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Jec A. Ballou

Kinesiology Tape for Horses

If equine body workers like Wendy Coren get their wishes, a map of fascia meridians throughout the horse’s body will…

9 years ago


Have Horse, Will Travel

My gelding, Corazon, spent the majority of yesterday morning tied to the fence, which for reasons I’ll explain more in…

9 years ago

How to Begin Every Ride

  It might seem like the least exciting part of the ride, but a warm-up determines how much your horse…

9 years ago

Three Riding Workouts at the Walk

Staring ahead at the short, chilly days of winter can leave riders feeling desperate. Poor weather and lack of daylight…

9 years ago

4 Exercises to Rev up the Lazy Horse

We have all seen a rider kicking her horse, red in the face from effort, getting nowhere, and thought to…

9 years ago

The Equestrian Business Traveler

The differences between my fellow airplane passengers and me began to enumerate right around the time I admitted I needed…

9 years ago

When Visitors “Help” on the Horse Farm

The requests, too good to be true, seemed to peak around July. As the sweaty and strenuous weeks of hay…

9 years ago

Trail Riding for Dressage Horses

  Riding outside most often proves to be one of the surest accelerants of dressage training. First, there is no…

10 years ago

Conditioning Your Horse During Downtime

Don’t let bad weather derail your training. By following my two rules for conditioning during downtime (outlined below), you will…

10 years ago

Christmas Eve in the Stable

Even today, a reference to Christmas music or holiday ornaments ignites a feeling of magic in my chest. It’s as…

10 years ago