Equestrian Sport | Noëlle Floyd – NOËLLE FLOYD

Nov 30, 2020

Taylor Griffiths-Madden’s Day Off: Pilates, Pony Stretches, and Philosophy

Despite a global pandemic, Taylor Griffiths-Madden finished her last year as a junior strong. She secured the win at the 2020 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final at the Tryon International Equestrian Center before moving on to take fourth at...

How It's Done · Nov 24, 2020

The “Low-Carb Conundrum”: Does My Horse Need a Low-Carb Feed?

In the first article of this three-part series, you were introduced to tools to use for evaluating your horse’s body weight, body condition and topline. In the second article, we discussed feeding examples using these evaluation tools to increase or decrease...

Reality Check · Nov 19, 2020

World Equestrian Center vs. USEF Proves We Need More Options

It’s a simple truth across all equestrian disciplines: the costs of competition continue to rise with no sign of slowing down. Riders who are eager to showcase their skills in a competitive environment are frequently priced out of doing so,...

Matters · Nov 17, 2020

Displaced By COVID: What I Learned When I Left My Old Life (and Dream Horse) Behind

I felt ridiculous for crying. As I sat in the corner of my daughter’s room, slowly packing up her essentials, I fought to convince myself that we wouldn’t be gone forever. I refused to feel guilty for abandoning her scraped-up,...

Reality Check · Nov 11, 2020

We Need to Get Over the Stigma of Air Vests in the Show Ring

A long-time staple in Eventing, the safety vest has been showing up across disciplines in 2020. Although there have been trailblazers (think top hunter rider and trainer Sandy Ferrell) who have worn a vest in the show ring for years,...