Pleasure riding

Western Pleasure is a western style competition at horse shows that evaluates horses on manners and suitability of the horse for a relaxed but collected gait cadence and relatively slow speed of gait, along with calm and responsive disposition.

A group of fox hunters with their hounds

Fox hunting

Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of unarmed followers led by a "master of hounds", on foot or on horseback.

Dirt

The Effect of digit alignment on the soft tissue structures of the digit

HPA – Influential Factors

All Weather

The Mustad LiBero, Equi-librium Air, DynaMic and LiBero Equi-Librium horseshoes are suggested options for 'All Weather' conditions.

Pavement

Grip should be optimised on pavement/tarmac as a steel shoe can be very slippy on these types of surfaces. Also they can be very hard on the shoes wearing them out prematurely.

Dry

Feet are often very hard and contracted in a dry environment. Horses have often retained a lot of sole. This is a natural protection against the harsh environment that they are in. Take care not to remove too much of the protective element.

The German farrier Christoph Schweppe forging a horseshoe

Old family business, modern vision

German farrier and teacher, Christoph Schweppe tells about his busines, competitions, the farrier industry and innovations such as the Mustad BaseMax.

A cowboy in a bareback bronc riding contest

Saddle bronc and bareback riding

Bronc riding, either bareback bronc or saddle bronc competition, is a rodeo event that involves a rodeo participant riding on a horse, that attempts to throw or buck off the rider.