Horse Industry

Learning to Ride no reins

Do you dream of a career with horses? If you want to share your knowledge and help others develop their riding skills and achieve their equestrian goals, working as a riding instructor or coach may be the perfect way to turn your dreams into reality.

Ohio State University horses

By Pam Frost Gorder - People with Alzheimer’s become calmer, happier after grooming horses. In the first study of its kind, researchers have determined that spending time with horses eases symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia.

Horse Buying Bewares

By Jess Hallas-Kilcoyne - Buying a horse is one of the most exciting experiences you will ever have as a horse person. However, the process of shopping for a horse can also be lengthy, difficult, and stressful. Unfortunately, it’s all too common for riders to end up purchasing horses that are unsuitable, whether in temperament, talent, or soundness – a decision with expensive, emotionally wrenching consequences.

Equine Doping - A Global Epidemic?

By Jess Hallas-Kilcoyne - Just as human athlete doping occurs in nearly every major sport, so too can equine doping be found in just about every discipline in equestrian sport. Horse racing has historically been the sport that has attracted the most scrutiny with regard to horse doping, but a slew of highly publicized incidents over the past decade have led to increased awareness of illegal drug use in horses in other equestrian sports. Most notorious are the positive drug tests that resulted in the re-allocation of medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.

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