It’s Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event week, and I bet like me many of you are stuck at home wishing you could be there. While nothing beats the thrill of watching the horses and riders navigate the Head of the Lake in person, the internet gives us the next best thing! There’s going to be [...]

So, I used to think that eventers were a little nuts for the stuff they did on a cross country course. Then I saw a very brief demonstration of combined driving at the Pfizer Fantasia show at Equine Affaire. Four horses galloping full speed through tight turns, one driver, and two crazy people hanging off [...]

Prices for the 2010 World Equestrian Games general admissions tickets have finally been announced. These “ground passes” will offer entrance to the Kentucky Horse Park during this international event, with access to most of the attractions other than the competition events of course (ticket pricing for events here). Here’s the quick breakdown: Grounds Pass: $25 [...]

Many of you who read Regarding Horses regularly joined this little community of passionate horse people during the 2008 Olympics. We had some of the best online coverage and discussion of the equestrian events right here on this one-woman blog. I wrote articles for months ahead of time and watched every single minute of the [...]

I recently had the very distinct pleasure of meeting Templeton Thompson and attending a fantastic acoustic concert at the Thoroughbred Theater with her and her husband Sam Gay. If you (like I unfortunately wasn’t) aren’t familiar with Templeton and her music, you NEED to read on, listen, and get to know this wonderful horsewoman and [...]

One sure-fire way for a horse to ditch most riders is to buck … and buck … and buck. Most times, if they keep at it, they’ll get you off. And any horse is perfectly capable of throwing a bucking fit if he has the right stimulus … if he wants to get out of [...]

It’s no secret in the equestrian world that riders of different disciplines tend to not get along. We all think our own way of riding is the best, which automatically makes all others the worst. Western pleasure riders think us hunter jumpers and dressage queens are royally stuck up, and we think that western pleasure [...]