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By Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc Reprinted from the October Indoors Issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine Many of North America’s top show jumpers got their start in the equitation ranks. Riders compete all...

By Brenda Mueller for Chicago Equestrian Gia Gulino, aboard Stal Wilten sales graduate Cappello, celebrates a winning year, accepting the top prize with trainer Tina Judge-Boyle for the Marshall & Sterling Midwest Junior Equitation Championship....

BY MOLLY MCMASTERS The concept of composting has been rapidly expanding across the country with greater awareness of the benefits and ease of the process. Individuals and restaurants generally compost food waste and paper products,...

By Tresa Eyres of Eyres Consulting This article has been reprinted from the April 2015 Equine Business Issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Read it in its entirety here.  Are you considering a new saddle, a new trainer, or...

BY CATHY PENROD This month, I am going to take a step back from the stress influences that affect performance and review stress, and how we typically respond and react. Change is inevitable – after all,...

Every issue The Plaid Horse team picks their 15 favorite ads to highlight- here they are for the May Young Horse Issue, available soon online and in print! 1. Stal Wilten- We can never get...

Follow @plaidhorsemag !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Join the Our Day Farm Team   Wellington, FL – April 7, 2015 – Alex Jayne’s Our Day Farm hit the ground running at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, this season...

By The Plaid Horse Intern Amy Coretz While most six-year-olds are concerned about which toys they want to receive for their birthday, six-year-old Hailey Fox of Monticello, Florida, was more concerned about helping the horses...

March 2015 featured some of the most beautiful advertisements ever in The Plaid Horse. Read The Style Issue in its entirety here & enjoy the advertisements!

By Elizabeth Lubrano Walking into The ASPCA Maclay Finals in 2007, I was only worried only worried about two things:  finding distances, and making sure my boots were polished. At that point in my career I had lost a lot. My finals...

By Juliette Beauchamp As many start to thing about winter circuits and show vacations, hauling your horse long distances comes into play. Not only must they be happy and healthy for shipping, but they also...

BY MARGOT HIRSCH It’s the time of year when riders from all over the world gather in Wellington, Florida, to compete at the highly regarded Winter Equestrian Festival. Many come for months at a time,...

By Scott Mahoney Before we know it, riding season will be over.  There are those who bear down and continue their routine of going to the barn in the cold and those who are fortunate...

By Plaid Horse Intern Ivey Roth Thanksgiving is a time of thanks. We all know how hard out trainers work, and sometimes we don’t always show our appreciation. The Plaid Horse interns want to take...

Today we #tbt to The Plaid Horse in 2010! Check the covers that year below: 

A look back at some of the covers of The Plaid Horse from 2006-2008! 

by Kimball Willson, The Equestrian Health Coach Most Thanksgiving dinners consist of a big rich meal complete with sweets, cocktails, and of course, celebration with family and friends. You can maintain your healthy habits during...

By The Plaid Horse Intern Olivia Stoeckel The Plaid Horse Instagram recently posted this photo of a Littlewood Farm barn sleepover, which generated much interest on how to have your own barn sleepover. Plaid Horse...

From the February 2014 Issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine: Coming to Thermal as a young professional can be pretty intimidating. In the hunter rings, beautiful and effective riding dominate the jogs and many...