Book Excerpt: The Trick to Keeping Your Straight Lines Square February 21, 2019 This excerpt from Jump Course Design Manual by Susan Tinder is reprinted with permission from Trafalgar Square Books (www.horseandriderbooks...
A Very Horsey Valentine, Presented by Draper Therapies February 15, 2019 Valentine's Day is typically known for roses and candy hearts, but these equestrians took it one step further to show off their love for the...
Hearts & Horses: Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Equestrians, Sponsored by Draper Therapies February 8, 2019 Forget the candy hearts and oversized stuffed animals this Valentine's Day. We have teamed up with Draper Therapies to concoct a list of gif...
Book Excerpt: A Hill Workout for Your Jumping Horse January 24, 2019 This excerpt from Training Horses the Ingrid Klimke Way by Ingrid Klimke is reprinted with permission from Trafalgar Square Books (www.horse...
Riding the Course: It Started as Just Another November Morning January 10, 2019 What do you do when the thing you love most leaves you with six fractured ribs and other serious injuries? Brenda Awad shares her journey to...
We Love the Redheads, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products January 8, 2019 There is no denying that there is an unfortunate stigma around chestnut mares in the horse world. "Beware the red-headed mare," was the phra...
Olympic & WEG Showjumpers Among the List to Be Auctioned Online Following Seizure by the FBI January 8, 2019 After being sentenced to ten years in prison for money laundering this past November, Alejandro Andrade’s string of top showjumpers are set ...
Fact Check Friday: The 52 Free Thoroughbreds January 4, 2019 Yes, in 2011, there were 52 free Thoroughbreds in need of homes. No, they don’t still need homes. Get all the facts here so you can help set...
8 Things Every Equestrian Needs to Do In 2019 January 1, 2019 January 1, 2019, a date that, for some, symbolizes a fresh start. What will you do with this year? What things will you accomplish? What goa...
#AdultAmmyProbs: New Year, New Me? Maybe Not… Presented by Draper Therapies December 27, 2018 2018 was supposed to be my year, so forgive me if I sound a little callous when I say that this year wasn't exactly all I had hoped it would...
Best of 2018, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products December 26, 2018 With Christmas now just a memory, it is time to set our sights on the arrival of 2019! But before we kiss 2018 goodbye, we paired up with Ke...
Perfect Present Ideas for the Horse Show Parent, Presented by Draper Therapies December 20, 2018 Horse show moms and dads truly are the unsung heroes of the horse show world. Most of their time is spent behind-the-scenes playing horse-ho...
Adorable Ponies Galore, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products February 21, 2019 I am not ashamed to admit that I am a sucker for an adorable pony. I mean, aren't we all? Some people think ponies are a bit... mischievous,...
Postcards from WEF Hunter Week, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products February 19, 2019 Perfectly braided manes, striking shadbellies and pristine horses and ponies can only mean one thing: the hunters have taken over in Welling...
Postcards from the World Equestrian Center, Sponsored by Kentucky Performance Products February 13, 2019 If you have yet to visit the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, then you have to put this venue on your must-see list. The sprawli...
The Many Costumes of this Year’s Great Charity Challenge, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products February 5, 2019 Where can you find showjumping Zebras and Las Vegas showgirls all in the same ring? The Great Charity Challenge at WEF of course! This phila...
We Are the Champions, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products January 29, 2019 Is there anything more rewarding than coming home with a big, beautiful champion ribbon after countless hours of hard work in the saddle? Wi...
Week One of WEF Recap, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products January 15, 2019 It's the most wonderful time of the year: the Winter Equestrian Festival. Twelve weeks of intense competition draws in some of the best of t...
New Year- New You: Setting Realistic Equestrian Resolutions January 2, 2018 It’s that time of year, the time that many of us dread- resolution time. It can be a challenge to set a resolution and stick to it, but we h...
Book Excerpt: A 5-Minute Fix for Deeper Heels November 22, 2017 Photo courtesy of Trafalgar Use this exercise from 40 5-Minute Jumping Fixes by biomechanics expert Wendy Murdoch to get your heels belo...
IHSA Blogger Chloe Bellerive: Meet the UK Wildcat and Aspiring Equine Surgeon November 21, 2017 Welcome to a new series on Jumper Nation featuring bloggers from around the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) who are kindly wil...
Preventing Winter Dehydration, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products January 24, 2018 Courtesy Kentucky Performance Products. From the Kentucky Performance Products Tips & Topics blog: Dehydration can be ...
Too Cold To Ride? Using Common Sense & Science January 5, 2018 Unusually cold temperatures across much of the United States have led to endless rounds of speculation (and some science) about when it's to...
An Ulcer Management Alternative to Omeprazole? December 13, 2017 Austin, TX - Dec. 12, 2017 - Research indicates that as many as 92 to 93 percent of racehorses, 63 percent of riding horses and 51 ...
UC Davis To Study How Different Surfaces Impact Musculoskeletal Load When Jumping December 5, 2017 UC Davis has long had a renowned equine sciences program which has solved dozens of age-old equine questions over the years, as well as inno...
Product Review: TheraPlate October 30, 2017 While at the World Cup Finals in Omaha earlier this year, I had the chance to visit the TheraPlate booth, and that's where the whole affair ...
Cavalor Video Break: Preventing Stomach Ulcers in Horses October 12, 2017 Did you know a UC Davis veterinary study found that up to 60% of all competition horses experience some variety of stomach ulcers? We were a...
Electrode Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation Reverses Irregular Heartbeat September 20, 2017 Cardiologists at Cornell University successfully reverted an irregular heartbeat in a 19-year-old mare through the process of transvenous el...
Palm Beach Equine Clinic Encourages Preparedness as Hurricane Irma Approaches South Florida September 8, 2017 Image courtesy of NOAA. Wellington, FL – Hurricane Irma is expected to make landfall in South Florida in the coming days, and Palm Beach...
The Houston Horse Community in Harvey Aftermath and How to Help August 28, 2017 Flooding in Texas Sunday. Photo courtesy of Why They Cry Animal Rescue It's been a rough weekend for the Gulf Coast of the United States...