How would you react if the powers that be wanted to “re-brand” your favorite equine sport by giving it a new name? What if Dressage became Horse Ballet or Western Pleasure became Equi-Ring Around the Rosie? It’s not a joke but in fact a real conversation regarding the discipline of Eventing, a combined training event that includes three stages: Show Jumping Dressage, and Cross Country.

“It took one horse several days of very patient groundwork to get him through [the box] and others less time, so it really depends on the individual,” she says. “If a horse is scared of it, you cannot force them through or they will lose confidence in you. So, like all the training we do here, we take as much time as it takes to give the horse confidence!”

In layman’s terms, one might describe the device as a kind of Fitbit® for horses. But according to Founder and CEO of Protequus LLC, Jeffrey Schab, NIGHTWATCH is so much more.

In addition to the $15,000 check the winners of the Equine Chronicle Novice Horse WP and Coughlin Maiden will each receive, the rider will get an additional $2,000 if he or she wins while riding in a Harris saddle!