Avoiding Cultural Appropriation for Your Horse Halloween Costumes
BY TPH TEAM
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love it with every earnest bone in my early-millennial body. I am that person who decorates my house with all sorts of Halloween-associated kitsch. My dad...
Riding With Life: Melanie Smith Taylor
BY ANN JAMIESON
The cover photo on
her website says it all. It’s not of Melanie Smith and Calypso earning the gold
medal in L.A., or of Melanie on the Olympic podium. Instead, Melanie Smith
Taylor is cuddling...
Toxic Trainer Relationships: What to Watch Out For When Finding the Best For You...
BY TPH TEAM
A toxic trainer can kill someone’s love of riding faster than just about anything. From verbal to sexual abuse to simply playing favorites, trainers who are negative influences in our lives do...
Fear Not! 8 Ways to Ease Your Riding Fears
By John Haime
I think you'll agree that fear isn't fun. It makes you feel anxious, unsure of yourself and can have a big impact on how much you enjoy your riding. It also shrinks...
The Draft Cross That Had Never Jumped Becomes the Perfect First Horse
BY MOLLY CLUTTER
Like many of us, I have always loved horses. When I was around six my grandpa took me to a riding lesson to try something new, and I instantly fell in love...
You Might Be Getting Kicked Out of Your Barn If…
BY TPH STAFF
In the supply and demand cycle, many trainers currently have more business than they can handle and more horses than their barn can fit. They’re busier than ever trying to make hay while...
Judges Scott Hofstetter and Bill Talbert Answer The Questions You’ve Been Wondering About Hunters...
BY MACKENZIE SHUMAN
This year at the Colorado Hunter Jumper Associations Medal Finals, I was able to sit down with the two judges at the end of the show and ask them a few questions...
Riding: The Mental Game
By Ashleen Lee
Good riding requires you to be both physically and mentally fit. You must be able to feel your horse and move with him. It is important for you both to control them...
Can a Braid Kill Tradition? The Helmet Hair Debacle
BY KIMBERLY MALOOMIAN
Recently, I seemed to have caused quite a ruckus by announcing that I would be wearing my hair down outside of my helmet in a braid for the fore seeable future in...
A Beginner’s Guide to Great Equine Photography
By Lauren Aubert
In the last decade or so, there has been an exponential growth in the number of equine photographers present on social media, online, and shooting on the show circuits. From experienced professionals...
Tiny Model Horse Tack So Amazing You’ll Think It’s The Real Thing
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
Confession time. I am obsessed with all things miniature. If something is smaller than its intended size, I'm totally here for it. Of course, this interest grows exponentially when you show me itty...
The Horses That Led Us to Independence
By Sammie Duray
With the Fourth of July upon us, we’re all stocking up on fireworks and getting ready to fire up the grills. However, when it comes to our horses, we seem to...
Sometimes it seems that the biggest lessons horses teach us have nothing to do...
BY PONYMOMAMMY
It’s easy to overlook how much we learn from horses every day. I’ve been riding my whole life, and still have a new takeaway from every lesson. While the mechanics and nuances are...
“It’s Not a Hobby. It’s a Lifestyle.”
By PONYMOMAMMY
I don’t care how avid an enthusiast someone is for their tennis hobby; it’s just not the same as being a rider.
You know how when you meet someone new and you are...
Duet: A Braided Essay
BY PAIGE CERULLI
Winner of the Constance Wickes Prize in Creative Nonfiction
The instructor leads me to a brown and white pinto pony – he’s the size of a horse, but on pony legs – and...
Respecting The Rules: Barn Hours
BY April Bilodeau
Barn staff and trainers understand your desire to want to spend as much time as possible with your horse. While some barns may have open hours and you may come and go...
The Traditionalist: Hugh Mutch Continues a Horsemanship Legacy
By Esther Hahn
Hugh “Bert” Mutch has lived through many equestrian eras. From winning leadline classes at the age of 2 to nearing his 60th birthday this spring, it’s easy to imagine the multitude of...
State of The Market: An Exciting Time in the Sport Horse Marketplace
Big opportunities remain for both buyers and sellers, but some market segments are outperforming others.
BY Jenna Fabino
Since the start of the pandemic, the sport horse market has seen unprecedented changes. Just as in real...
Confessions of a Horse Show Husband and Father
BY GORDON BALLANTYNE
The horse show husband and dad is an endangered species. Rarely seen, we are a band of Sherpas loading, hauling, packing and unpacking vast amounts of gear and animals needed for shows...
The Enbarr Horse Sales App
Maggie Clancy has made it possible to “swipe right” while horse shopping
BY April Bilodeau
From the magazine
HORSE SHOPPING can be a draining process for even the most seasoned professional. When buyers and trainers sit down to discuss...
TPH Lists 30 UNDER 30
Read this article and more HERE, inside The Plaid Horse's August 2017 Pony Issue
I have had too many conversations and read too many blog posts to count in which people of my generation disparage...
I Am a Fat Equestrian and I’m Never Dieting Again
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
Fat is a tricky word. The dictionary defines it as:
noun: a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain...
