Recent studies have focused on understanding the heritability of various traits, including conformation ... horse population has shown a trend toward specialization in either jumping or dressage ...

John likes to assess a horse’s conformation too ... horse won’t be sitting in his stable reading a book on jumping or dressage or transitions in between!” 8. Make it easy initially.

The next step felt inevitable: a horse. But not just any horse – I wanted an Andalusian foal. With their proud conformation, ...

Bits come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, styles and designs, and what suits one horse won’t work as well for another. With such a vast range to choose from, deciding which to use is a complex task.

“The partnership can be improved so far but if a horse has limited ability, soundness or is older, and the rider wants to do more – be it jumping or dressage – it might be time to move on ...

Nathan Wilson, owner of Wilson's Farrier Service, has been a farrier for over 15 years. A 2013 graduate of Pacific Coast ...

Working hunter horses are judged on jumping style and performance, movement, manners and overall conformation. Competing against 24 ... regular clinics in the island - and with local British Dressage ...

An equestrian said she was "honoured and excited" to have been selected for a competitive academy programme together with her "one-eyed wonder pony". Alanna Clarke, from Elsecar, in Barnsley, is ...

Since our redesign and relaunch of eventing classifieds site Sport Horse Nation last fall, listings have tripled (we’re ...

KNOCKAGH View Equestrian Centre welcomed competitors along to their New Year Dressage Day recently. Organisers wish to thank ...

She had just sold her last warmblood and was thinking of taking a new path forward in the horse world.