An inevitable part of riding horses is that we will all hit the ground at some point in our career. Because of this given, it is critical to learn to roll and fall without damaging our arms or legs or other important joints. Injuries are frustrating and can be avoided if you learn [...]

Training properly requires tremendous patience and disicpline as well as a gifted teacher. Many of us often work alone and benefit greatly from the “eyes on the ground”, that is someone who can tell us exactly what is going on that we may not feel or see from the saddle.
It is critical while training [...]

Understanding your horses’s muscle system is key to keeping him sound and happy. Daily training should include warm-up and lots of stretching excercises to supple and loosen your horses muscles and spine for optimal movement and health. Think yoga for horses when starting out your training session. Allow him to stretch his [...]

As a judge, I pay particular attention to the horse’s transitions for an overview of the quality of training accomplished. Recently new tests score specific transitions, lending more weight to the final score of the test. This was done for a very good reason. Riders tend to train movements in each test, [...]

Eventing is like skiing, motorcycle riding or snowboarding an extreme sport which involves calculated risks. One of the main reasons many people are attracted to the sport is because of the edge of excitment involved in galloping across open fields and jumping various obstacles at speed.
The governing bodies of the USEF and [...]

The Ford Ranch, several miles outside of Sante Fe is the setting for the new film “Appaloosa” (2008) starring Ed Harris, Viggo Mortenson and Rene Zellwiger. I have just returned from the set where they were shooting the final scenes before wrapping the film. Final edits will take place in the next months [...]

Congratulations to Lizzie and Berry for a stellar performance at Weston, here is Berry dropping into the water complex, galloping around the cross country course with no time faults.