Western Teams: IHSA Coaches’ Advice

…and University of Montana-Western. –Eric Hubbard Nine schools in Zone 7, Region 1 compete Western. I believe Region 2 has 10 schools. You can show Western with New Mexico State…

What’s Up in Western Show Fashion

By Laurel Berger O’Connor This Western pleasure competitor is ready to win in a rhinestone-studded slinky. | By Hobby Horse Clothing Company If you show in western events, your polished,…

Ride a Western Dressage Test

…clinic dates), and dressage in general, go to: Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA): westerndressageassociation.org United States Dressage Federation (USDF): usdf.org United States Equestrian Federation (USEF): usef.org North American Western

IHSA: Riding Both Western and English

…I’ve done both for a while. I started Western, and though I’ve ridden English it was mostly the stock breed “pleasure” type of English, which is still very much Western-oriented…

Judging Western Dressage

Last weekend I had my first venture into judging western dressage. I’ve gone on record as not being particularly happy about the term “western dressage.” To me dressage is dressage,…

Arabian Western 2004 National Champions, 2005 Shows

…to www.arabianhorseworld.com. WESTERN DISCIPLINE CHAMPIONS AT THE 2004 U.S. ARABIAN & HALF-ARABIAN NATIONAL SHOW Horse, Rider, Owner Arabian Western Pleasure Champion: Exxpectation, Gordon Potts, Dennis and Linda Clark, Argyle, Texas…

Western Saddles Are (Slowly) Changing

…hurts me!” Sadly, some riders never recognize those words, and the poor horse might get whacked in the belly for his “bad behavior.” Western Innovations With any saddle, old or…