Ground Driving My Horse: The Why
adminMy saddle no longer fits my horse. My friend joked I need to rename this blog “Horse Seeks Saddle.” While I’ve been trying out a few different models as I…
Friday Video from SmartPak: All The News You Need from the Aussie OTTB Brigade
This great magazine show comes direct from Australia, and turns its focus to off-the-track Thoroughbreds: how the racing industry can support them in their second careers, how best to manage…
Laura Collett and London 52 Lead Bicton CCI4*-S After Dressage
14-year-old 2022 Badminton winner London 52 and rider Laura Collett were the first to change up the leader board today, scoring 19.8 on the second day of dressage at Bicton…
Opinion: Having a horse respect you is perfectly ok and not cruel.
I regularly see posts on social media about the idea of horses needing to respect you as wrong and old fashioned. I understand the point they are trying to make.…
Unwanted Horse Behavior: Horse Trainer Thoughts
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship SeriesChaos, Anticipation, and Unwanted Horse Behavior Alternative Horsemanship The Remote Horse Coach discusses chaos, anticipation, and unwanted equine behaviors and tips for recognizing human behaviors…
Diego Farje & EQ Scorpio: Chasing Down the American Dream
You may remember Diego Farje from an article we ran last month. This “highway rider” grew up in Peru, where eventing was essentially non-existent, and after a prodigious showjumping career,…
Friday News & Notes Presented by Stable View
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jonelle Price (@jonelle_price) It feels like a million years ago that I found myself chatting to Jonelle Price in…
Getting Straightness Straight
In this excerpt from his book The Sport Horse Problem Solver, former international eventer Eric Smiley gives us a simple breakdown of what straightness on horseback really is, and how…
Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘I’d forgotten 24/7 means 24/7’
Dear diary, I’d so forgotten how much I don’t like being out 24/7. I go through this every year. The excitement of the thought of being out 24/7 temporarily overrides…
The Great Power and Responsibility of Gisborne VDL
“For such a big, powerhouse horse as he is, to have so much blood is a little rare. Usually you have a big powerhouse but they’re not so fast, yet…