A fifteen-year journey to the Rio Olympics took an unexpected turn for a Dutch dressage rider and her horse Parzival. Adelinde Cornelissen was faced with what might have been a difficult decision for some. She turned her back on the chance for a medal to take the very best care of her horse.
If Hoketsu qualifies for this year’s 2016 Rio Olympics he will be the oldest Olympic athlete in history. He was the oldest athlete competing at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Now, in 2016 at 74 years old, he is well over twice the av ...
There are a few horse diseases I think of as being ‘old fashioned’ because you just don’t hear about horses getting them any more. So, I was surprised to learn that a deadly disease called Glanders, one of the oldest recognized di ...
The start of the Rio Summer Olympics is just a few months off. The test events for eventing, stadium jumping and dressage, held in August 2015 were deemed successes by organizers. But it seems as with every other big event, there ...
Venue catastrophes, Zika virus, dodgy contracts, water pollution, lawsuits, alleged corruption, equine disease outbreaks and more have dogged the preparations for the 2016 Rio Olympics. But, on August 5, the largest international ...
A fifteen-year journey to the Rio Olympics took an unexpected turn for a Dutch dressage rider and her horse Parzival. Adelinde Cornelissen was faced with what might have been a difficult decision for some. She turned her back on t ...
Many new riders struggle with learning how to post the trot. Then next step is riding in two-point with the seat up and out of the saddle. And when they’ve finally mastered that, something new is thrown at them, sitting the trot. ...
If horses could talk, what would they say? That is the question Elaine Heney, filmographer and equestrian asked as she directed and produced the award-winning seven-episode documentary Listening to the Horse. ...
Mirky In A Box captures another top ranking with Thoroughbred stallion *M Satans Heir. He reached the top spot at the age of 13 years on September 7, 2022. At the age of 15, and three days later, the 16.1 hand Thoroughbred stallio ...
When you saddle up, the most important thing is to do the girth or cinch up tight, right? Not so says Olympic Eventing rider, Amanda Ross. There are a few things you need to consider that affect your horse’s comfort and your own s ...
Voices are rising anew to end the carriage horse trade in New York City after a horse named Ryder collapsed on the pavement and did not regain his feet for almost an hour. The air temperature exceeded 85F, but other health issues ...
Even the best rider can have terrible falls. This video covers a period of time shortly after a young woman was found unconscious as her horse roamed freely in the arena they had been schooling in. Even though she was wearing helm ...
Kaleidoscope was top horse on the last day of August 2022. The 16.1 hand Trakehner mare while ranking #1, was 20 years old. She has had a best jump of 104.75 inches and her jumpoff record was 5,335 - 59 with a consecutive win stre ...
Ever wondered why horses are so poorly presented in video games? Apparently, it’s because, horses and a lot of other four-legged animals are ‘weird’. This makes it hard for game creators to make them look accurate and move realist ...
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