Tag: Overcoming Adversity

By Jennie Pruden I grew up in the horse world- with my aunt and grandmother as mentors. We had a family farm, and I showed English pleasure....

By Mary Mulcahy This article received an honorable mention in the 2018 GMO Newsletter Award in First-Person Experience for GMOs with fewer than 75 members....

When a beloved filly becomes critically ill, an owner’s support network helps see her through Reprinted from the December 2013/January 2014 Issue of USDF Connection By...

Do you need a trainer? Perhaps—but as one amateur rider discovers, too much hand-holding can be counterproductive Reprinted from the May 2014 Issue of USDF...

A young rider learns important lessons from her schoolmaster horse Reprinted from the February 2014 Issue of USDF Connection By Amy L. Obritsch In...

This dreaded neurological disease has robbed many horses of their careers. Here’s the latest on diagnosis and treatment. By Katie Navarra Reprinted from the...

By Tillie Jones I remember being in awe of those girls that seemed to win all the awards. They were much older. Sophisticated. Refined. They seemed to...

By Andrea Lewis They say you learn the most from a difficult horse. In my opinion, this is so true.  In January of 2006, I purchased...

By Martie Healy Entries were in, the schedule was finished (and oh, so pretty), the stabling was done, and all was posted online, with barely a query...