Meet Robin Howie, the Intern Turned Double Adopter
Robin Howie always wanted to rescue a horse. When her internship at Days End Farm Horse Rescue wrapped up, she ended up with two. As told to Alice Collins/Jump Media. I started volunteering with...
View ArticleRoman Cavalry Horse Cemetery Discovered in Germany
“Roma victa!” If you’re a fan of the Academy Award-winning movie Gladiator, you’ll no doubt recognize Maximus Decimus Meridius’s famous battle cry (‘Rome victorious!’) in the opening scene as he leads...
View ArticleBarn Rats & Blurred Lines: Setting Appropriate Coach-Athlete Boundaries
Horse people often joke that the barn is a vortex, where “a couple of hours” can easily turn into an entire afternoon and evening. That’s because time at the barn doesn’t end when you get off the...
View ArticleFeeling Nervous About a Big Competition? Try This Mental Hack
There is a moment that high performance mental coach Dirk Stroda has learned to recognize on the face of his clients. It usually happens at a critical point in competition when the stakes couldn’t be...
View ArticleWhat Equestrian Sport Can Learn from the Legacy Washing of Pete Rose
Pete Rose was a 17-time Major League Baseball (MLB) all-star who was as renowned for his legacy on the field as he was for the vices that cut it short. Rose won the World Series three times (1975,...
View ArticleThe Latest Training Abuse Video Is Terrible—But What Can We Learn From It?
Another day, another high-level dressage rider being suspended for training abuses. On June 19, the FEI announced that it had imposed a provisional suspension against Australian Olympic dressage rider...
View ArticleOp Ed: When Junior Riders Are at Risk, Inaction Is Unacceptable
In 2023, Equestrian Canada (EC) proudly announced that it signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, an independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. This came shortly after the...
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