Saddle Facts

Whether you ride English or Western, the saddle is designed for comfort and security. However, Western and English saddles, while both offering these same functions, look very different from one…

Differences Between English and Western Saddles

The Western saddle was designed for cowboys who spent long days riding the range, driving and working cattle. Leather Western saddles are much heavier than English saddles but the weight…

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….

How to Throw a Foal Shower

…her under Andrea’s guidance from 1999 through 2001. ( The pair’s honors include the 1999 American Quarter Horse Youth Association Western pleasure reserve title.) Additional help came from Andrea’s mother…

2009 AQHA World Show Sends Home Champions

…Oaks Leo, owned by Jordan Lesh, Perry, Okla. Western (western pleasure, western riding, trail) : Vital Signs Are Good, owned by Joe and Karen Moran, Laguna Hills, Calif. English (hunter…

Equisearch Chats with Terry Myers

…competes in both English and Western. He showed his stallion, Reckless Obsession, to many national titles, competing in western pleasure, trail, and halter. Sadly, Reckless passed away last October after…

H&R Special Report: 2007 Women Luv Horses

…between horse enthusiasts. Paints versus Apps. Arabian versus Quarter Horse. Dressage versus Western pleasure. Jumping versus reining. Parallel with society, there are blatant stereotypes and prejudices on Planet Horse. But…

Ask Horse Journal: 11/99

Pleasure Head Carriage I have a seven-year-old palomino Quarter Horse. For many years, he has been winning Western pleasure classes. This year he has been arching his neck and putting…

Sandy Collier’s Western Horse Training Secrets

…better broke horse. REINING ESSENTIALS How to Excel In Western’s Hottest Sport By Sandy Collier, with Jennifer Forsberg Meyer Published by Trafalgar Square Books Available September 2008 Softcover; 240 pages…