There I was, sitting at the steering wheel of my truck, feeling nervous anticipation as correctional officers encircled the vehicle.
With the support of Sandi Ballard, her trainer since 2004, Raewyn is making her mark in the show ring and producing performance-bred youngsters.
Stringhalt is an affliction involving spasms of one or both hind limbs which presents as abnormal, exaggerated flexion of the hocks.
Your event horse may be bold cross-country and a capable stadium jumper, but falls apart during dressage. He may get anxious or rebellious, spooky or distracted and tune you out completely.
Like the halts on centreline, the walk is a movement where good technical execution almost guarantees a good mark, regardless of the horse's athleticism.
The challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse over a course of fences is presented at the World Championships, in many equitation finals, and also recently at Spruce Meadows in the Final Four jumper series.
François fondly remembers one of his first mounts being a feisty pony named Squiddly, who spent a lot of time on his hind legs “waving them like an octopus.”
Gone are the days of the unreliable, ugly, sagging bare wire running around the perimeter of your pasture and in come the electric fencing options.
Many stable operations hire barn staff in the form of casual help to maintain and operate the barn, care for the horses, give riding lessons, and more.
Owners of breeding stock need to be aware of the risks they are assuming for their own animals and any that may be in their care, custody and control as a result of running a breeding operation.
