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Want to ride a SMOOTHER hunter round? Make a WINNING jump-off turn? Sit the trot BETTER? Rate your eventer’s cross-country speed ACCURATELY? Ensure your horse’s HEALTH? Practical Horseman magazine is the go-to source for information on riding and training, horse care and stable management to keep you and your horse happy, confident and healthy. We are your link to the top hunter, jumper, eventing and dressage trainers and veterinarians in the sport.
Practical Horseman OnDemand
Practical Horseman OnDemand features online lessons taught by the world’s greatest riders, trainers and experts in hunters, jumpers, eventing and equitation.
Liz Halliday-Sharp – Create Power, Not Speed
International eventer Liz Halliday-Sharp tells riders at an informal clinic that speed is no match for power in all the eventing phase
What Makes a Good Horseperson
Holly shares what makes a good horseperson, including putting the horse’s needs first and understanding all aspects of a horse’s well-being.
Michele Wellman – Cavalletti Exercises
USEA ICP Level 2 Certified Instructor Michele Wellman works with riders over a series of cavalletti exercises.
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EDCC Health Watch
Equine Disease Information Dissemination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: Kimberly S. Brown ([email protected])Colleen Scott ([email protected]) Boehringer Ingelheim and the Equine Network Collaborate on Equine Disease Information […]
Practical Horseman Podcast
PHOD Pod: Dealing with Show Nerves
Welcome to the PHOD Pod! The Practical Horseman Podcast’s minisode series where we share audio lessons from our favorite Practical Horseman OnDemand videos. At […]
News
From Skis to Stirrups
This September I walked into Stanford’s Freshman Activities Fair knowing exactly what team I wanted to join: the Alpine Ski […]
Videos
PHOD: How Horses Learn
In this collection, Practical Horseman OnDemand coach Chelsea Canedy talks about how horses learn, including how being a prey animal […]
Competitions
The 2022 IHSA Nationals Through a Competitor’s Eyes
When I looked at colleges, I always knew I wanted to ride, but I never thought I would end up […]
News
Get to Know Julie Boilesen, Omaha Equestrian Foundation and the 2023 FEI World Cup
Practical Horseman sat down with Julie Boilesen, the CEO of the Omaha Equestrian Foundation during the International Omaha to get […]
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Competitions
International Omaha Returns for First Time Since 2019
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the International Omaha was back, but this time with both show jumping and […]
Practical Horseman Podcast
Practical Horseman Podcast: Leslie Burr Howard
This week’s episode, brought to you by Bimeda, is with 1984 Olympic gold medalist Leslie Burr Howard. Howard won the […]
Videos
PHOD: Extension, Collection and Rollback in Trot and Canter
In this series of short videos taken during Equitana USA, Grand prix jumper rider and trainer Ronny Riemer explains and […]
Videos
PHOD: Quicker and More Responsive
In this video, German Olympic eventer Bettina Hoy problems common to so many riders including getting the horses more active […]
Competitions
Boyd Martin: Working with a Wellness Coach
When Boyd Martin finished the cross-country course on Tsetserleg TSF, there was a new person at the Kentucky Three-Day Event […]
Competitions
Payne Announces Vandiver’s Retirement
Eventer Doug Payne said that his Tokyo Olympic partner, Vandiver, would keep galloping around top-level competitions as long as Payne […]
Competitions
Kentucky Three-Day CCI5*-L Show Jumping Photo Gallery
Jumping a double-clear show-jumping round, Germany’s Michael Jung captured his fourth CCI5*-L win at the 2022 Land Rover Kentucky-Three Day […]
Competitions
Jung Claims Fourth Kentucky Three-Day CCI5*-L Title
Germany’s Michael Jung claimed his fourth CCI5*-L win at the 2022 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event in front of a […]
Competitions
Halliday-Sharp Takes the CCI4*-S at the 2022 Kentucky Three-Day
While Cooley Quicksilver typically needs a lot of leg to the jumps, Liz Halliday-Sharp said he was a bit “spicy” […]
Practical Horseman Podcast
PHOD Pod: Keeping White Socks Clean
Welcome to the PHOD Pod! The Practical Horseman Podcast’s minisode series where we share audio lessons from our favorite Practical Horseman OnDemand videos. At […]
Competitions
Jung Maintains Lead after CCI5*-L Cross-Country at the Kentucky Three-Day
Germany’s Michael Jung said he’s been working on building a partnership with the fischerChipmunk FRH since getting the ride on […]