When I do a clinic, participants over 40 often apologize for their age and confess that they wanted to come to a rider fitness clinic because their bodies don’t work like they used to. What’s ironic about the confession is that the majority of my clients and clinic participants are over 40. Where I live
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You could buy the most interesting foal in the auction, but what if it has a flaw where its feet or stance are concerned? Do not easily assume that the farrier will be able to make things right. What can breeders and buyers do in co-operation with the farrier? Farrier Ramon Koppendraaier from Lichtenvoorde has
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With the rise of commercial genetics testing, we now have access to a load of new information that may indicate disease, nutritional preferences, and the behaviour of our horses. However, are these genetic tests reliable when it comes to diagnosing disease, particularly muscle disorders? Well, that is exactly what researchers out of Michigan State University
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Research suggests that horses are better able to interpret human gestures than previously thought, and some can even discern the credibility of information presented to them. A study conducted at Kyoto University builds on previous work showing that horses can understand human pointing cues—following a gesture indicating the location of a treat, for instance. To
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Spring cleaning season is here, and if you dread organizing closets and mopping behind the refrigerator this spring, you’re not alone. Most of us would rather spend our time and energy cleaning the barn instead. For horse people, spring-cleaning is about more than tidying up the tack room, though. As you tackle the job this
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The U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation is headquartered at the famous Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey. The legacy of the historic venue is incomparable in American equestrian sports. “The sport grew because of what happened here,” said Sally Ilk The headquarters for the USET is based at Hamilton Farm and in the equestrian world, it’s known as
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Earlier this year, the richest horse race in the world was run at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, just outside Miami. The first-of-its-kind $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational surpassed the Dubai World Cup as the world’s richest Thoroughbred horse race. Entrants each ponied up $1 million for one of the 12 starting spots,
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The U.S. Dressage Federation has announced the selected dates and locations for the 2023 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships. Dates and Locations: • Region 1 (Oct. 5-8) at the Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, Virginia• Region 2 (Sept. 21-24) at Lamplight Equestrian Center, Wayne, Illinois• Region 3 (Oct. 5-8) at the Florida Horse Park, Ocala, Florida• Region 4 (Sept. 28-Oct. 1) at Maffitt
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The United States Polo Association is pleased to announce that it has purchased the core assets of the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida (“IPC”). The USPA has acquired 161 acres from WEP Polo LLC and WEP Polo Operations LLC, including Fields 1 through 5, the IPC grandstand, the Pavilion, the Mallet Grille,
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Emerging Driver Program Grants The Emerging Driver Program approved two grants to facilities for hosting beginner driver clinics. The Colorado Driving Society welcomed nine drivers to an educational clinic in May, and Sara Schmitt Dressage will be inviting new drivers to attend their September event in New Jersey. US Equestrian and the Driving Sport Committee
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Lexington, Ky. – RealResponse, (@RealResponseHQ), the award-winning safe and secure feedback, monitoring and anonymous reporting platform for athletic teams and organizations, today announced a strategic partnership with US Equestrian, further expanding its reach across the Olympic and Paralympic sport landscape. This new platform will provide members with the opportunity to report concerns to USEF about emotional and physical abuse
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This week World Equestrian Center – Wilmington welcomes the Region 13 Sport Horse Championship Show June 15-18. Click for Region 13 Show Bill The Region 13 Sport Horse/Dressage/Working Hunter show and the Region 13 Championship will compete back to back. We welcome the public to watch top Arabian sport horses compete and take in the luxurious
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