Should you be worried about joint noises your horse is making? Dr. Kathleen MacMillan of the University of Prince Edward Island gives some insight.

World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition welcomed hunter riders to center stage Saturday evening under the lights of the International Arena at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The country’s top professional, amateur, and junior hunter riders jumped for top honors in the $100,000 USHJA/WCHR Peter Wetherill Hunter Spectacular, where Victoria Colvin went one-two and notched […]

Diane Creech and Robbie W, owned by Leatherdale Farms, excelled in the small tour division at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 5 CDI5*, held Feb. 5-8 in Wellington, Florida. Creech and the flashy gray 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding by Rubin Royal began the show with a great result in the Prix St. Georges, scoring 71.526 percent to […]

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze and Ian Millar tied for third place in the $200,000 Furusiyya Nations’ Cup held at HITS Post Time Farm on Friday, February 13, at CSIO4* Ocala, Florida. A total of six countries contested the first-ever Furusiyya Nations’ Cup held in Ocala, Florida.  […]

The Westphalian gelding owned by Mark Harryman was inspected by multiple veterinarians, although none held out much hope the horse could be saved.

First introduced at fourth level, the counter change of hand in trot, or zig-zag, is one of the more difficult exercises in the trot work. The horse must not only be laterally supple in both directions, but he must also be straight and on the aids in order for the change of direction to take place with no loss of balance or rhythm. I address the change of direction already while schooling the leg yield. Many of the same principles apply, since a change of direction in the leg yield requires the horse to move sideways in one direction, to straighten for a moment, and then yield away from the leg in the opposite direction.

The American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) Board of Directors is expressing anger and disgust following reports of three equine fatalities which occurred at a national Concours Endurance Nationale (CEN) event held in Abu Dhabi January 31, 2015. Horrifying photographs show Splitters Creek Bundy, a 12-year-old Australian-bred gelding, collapsing into the sand with catastrophic fractures of […]

This article highlights what syndicates are, and how they are becoming a popular method of buying a nice horse without having to ‘sell the farm.’

Three experts in the breeding industry explain how to choose a stallion to best compliment your mare’s strengths and weaknesses.

Can’t ‘see’ a take-off spot or distance if your life depended on it? Perhaps you’re looking too hard, or need to work on the basics.