Rare Footage of the Eventing at the 1976 Olympic Games in Bromont

Now it’s not very often you see videos like this from the 70s! You can learn a lot from watching footage of other top class riders — how they ride the cross country course, how they attack each different jump and much more! This great eventing video of the 1976 Olympics at Bremont is priceless. [...]

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Melbourne Cup Field 2011

Here’s the full list of the Melbourne Cup field 2011. There has been one late scratching – Mourayan from soreness due to corrective shoeing. This leaves a field of 23 horses to contest the race. At the moment, Americain (last year’s winner) is the favourite to win, but the Melbourne Cup is one of those [...]

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Melbourne Cup Day – Some Interesting Melbourne Cup Facts & Figures

Today, the 1st November 2011, is Melbourne Cup day so as I’m in Australia I thought I’d better give it a mention! I don’t really follow the horse racing much so I won’t be stopping to watch the race this afternoon or placing any bets, but I have found out a few interesting facts about [...]

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Horse Tail Braiding Instructions – A Simple Step-By-Step Video Guide

A braided tail on your horse always looks neat at a show, but if you haven’t done it before it might seem rather confusing on how to get started. Maybe you have done some horse tail braiding before, but it always ends up looking something like the end of the toilet brush! …I know mine [...]

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Preparing For Your First Horse Show – Part 1

Welcome to Part 1, in a 2 part series on how to get ready for your first horse show. In Part 1, we look at what you need to do a few weeks or months before hand, & in Part 2, we’ll look at the week leading up to it. Your first horse show is [...]

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Horse Riding Lessons – What to Expect in Your First Horse Riding Lesson

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Horse riding lessons can be tremendous fun, so I bet you’re looking forward to your first lesson! But at the same time, you’re probably a little nervous & wondering what to expect? Don’t worry too much though, a good instructor won’t make you do anything you don’t feel comfortable with. What you do in your [...]

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Horses For Sale – Discover Some of the Best Places to Find Horses for Sale On the Net

The way people buy and sell horses has really changed a lot over the last 10 years or so. I remember back in the late 90s, most of the horses I bought were from horse classifieds in the local newspaper or a magazine. In fact there used to be almost 2 full columns of ads [...]

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Dressage Exercises – The Most Important Dressage Exercise For Your Young Horse

Training a young horse from green broken to a stage where it can successfully compete and place in official dressage tests can be quite a challenge. At the same time though, it’s also a very rewarding process, seeing the young horse going from an unbalanced, and rather uncomfortable ride to a horse that is responsive, [...]

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Equine Emergency in Rochester Area

Horses in the Rochester area (Vermont) are facing a shortage of feed in the coming months. After Hurricane Irene passed through, about one third of the area’s hay supply has been lost in flooding. Hay that was supposed to last the horses through the cold winter months when they’re unable to graze on pasture. A lot [...]

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Very Funny Horse Video – Funny Act At Minnesota State Fair 2009

A very clever & funny act that fortunately someone was able to video! Only wish I’d been there in person. It’s a great example of what fun you can have with a well trained horse. Enjoy !

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How to Barrel Race – Your Complete, Step-by-Step Guide

While I haven’t done barrel racing properly at a rodeo, I’ve done it quite a few times at local gymkhanas & had a blast…& done some not too bad times either . Not surprisingly, barrel racing is by far the most popular of the timed events in the western world. So how do you get [...]

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