Jumper medals can be tricky classes to prepare for equipment-wise since the rules do not really specify anything for much of the tack, leav...

The key point with spurs is that abuse from or improper use of them is always illegal. There are no guidelines for size or shape in the Equ...

Do you wear white breeches in a jumper medal class? You can, but they are certainly not required. The appropriateness will depend on the...

Why is adding strides bad in the hunter ring? Hunters are supposed to have a ground-covering stride. Adding strides means that your hors...

One of the most common mistakes I've noticed so far this show season has been made in the jog. The winner, never having led a jog before...

Let's face it: we don't always have perfect weather for showing. Sometimes, the weather goes beyond miserable and becomes dangero...

If you cannot bring your own hay or shavings to a horse show that provides stabling, you can buy them there instead (beware, however, of th...