Have More Good Years With Your Horse With Purina® Equine Senior®
Purina is years ahead in senior research so you can have more good years with your horse. When our equine partners and trusted companions reach their golden years, their nutritional needs change. Maintaining good...
Beyond Soundness: Looking at the Bigger Picture of How My Pony Feels Every Day
By Holly Heikkila
As equestrians we are very in tune with the day-to-day soundness of our horses and we are always on the lookout for any changes. Every single ride always starts with the same...
Horse Halloween Costume Inspiration From the GSWEC’s Monster Mash
All photos by Jerry Mohme Photography
If you're looking for Halloween costume inspiration for you and your horse, you need not look further than the Great Southwest Equestrian Center's Monster Mash horse show!
Held each October,...
How Riders Can Prioritize Skin Care
Skin cancer is the most common—and one of the most preventable—cancers in the United States. Here’s how you can protect yourself.
By Barbara Blasko, M.D.
As equestrians, we spend most of our time outside—usually in...
The Mule: Everything You Should Know About the Most Underrated Equines
This is the latest story in Margie Sloan’s “So! Who’s Your Daddy” series about some incredible stallions and their babies.
BY MARGIE SLOAN
Molly was a sight to see: well groomed, athletic, and proud of the...
A-Circuit to Dude Ranch: How I found my passion for riding again
BY VYLA CARTER
Much of my time at my last show on the A-circuit was spent in the feed stall crying. I was burnt out. I was exhausted from the high pressure—the constant tiny mistakes...
A Day in the Life of a Dude Ranch Wrangler
By Vyla Carter
This summer, I traded in my English saddle and tall boots for western tack and cowboy boots to be a wrangler at a dude ranch in Wyoming. A dude ranch is basically...
Well-Performing, Well-Fitting, Confidence-Boosting Apparel: Kerrits
Led by horsewomen, Kerrits has been providing quality, inclusive riding apparel for over three decades. From everyday riding clothes to winter gear and show clothes, Kerrits has something for every horse lover.
“Kerrits was started...
Amina Sade’ Bursese: Living Her Fairy Tale
Wherever she goes, her grace, harmony, and hard work always follow. An International Grand Prix Dressage Rider, horse trainer, fashionista, business owner, and Exhibitor’s Equine Ambassador, Amina Sade’ Bursese works hard every day, in...
Purina® SuperSport® Amino Acid Supplement: Designed for Top Equine Athletes
Purina® SuperSport® Amino Acid Horse Supplement was specially designed for top equine athletes. Its proprietary blend of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals supports muscle performance, especially after exercise. Support your horses’ overall fitness and performance with...
Whitethorne LLC: How This Women-Led Business Is Creating Opportunities for Others
By Tyler Bui
In this sport, education and opportunity are invaluable—and Whitethorne LLC strives to contribute their share of each for the industry.
Led by Georgy Maskrey-Segesman, Whitethorne LLC develops top Grand Prix and jumper mounts,...
The Equestrians of Color Photography Project: Meet Sajid Saleem and Briana Villa
The Plaid Horse is proud to introduce some of the photo project’s featured equestrians to our readers in each issue.
In 2020, a group of photographers came together to create the Equestrians of Color Photography...
Prixview: Fantasy Sports Games for the Equestrian Industry—and Beyond
By Piper Klemm
Lucy Davis has developed quite the list of accomplishments—from her Olympic silver medal to her bronze medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games, she continues to find success at the highest level...
The Plaid Horse Questionnaire with: Bob Crandall— Rider, Trainer & USEF “R” Judge
As a horseman, I am most proud of: the many horses I was able to find, start, and bring along. Sadly, I wasn’t able to keep many of them.
As a horseman, I would most...
Introducing: Luna, Essex Classics’ New Performance Show Shirt
By Catie Staszak/Catie Staszak Media, Inc.
After successfully launching its first jumper performance shirt, Dusk last spring, Essex Classics began fielding questions from hunter riders.
"Can we have some color, too?"
Essex Classics Founder Cathy Sacher has...
Hayley Culverwell Resumes Equine Training for E-9 Search and Rescue
By Lisa Pellegrene
Hayley Culverwell is the founder of a project called E-9 Search and Rescue, a project she founded, dedicated to training horses to track and / or trail for search and rescue services....
Brian Moggre: “Elite Equine Athlete Care is as Important as Training”
July 26, 2022. Franklin, Tenn. Twenty-year-old U.S. show jumper Brian Moggre has been knocking people’s socks off for several years now. That’s been especially true the last two summers soaring on the senior Nations...
Samantha Schaefer Succeeds with Exhibitor’s
Photos by SAS Photography
Throughout her life, Samantha Schaefer has fully immersed herself in horses. At the age of seven, she started showing pony hunters, riding to the top of the winners’ circle, which propelled...
The Equestrians of Color Photography Project: Mariah Eisenbraun & Erica Swank
The Plaid Horse is proud to introduce some of the photo project’s featured equestrians to our readers in each issue
In 2020, a group of photographers came together to create the Equestrians of Color Photography...
“Comfortable, Happy, & Secure” at Timberwagon Farm
BY TYLER BUI
Sonja Boorman has created the ideal equine wellness and retirement center. Combining her love for horses and science, she has developed Timberwagon Farm and Balanced Equine Bodyworks—two businesses with a mission to...
Horse Show Food Guide: Kentucky Horse Shows
By Tatum Mitchell
Horse Show Food Guide: The Kentucky Horse Park
Horse show cuisine is an experience like no other. As many horse people know, every show grounds has trademark foods that are a must-try. We...
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...
