A week spent cozied up in Haicenda Zuleta, a picturesque estate located high atop the Andes Mountains. A romantic horseback ride aboard native-bred mounts through the mountainous terrain of Ecuador. A hand-crafted marriage proposal, complete with a stunning Harris show saddle, that took months to prepare and organize. Sounds like the stuff of fairy tales, doesn’t it?

Horses4Heroes, in partnership with Funds2Orgs, has launched Healin’ Boots, a national campaign to collect 25,000 pounds of used boots and shoes by Sept. 30. The Las Vegas-based non-profit hopes to raise $10,000 for its programs that provide free recreational and therapeutic equestrian programs to returning combat veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors, as well […]

After a 42-day stay in the hospital, Jazz finally received the green light to head back home. Although the worst was over, Barbera soon discovered that Jazz had developed a large hernia at his incision site, which could’ve lead to a necessary second surgery.

“We are both short, so I think that’s what sets us apart,” Weber says. “I will never forget what Jenny says to me right before I go in the ring. ‘You are 4’11, so make yourself look 5’2. You’re riding a pony!’ It pushes me to ride better, because I do have a disadvantage because she is small.”

Despite the fact that he’s taken a slightly different direction with his equestrian career as of late, Bramble is the first to say that his background of competing in events like western pleasure, horsemanship, and showmanship definitely gives him an edge in tie-down roping.