Riding with kids can be fun—the key is to plan ahead to enjoy your saddle time. Jessica Holub Rumbaugh shares her tips and advice for mothers who want to ride. Here are four tips for balancing horses and parenthood....
In order to embrace the horse show experience fully, one rider develops a list of her reasons for showing.My horse show career began with a bang. I won my very first hunt-seat equitation class, which just so happened to...
Horse show competitors know all too well the grooming disasters that occur right as you step up to the in-gate. It can be the green stains on your white horse, a braiding blowout, or a horse that smears baby...
The strong, sturdy equines of Iceland are a truly unique breed of horse. That's because the country doesn't allow outside horses to enter the island, and once a native-born equine leaves, they are not permitted to return. The reason...
What does it take to win on the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) circuit? Hard work, guts, and a few good horses. And for Jackie Ganter, a family connection to the sport of barrel racing helps, too.Jackie’s mother, Angela,...
There’s a new sheriff in town, and it’s Maizey.
Maizey is a yellow lab who knows how to rock a bandanna. She’s also working on her horsemanship skills with one very patient and very cute horse named Bailey. Bailey has...
The horse was victorious in this year’s Man vs. Horse Marathon, an annual endurance race in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales. Specifically, Rheidol Petra and rider Iola Evans finished first, completing the 21-mile ride in two hours and 30 minutes.
The first...
It’s been more than 40 years since Secretariat’s legendary Triple Crown win, but the breathtaking sight of his Belmont win by 31 lengths remains an iconic image among racing fans and the the general public alike.
Although Secretariat died in...
Plenty of horses are scared of bikes. It’s understandable; they’re fast-moving but quiet, unlike anything seen around the farm or in nature. That’s one of the many reasons why this big gray horse crashing a group bike ride is...
There are a lot of good reasons to trick train your horse. It keeps their mind engaged. It helps develop your bond. It gives you something to work on when you or your horse need a break from riding,...
