The FEI Bureau has unanimously approved Bromont/Montreal as host city for the FEI’s flagship event, the FEI World Equestrian Games™, in 2018. The decision came after the FEI Evaluation Commission’s report was presented at the start of the Bureau’s two-day meeting at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on June 9, 2014.

We have all heard the expression “No Hoof, No Horse,” but proper saddle fit may be just as crucial as hoof care to the overall well-being of the horse. As a follow up to the DVD, “Beyond the 9 Points of Saddle Fitting,” Jochen Schleese, CMS, CSFT, CEE has written a book to answer any saddle fit questions riders and horse owners may have.

Formulated at a veterinary hospital in 1996, Platinum Performance® Equine has been providing results for horses ever since. It was designed to impact virtually every aspect of horse health from joints to coat to hooves, and everything in between.

Laughing Horse Mane Essentials is a Canadian owned company striving to provide 100 percent natural products for horses, dogs and people. Their newly released Smart Braid is a plant-based mane and tail gel infused with pure essential oils to help achieve perfect braids every time.

By Pam Frost Gorder - People with Alzheimer’s become calmer, happier after grooming horses. In the first study of its kind, researchers have determined that spending time with horses eases symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia.

Looking for an exercise to help develop your horse's uphill balance, self-carriage, and collected work? Olympic dressage rider and trainer Andrea Taylor suggests an exercise to improve these and other aspects of your horse's movement and training — the Shoulder-in Loop.

By Christina Weese - "Shipping fever” is a common name for pleuropneumonia, a serious infection involving the lungs and pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the chest wall) that’s often caused by the stress of travel.When fluid is found only in the lungs, and not in the pleural cavity, it’s simply referred to as pneumonia.

Saddle fit has become a huge buzzword in the equestrian industry over the last 20 years or so as saddle designs slowly evolve to better accommodate the needs of the horse. Saddle fitting is a truly comprehensive art and science that involves getting the fit right for both parts of the equation – horse and rider.