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.

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A Home For Every Horse Continues 10-Year Anniversary Celebration! • Loving, safe homes seem a little closer for the adoptable horses in the care of the A Home for Every Horse’s rescue partners with a generous grant from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation.

ON THE WEB • On PracticalHorsemanMag.com and DressageToday.com

Two Crest Releases, One Automatic

Opening the Hip and Lengthening the Leg • Susanne von Dietze evaluates a Second Level pair.

Ireland’s Daniel Coyle • This international show jumper shares how he developed partnerships with two of his “very different” grand prix horses.

CELEBRATING THE FEI WORLD CUP • Notable dates in FEI World Cup™ Finals history

A FIVE-STAR ROOKIE SHINES • Learn how Tim Price’s Coup de Cœur Dudevin won the Maryland 5 Star.

Maryland 5 Star Digitizes Equine Health Records

FABULOUS 4-STRIDE LINES • Practice plenty of bending and straight lines at home to improve your horse’s rideability.

CAVALLETTI AND A BOX • Improve strength and accuracy with this flexible cavalletti system.

Establish Good Ground Manners • Ground manners are key to a horse that’s safe and pleasant to work with. Extra responsiveness from the saddle is an added bonus.

3 STRESS-FREE STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN FITNESS • Here are fun, low-key ways to help maintain your horse’s conditioning this fall and winter so you can more easily step into spring.

Ways to Handle Heat • Does your mare turn into an entirely different horse during estrus? Here’s how to manage her cycle for better behavior and performance.

Get to Know 4 Horses from the USEF Dressage Festival of Champions • Learn about Paxton, Serenade MF, Fürst Dream and Valor from their riders, Katie Duerrhammer, Alice Tarjan and Adrienne Lyle, respectively.

The Interview with Hunt Tosh • The 2022 USHJA International Hunter Derby Champion shares personal insights into his competition routine and gives the inside scoop on his top mounts, Cannon Creek and Autograph.

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