Photographing Horses “The ShortHorse” Way—by Heather K McManamy🇺🇸ShortHorse Studios
In this series, I will lay out the basic structure of my approach to photographing horses. I didn’t really even know I was putting most of these concepts to use for the first many years I was photographing; they were, at most, subconscious for me. I just knew when an image was “there,” and that […]
ARENA CONSTRUCTION PART IV | DRESSAGE BASE CONSTRUCTION: THE FOUNDATION BENEATH EVERY GREAT RIDE —by Dickie Osborne🇺🇸
One of the biggest misconceptions in the equestrian industry is that the riding surface alone determines the quality of an arena. While footing is certainly important, the truth is that every successful dressage arena begins with something riders rarely see—the base beneath it. A premium footing placed over a poorly constructed base will never perform […]
FARRIER FORUM: FOUNDER—by Jeff Mangone🇺🇸NCJF, NBF,APF II, President NAFA
WHY AUTUMN CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES OF YEAR When horse owners hear the word founder, many immediately think of a horse that was trimmed too short, suffered a severe concussion injury, or experienced trauma to the hoof. While those situations certainly can lead to laminitis and founder, they represent only one […]
EXPLANATIONS OF THE DIFFERENCES & SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WESTERN & CLASSICAL DRESSAGE—by Joann Williams🇺🇸 USEF “R” Judge
The Western Dressage Association of America is one of the fastest growing associations in USEF. Western Dressage effortlessly blends western traditions with classical dressage principles yet is unique in horse show disciplines. Western Dressage in WDAA is a progressive system of training based on Classical Dressage principles with many traditional western elements. To guide the […]
HOW TO “CREATE ENGAGEMENT…” THROUGH TRANSITIONS—by Sue Mesa🇿🇦
What is a transition when referred to in horse training and riding? A transition can be as simple as turning from one side of the arena to another. Anything that asks the horse to change what it is doing to accomplish something else. The most common use of the word transition is to describe going […]
