Well, if there was ever any doubt about the extent of the UAE’s reprehensible behaviour in Endurance racing (and there wasn’t as far as I’m concerned), the FEI’s press release of last week certainly wipes it out. Nothing like

I’d like to be a fly on the wall on Friday (August 7), when Rio organisers brief delegates at the Olympic test event about the “glanders” scare that they have managed to keep under wraps for months. I must underline that the OIE (World Organisa

Most saddle fitters will come out to take a look at your horse and measure his withers size and shape using a flexible wire curve. This is pretty much the minimum measurement you should expect during a saddle fitting session. This does not however, t

What a lackluster finale to the Pan Am Games equestrian events, especially after the tremendous excitement when Canada won Show Jumping gold. As someone pointed out, there’s just a bit of irony in the fact that the Show Jumpers were the only Ca

My interest in endurance riding has come through my association with some top US Endurance Riders – who I am happy to work with in keeping their horses sound over the long distances ridden in these races. I have seen this sport grow from its crazy

Wasn’t that just the best yesterday!?!? After the first round I was genuinely worried that our Canadian show jumpers wouldn’t win gold or silver, and consequently wouldn’t get a Rio team spot. Ah, me of little faith. Of course they

I am just sitting in the Air Canada lounge waiting for my departure for a week in Germany, where I am teaching two Saddle Ergonomist courses back to back. I am torn between writing a blog about a recent experience with one of my endurance riding clie

I was the reserve for the 2015 Pan Ams with Foxwood High, owned by John and Judy Rumble. I thought for sure after my Bromont performance I would be on the team. Surprise! I was not. I understand why in terms of saving him for Rio, it’s just tha

Apologies for not posting yesterday, but the return home has brought out the fatigue in me. I spent a good part of the middle of yesterday hitting ‘refresh’ on the TO2015 website  during the Eventing show jumping, effectively following

I am loathe to hark back to the good old days when print media was the only form of equestrian sports reportage. Before the internet, readers didn’t mind waiting a few days, even weeks, to read about who had won what and how. This gave journalists