While this question may almost range into the field of anthropomorphization (ascribing human characteristics to an animal), your horse’s ‘happiness’ or being comfortable is probably of critical interest to you as his owner and rider. You know your horse better than anyone – instinctively, you know immediately when something is amiss, even if you can’t […]

I’m writing this from Richland Park, which typically marks the beginning of the fall season after a slight lull over the summer. This summer though has been anything but! After a very successful Bromont, Woody and Solo turned their attentions to dressage and jumper shows as there aren’t many upper level events in July and […]

I cannot believe how quickly the summer is passing us by. It seems the older I get, the faster time goes. Does anyone else notice this? It’s almost time for back to school and if you are parents like me, it’s a stressful time with budgeting and buying stuff for the kids going back. My […]

I’ve been in a funk recently. It all started with what we shall politely call the “enigma that was the Canadian Eventing Team choices for the Pan Am Games” (read August’s Horse Sport editorial if you need help with that one). Then, of course, if you read my last blog you know I had to […]

Horses are lucky, they don’t obsess about what others think of them, but if ever a horse deserved to retire with dignity, it’s Totilas.

I thought it was a good time to revisit this since it is an often recurring question every person on my sales team gets asked when they are working in the field with clients. “What does the red shoe mean that you have in your ads? I see it at almost every show you guys […]

British show jumping has taken a big gamble on a 19-year-old senior team debutante in its last ditch bid to qualify for Rio. On Monday, the British squad for next week’s mega-critical European jumping championships in Aachen was named, and it includes Jessica Mendoza, a former pony jumping star who only started competing in senior five-star […]

My interest in endurance riding has come through my association with some top US Endurance Riders – who I am happy to work with in keeping their horses sound over the long distances ridden in these races. I have seen this sport grow from its crazy first decades to the well regulated and exciting sport […]

I am just sitting in the Air Canada lounge waiting for my departure for a week in Germany, where I am teaching two Saddle Ergonomist courses back to back. I am torn between writing a blog about a recent experience with one of my endurance riding clients or putting some of my thoughts down on […]

I was the reserve for the 2015 Pan Ams with Foxwood High, owned by John and Judy Rumble. I thought for sure after my Bromont performance I would be on the team. Surprise! I was not. I understand why in terms of saving him for Rio, it’s just that John and I were under the […]