My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
It’s amazing how much a cut on a horse’s leg can bleed. I arrived at the barn a few days ago to find bright red blood dripping down the cannon bone of one of the mares at our barn. A large glob of it was frozen, but no less red at the site of the […]
Read MoreI’m in Orlando for the next few days at a conference. Sadly, I doubt I’ll get outside long enough to visit the pool.
Read MoreOn the face of it, you’d think that all horses would love being turned out all the time. Certainly, Freedom made it very clear from day one that he didn’t want to live in a stall. The first night I had him he weaved so much that he ended up rubbing a bloody spot on […]
Read MoreCurrently bitless bridles are not allowed in dressage competitions and are considered unconventional tack for hunters. You do see them in eventing (for the show jumping and cross country phases), in jumpers and in endurance competitions. Increasingly I’ve seen discussion about the merits for changing the rules, especially in dressage, to allow the cross-under style […]
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