 101: Why you need a well-fitting saddle
It’s super easy to select a saddle. Get a huge chunk of money, see a pretty one that all the pro’s ride in and pair it with a super-technical half pad in your fav colors.Continue reading
Luxury, Lifesaving & Lovely: Stuff We Like
Luxury // Maybach Equestrian If you’ve ever felt like your horse is better dressed than you are, Maybach Equestrian is ready to help your horse one-up you again with their line of luxury equestrian goods.Continue reading
Get your every ride filmed. SERIOUSLY.
Unless you are fortunate enough to board at your trainer or coach’s barn, there may be days, weeks or even months when you don’t get a chance to have a lesson. You know that youContinue reading
Riders and Social Media: You’re Doing it Wrong
It might be uncomfortable to hear, but riders: your social media strategy needs a major overhaul. (“Social media strategy? What’s that?” -You.) In case you are from a wealthy family willing to indulge you with tripsContinue reading
Coming to the Pan Am Games 2015? Here are some tips.
Many equestrians have already gotten a first crack at advance ticket sales through their governing bodies, and December 8, 2014, marks the day the tickets go on sale to the public. If you haven’t alreadyContinue reading
7 Ways to Make your Barn Visits More Enjoyable
1. Pick up a snack or have food on hand so you’re hydrated and have enough energy to ride effectively View post on imgur.com Just go easy on the carbs so you’re not uncomfortably full. Continue reading
Watch Horse Competitions Online
There’s nothing worse than not being able to ride, but never fear—you can take advantage of great horse content to watch online. The accessibility of live streaming of competitions in dressage, showjumping, eventing, racing, reiningContinue reading
Follow Rolex Kentucky 3 Day Event on Twitter
Need a quick Twitter fix for following the Rolex Kentucky 3 Day Event on Twitter? Subscribe to our list to get live updates from the biggest event in North America from members like the USEFContinue reading
How to calculate the optimum time in eventing
While most events today post the optimum time for event riders to complete their course, there is a simple mathematical equation that can help you sort out discrepancies during your own walk. Traditionally, riders andContinue reading
Top 10: Horse things to do on a rainy day
Go to the barn and ride. Put off going to the barn and catch up on horse news using an equine bulletin board. Get distracted from horse news and laugh at the nuts on saidContinue reading
Fix your canter problems!
Just like people, many horses have a strong side and a weaker side of their body. This can be due to conformation, past injury, tension in the body or incorrect training or training equipment. WithContinue reading
Learn how to identify a disunited canter
Have you ever been puzzled by or not able to identify a problem canter from the ground? This great video uses a demo horse with different coloured polo wraps to help viewers clearly see aContinue reading
Nuclear Scintigraphy
If you’ve ever had a horse with a mysterious lameness, you know how frustrating and expensive it can be to try and locate the problem. Although today’s veterinarians come armed with a veritable truck-full ofContinue reading
Dansko Fair Hill International Festival 2012
Steeped in history, the property that is now known as Fair Hill was conceived by William duPont, Jr. in 1925 on the Maryland-Pennsylvania border is hosting the 2012 Dansko Fair Hill International Festival from October 17th-21st, 2012. AlthoughContinue reading
Feeding supplements
Many horse owners these days elect to feed supplements in addition to traditional forages and grain. Covering a wide spectrum of equine health, they offer to affect your horse’s weight, coat condition, joints, feet, breathingContinue reading
How to Buy a New Horse Blanket
Do Make Sure Last Year’s Blankets are Cleaned and Repaired Now that winter is slowly and inevitably on the way, it’s time to open up those storage containers and take inventory of blankets, weights, sizesContinue reading
OTTB training problems? Try this!
I am the proud owner of a lovely OTTB (Off the Track Thoroughbred) who just came off the racetrack in December. After the usual “cooling down” period, which can range from two weeks to sixContinue reading
Easy storage solutions for horse blankets
After sorting through my blankets, I realized I had a whole pile that needed seasonal storage (ie, fly sheets and light summer sheets for one season, heavy winter blankets and thick coolers for the other).Continue reading
Conformation for Event Horses
When it comes to equine conformation, many experts agree that a horse’s conformation dictates its performance in the discipline in which it performs. A digital article (originally published in Horse Sport magazine) written by Judy WardropContinue reading
Young colt trying to show handler who is boss
Here is a fun little slideshow of a young colt who tries to show his handler that he is the master of his domain! Rearing, bucking and running off are just a few of theContinue reading
Boekelo Horse Trials’ awesome promo video
The upcoming CCI*** Military Boekelo horse trials in the Netherlands has created an awesome YouTube video for our collective enjoyment. Enjoy!
New Horse Movie: Wild Horse, Wild Ride
While many equine moviegoers were excited to see the last cowboy documentary Buck (about popular cowboy Buck Brannaman), there is a new horse documentary that equine enthusiasts are sure to enjoy. Wild Horse, Wild Ride isContinue reading
Hilarious Stirrup Ad on Ebay.com
Once upon a time, in a land called Materialism, an adolescent female was mortified to discover that she was the only rider in her barn, not to mention the entire universe, whose saddle had aContinue reading
Horses Rescued from Flash Food
There was an incredible story on EventingNation.com recently about 18 horses that were evacuated after a flash flood destroyed a local stable in Virginia. Skyeler Icke Voss is an event rider and trainer who wasContinue reading
Interval Training for Conditioning Horses
Many riders who are looking to condition their horses for competition or just general health will find interval training to be a very valuable tool in their equestrian training toolbox. Interval training is a formContinue reading
Quote of the Day
“Most people don’t need a $35,000 horse. They need a $1,000 horse and $34,000 in lessons.” -Author Unknown
Riding a one-eyed horse
Thankfully, my horse Spiker is back on track after his injury 10 months ago. He had a small tear in his suspensory ligament on the right-hind leg after a freak paddock accident in September. AfterContinue reading
Virtual Badminton 2011 Coursewalk
I caught this great video on EventingNation.com, which is a virtual coursewalk of the international three-day event Badminton. Held annually since 1949, the show takes place in the event park of Badminton House in Gloucestershire,Continue reading