The Gallop
Giving Thanks for What We’ve Learned from Great Horse People on the Job
Trafalgar Square Farm When you are caught up in the never-ending must-dos of book publishing, you can find yourself tired, your creative and entrepreneurial energy tapped, your head spinning and...
10 Things I Learned from Jack Le Goff’s Autobiography
Before we published HORSES CAME FIRST, SECOND, AND LAST, I knew of Jack Le Goff. I knew of him the way any once-young-and-aspiring eventer would: through stories shared by the trainers...
TSB Wants to Meet YOU! Come See Us at Equine Affaire MA!
That’s right…it’s that time of year again. We’re loading the books and DVDs in the horse trailer (yes, literally) and getting ready to head south on Interstate 91 for four...
Miniature Horses Are Big Fun!
TSB Managing Editor Rebecca Didier and her brother with their Miniature Horses in 1991. I’d had “full-size” horses for many years when someone gave me a pair of Miniature Horses....
The Principles of Riding: Still Solid After All These Years
THE PRINCIPLES OF RIDING by the German Equestrian Federation (FN) was first published more than 50 years ago and now has 28 editions to date. Over 400,000 have been sold, translated...
The Truth About Transitions
In Jessica Black’s book COWBOY DRESSAGE, she explains Eitan Beth-Halachmy’s riding and training philosophy. One point they do an excellent job clarifying involves transitions: what they are, how to prepare for...
Training the Shy Ones: Insight from Ingrid Klimke
In her new book TRAINING HORSES THE INGRID KLIMKE WAY, gold-medal Olympian and champion eventer Ingrid Klimke shares intimate profiles of 10 of her horses. We are invited into her barn...
“Is My Horse’s Hoof-Pastern Axis BROKEN?” Here’s How You Can Tell
Did you know the hoof-pastern axis is how the angle of the dorsal wall of the horse’s hoof compares to the angle of the pastern bone? According to horsewoman Susan...
Use This Easy Test to See if Your Knees Are Inhibiting Your Horse’s Forward Movement
Did you know your knees can obstruct your horse’s ability to go forward? It’s weird to think about—but true! Your seat bones and feet play a role, as well, but...
Is Your Horse a Bean-Bag or a Tennis Ball?
To the uneducated eye, posting the trot is just a series of silly looking, seemingly purposeless, up-down movements. But riders understand what it takes to make rising and sitting to...
Why Little Boys Should Ride Horses
On the left: That’s me at five years old. On the right: My son at eight. I had my son in front of me on the back of a...
An Interview with the Remarkable Trainer Who Has Decoded “Horse Speak” for the Rest of Us
In November of 2016 the book HORSE SPEAK: THE EQUINE-HUMAN TRANSLATION GUIDE was released, becoming an instant bestseller and propelling a little-known trainer and riding teacher from Westminster, Vermont, into a whirlwind...