Frankie’s Recovery

Frankly Zippin APHA gelding Frankly Zippin overcame major leg problems to become a successful Western pleasure mount. | Photo by Sabrina Tarter Barn name: Frankie. His people: G. Larry and…

Chat Transcript – Clinton Anderson

…to introduce a horse to Western disciplines…more towards Contesting than Western Pleasure or Reining? ClintonAnderson – Jill, on the ground I recommend putting your horse in the roundpen, or on…

Appaloosa

…regularly used in the western riding disciplines such as western pleasure, barrel racing and others. It has become increasingly popular in the English disciplines of jumping and dressage and the…

Horse & Rider Mail Call Online

Defending My Event I read H&R’s Mail Call section almost every month, and most of the time it just makes me mad. As a Western pleasure exhibitor, I want to…

Learn This Four-Pole Exercise

Lesson Objective If you compete: Use these stride-lengthening exercises to transition an experienced Western pleasure horse into a successful all-around competitor, as well as improve your horse’s handle. If you…

Buying Custom Chaps By Mail Or Web

Western pleasure. It’s both durable and washable. Fit And Workmanship Good fit and quality workmanship are essential in quality chaps that will last a number of years. To get the…

Chat Transcript – Leslie Lange

…a young horse for a western pleasure/trail prospect? LeslieLange – You can buy portable stalls. Also, if you wait a little to wean, it will be a lot easier–the mare…

Kids and Horses

…course. It’s intended for ranch kids who aren’t necessarily interested in events like Western pleasure but would respond to the challenge of starting their own colt, then competing in an…