The Plaid Horse Ultimate Horse Show Packing List
By Izzy Feinstein
As the start of the summer horse show season approaches, riders everywhere are preparing to travel to shows all across the country. Whether they will be at the show for a day...
Arena Dressage Saddles Can Solve Fit Problems
BY MCKAYLA HOHMANN
Saddle fitting comes with many challenges: horses change shape, quality saddles are expensive, and sometimes even nice saddles aren’t adjustable enough to fit properly. Arena is solving this problem with their new...
Tack Tack Room: Making Online Tack Shopping Easy
BY JESS CLAWSON
There are many good reasons to buy or sell used tack, but biggest motivation for most of us is money. High-quality equipment for less is hard for buyers to pass up, and...
TPH TV Review: Netflix’s Free Rein
BY ELISE STEPHENS
At least once in their lives, all past, present, and future equestrians look for that perfect horse TV show or movie. And many equestrians will admit it is actually very hard to...
TPH Review: SaddleMattress
BY JESS CLAWSON
A few months ago after noticing that my thoroughbred wasn’t using his back as well as he normally does, I asked my saddle fitter to come take a look. When she flipped...
The Ultimate Grazing Muzzle Guide
As Spring and Summer arrive around the country, along with that comes the lush Spring grass. Overindulgence or first time exposure to Spring grass can sometimes can lead to short term and long term...
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...
TPH Review: R.J. Classics’ New “Harmony” Show Coat
BY RENNIE DYBALL
For most riders in the show ring today, the heavy wool hunt coats of old are a distant memory (or something your mom wore back in her horse show days). Today’s tack...
Show Your Pride with Rainbow Equestrian Gear for Horse & Rider
BY JESS CLAWSON
Pride month might be behind us, but if you’re anything like me you want to express your pride all year round. Who doesn’t love rainbows? I took to the internet to track...
8 Products to Get You and Your Horse Through Winter
BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM
If you’re anything like me, you scroll through your Instagram feed at least once daily and feel some extreme envy for your fellow equestrians escaping this brutal winter at the warm southern...
Your Guide to MIPS Helmets
Several companies are incorporating MIPS (Multi-directional Impact Protection System), an added safety technology that can reduce the risk of concussion
1. One K CCS with MIPSonekhelmets.com
This helmet combines the MIPS, low-friction-layer brain-protection-system that is...
Will Air Vests Alone Keep Riders Safe?
One of the hot topics in the horse world—and at the 2020 USHJA Virtual Annual Meeting—is body protection for riders.
Body protectors, a.k.a. foundation garments, a.k.a. “those vests eventers wear,” have been around for quite...
EqRight: A tiny trainer clipped right to your helmet
BY ALLIE CARLSON
My trainer always says you teach what you have struggled with. When I help others out at shows, I find myself focused on eyes and posture. It’s a concept that has been...
Cold Weather Apparel for the Equestrian Athlete
BY SISSY WICKES
What do you get when you cross a cold trainer with an active wear apparel developer?
Redingote!
All riders, trainers, and horse enthusiasts who live in colder climates have experienced the hardships of winter...
6 Horse Gifts to Satisfy Your Inner Child
BY TPH BLOG EDITOR LAUREN MAULDIN
I'm many years past qualifying for junior classes, and the older I get the harder my holiday wish list is to come up with. Sometimes I think I'd rather...
The Tack Box is More than a Tack Store
BY JESS CLAWSON
Even as a kid growing up in Indiana, I knew that Middleburg, Virginia was the place to be for horses. I dreamed of someday visiting this place with such a rich history...
Patriotic Tack Sets You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
BY BLOG EDITOR LAUREN MAULDIN
If there's one thing I love about the hunters, it's the wide variety of striking, individualistic tack choices. Oh wait... that's literally every other discipline.
Still, for the hunter/jumper rider looking...
6 Valentine’s Day Gifts For Equestrians
BY IZZY FEINSTEIN
Valentine’s Day is approaching fast, leaving little time to purchase a gift for the equestrian in your life. Although shopping for horse lovers can be daunting, here are six great gifts that...
Adding Essential Oils Into Your Horse Care Routine with The Infused Equestrian
BY BLOG EDITOR LAUREN MAULDIN
I'll admit it -- I was slow to get on the essential oil train. It's not that I have anything against holistic methods, but for the longest time I thought...
HorseScents Relax Horses Naturally
BY JESS CLAWSON
Equestrians of all stripes worry about their horses’ comfort, from turnout safety to saddle fit to emotional wellbeing.We invest a lot in our animals, and prioritizing their welfare is key to good...
The Shady Lady: Alysia Lynch-Sherard
BY BROOKE GODDARD
How This Horse Trainer & Mother Revolutionized Face Scarves on Horse Show Grounds
“I needed to do something different.”
As a young mom, Alysia realized that she needed to find a way to protect...
Sergio Grasso: Boots & The Art of Craftsmanship
BY SISSY WICKES
Sergio Grasso boots inspire the same visceral reaction as a work of art. Contoured lines, perfect balance, and beautiful texture are the hallmarks of the Sergio Grasso line of Italian leather products....
