What's New

A summary of recent changes and additions to the site.

02.02
How to start in drill riding - with great animations.
Brush up on your horse anatomy with the skeleton page.
Curious about Side-saddle riding? We have an introduction to riding in this style; what's needed, the saddles, types of horses and more...
Terrific photo report of Feira National do Cavalo - Golegã 2001 by Pedro
Commission a portrait of your horse - see the work of Larri Davison in the Features area.

11.01
History of female riding styles added to the How it Was section. Very interesting look into historical evidence for how riding changed.

Find a farrier from our search page - 100's listed.

10.01
Specialist Site for Team Chasing opens. It's early days yet but we hope it will become the reference point for the sport.

Sign-up system for the New Rider newsletter now available - first issue recently sent out.

Tim Manson from Texas continues the introduction to Western riding with an illustrated article on fitting a western saddle and how to mount and dismount.

Added a privacy statement for the site.

08.01
Tacking up western style was added to the western riding section.

Information on poisonous plants added.