Winter is long and boring in Wisconsin. As a former Missourian, I have never become accustomed to the long Wisconsin winters. My trainer/best friend and I discussed auditing various clinics that were close to add some interest and break the…
When your horse is having this much fun playing in a puddle, you know what’s coming next. White Pony plus mud puddle equals….someone’s going for a swim! Of course a white pony would do this! At least the young girl…
$80,800 in prize money was up for grabs at this years Hylton Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure at the Virginia Classic. That money was divided up by this year’s 16 entries. The winner, Taft Dickerson, of Mount Airy, North…
Tom McCutcheon talks about what he looks for when evaluating 2 year old reining prospects. Attitude, talent and breeding are the criteria Tom uses when doing his evaluations. Breeding to Tom is last. “They don’t know how they’re bred and…
“Douwe” is a 14 year old Friesian gelding. He was imported from Holland as a driving horse, trained saddleseat and then sold as a trail horse to an island off the coast of Maine. He didn’t like the idea of…
North American Western Dressage has put together a great video with everything you want to know if you’re interested in Western Dressage. The history, class details, judging and maneuvers are all explained. It’s easy to see why they are calling Western…
Alanna Flax-Clark is a woman of many talents in the ring and outside. She did her undergraduate degree in B.S. in Biology and Psychology at Rhodes College in Memphis TN. Alanna also got her graduate degree in M.S. Education Specializing…
This horse’s owner described him as a very naughty boy. She said that he rears, leaps and bucks every day. She attended a Warwick Schiller clinic in Australia and the results are beautiful. He looked like a completely different horse…
Warsaw (AFP) – The wife of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts on Thursday became the first breeder to withdraw horses from a famed Polish stud farm after two other Arabian purebreds she owned died there. Breeder Shirley Watts’ withdrawal of…
Every year Hamilton Hill, Godolphin’s pre-training and schooling yard in the UK, welcomes more than a hundred young horses that have never been ridden. After the horses are started at Godolphin’s, they are then sent to their respective trainers. [poll…
Two very talented horse and rider teams entered the Huntfield Derby and definitely impressed the crowd! Natoshia Kelly rode her horse, Spacious Skies and Caitlyn Murdock rode Wrapped Up In You. I am so impressed by the skill it takes…
Last Thursday, March, 31, Kimberly Grayce Roach was on a winter training trip to South Carolina with her family and fellow riders. Grayce’s family owned Grayce and her horse, “Just Floor It”, aka “Deuce”, were out in the pasture at…
The next time you feel like you’re too old to do something, think about Walt Gervais. Walt didn’t start riding till he was in his mid 50’s and at age 72 was competing in preliminary eventing! In this photo he…
Young Anastasia Bondareva certainly has a bright future ahead of her in the horse world. Here she is at a Grand Prix Jumping event this past weekend. She competed in the 135cm Grand-Prix CSIL*. For those of you who are…
Surgical procedures on horses or any other animals for that matter have risks. With horses, one of the biggest risks is after the actual surgery. http://www.instagram.com/p/BD1MIEIJ2d9/?fb_action_ids=10154110641396528&fb_action_types=instapp%3Atake&fb_ref=ogexp&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B1009799985723803%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22instapp%3Atake%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22ogexp%22%5D This horse had just finished his surgery and was making the “mad dash” to…
