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22/01/2020

On this cold wintery day, this is a welcome sight.

03/08/2018

Resistance is Real

Resistance is Real

Even the millennials among us fondly remember the good old days of the rotational deworming chart. You could tear out a simple calendar from any horse magazine, hang it up in the barn, place one order from your favorite catalog (ahem), and BOOM—you’re set for the year! Alas, as is often the case...

02/08/2018

Loving Your Post-Ride Picture - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary

Loving Your Post-Ride Picture

“No, I can’t post that because I’m all sweaty!” I don’t know how many times I have thought or said that when trying to figure out what picture I was going to use for that

02/08/2018

Mental Performance Coach: 10 reasons why eventing is good for your brain

Mental Performance Coach Sally McGinn identifies why she thinks eventing is so good for mental health.

01/08/2018

Riding Exercise from Jessica Phoenix: Five Poles Based on a Circle, Presented by Kensington Protective Products

Riding Exercise From Jessica Phoenix: Five Poles Based On A Circle

This riding exercise first appeared in the December 2017 issue of Heels Down Magazine. For more stories worth reading, subscribe now in the app and get a new issue delivered every month. Canadian E…

01/08/2018

Adventures on Horseback: The most fun I’ve ever had on a horse - The Tryon Daily Bulletin

'Adventures on Horseback: The most fun I’ve ever had on a horse'

I was a Civil War cavalry reenactor for more than 20 years. Not because I was really into the war, or believed the “South was going to rise again,” or anything so political. I did it because it was fun. A lot of people have asked, in horror, how I could “glorify” war. It was …

29/07/2018

Learning a New Dressage Test - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary

Learning a New Dressage Test

So, we decided to take a look at the omnibus page, and find out which test we are to ride in our upcoming event. Loading it on the phone, and tacking up the horse after

29/07/2018

Horse & Hound’s ultimate towing checklist to keep your horse safe on the move - Horse & Hound

Put your mind at rest before setting out on a journey with your pride and joy stowed in the back with PRP Rescue Services’ Jon Philips’ top tips

28/07/2018

5 Products I Can’t Live Without During Warm Weather

5 Products for the Warm Weather

We had a snowy and cold winter and spring has been rainy thus far, so my mare Macy and I are more than ready for summer and warm weather! Summer means sunny, warm days and lots of time outside, which we both love. Here are a few products that we’re looking forward to pulling out

28/07/2018

Know Your Horse’s Risk for Colic

Know Your Horse’s Risk for Colic

Despite the fact that colic is the number one medical cause of death in horses, it can be easy to assume, “it could never happen to my horse.” Colic is something that happens to other people’s horses, right? In reality, your horse may be at a greater risk for colic than you realize. The first

26/07/2018

Confessions of a horsey couple blog: I’m slightly over the whole riding-in-a-dress thing - Horse & Hound

The challenge of how to incorporate horses into a wedding

26/07/2018

Adventures on Horseback: Too many Black Stallion books - The Tryon Daily Bulletin

Adventures on Horseback: Too many Black Stallion books

I remember the first race I rode in. It was the amateur race at the Iroquois Chases. Back then, it was called the “Ladies” race, and was only open to women. I was 20 years old, and had no idea what I was doing. A friend had said she would run if I did. She …

25/07/2018

When Trying My Hardest Wasn’t Enough: How I Learned to Work Harder - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary

'When Trying My Hardest Wasn’t Enough: How I Learned to Work Harder'

“Disappointments are a result of failed expectations. To have less disappointments, either expect less from other people, or demand more from yourself.” — Kevin Ngo I remember driving to the facility that morning, my stomach full

25/07/2018

Shaun Mandy's dressage blog: a stressful move - Horse & Hound

Shaun makes a plea after a stressful time, plus he shares some schooling advice

28/05/2018

Adventures on Horseback: The most fun I’ve ever had on a horse | The Tryon Daily Bulletin

'Adventures on Horseback: The most fun I’ve ever had on a horse'

I was a Civil War cavalry reenactor for more than 20 years. Not because I was really into the war, or believed the “South was going to rise again,” or anything so political. I did it because it was fun. A lot of people have asked, in horror, how I could “glorify” war. It was […]

28/05/2018

Time to Retire? – The Horse

Find out when and how to transition your horse from the show ring to a more leisurely lifestyle.

27/05/2018

Natural ability can get horses only so far in the human world - Horsetalk.co.nz

The system traps riders and horse owners into an artificial world where the value is winning at all cost.