Hello equestrian peeps. I'm interested in your opinions on backing/starting/breaking horses, specifically the pros and cons of doing this inside the horse's stall ( Read more... )

Hey all! The previous post about riding accidents and a recent post on Eventing Nation made me think everyone here would probably benefit from one of the newest safety features on the market: a safety ID bracelet.


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Dear Equestrian community, 
Behind the cut is the first draft of a 2-page article I wrote with a set of bullet points about lessons learned from my experience over the past year dealing with one irresponsible or inadequate actor or another related to a serious riding accident caused by off-leash dogs in a public park in California. If you are ( Read more... )

I am looking to purchase a protective vest for general riding purposes. I am schooling a green TB cross that is young and quite spooky (life is very scary for this one at the moment!) and I would just feel better wearing a vest when I ride her. I looked back at previous threads on the subject and have been reading through various articles/forum ( Read more... )

My dad and I went out and looked at a cute used horse trailer today. 1990 Logan Coach 2h straight load. It's red with a silver stripe down the side. It's in good working condition, needs a little repair work here and there (tires have plenty of tread, but are a little cracked from sun/rain, one of the floor boards along the wall has some insect ( Read more... )

So I haven't ridden since October due to a terrifying school schedule (and I volunteer and work 3 jobs).  I usually take the winter off anyway so was excited by the way the weather has been warming up recently.  Was shopping today thinking about how I need a new helmet when I realized my predicament ( Read more... )

My sister is looking into starting her 7 year old daughter into horseback riding lessons after Christmas, and after searching her area she found one that has a children's beginner program.  The first thing the 'trainer' told my sister was that she didn't have to spend the money on the expensive riding equipment, she could just use a bike helmet. I ( Read more... )

I've started bicycling, mainly because I needed to bike the walkthroughs on the horse driving trials and combined driving events my mare's done this summer. It's been fun, so I'd like to do more with biking. I've been using my riding helmet, because horse folks always said that our helmets were better, but I'm wondering if that's true. Bike ( Read more... )

What sort of world are we living in when a 17 yr old can't even go ride her own horse down a fairly well used road without someone trying to pull her from her horse and do god knows what? This happened to a girl not terribly far from where I live here in Australia. I would assume the same danger is present for anyone, anywhere. Story from the ( Read more... )

So, ten days ago I hit the deck after George turned into unbroken mustang horse when faced with a pheasant erupting from a hedgerow by the edge of the outdoor menage ( Read more... )