Media Barn – Book Review

Like other sports, riding and training horses involves a certain amount of repetition in order to improve. A well-designed plan of lessons and exercises is indispensable, both for keeping horse and rider interested in what they’re doing and for advancing their fitness and ability level. Riders, trainers, and instructors of …

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The Art of Restarting Horses   “Horses are a lot like people,” says renowned horseman Mark Rashid. “When there are gaps in understanding, confusion, and thus frustration, worry, and even anger are sure to follow.” Horses often grow up with these gaps in their training and education. When this happens, …

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by M. Phyllis Lose   The classic reference book Blessed Are the Brood Mares contains a wide range of information on the care of brood mares, beginning with choosing a stallion, breeding, gestation, foaling and nursing, and the care of the young horse. Phyllis Lose, V.M.D., is internationally respected for …

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Book Review: Non-fiction thriller by Elizabeth Letts   In the chaotic last days of WWII, a small troop of battle-weary American soldiers captures a German spy and makes an astonishing find—his briefcase is empty but for photos of beautiful white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret …

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Carole Herder is passionate about educating horse owners worldwide on all matters related to horse wellness. She is the founder of Cavallo Horse & Rider, Inc. and the designer of several revolutionary equine products. Carole designed, developed, and patented the range of Cavallo hoof boots which her company distributes in …

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Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years—from off-track racing Thoroughbreds, to Arabians, to Friesians, to Warmbloods—and she asserts that everything that needs to be known about effectively training a horse is already known…by any horse. “Each horse,” says Barteau, “will …

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Anna Blake’s memoir, Stable Relation, is best described in her own words: “My urban world came apart, so I took a leap of faith and crash-landed on a dilapidated would-be horse farm on the flat, windy, treeless prairie of Colorado. It was a place where white horses turn pink at …

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Book Review, Finding Strength and Stability in the Saddle   After leaving horses behind for many years to pursue her medical career, Dr. Beth Glosten decided it was time to ride again only to discover that, as a middle-aged woman, she struggled with tension, awkwardness, and an aching back. Dr. …

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Film Review: Documentary by Elsa Sinclair   This film is the journey of one wild mustang straight off the range named Myrnah, a horse with her own mind, strength and independence. One trainer would use no tools, just body language and record the ups and downs, the trials and frustrations …

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