Training Grant Brings Coastal Dressage Experience To The Mountain West

Greetings from Park City, Utah! I live in the perfect place to be a professional skier. Unfortunately, my sport is dressage, so here I am, looking out my window at what, in summertime, are beautiful pastures rolling into mountain foothills, seeing clear evidence of the roughly 450 inches of snow we have received so far […]

Winner Of The Week: Canada’s Mikayla Hoffman Takes Blue In Advanced Debut

When Mikayla Hoffman and her ex-racehorse Eli crossed the cross-country finish line at Rocking Horse (Florida) last week, they not only had the fastest time in their division, they accomplished something many eventers dream of, but few actually do: The 19-year-old Canadian and the horse she’d brought slowly up the levels had won their advanced-level […]

Egan Emphasizes Mental Resilience To Capture WEC Premier Equitation Cup

When 17-year-old Kate Egan was called back to work off at the top of the WEC Premier Equitation Cup (Florida), she knew it wasn’t just her riding that would be tested—the final phase would also challenge her stress-management skills. Egan was to face Carlee McCutcheon, Jordan Gibbs and Ellie Aronson in the final round of […]

All You Need To Know About Horse Care, Courtesy Of ChatGPT

ChatGPT—the all-knowing artificial intelligence superbot—is taking over the news lately. I’ve even asked it a few questions myself: What should I make for dinner? What’s the perfect Instagram profile quote? Are you going to take my job? How hard is it to become a doctor at age 38? Are you also going to take all […]

U.S. Dressage Teams Named For Wellington Nations Cup

The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and U.S. Dressage U25 Teams at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA to take place Feb. 23-26 in Wellington, Florida. This will be the first team outing of the 2023 competition season. The following combinations have been selected to […]

How Valentine Got Her Groove Back

After Ashley Holzer saluted at the end of her ride on Valentine in the Havensafe Farm Grand Prix for the freestyle CDI3* on Feb. 9 during Adequan Global Dressage Festival 5 (Florida), she breathed a sigh of relief while the crowd erupted into cheers. The performance earned her a 71.17% and a third-place ribbon, but even more […]

10 Easy Warm-Ups To Improve Your Saddle Time

“Move with the horse.” It’s a fundamental goal of riding, whether you want to sit the trot better or have a horse happily galloping and jumping underneath you. But before you can move with the horse, you need to be able to simply move. To limber up before getting on your horse—whether you’re getting out of […]

How Well Do You Know Black Equestrian History?

As we celebrate Black History Month, how much do you know about Black equestrian history in the United States? Black horsemen and women have shaped modern sport on its frontlines and, when forced out of the spotlight by racism, behind the scenes and in the barns where they trained and rode horses but were not allowed […]

Participants Selected For 2023 USHJA Gold Star Clinic—East

The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has announced the selected participants for the 2023 USHJA Gold Star Clinic—East. Anne Kursinski and Kirsten Coe will lead the mounted instruction at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, Feb. 15-19, alongside lead stable management clinician, Colleen Reed, and Amy Center as the assistant stable management clinician. […]

Hilltop Bio Sees Continued Success With Regenaflex-RT And Regenaflex-M

PAID PROMOTION By Hilltop Bio February 13th, 2023 Please note: this article contains images of wounds that some readers may find graphic Hilltop Bio is pleased to see continued success throughout 2022 and into 2023 in the equine health market. Hilltop Bio produces the most technologically advanced, convenient, consistent, sterile, and ethically-sourced room-temperature regenerative therapies […]