Support two great equestrian-loving causes Last month, as part of our mission to draw attention to charities and good causes in our equestrian community, we reported on the Equestrian Club…
Read MoreUsually, all the top-ranked horses at international dressage competitions or the US Festival of Champions are imported and are bred in Europe. Sonnenberg Farm, from Sherwood, Oregon, is changing this…
Read MoreBeyond learning how horse and human brains operate in isolation, we must reflect on how they interact. Mutual interaction is the key to teamwork. It’s the rare partnership in life…
Read MoreMore Insight into This Classical Suppling Straightening and Overall Throughness Exercise Shoulder-in is the beginning of your advanced development work that influences all upper-level movements. Shoulder-in preceded by shoulder-fore and…
Read MoreWhere People and Horses Connect Linda Wagner’s love for horses started before she was born. “It began in the womb,” she laughs. “My dad painted a picture of a palomino…
Read MoreIn this excerpt from Stride Control by Jen Marsden Hamilton, Jen describes some key factors to improve your horse’s shape over the jumps. Once the horse can jump individual jumps,…
Read MoreImprove your dressage and your jumping with athleticism and coordination developed over poles. The world-famous Cadre Noir of Saumur, France, always has jumps and poles in the dressage training area. When…
Read MoreTucked away in Cornelius, Oregon, is Warwicke Hill, home to World Champion Clydesdale stallion, Towerview Theo, and World Champion Clydesdale gelding, Oakwood Thistle’s Guinness. Warwicke Hill is owned by Jessica Crannell-Menard, an accomplished horsewoman driven by her…
Read MoreIt is important to understand the word “partnership” and how it relates to equestrian sport. The dictionary definition of partnership is, “Where two individuals work together for a common cause.” But I like to add in a few words and define it this way: “Where two individuals, each fully understanding their role, work together for a common cause.”
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