Other Horse Sports

Despite the way many old Westerns dramatize it, throwing a tomahawk in combat is not a recommended tactic.

To keep roping skills sharp, it's hard to beat dummy roping. Nick Sartain, a 2009 world champion header, shares his tips for tossing a loop.

Thinking about ?going gaited?? First, read these get-started tips for maximum enjoyment and comfort on your riding adventures.

Check out a video of a basic Western Dressage test.

Learn how modern-day horse trainer Jake Nodar prepared for and competed on Full Metal Jousting, a jousting television show. Jake Nodar will be participating in jousting as a contestant on Full Metal Jousting

Find out what top cowgirls back their tough barrel racing mounts into the roping box, too.

EquiSearch columnist Nancy Jaffer describes her encounter with the great race horse, Secretariat, at the Belmont Stakes, June 9, 1973, when he won the Triple Crown.

Despite vandalism to his carriage just hours before, Ijsbrand Chardon wins the driving marathon. Boyd Exell leads going in to the final phase of driving at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.

Australian Boyd Exell sets a world driving record in the second day of combined driving dressage. Chester Weber and Ijsbrand Chardon are tied for second place. In the jumping, McLain Ward jumps two clear rounds to tie for first place in this evening's class.

At the end of the first day of four-in-hand driving, featuring the dressage phase, eight-time U.S. National Champion Chester Weber is tied for first place with Ijsbrand Chardon of the Netherlands. Bill Long is driving for the last time at a world championship after a long competitive career.

Chester Weber, Tucker Johnson, Jimmy Fairclough, David Saunders and Josh Rector attended a four-in-hand driving team "mandatory outing" at Tucker Johnson's scenic Cedar Lane Farm in Oldwick, N.J.

Chester Weber sweeps all three phases to win the four-in-hand competition at the 2010 Garden State Driving Event.

Develop this fundamental outside rein skill during training, and you'll ride consistently well during competition. Adapted from a new book on barrel racing by Sharon Camarillo.

Finn Caspersen, former U.S. Equestrian Team chairman and long-time American driving advocate, died September 7 at the age of 67.

Go behind the scenes of a new 'docu-soap' featuring Thoroughbred race riders, set to begin February 6, 2009. Plus, watch a preview of the show.

Four competing trainers teach us about adapting to the needs of the horse and the situation a valuable lesson for everyone.

A large animal emergency rescue training seminar is being held at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, April 22–24. Training will include techniques used to assist large animals involved in transportation accidents and other emergencies

What happens when you take a feral horse, bring him into captivity and use conditioned response training methods? Eight Lyons certified trainers took on the challenge to find out.

For horses that perform well at many western tasks, the versatility ranch horse compeition might be a great place, from roping, to cow work to trail courses, this tests the all-around ability of a horse.

Sherry Cervi offers this simple exercise to help you teach your barrel-racing or speed-event horse to yield to the bit.

EquiSearch's Nancy Jaffer reflects on her favorite moments--and what she'd change--at the 2006 World Equestrian Games that ended September 3.