I’m sorry I’ve been so absent lately. I was just out of town for four days living and breathing horses at Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio, and was dealing with some family stuff before that. I’m back in business, and you can expect some recaps of the awesome Equine Affaire clinics and clinicians (and the [...]

I just discovered a piece of news from the International Equestrian Federation that’s going to excite many horse people: the FEI has launched an online horse video network. The new FEITV.org will broadcast videos from major national and international for show jumping dressage eventing para equestrian reining endurance driving and vaulting The website is decently [...]

Thoroughbred racing is an incredibly high-risk sport. A crowd of young, energetic, flighty, half-ton animals careen around an oval at speeds sometimes in excess of 40 miles an hour with lightweight humans perched precariously on their backs. The impact contained each time a hoof hits the ground at that speed carrying that much weight is [...]

2008 was a rough year in the equestrian industry. A series of high-profile accidents and deaths across several sports got national attention and brought to light key problem areas in the respective disciplines. The tragic death of the filly Eight Belles, who was euthanized 10 minutes after running second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and [...]