Madison Lawson's life changed drastically four years ago. She credits her successful switch to para-dressage to the support of coaches, friends and family.

For most of us, it is an unavoidable initiation into the sport of dressage. Sitting trot hurts.

Elizabeth Bates' riding career started from the ground up - literally.

Cushing's syndrome, or PPID, is caused by an enlargement (hyperplasia) of a portion of the pituitary gland (pars intermedia).

On her ten-year-old Hanoverian gelding Lymrix, Crystal Kroetch was a member of the silver medal-winning Canadian Pan Am Games Dressage Team in Guadalajara, Mexico, in October 2011. A Level III Dressage Coach, she has trained numerous horses and riders to the FEI level, including former young riders Janet Hambly Adams, Stephanie Koepke and Shanna Smart. Crystal and her husband, master saddle fitter Danny Kroetch, are based at Carousel Stables in Calgary, AB.

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.

Eventer James Atkinson took his first strides towards the 2011 Pan American Games as a six-year-old riding in Pony Club in England.

There are several supplements available for horses that have an intended purpose. In this article, different supplements and their purposes are highlighted.

After a summer of outdoor shows, moving indoors to a tournament as big as the Royal can be pretty unnerving, especially for a first-timer. Jill MacRae offers some tips for de-stressing and preparing yourself and your horse.

Seventeen-year-old Nicole (Nikki) Walker of Aurora, ON, doesn't remember a time when she wasn't around horses.