From Pasture to Pony Finals: A Girl and Her Mustang
BY SELENA HULBERT
It was a late fall evening when Beanie Cone, our trainer and owner of Hunters Edge Stables, had just finished buying a horse. He noticed a pony that was for sale in...
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...
New Horse Show Dad Alert: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
The actor and proud papa shared a photo of himself with his five-and-a-half-year-old daughter Jasmine and her blue ribbon.
By The Plaid Horse Editorial Staff
An A-list horse show dad is born!
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted...
Ask Andre: Are Group or Private Lessons Better for Students?
BY ANDRE DIGNELLI
Do you prefer private
lessons or group lessons?
I grew up riding in my back
yard by myself. When I would go and take lessons, it was more affordable to be
part of a group. I...
Hunter Under Saddle and Over Fences: Stock Horses vs Sporthorses
BY JAMIE SKUBAL
I often get asked, "What’s the difference between showing a horse at
Hunter/ Jumper shows and showing the Under Saddle, Hack, & Over fences at
stock horse shows (APHA, AQHA, PtHA, etc)?"
In a dream...
10 Phrases You Should Never Say at the Barn
BY PIPER KLEMM
“It’s Not My Fault”
It doesn’t matter whose fault it is. It’s probably just how the day is going. So many issues happen every single day with all the moving parts at the...
21 Times the Braider Was Extra in the Best Way
Oh, hunter braids. You tiny, perfect little monsters that make our horses look so fancy even though they take hours and cause sore backs and hands. Braiding is not an easy job, and going...
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...
They’re Coming for Our Sport, and We Have to Be Better
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
In this digital age of social media, I think most equestrians are used to the idea that someone who thinks they know our horses better than us watches with a critical eye....
Lessons From Levi – When The Horse You Got Isn’t The One You Thought...
By Kristyna Lucakova
“He’ll keep you out of trouble my father mumbled”, as he signed the check. Little did we know, he would do so much more than keep me out of trouble. For a while,...
Advice to Young Riders: Get an Education
By Peter Wylde
I’ve been riding all my life. I started when I was 7 years old. I would braid my pony and load him on the trailer in the morning. Then I’d go...
Free to a Good Home: What it Means to Own a Horse
BY LUMI CALLASTRATUS
My sister and I bought back our
childhood pony, Gemini, for two dollars. Now he sits at our parents’ blue berry
farm looking cute amongst the spring blossoms. We often sit in the yard...
22 Derby Finals Hunters That Take “Knees to Nose” Very Literally
One of the most thrilling parts about watching a top hunter class like a hunter derby is when a horse takes a phenomenal jump. You know, the kind of jump where everyone watching can't...
How to Teach Beginners to Post (and keep your sanity!)
BY JENN ZALA
Teaching beginners is simple, and can be done without going nuts. All
you have to do is guide them to create the muscle memory necessary to keep their
seat and hands independent. By using a formulaic...
Athletes Who Put Their Horses First During The Olympic Games
By StreamHorseTV Staff
While the world grumbled about Simone Biles pulling out of most of her Olympic events, athletes’ mental health has been thrust to the forefront of most Olympic conversations.
It’s been interesting to...
The Horse Show Prizes Adult Amateurs Really Want
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
As a struggling adult amateur, it's only been a somewhat recent development for me to have any opinion at all about horse show prizes. For the longest time, my idea of a prize was...
Unstoppable Margie Goldstein Engle
BY ANN JAMIESON
Like so many of us, Margie Goldstein Engle's love for horses came from out of nowhere. Although her family is athletic and enjoys sports, no one else had ever fallen in love...
Top 9 Concussion Myths Debunked
BY HANNAH NAVA
Concussions are often associated with high-impact sports such as hockey, football, and soccer. Players are required to tackle, block, and push in an effort to prevent the other team from scoring a...
Perfection Personified: Watch the Rounds That Scored 100!
Over the course of history in the hunter ring, only a handful of performances have earned the coveted score of 100 from the judges box. In January 2021 at the Winter Equestrian Festival in...
Youngest U.S. Classified Para Equestrian Has Huge Olympic Goals – And She is My...
By Lexi Rohner
She is a triplet, born at 28 weeks. They were considered micro-preemies. As a premature infant, Genevieve’s underdeveloped nervous system led to a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, Sensory Integration Disorder as well...
4 Reasons Why Half-Leasing is a Great Option for Equestrians
BY BRITTANY FRADE
In the world of horses, ponies, showing and
ribbons there is no shortage of horse rider partnership/ownership options. Like
many other riders, I hit a stage in my riding where I wanted to become...
Why Good Help Is Hard to Find: A Barn Manager’s Perspective
BY LINDSEY ABBOTT
For years I’ve loved working as a barn manager and stay-at-home trainer. Part of my job is acting as a liaison between the boss and the two different kinds of grooms we often see...
