According to Canadian Eventing Team member Diana Burnett, cross-country courses used to be largely straightforward galloping tracks. However, modern courses now incorporate many turns and knowing how to ride them properly is an important skill.
There is a great sense of terror only farriers know: what started out as a perfectly good hoof shape suddenly gets away from you and you can't get it back.
Like the pyramids of Egypt and the caramel in the Caramilk bar, accurately determining a young horse's performance potential is one of the great mysteries of the world.
While there is no defined system that each veterinarian follows to perform pre-purchase exams, there are generally accepted rules of practice.
Whether you call them caulks, studs or corks, these devices that are driven or screwed into horseshoes can provided traction.
Born in Germany, Eleonore got her first pony at the age of seven and began competing at 12 in first and second level dressage and 1.10m jumper classes,
In this article Frank Kemperman addresses how long he thinks it will take before the Pan Am Games are conducted at Grand Prix level, and more.
A chance to catch Sir Mark Todd at home on a Saturday is as rare as hen's teeth, but it had been an extraordinary few weeks for Todd.
Muscle tying up can be a one-time occurrence, but certain horses are prone to repeated events warranting diagnostic investigation and preventative action.
The second article in a three-part series on breeding for the Olympic disciplines focuses on the efforts being made by first generation event horse breeders