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Naughty Dogs, The Sound of Music (On Horseback!), and a Good Night’s Sleep: 24 Hours with Grand Prix Dressage Trainer Yvonne Barteau
Photo by Erika N. Walsh Yvonne Barteau, author of THE DRESSAGE HORSE MANIFESTO, is a career horsewoman. And while perhaps that doesn’t make her unusual or particularly different from the...
Is Stress Coming Between You and Your Horse?
Screenshot from Bojack Horseman–Watch him on Netflix. There are a lot of things these days that can making getting to the barn difficult, or even impossible. Hey, from experience, it...
Video: Fold a Horse Blanket Like a Pro in 30 Seconds
Here’s a quick tip to take you into your weekend when you’ll be puttering around the barn and hanging out with your horses: “A blanket should always be folded neatly...
If You Aren’t Using This Amazing Groundwork Technique, You and Your Horse Are Missing Out!
When Dan James of Double Dan Horsemanship was growing up in his native Australia, his father stressed the importance of using long-reining as part of early groundwork when starting colts,...
Baby Got Back: What Matters Behind When You’re in the Saddle
It’s the point that comes in contact with the horse and the saddle (and sometimes the ground)…the part of our bodies we eye with disgust in the tack shop mirror...
Sneak Peek! Renowned Horseman Mark Rashid’s Novel Is Now a Major Motion Picture–Read an Excerpt and Watch the Trailer HERE
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JOHN DIEHL, JEAN LOUISA KELLEY AND BEN ASHBROOK | DIRECTED BY PAUL KRIZAN We’ve all fallen hard for Mark Rashid’s powerful storytelling in his...
Is George Morris Making Magic in Brazil?
As we watch the Olympic Team Jumping Qualification and the jubilation in the Brazilian camp as members rack up clear rounds in search of a place on the podium in front...
The Germans Are Powering On—Can US Dressage Catch Up with Them? Former Technical Director of US Dressage Team Anne Gribbons Shares Her Thoughts on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
TSB caught up with Anne Gribbons, FEI/USEF dressage judge, former Technical Director of the US Dressage Team, and author of the wonderful book of “dressage time travel” COLLECTIVE REMARKS, and we...
Give Your Horse a Chance to Get It Right: How to NOT Scare Him Away from Finding the Correct Response
Guess what? There have been thousands of times our horses have tried to answer our requests, maybe in several “not-quite-right” ways, but then because of the way we reacted to those small mistakes,...
Persuading Your Horse’s Inside Hind to Take Weight: A Cavalletti Exercise with Olympian Ingrid Klimke
Who doesn’t get bored going in circles? Olympic Equestrian and TSB author Ingrid Klimke says that riding over cavalletti on circles and half-circles can be a welcome change, not only...
Tapping OTTB Potential: Retraining Thoroughbreds Is a Family Affair at TSB
Over the last 20 years I have ridden a number of OTTBs (off-the-track Thoroughbreds), but most recently I have been riding an absolutely stunning and incredibly earnest gelding named “Rocky,”...
How One Horse Says Goodbye to Another, and What We Can Learn from It
The Trafalgar Square Books offices are located on a Vermont farm. We recognize ourselves as pretty lucky, seeing as in between meetings and calls with authors we can look out...