With horses, purchasers are primarily concerned with issues of lameness, respiratory health or any conditions or diseases that will render the horse either now or after purchase unfit for riding – or use in whatever way the purchaser has in mind. The purpose of the pre-purchase exam is to obtain as much information as possible
Continue Reading...Cryo Guns for Treating Horses
Most equestrians are familiar with the benefits of using cold to treat inflammation or injury, whether it’s strapping ice packs onto your horse’s legs or the classic cold hose. But there’s something new on the market which offers to take the use of cold to a whole new level: handheld cryotherapy devices for equines. What
Continue Reading...Brazil Names Eventing Team For World Championships
Brazil has announced its team for the 2022 FEI World Eventing Championships, to be held Sept. 13-19 in Pratoni, Italy. The team is: • Carlos Parro on Goliath• Marcelo Tosi on Glenfly• Marcio Carvalho Jorge on Kilcoltrim Kit Kat• Ruy Fonseca on Ballypatrick SRS Original article: The Chronicle of the Horse (chronofhorse.com) Royal Equestrian – Riding Apparel, Horse
Continue Reading...USEF Announces Team For FEI Jumping Nations Cup Ireland
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Ireland, hosted in Dublin, at the Dublin Horse Show from Aug. 17-21. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping
Continue Reading...Riden With Biden Strolls in Deputed Testamony
Cash is King and LC Racing’s Ridin With Biden , second to First Captain in last year’s Dwyer Stakes (G3), slowed things down early and came home running for a 6 1/4-length victory in the $100,000 Deputed Testamony Stakes July 30 at Laurel Park. With regular rider Frankie Pennington aboard for trainer Butch Reid, Ridin With Biden ($7.60) completed 1
Continue Reading...City of Light Sires First Winner at Ellis Park
Multiple grade 1 winner City of Light was represented by his first winner July 31 when Three Diamonds Farm and Joseph Besecker’s Roja Ligera surged to a 1 1/4-length victory in a 5 1/2 furlong maiden special event at Ellis Park. After completely missing the break in her July 1 career debut at Churchill Downs to finish 10th, Roja Ligera was quick
Continue Reading...Trail Riding at Gillespie Ranch, New Mexico
Kent and Susan Gillespie run a breeding operation of about 15 head of dun and roan Quarter Horses, plus 85 Black Baldy cattle on their high-mountain ranch in Mayhill, New Mexico, which is in the south central part of the state. The horse ranch is surrounded on all four sides by thousands of acres of
Continue Reading...Trail Riding at Fiddler’s Green Ranch, Florida
If you want to get away for a trail riding weekend, and you’re the kind of traveler who prefers to fend for yourself, then Fiddler’s Green RV Ranch may be just the place for you. And if you’d like to do some trail riding in the scenic Ocala National Forest, then Fiddler’s Green is definitely
Continue Reading...Why Does My Dressage Horse Crunch the Bit?
Question: I am new to dressage and am working on the idea of connection with my horse. It’s coming along pretty well, but at some point in our rides she will pull the bit up into her back teeth and crunch on it. She’s done it with every bit she’s ever had: She’s now in a
Continue Reading...Should I Punish My Horse for Misbehavior?
Q: Should I Punish My Horse for Misbehavior? When is the right time to punish a horse: when he bucks, spooks or doesn’t respond to the aids I gave? As a rider, I don’t have a lot of confidence and am confused about the aspect of punishing a horse. Also, how do I punish him:
Continue Reading...NYRA Shifts Belmont Fall Meet to Aqueduct
Fans who said goodbye to racing at Belmont Park on July 10, will not see racing return here until the spring of 2023. The New York Racing Association announced July 28 that the fall meet at Belmont Park will be held at Aqueduct Racetrack, allowing the construction of tunnels to the 45-acre infield that will be the first
Continue Reading...Nest Continues Successful Line of Females
What exactly might constitute a “Filly Triple Crown” has never really been a settled subject, but nearly every version includes the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), so it would seem fair to accord it the status of a classic. This year’s version certainly underlined the point with the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) first and second, Secret
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