Miranda Mitchell bought her barrel racing horse, Perky, in October 2014. At that time, the mare’s previous owner warned her to never stand Perky near the arena during a competition, because her nervous energy would […]

Anissa Arnett was on her way to the National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete in one of the two the Heroes on Horses classes, when she got a phone […]

Most professional riders hone in on one particular discipline early on in their careers, focusing solely on show jumping, eventing, reining, polo or some other specific equestrian sport. Jennie Brannigan, a professional event rider based […]

Photo: Wayne Jones Photography Very little is more discouraging than an unrideable horse due to lameness or a sudden deterioration in behavior. Except maybe when lameness exams, ultrasounds, X-rays, and other diagnostic efforts fail to […]

Just a few short months after obtaining her own trainers license and officially taking over her legendary father’s, Dessie T. Hughes, stable in The Curraugh, Ireland, Sandra Hughes has won the historic and prestigious Irish […]

The Burke Racing Stable, located in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, has a long history of success. Mickey Burke, a one-time car salesman who competed in hunter/jumpers growing up, drove his first harness race in 1956. He was […]