Chris Kappler: The Cream Always Rises to the Top

Chris Kappler is an Olympic gold and silver medalist with a storied career in the…

Help, I’m Unsupervised

At one point or another, many of us riders – adult amateurs in particular –…

Power in Numbers: The Secret Sauce Of Adult Amateurs

It didn’t take Mary Babick long to admit that the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is…

Fundamentals: How Bruce Davidson Starts Young Horses

Bruce Davidson has been breeding event horses for 40 years at Chesterland Farm in Unionville,…

Pony Rides

“I told them we’d be providing pony rides this year for the Fall Festival,” my…

Grand Changes At Olympia – But Are They For The Good?

My first visit to the London International Horse Show at Olympia was in 2004, when…

Keep Your Horse Friends Close, and Your Non-Horsey Friends Closer

They come in all shapes and sizes. Some may have ridden in elementary school then…

Tips For Riding Dressage in a Jumping Saddle

Jess Payne is a 33-year-old international event rider based in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Jess is an…

Dealing With the Herd-Bound Horse

At my first horse trial with a new horse, I was both excited and nervous…

The Instagram Effect

My friend scrolled through her camera roll on her iPhone, flitting back and forth between…