A horsewoman and her husband test drive new horses in their search for the right hunter-jumper. By Jeremy Law for EquiSearch.com.
It can take a lot to make or find the right horse. Granted the “right” horse is a subjective label and depends on what the owner or rider is looking for. . . .
Olympic triple medalist Joe Fargis and volunteer Larry Langer take home lifetime achievement awards, while discussions are held on NSAIDs, a young pro committee and more at the USHJA annual meeting. Postcard sponsored by WeatherBeeta.
St. Petersburg, Fla., December 11, 2009 -- Combining the words "dynamic" and "annual meeting" might seem to be as much of an oxymoron as "airline food." . . .
Watch Olympian Lisa Wilcox demonstrate how to achieve throughness. From the editors of Dressage Today magazine.
In the October 2009 issue of Dressage Today magazine, Lisa Wilcox explains how to achieve throughness--when energy moves through the horse’s body with no blocks, allowing the topline to swing without tension. Lateral and longitudinal suppleness. . .
Horsey Christmas Traditions
There is an old Swedish tradition that at midnight on Christmas Eve animals can understand human speech. When we lived in Ireland, we always went out to the barn and read the Christmas gospel to the cows. Now we go out to the barn and read to the horses, barn cat, and dog.