Sharon Biggs
The Art of the Halt
Halting is an essential skill for obvious reasons—dismounting, avoiding collisions and so on. The halt is more than just coming…
Half-Halt How-To
The half-halt is probably one of the most misunderstood, misused, skipped over and hardest to learn skills in riding. That…
Far and Away
A native of the Emerald Isle, the Connemara Pony has charmed the world with its disposition and athleticism. More >>Because…
Preventing Tail Rubbing
In the good old, bad old days, we used to think tail rubbing was just an annoying habit. Take a…
Debunking Deworming Myths
We can all agree that deworming is a necessity for our horses’ health and well-being. Scientific research has led to…
Show Tails
We all know that appearance should be secondary to performance, but looks do have an effect on first impressions. Research…
Rotating Dewormer Classes
Rotating Classes All dewormers are not alike. Each dewormer has an active ingredient (chemical) to control parasites in your horse.…
Score More!
Think you need an extreme dressage makeover to improve your test scores? While there are no shortcuts to correct training,…
Biting flies and other horse-farm pests
Housefly: This fly is commonly found milling around your horse's face in order to lap moisture from his eyes and…
Baroque Horse Breeds: Lipizzan
The Lipizzan was first bred in the 16th century by the Habsburg Empire that ruled Spain and Austria. The Habsburg…