IEA Creates Zone for the Western Discipline

…structure, there are ten Western Zones across the United States that includes multiple regions within each Zone. Under the new format there will be one Western Zone splitting into eleven…

Competitive Western Horse Events

Learn about Western activities such as horsemanship, Western pleasure, reining, cutting, roping, working cow horse, rodeo, Western riding, trail riding, gymkhana and team penning….

Activities in English and Western Riding

…there’s more to western riding than throwing a leg over the horse and hitting the trail. For example, western riders can participate in western pleasure, barrel racing, roping and cutting,…

English Versus Western Riding – Which is Easier?

…riding in an english saddle and giving “english” aids, will have no trouble converting to western, if they should decide that they’d like to participate in the western equestrian sports….

Conformation Clinic: Western Pleasure Prospects

…and deviations become more apparent–making it even more necessary to begin with great conformation. In evaluating these three horses I’m looking at their suitability as Western pleasure horses. Click “Next”…

Western Hats – Shape Matters

…doesn’t have to be synonymous with boring. It’s OK to have little flash in Western pleasure, Western riding, or trail classes. (We’ve recently seen sparkle and bling on hatbands and…