The Ups and Downs of Posting

…what you’re doing right. Post with your seat, not with your hands. Riders new to posting have a tendency to post with their entire bodies, including their hands. This creates…

Give Saddle Soap The Slip

…article about conditioning products. However, some of the cleaning products we tested also condition tack while they clean it (sometimes called “one-step” leather cleaners), so it’s important to understand that…

Best Bets For Simple Sheath Cleaning

…tissues and can help prevent the swelling that sometimes occurs for a few days after sheath cleaning. Because proper sheath cleaning involves getting deep into the sheath, we recommend either…

Composting Controls Horse Manure

…reduce odors. • Use the “squeeze test” to make sure your compost pile has the right amount of moisture. • Use finished compost to treat your pastures from late spring…

How to compost horse manure

…waste from becoming unmanageable is to compost. Not only does it solve the problem of accumulating waste, but horse manure compost is a useful, even valuable, product to use on…

Simplifying the Western Post

…you shouldn’t ever post in a Western saddle. People over 50 who learned to ride as kids rarely saw Western riders post. Their saddles were rigged so riders often sat…

World Equestrian Games

…on the U.S. WEG team in Normandy. WEG: Did You Know? By Nancy Jaffer Question: What country has won the most WEG dressage team gold medals? Answer: Germany has won…