Gymnastics are a fundamental training exercise that have as much use at home as they do to sharpening skills in the warm-up ring at shows.
Your event horse thrives on galloping and jumping in the cross-country and stadium phases, but dressage may be a different story. Instead of being relaxed and obedient, your horse gets tense and excited, resulting in a less-than-stellar dressage ride which can knock you out of the ribbons right from the start.
Never one to do things in small measures, Kinzinger finished her 10 lessons and decided that if she was going to keep riding, it was time to buy a horse.
The clog is a horseshoe that’s not like any shoe you’ve seen before. It’s actually hard to describe it as anything other than “funky.”
Taking the Grand Prix Plunge
While many horse owners struggle to keep their easy keepers lean, others have the opposite problem: their horses need to gain weight.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
Around the barn, Rachel McDonough's Irish Rhythm (Oliver) has been dubbed 'Mighty Mouse.'
Working with three-year-olds.
Being comfortable riding forward is one of the hardest things to teach.