The Value of Preventive Performance Exams for Your Sporthorse
How your horse can benefit from these routine soundness evaluations
Soundness
Dressage Training Is Training, Regardless of Terrain
Blogger Pam Stone shares reflections on her time spent with Gem, the fox-hunting Off-the-Track Thoroughbred, explaining why you don't need a dressage ring to work your horse correctly.
Using Dressage Training to Promote Soundness in Foxhunters
Blogger Pam Stone shares an update on her latest project: a pair of bay foxhunters.
Back Pain in the Performance Horse
An overview of clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment options
Straightness: How to Align the Horse
Katherine Bateson-Chandler explains how it is the job of the rider to make the horse as even on both sides as possible, therefore improving his straightness.
Find Your Dressage Arena Footing
Researchers and footing providers tell stories that reflect the current state of arena footing.
The Benefits of a Small Dressage Arena
Can the soundness of your dressage horse be related to the size of your arena?
The Healing Power of Dressage
Dressage has the ability to heal gait abnormalities and promote soundness.
How to Promote Your Horse's Joint Health Through the Levels of Dressage
Jessica Morgan, DVM explains how to keep your dressage horse happy and sound.
How to Optimize Your Dressage Horse's Soundness from the Saddle
The key to a horse’s longevity is riding him in balance.
Advice to Help Straighten a Crooked Canter
Barb Crabbe, DVM, answers a reader's question about her horse's crookedness at canter and offers some exercises to help strengthen the horse and straighten the canter.
