Serio Rocks International Hunter Derby at Palm Beach Series
Photo Copyright 2017 Susan Benson/Somerset SportArt
By Heather Vaxer
On Friday, January 6, Louise Serio rocked the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at The Ridge held in Wellington, Florida. She rode Jennifer Burger’s Rock Harbor to...
Just Ride! Use the Think Box and Ride Box to Ride Your Best
By John Haime, Photo by: Katie A. Browne
If you are an equestrian athlete, you know that overthinking in competition causes problems. Too many thoughts lead to hesitation, confusion and a lack of uncertainly in your...
Kristin Hardin Sweeps the NWSS Gambler’s Choice
By TPH Intern Mackenzie Shuman | Photos By: Mackenzie Shuman
The crowd took a breath, the stadium went silent, and suddenly, the entire National Western Show Complex was filled with an uproar of excited cheers...
Riders Get Tough with Laura Kraut on Final Day of GHM Horsemastership Session
by Erin Gilmore
Riders had to kick into high gear or fall behind on the third and final day of the George H. Morris Horsemastership Session in Wellington, Florida. Laura Kraut led a mock Nations...
Beezie Madden Steps It Up at the GHM Horsemastership Session
By Erin Gilmore
On Day 2 of the 2017 GHM Horsemastership Session in Wellington, Florida, Beezie Madden picked up where Anne Kursinski left off on the fundamentals of correct and forward flatwork—and applied them to the...
Anne Kursinski Preaches Pure and Simple Aids on Day One of GHM Horsemastership
By Erin Gilmore
“In front of the leg, that’s what we’re going to talk about,” Anne Kursinski said calmly through her microphone as her horse stood up on his hind legs underneath her.
Day one of...
Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals: Let’s See What Happens
The 2016 Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals participants with presenting sponsor The Plaid Horse! Photo: USHJA Archives.
By Kathryn Craig
Going into this experience, I had no idea what to expect. I found out about the USHJA...
Four Reasons You Should Be Leasing Instead of Buying
Emily Elek with Elizabeth Woods and Hidden Springs Woodstar - a Large Pony Hunter who embodies #4 on this list. Photo: Cindy Woods
By Emily Elek
Many equestrians dream of a horse to call their own...
Tempe Salatiello Works Her Way to Success
By Chapel Puckett
Leaving the ring at the Mid Atlantic Equestrian Festival with the title of the champion collegiate rider, Tempe Salatiello finished her junior year with a total of three championships in one week...
Brandi Cyrus: Style Native with The Plaid Horse
Brandi Cyrus, model, on-air host and TV personality has contributed a style column photographed by Tausha Dickinson to each issue of The Plaid Horse since 2015. Brandi's league of social media followers...
Holiday Recipes to Keep the Family Healthy & Happy
By Kimberly Maloomian, RD, LDN
Top Amateur Rider and registered dietician Kimberly Maloomian shares with TPH healthy dish recipes to help keep you and your family feeling healthy & happy this holiday season!
Holiday Menu:
Each recipe serves...
Avoid These 7 Deadly Sins at the Holiday Dinner Table
By Kimberly Maloomian, RD, LDN
Top Amateur Rider and registered dietitian Kimberly Maloomian shares with TPH her health tips and recipes for feeling your best this holiday season.
1. No exercise. Remember that exercise not only helps with weight maintenance...
GUT MICROBES- THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Scientific Research provided by BioZyme, Inc.
All horses have a resident population of microbes (microscopic “bugs”) living in their digestive system. This population includes hundreds of different types of bacteria, fungi and protozoa, some of...
USEF Announces Riders and Clinicians for 2017 USEF George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the participants for the 11th annual USEF George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session presented by the USHJA and sponsored by Adequan, Ariat, Practical Horseman, and Equestrian...
Q&A with Stefanie Mazer on Pony Shopping in Wellington
View of the ring and covered round pen at Stefanie Mazer's Forget Me Not Farm in Wellington, Florida. PC: Erin Gilmore
As we enter into the winter equestrian circuits, The Plaid Horse sat down with...
Farnley Dolphin: A Legendary Pony
Written by Irene Elise Powlick
With the face of an angel and a devilish look in his eye, Farnley Dolphin was an iconic show pony. Bred by the famous Joan Dunning at Farnley Farm in...
TPH Review: Struck Breeches
By Liz Davoll | Photos by Hillary Oswald
Growing up I wore one brand of breech, sworn to them they were classics. I would wear these breeches until the day I stopped riding. Then, something...
Sweet Briar College and the Transformative Experience of Riding
Written by Sissy Wickes
Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, VA, has had more than its share of trials in the past eighteen months. Slated to close its doors in 2015, the small female liberal...
How Healthy is That Hay? Six Tips on How to Know.
According to Purina Animal Nutrition, forage makes up 50-90 percent of a horse’s diet. And this usually means lots and lots and lots of hay. Because it’s such a big part of your horse's...
California Girls Rise to the Challenge at the OCHSA Junior Masters Medal, sponsored by...
Photos by Sydney Lowe and Rick Osteen
Written By TPH Intern Sydney Lowe
The OCHSA Junior Masters Medal Final, sponsored by The Plaid Horse, was held at the Orange County Championship Show on October 16, 2016,...
John Bragg and Early August Dominate Indoors
BY SISSY WICKES
Athleticism, style, look and attitude are the attributes that every horseman looks for in a prospect. While it is difficult enough to assess these qualities while standing in front of a horse,...
Heritage Fundamentals Program
BY SISSY WICKES
In April of 2016, Andre Dignelli took a small group of riders to a local, one- day show. He could not remember the last time he had done that, and it may...
