In a barn session yesterday afternoon, I had to deal with two horses who were acting a little nervous for very different reasons. Louie Louie, a 7-year-old foxtrotter gelding, has pretty much been a one man horse for the past three years. He was fine with me brushing him; after all, I’m the one who [...]

There’s a new debate in the world of hunter/jumper showing: should hunters go international? In the July 2007 issue of Practical Horseman, the “In the News” section included a spot by Nancy Jaffer entitled, “Hunters To Go International?” Discussions are underway about taking hunter competition in a new direction that could “raise the bar” and [...]