Edward Gal and Moorlands Tortilas Win with 90.7%
In another explosive performance, Edward Gal and Moorlands Tortilas received a stunning 90.7% in the Kur at the European Championships at Windsor.
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Check out the Burghley Horse Trials Cross Country Course
It’s the next best thing to being there. The Burghley Horse Trials website has an aerial map of the cross country course and gives you the chance to “ride along” with Captain Mark Phillips as he drives the course and looks at the fences.
Read MoreEquineProductsReview.com goes live (again)!
Several years ago I had the idea to build a product review web site for equestrian products. I noticed that equine bulletin boards were full of requests for comments on saddles, different feeds, bit choices and more. I thought it would be helpful to have all that information on one site, organized in a way […]
Read MoreHow to clean synthetic saddles
One of the beauties of going synthetic is that care is minimal and easy. They have all been extremely durable and showed little to no wear. Synthetic saddles are pretty impervious to sweat or rain and they don’t really show dirt. I love having a synthetic saddle for riding in the rain. I’ve soaked my […]
Read MoreHorses, bicycles and joggers on the shared trail: Tips for a peaceful co-existence
On Sunday I went for an early morning ride to escape the heat of the day. A few dozen other people had the same idea and I found myself and my horse sharing the trail and the roads with bicyclists, joggers and baby carriages. Most of these folks were easy to spot and they approached […]
Read MoreAnother use for the one-rein stop: A time out
While I’ve always thought of the one rein stop as an emergency brake (Installing an emergency brake: How to perform a one rein stop), I had a lesson recently with a trainer who suggested that I use it on Freedom as a way of recapturing his attention. Kind of a horsey time out. It started […]
Read MoreTalk about a photo finish!
The 9th race at Saratoga on August 22nd was a nail biter. The first six place finishers crossed the wire together, with the difference between first place and sixth place only a neck. Talk about a photo finish! And in the end, the favorite, Grassy, won. Cherokee Speed was second and Good Prospect came in […]
Read MoreQuarter Horse named official horse of Texas
At 4 p.m. today Governer Rick Perry will sign an official declaration making the American Quarter Horse the official horse of Texas. Read more . . .
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