The Clothes Horse: Decades of Excellent Craftsmanship Bring Lifelong Rewards
BY TPH Staff
There’s something so elegant about the perfectly turned out horse in a custom cooler. For decades, The Clothes Horse has set the bar for horsewear and is well known for providing the...
Malvern Saddlery: Built on Tradition, Sustained by Quality
BY TPH TEAM
Quality and care have always been priorities for Jill Apfelbaum, proprietor of the stylish and classic Malvern Saddlery located in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
As a young girl, Apfelbaum was obsessed with horses and...
Tack Cleaning Tips for When You’ve Really Got to Make it Sparkle
BY TPH TEAM
Maintaining proper daily maintenance for your tack means that when it’s time to really deep clean it, whether for a big horse show or Pony Club turnout inspection, you’re working from...
Mackey USA: Innovative and Fashionable Products for Horse and Rider
BY TPH TEAM
One of the many struggles of horse ownership is keeping our horses comfortable during the fly-riddled summer months without spending all of our time out in the paddocks searching for missing fly...
Everyday Tack Maintenance: How to Keep Your Tack in Good Shape
BY TPH TEAM
I like tack cleaning, but don’t always have time to clean my tack to the extent that I’d like. Back when I had an office job I could stop thinking about after...
Self Care Tips for Creating a More Balanced Lifestyle
By Valerie Breslow
As an equestrian, the demands on your life are intense. Your daily list of to-dos starts at the crack of dawn and keeps going well past dark. You often feel stressed out...
Charleigh’s Cookies: A Labor of Love
BY SISSY WICKES
“When you’re going through a difficult time – regardless of age, gender or status – there is nothing like the healing power of horses. They give everything and ask for little in...
Wool vs Foam Flocking: What Does It Mean for Your Saddle?
BY BRITTANY BIRD
So, you’re shopping for a new
saddle, and as you sip your morning coffee while researching different types,
you stumble across the foam vs. wool debate.
Some of your friends are all about the sleek,...
Hart Outfitters: This is Our Passion
BY RACHEL K ZHANG AND HARRIETTE THOMAS
At seven years old, two girls would shuffle into the barn every week, their faces lit with joy at the sight of their four-legged friends and the smell of—well, manure. Sound familiar? Being from...
How To Care for Your Tall Boots
BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM
It’s no secret that a pair of quality tall boots is a significant, albeit necessary, investment. With the base price of a quality off-the-rack boot often beginning somewhere around the thousand dollar mark, it...
Herd of Zebras: A brand with a message
BY ALLIE CARLSON
Have you ever felt like a zebra among horses? You almost fit in, but something about you is just a little different? You aren’t alone, and that feeling is exactly what founder Forest Franzoi...
How to Oil a New Saddle
BY CORI MCGRAW
So you’ve just purchased a brand new saddle or have been
fortunate enough to receive one as a gift (you lucky duck, you!). Now
what? While some manufacturers will
pre-oil a saddle for you (often at an...
Perfect Holiday Gifts for the Equitation Rider
BY SARA SOMECK
‘Tis the season for prep and conditioning, cold weather, indoor ring rides, hot cocoa, and best of all: presents! It can be very hard to narrow down what to get for horse...
Using Your Favorite Photos to Create Simple, Yet Meaningful Gifts To and From Equestrians
BY ASHLEY SHAW
The holiday season is approaching quickly, and while we hope to find the perfect gift for each friend and family member, this task is not always easy. I love to give gifts...
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...
Battle of the Burgundy: What Coat Colors Belong In The Hunter Ring?
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
There's a lot going on in our sport right now. Indoors just wrapped up, and people are looking forward to winter circuits. SafeSport is a hot topic, with everyone going through their...
Elizabeth Ehrlich is Taking a Unique, All-Natural Approach to Horse Health with Equine...
BY MOLLY SORGE
When Elizabeth Ehrlich’s mare, Bella, started showing symptoms of ulcers—pinning her ears while being groomed and becoming spooky and reactive under saddle—in the summer of 2016, she turned to the tried-and-true ulcer...
The Fit Equestrian’s Equitation Bootcamp: Can This Easy Workout Plan Actually Complement Your...
BY RENNIE DYBALL
With a month to go before my competitive local medal finals, all it took was the name of this workout to hook me. I’ll take all the shoulders-back help I can get.
I’ve...
LAURACEA: Luxury Bags for Equestrians
BY SISSY WICKES
The best products for our industry are consistently designed by those who understand our industry. It is difficult for people who have never experienced a horse show season to comprehend it. The...
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...
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...
