Barn Etiquette: How Much Should I Tip?
By Liv Gude of Professional Equine Grooms, special contributor to Heels Down Magazine The general rules of tipping are confusing enough. When it comes…
Hawley Bennett-Awad: Don’t Rush the Learning Process
Hawley Bennett-Awad is a Canadian four-star eventer who competed at the 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games. She was also on the eventing team that…
Why Dressage Matters for Jumpers
International grand prix dressage rider Ellesse Jordan Tzinberg isn’t just a competitor – she’s also a coach. Teaching both dressage riders as well as…
A Happy Hour Guide to Vaccination & Parenting: Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast 35
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? It’s 2018, so that is the question. One equestrian mom wants to help all those helpless parents with…
Goose’s Swan Song and a Knockout ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Dressage Derby
Tuesday evening’s Royal Horse Show performance features the inaugural Dressage Derby, a new concept that will see four riders go head-to-head riding borrowed horses…
Lauren Kieffer On Catch Riding At The Royal: “Please Like Me.”
Making her Royal Horse Show debut, U.S. Olympian Lauren Kieffer rode Glendening Avis, a 13-year-old buckskin Canadian Sport Horse mare owned by Callie Evans,…
Is Horsemanship Dead?
Opening eyes refers to the process of learning what you don’t know. It can be hard to be humble enough to learn and not…
Eric Lamaze On Final Four: “I’m Happy That It’s Not Part of Our Sport Anymore”
That’s what our sport is about, it’s making a team with your horse. At the FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, N.C., the individual…
Not Just About Results: The Best of FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018
Only the best in the world get to the FEI World Equestrian Games. And once they make it here, they all want to win….