Equine nutritionist Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ph.D., says a hot horse may benefit from being fed and managed to attenuate blood glucose responses to feeding.
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.
Some riders claim they rode before they walked, but through her mom Kendal Lehari was riding before she was even born. Keep reading for more information.
Interval training - commonly used by human athletes - is repeated sets of exercise interspersed with periods of rest that allow your horse to recover his pre-working pulse rate before you go to the next interval. It strengthens your horse's muscles and respiratory system so he'll have the level of fitness required to compete.
A winning show hunter is highlighted in the hack class, where judges are looking for classic movement in all three gaits, and more.
One of the most common mistakes I see riders make at shows is that they go into the warm-up without a clear plan.
Whether your dream is to one day be sitting in the start box at Rolex or Badminton, or to go double clear in your first training level event, it all starts at the same place - finding the perfect mount.
Rob and Suzanne Stevenson are devoted to reinvigorating the sport of eventing in their home province of New Brunswick.
There are some inherent changes to an older horse's nutrient needs, further complicating the situation are changes to the horse's teeth, behaviour, etc.
Raised in Switzerland, Beda Wachter was riding and competing in Europe at an early age. Find out more about the Alberta-based show jumper.
