The Paralympics are a showcase of athletic excellence and all of the sports including the Equestrian Individual and Team events are underway. You can watch online as athletes ride their horses in the dressage tests beginning Thursday, August 26, and ending with the medal presentations on Monday, August 30, 2021.
Can a pony win a medal at the Olympics? Some might say maybe in dressage. How about show jumping? Not likely. But it happened and not only did that pony win a silver medal at the Olympics, he was also won the world championshi ...
When I was still in grade school, I visited the booth of the Canadian Equestrian Team at the Royal Winter Fair. For a small donation, I received a ribbon slip printed with gold lettering that said, 'I support the Canadian Equestr ...
Back before World War II, equestrian sports were dominated by military horses. After World War I, many nations concentrated on developing top cavalry horses horses that were strong, fast, intelligent and brave – all qualities nee ...
The 2014 Winter Olympics is fast approaching. I love watching the downhill skiing, the speed skating, bob sled and skeleton. Horse events were an important part of the ancient Olympics, with sports like chariot racing and ridden r ...
The winter Olympics are over, and truthfully, it's a bit disappointing that there was really nothing for the equestrian crowd, except Russia's brief nod to the horse during the opening ceremonies. Over the years, a few equestrian ...
Over the history of the modern Olympics, several sports have gone by the wayside. Of the three that were part of the first modern Olympics, only show jumping remains. Polo made a brief appearance, but like modern day decathlon, it ...
Adelinde Cornelissen pulls her horse Parzival out of competition minutes into their first dressage test, claiming he didn’t feel right after a bug bit him, causing swelling in his jaw and neck. Most media however spins the story a ...
The Winter Olympics are underway and there’s not much for an equestrian sports fan to get excited about. Maybe we need the alternate Winter Olympic events for horse owners to give us something to cheer about. You may have witnesse ...
A U.S. Olympic dressage rider has been charged with attempted murder. Michael Barisone, who rode with the the U.S. team in the 2012 Beijing Olympics shot, 38 year old equestrian Lauren Kanarek. Kanarek and her fiance were tenants ...
Preparing for an Olympic games is a huge undertaking with most participants working behind the scenes. The US Olympic equestrians have the power of the Kentucky Equine Research® centre behind them, helping with the essential, but ...
Horse training is not an easy task nor one that can be rushed or forced. And when the horse has never met a human before, the challenge is much greater. Meet Annie and her two formerly wild Mustangs Freya and Chira and learn how s ...
For many people, summer holiday mode is over, and with everyone back to regular work and school routines autumn can feel like the real start of the new year. Here are the three horses that started the "new year" in the top spots o ...
In some areas, Ivermectin is being cleared from store shelves because it’s being inappropriately used by people who believe it’s an antidote for COVID-19. Experts are warning that taking Ivermectin, a drug commonly used for horses ...
What do you do when you are on the track of a violent hurricane and you have a stable full of horses and other critters? Tim Anderson of Tim Anderson Ranch and Horse Training explains his plan for preparing his facility and the r ...
The top ranked PonyBox horse on the first day of September was 16.3 hand Thoroughbred mare LI Super Trooper. Super Trooper is out of the 21st generation stallion Silent Darkness whose pedigree traces back to #1 stallions DF Volkhv ...
Almost too weak to stand, and left lying in the mud waiting for the dead stock truck, a small pony met the right people just in the nick of time. Months of rehabilitation, good food, and grooming resulted in a miraculous transfor ...
*M Pure Gold, who wears the MIAB brand, reached the #1 ranking and was in the top twenty for winnings, with 5,391,955 PB. At the age of 17, Pure Gold had a best jump of 103 inches. Her jumpoff record was 3,763 - 53 with a best str ...
Like many events, the annual Appleby Horse Fair was delayed due to Covid. This year, the well-known event was held August 5 through 12. The town of Appleby in the Cumbria District of the U.K. rang with the sound of shod hooves, an ...
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