Practical Horseman

It presents step by-step training programs and showing advice from recognized experts in hunters, jumpers, equitation, dressage, and eventing, along with money- and time-saving ideas on health care and stable management.

Practical Horseman • VOL. 52, NO. 2, SUMMER 2024

Horse, Rider Considerations

LOVE IS GOOD • All horses are assured a hopeful, compassionate plan of care at This Old Horse, a program that helps not only horses but people, too.

TRAINING ADVICE FROM THE TOP • Riders at the Kentucky-Three Day Event share their secrets to success.

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC PREVIEW • U.S. teams head to the Paris Olympics with medal momentum, plenty of prep and pressure, and high hopes.

A GROOM’S EXPERIENCE

Reframe the Way You See DISTANCES • Finding a distance is about making a choice and committing. An upper-level eventer shares five exercises to help you do this.

The Sacroiliac Joint in the Horse: THE KEY TO MOVEMENT • Knowing early signs of problems in this joint can help with a diagnosis and set a pathway back to health for your horse.

Underlying Conditions Contributing to SI Issues

Anna Marek: Working Her Way to the Top • This dressage rider shares about the 2023 Pan American Games, 2024 FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final and her training philosophy.

Reining in Perfectionism • Ava Barnes overcomes her fear of making mistakes to take top honors in the hunter ring at Devon.

Skin Problems Big and Small • How to recognize a variety of common conditions that affect horses

To help you stay stable in the saddle while still allowing for your horse’s movement …