Beginning next year, Horse Sport will be running profiles featuring rescue horses and/or OTTBs who have gone on to have successful debuts or second careers in hunter/jumper, eventing, or dressage competition with their new owners. If you have such a special partner, or know of one, contact us at editor@horsesport.com with the details and you may see your lucky rehomed horse profiled in 2017!
The so-called “invisible aids” are the Holy Grail of dressage, and a quiet hand may be the hardest to achieve. Keep reading for some tips and tricks.
The first step in resolving conflict behaviours such as bucking, baulking, rearing, bolting, or leaning on the bit, according to equine cognition expert Dr. Andrew McLean, is to understand the cause, which is often confusion caused by inconsistent aids.
Show steward Jan Stephens answers your questions about horse show rules.
A 2013 University of South Carolina study suggests that 42 per cent of female collegiate equestrians are at risk for disordered eating.
From restructuring corporations and turning ailing businesses around to developing horse shows,& more, it is safe to say Mark Bellissimo feeds off challenge
Isn't a perfectionist someone who is hard working and a go-getter? Yes and no. Find out how to set realistic goals and do your own personal best.
Equestrian Canada (EC) announced on August 23rd that Jon Garner of Calgary, AB, was joining the national federation as its Director of Sport.
The job of horse show stewards is far more difficult and encompassing than one might imagine. Learn what their responsibilities are.
Can you accurately identify equine psychological well being? In this first of a two-part series, equine psychologist Antonia Henderson explores why our own understanding of a horse's happiness is prone to error.
