The Legend of the Great Horse

The World Equestrian Games are a great opportunity to introduce more people to modern horse sports … since the history of horsemanship is the background of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy, a ‘tour’ following the sports of the WEG through history might be interesting to readers:
The Sports of the World Equestrian Games Represent [...]

Horses have been with mankind since before we began the journey of civilization, and watching horses is one of mankind’s most ancient pastimes … yet modern equestrian sports are surprisingly young.

In Eclipsed by Shadow, the first book of “The Legend of the Great Horse” trilogy, young Meagan Roberts takes the ride on a prehistoric wild horse … that’s just how things were between horses and humans 20,000 years ago.

My 5-year-old niece watched the Rolex Kentucky 3-Day Event this weekend, and she was full of questions:
“Why are they jumping that?”
“Is that a boy or a girl horse?”
“Why do they go one at a time?”
“What’s on the horse’s legs?”
As intensely as she watched, my niece didn’t care about the teams or the scoring. She just [...]

Horses have been recognized as great teachers of youth since ancient times. Here is one modern parent’s opinion:
Eventually my daughter will have to make her own risk management decisions. For years I’ve been letting her make decisions in various controlled environments, the most chaotic (since she was 5) being show jumping. Horses are large, strong [...]

I found this to be a topic with some ugly background, but here’s good news … if it happens:
The legislation, drawn up in consultation with the RSPCA, will include provisions to both protect pets and cover how farm animals should be raised, transported and slaughtered. It will also deliver protection for captive wildlife and laboratory [...]

The second European qualifier for the World Cup of Show Jumping was held over the weekend in Helsinki, Finland.
The on-fire Swiss rider Daniel Etter and his mount Peu a Peu won the event in a 10-horse jumpoff to match their World Cup Qualifier victory last weekend in Oslo. USA rider Lauren Hough on Quick Study [...]

One of fascinations of equestrian sport is that half of the athlete stars are horses. There is a long list of top mounts that have become recognized by the public for having special ability, charisma and personality.
The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy (second volume to be published in the summer of 2010) incorporates the [...]

The European season of World Cup Show Jumping opened today in Oslo, Norway.
The World Cup is an extensive series of indoor qualifiers across the globe, leading to the Finals in April.
It is an interesting odd fact that horse jumping is a  young sport: the ability of horses to jump with a rider was not discovered [...]