Winter is coming to an end which means Spring is coming. The first warm up events are in April at Stonegate Farm. Mark your calandar for April 22 for a fun Cross Country School and May 20 for the Spring Jumper Derby. Check out www.stonegatecx.com for details and entry information. The Rolex is April 25-29 [...]

The challenge of riding a successful cross country course is to gallop along in the open spaces and collect enough to negotiate the combinations and single obstacles with ease. A valuable excercise to meet this challenge is to set up a series of bounces with a bending line to a normal 4 strides and another [...]

Recently I met Dr. Hilary Clayton at the USDF Symposium in Kansas City Missouri. She is the author of two informative books, The Dynamic Horse and Conditioning Sport Horses. I recommend that any serious rider study and reference these books throughout their riding and training career. The neck of the horse is often misunderstood. When [...]