We've all been there at one time or another: you're all packed up, ready to head out to the show ... and your horse won't load. Or worse still, you just bought a shiny new horse and you can't get him home.

Armin Arnoldt of Dreamscape Farm in BC describes the catch and release methods he uses to avoid frustration and ensure safety.

The average person might not consider taking up riding at the age of 40, let alone eventing.

Samantha Buirs is on her way.

Cheryl Meisner can partly thank her first horse and a bit of 'blind' luck for her choice of career.

The dangers of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the eyes

A glance at the results of the low adult jumper division at the Winter Equestrian Festival and amateur jumper classes at major Ontario tournaments shows Canadian rider Nancy Benson peppered among the top placings. This busy Ottawa native manages a hectic career as a real estate agent buying and selling 'unique urban properties' interspersed with traveling a daunting number of miles every week to train and show her horses.

Hickstead, an Olympic champion with lifetime earnings of over $3 million who is ranked the number-one show jumper in the world by the World Breeding Federation of Sport Horses, had a rather pedestrian beginning.

It can be difficult to tell when mares are in heat, some develop extreme behaviours that can interfere with training or showing, or be outright dangerous.

The Canadian show jumper took a chance on a job in a distant land and found love, adventure - and awesome weather.