Jim Wofford: Perfect Riding Position: A Moving Target
…Horses can jump steeplechase fences safely at speeds up to 1,000 mpm, which exceeds most sane riders’ comfort level. At these greater speeds, your stirrups should be short enough that…
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Postcard: 2014 Fair Hill International Three Day Event
…sunny skies. In the 2-star, Victoria Jessop bested Derek’s challenge during her first ride at Fair Hill, turning in a fault-free trip with former steeplechaser Desert Mystery. She moved up…
The Horse Gene, Part 1
…They had beautiful stables, horses competing at the top levels in dressage and open jumping plus a grass track for both flat and steeplechase racing. I would hike the mile…
Solving The Puzzle of Horses Who Pull
…figure-eight noseband, and a running martingale. BUILT DOWNHILL Ariel was a Thoroughbred mare who’d won 10 races before I purchased her to steeplechase and to foxhunt. I ran her over…
Postcard: 2013 Washington International Horse Show
…racing debut; I don’t think this discipline is big where he comes from. Another event that brightened up the program was the Shetland pony steeplechase. I had seen this at…
Merlin Was Afraid of Life—and Jumping
Nearly 20 years ago, a steeplechase trainer who is a good friend gave me a three-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, a horse with whom I would develop an unforgettably rewarding relationship, despite…
Three Exercises To Prepare For Cross-Country Jumping
…themselves when they?re jumping?a very important skill to have, especially on a cross-country course. Thanks to my long experience of foxhunting and steeplechase racing, I’ve always believed that horses shouldn?t…
ICEdot Is One Precaution For Riding Alone
…from my office, and would ride the two young Thoroughbreds I was training to be steeplechasers in the early morning, before driving to work. I would trot and gallop them…
How I’d Save Thoroughbred Racing
…at the New York tracks when I was a teenager 40 years ago, and I later spent about a decade as an amateur steeplechase jockey. And since 2000 I’ve spent…
Postcard: 2013 Rolex Kentucky Jumping
…to 48.2 for William. Andrew”s other horse, Calico Joe, isn”t much of a show jumper. He also wasn”t much of a steeplechase horse, which is why he originally was purchased….