Good leaders create structure and rules, then enforce them fairly. When it comes to being a good leader for your horse, make sure you have set rules about your personal space and enforce them consistently. It’s when your rules...
Endurance riding can be an intimidating equine sport. After all, the shortest distance offered is 25 miles long. But a grassroots effort for a "Green Bean" program has been growing for the past few years to help the newest...
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...
Anyone who rides for any length of time quickly realizes the value of circles. This simple tool develops symmetry in the horse’s spinal stabilizing muscles, creates flexibility through his trunk, and helps him become more balanced, not to mention...
You don’t have to watch a herd of horses for long to notice that there’s a distinct pecking order One horse will push another away from food with his ears back and his neck swinging. The other horse will...
The Tweedy family announced today that Helen "Penny” Chenery, owner of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, died yesterday. She was 95. pic.twitter.com/JNp91XS3RI
— Secretariat (@SECRETARIATofcl) September 17, 2017 Penny Chenery, owner of 1973 Triple Crown champion Secretariat, died on Saturday, September...
When you train a horse, it’s all about making him feel comfortable when he does the right thing and less so when he does the wrong thing.That training philosophy is based on the horse’s motivation.Horses aren’t motivated by...
Just 50 meters into the sixth race of the day at Australia’s Tweed River Jockey Club Murwillumbah Racecourse last Friday, things went very wrong for jockey Laura Cheshire."I felt my right rein go and I thought, OK, I’ve broken...
In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions.Q: What exercises could I do with my horse when it's too hot for intense riding? Longeing? Poles?A: My favorite answer: it depends. It depends on your...
When you think of endurance riding, you may conjure up images of 100-mile rides across rocky terrain or multi-day rides across the high desert. In reality, endurance riding careers can begin with a relatively easy 10-mile introductory ride or...
