A FINAL CURTAIN CALL FOR THE LITTLE “BUG” THAT COULD—by Jesse Kassner🇺🇸/🇬🇧DressurSPORT Editor | Product Specialist
Vermiculus, otherwise known as “Bug” had a fantastic official retirement ceremony between the show jumping break at the 2026 Defender Kentucky 3 Day CCI4*/5* Event at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. He came cantering into the Rolex Stadium with a few hops, skips, and rears, showing that a 19 year old Anglo-Arabian may […]
WHAT MAKES A GOOD TRAINER? —by Emma Malone🇬🇧
As riders, we’re all searching for better ways to communicate with our horses. We want to understand them more clearly, and for them to understand us. After all, the best partnerships are built on mutual understanding. I’ve been reading “What Sheep Think About the Weather” by Amelia Thomas, and it’s a fascinating, incredibly well-researched book. […]
The Benefit of Journaling Your Rides—by Jesse Kassner🇺🇸/🇬🇧Grand Prix Dressage Classicist, Editor- DressurSPORT
You know that moment you’ve climbed the mounting block and look at your left stirrup, lift your left foot to put it in that stirrup, and slightly pause as you gather yourself to put weight into that stirrup before swinging your right leg over the saddle? What are you thinking about? The busy day you […]
TRAINING & SOUNDNESS—by Sue Mesa🇿🇦
Good training promotes soundness and longevity in the horse, bad training does not. A lot of things are taught to riders without the explanation of why. Why do riders ask the horse to “Go on the Bit?” ❓Why do riders ask the horse to “lift its back?” ✅ Is it just to make them more […]
UNDERSTANDING MODERN HOOF CARE PRODUCTS —by Jeff Mangone🇺🇸NCJF, NBF, APF II, President NAFA
A Comprehensive Guide to Hoof Health, Moisture Management, Therapeutic Treatments, and Show-Ring Presentation The old saying “No Foot, No Horse” has survived for centuries because it remains one of the greatest truths in horsemanship. Whether a horse is competing at the FEI level, working cattle on a ranch, pulling a carriage through city streets, or […]
MANAGING KISSING SPINE IN THE DRESSAGE HORSE—by Orsolya Losonci🇭🇺Horsi
Few diagnoses strike fear quite like kissing spine. The words alone can feel like a career-ending sentence. Suddenly, every resistance, every difficult transition, every hollow moment in the canter, begins to make sense. Owners replay months, if not years of training sessions–wondering whether their horse has been in pain all along. The reality isboth more complex, but also more hopeful, than many owners […]
