If you're hoping to incorporate your love for horses with your travel adventures, read on to find out our top 10 international horseback riding destinations.The pull. The desire. The insatiable yearning to see another country, a different culture, from...
The following is adapted from Finding Your Superhorse: 8 Keys to Developing the Horse That’s Just Right for You by Lynn Palm with Rebecca M. Didier and Marie-Frances Davis (2023), with permission from Trafalgar Square Books.
One of the truths...
There’s been a lot of chatter recently about vesicular stomatitis outbreaks among horses in the United States. While it might seem on its face that the disease could affect a very limited portion of equines in the United States,...
Hooked on horses for as long as she could remember, Renee Genther grew up on the move, following her dad’s career in the Air Force. Still, she managed to always find horses or ponies to ride wherever she lived.
Her...
A flurry of business-wear-clad people filled the meeting rooms and banquet halls of the Central Bank Convention Center in Lexington, Ky., for the US Equestrian (USEF) Annual Meeting January 23-25, 2025. They came together not only to conduct the...
Some of the safest horses you can ride are also the least responsive to the aids. These quiet types are often the go-to for use as school horses or privately purchased mounts for beginner riders. So how do you...
You don’t have to ride your horse to give him a good workout. Groundwork is an effective alternative that’s loaded with a wide range of benefits: You can boost your horse’s strength, endurance, balance, posture, and more. The following...
As the proud owners of Whispery Pines Percherons in Kingsville, Ohio, Sam and Kellie Rettinger have opened their hearts wide to take on the joys and challenges of caring for their nine majestic black Percheron geldings. They offer carriage...
While students in many higher education equine science centers across the country enjoy hands-on experience with horses, Colorado State University’s program possesses an aspect that truly sets it apart: helping adoptable horses.Humble Beginnings of The Adoptable Horse Program
The program,...
Does time spent with your horse feel more distracted and scattered, rather than present and meaningful? If so, you’re not alone. This is just part of being human and having a mind! And sometimes that mind simply becomes the...
