Where will you ride this summer?
Expand Your Equestrian Education & Experience New Cultures in Argentina or Mongolia
Do you need a break from horse showing? Consider going to Argentina or Mongolia! If you are high school age, the perfect summer...
Sydney Collier: Training, Studying, Motivating
She won the 2022 Reserve Champion title at the 2022 National Para Dressage Championships, was named the 2021 First Traveling Reserve for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, earned the 2020 Reserve Champion title at the...
Top 9 Horse Books on Audible for Your Next Drive
1. The Perfect Horse
2. Horse Gone Silent
3. It’s Not Just About the Ribbons: It’s about Enriching Riding (and Life) with a Winning Attitude
4. Believe
5. A Champion’s Mind
(Alright not horse specifically, but worth the competition...
Filming Horses for TV and Movies
BY PEARL RUNNING DEER
If you are doing a TV show, or film with or about horses, it’s helpful to have a cameraman who knows how to get the best angles. Many filmmakers don’t know...
Valuing Your Team: More Than a ‘Thank You’
By Kara Pinato Scro/Jump Media
As an owner, trainer, or manager of an equestrian operation, your team extends beyond your day-to-day staff. Veterinarians, farriers, bodyworkers, and part-time help all play an integral part in...
7 Fun Activities for Your Barn Barbeque This Summer
BY KAITLYN YOURKOSKI
In the midst of show season, we often spend a lot of times with our barn family and friends. As the nights get longer, it is the perfect opportunity for a barbecue....
Equine Elixirs: The Power of Positude and Calmakazi
How Positude and Calmakazi supplements address spooky, nervous, anxious, hormonal and temperamental behavior
If you’re looking to address your horse’s behavioral or temperamental challenges, you don’t want to miss Equine Elixirs’ popular product duo: Positude...
Why Shame Is So Damaging and How to Overcome It—A Therapist’s Take
By Jeannie Moran, MSW LCSW
Stephanie Ray Peters bravely kicked off The Plaid Horse’s anti-shame campaign for our May-June cover story. To continue the conversation, we spoke with Jeannie Moran, MSW LCSW, a therapist with...
Horse Show Food Guide: Traverse City Horse Shows
By Tatum Mitchell
Horse show cuisine is an experience like no other. As most horse people know, every show grounds has trademark foods that are simply “a must.” We reached out to some of...
Cowboy Versus the Canadian Air Force
BY SIOBHAN SEARLE
A lazy horse who would much rather be eating grain barely survives an attack from the least likely of sources.
I had just finished my grain and was about to sneak off to...
An Intro to the Midwest’s New, Inclusive Field Hunt
BY KAMERRA BROWN ALLEN
Virginia is where I call home and grew up riding. I recently moved to Missouri in August 2020 to take the job as Hunter/Jumper Instructor and Assistant Professor of Equestrian Studies...
Does Your Horse Need a Ration Balancer?
Horses have evolved over millions of years as grazers, roaming around selecting the best forages they could find. However, today’s horses are typically limited to a single type of forage in one geographic area....
Miracles at the Base of Mini Mountain: Healing and Love at the So Cal...
BY DIXIE AYALA
2018 Equestrian Voices Distinguished Entry
We share the same name, this pony and me. She was rescued from starvation and brought to the So Cal Mini Horse Sanctuary. Jeanne Oliver, founder of the...
Modeling the Perfect Horse
It isn’t surprising that women in the model horse world feel much the same way about their plastic or pewter horses as women do their “real” horses. The connection is just as vivid and real and can be described by the same word: Love.
Horse Assisted Camaraderie: Life Lessons From a Wild Horse
BY ANDREA LONDON
At age 68, with 2 elderly retired show horses, my competitive equestrian days were over. I had neither the physical nor financial resources to start over with a young horse, so I...
From an EF 1 Tornado to a Category 4 Hurricane
by Elizabeth Janoski
To live in Tornado Alley is to be prepared to move quickly to safety and, after the tornado passes by, to reassemble what can be saved. No community knows that better than...
Bringing Past and Present Together: Show Jumping Hall of Fame’s Annual Dinner
BY NANCY JAFFER
It was a bit surreal to be at the Show Jumping Hall of Fame’s annual dinner watching a 1981 video of Michael Matz competing on Jet Run, only to look over at...
What to Eat: The Devon Horse Show (Are You Team Lemon Sticks or Tea...
By Tatum Mitchell
Horse show cuisine is an experience like no other. As most horse people know, every show grounds has trademark foods that are a must. Throughout the wonderland that is The Devon...
Yoga for Every Equestrian
Horses are incredibly intuitive animals. It is one of my favorite things about them. They sense your energy the second you walk into their space. I will never get over the fact that these...
Human Touch: Reminding Riders to Care for Their Own Bodies, Too
BY TYLER BUI
We provide the highest quality of care for our horses’ bodies, but what about our own? In almost any other sport, the athlete’s physical state is top priority—but our sport is unique,...
Stop the Sneeze With Springtime Supplements
As the weather warms up, many people start looking forward to spring. For allergy sufferers, though, it can signal a time of coughing, sneezing and just plain not feeling well. Some even deal with...
A Spectacular Lowcountry Hunt Weekend
BY ALLISON MALENFANT
I was introduced to foxhunting for the first time in the summer of 2021. As a fan of hunter paces, it was something I was keen to try, but I didn’t know...
