Assuming your foal, or foals, is healthy, has been eating feed and hay, is four to six months old, he or she may be ready to be weaned.

As a child, Jessica Ruppel had a short Christmas and birthday wish list. She wanted just one thing: a pony.

For a horse to progress from a simple transition between walk and trot or trot and canter, the connection and acceptance of contact must be established.

Bobbie Reber is a familiar face at horse shows throughout Canada and the US, having coached students for over 30 years. She operates Reber Ridge Stables at Milner Downs in Langley, BC, is a Level III coach and an international hunter and equitation judge.

Make sure the rhythm is consistent because this is the jog the judges want to see, says top judge and trainer Kitty Bowland.

Backing up is really not a 'natural' movement for horses. When at liberty, they are more likely to pivot and go than back up, if they can avoid it.

Halton School of Equitation, a popular riding school and boarding facility west of Toronto, ON, since 1970, has sadly closed its doors.

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.

Meet this vet and eventer

Much of a foal’s future health depends on feeding and receiving adequate nutrition in utero, once it is born, and through to its first birthday.