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Your horse steps into the canter, the rhythm feels good for a moment, and then you wonder: is your horse on the correct canter lead, or simply cantering...
Few moments reveal the quality of a ride faster than a clean trot-to-canter transition. It shows whether the horse is balanced, listening, and organized enough to step into...
A good lengthened canter is not just a faster canter. It is a canter with more reach, more ground cover, and the same clear rhythm underneath it. That...
You ask for the canter, the horse steps into it—and something feels off. The turn feels awkward, the shoulders drift, the rhythm gets rushed, or the front end...
Few moments in riding feel as powerful as a balanced canter—when the horse is moving forward, the rhythm is clear, and everything feels light underneath you. It is...
Few things draw as much attention to a horse as its coat. Even before you notice the animal’s build, movement, or temperament, your eye is usually drawn to...
Imagine watching a herd cutting across the horizon—manes in the wind, golden dust rising like mist. It’s hard not to feel something “click” inside. The mustang has become...
If you love these giant four-legged animals, it’s only natural to wonder: how long does a horse live? After all, when we fall in love with an animal,...
From September 19 to 28, 2014, the Rédeas de Ouro competition (Golden Reins) will take place at the Centro Hípico Querência in Porto Alegre, RS. Hardly have the...
This is a brief story illustrating the example of overcoming and resilience of a horse that was literally at the bottom of a well. Once upon a time,...
Champion’s Glory, a Dark Brown Thoroughbred, born in 2004, managed to accumulate the largest amount in racing prizes ever won by a Brazilian horse: 33 million reais. This...
Tetanus is characterized by the onset of tonic muscle spasms and reflex hyperexcitability. It is caused by toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which affects both humans...
Scientists at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) conducted a study showing that horses are able to discern human facial expressions and react negatively to angry faces. The...
The horse that wins over anyone who loves performance and partnership If you’ve ever felt goosebumps watching a horse “fly” at the trot, hitched only to a sulky...
“Turf” originates from the English word “turf,” which named the first horse racing competitions in England. Today it is mostly used colloquially. Life Planning of Racing Horses: Horses...
The most important requirement for a horse’s physical effort is maintaining an appropriate water balance in the body. In addition to drinking water, horses also obtain water from...
Eventing is the most difficult of the three Olympic equestrian disciplines. It is contested over three consecutive days, in which the rider must compete with the same horse,...
Jappeloup Luze was an atypical horse for show jumping, standing at just 1.58 meters at the withers—a relatively small height for competing in this discipline. His pedigree was...
