And pushing 91! Hopefully Ken Hobday will provide some inspiration for your weekend; you're never too old to call yourself an equestrian, and a skilled one too!
Have you ever thought about how long your riding career will last?
And pushing 91! Hopefully Ken Hobday will provide some inspiration for your weekend; you're never too old to call yourself an equestrian, and a skilled one too!
Have you ever thought about how long your riding career will last?
Receive New Articles In Your Email
I've been riding since I was 9, and in love with horses from the day I was born. Living in Washington with my horse and 5 dogs.
Can you love horses and the environment equally? It doesn’t take long to realize that horses can be very destructive to pastures, soil and ground water. Is it possible to keep your horses happy while also minimizing the damage to your property, encouraging the health of your pastures and local wildlife?
Without a doubt, name-calling is one of my biggest pet peeves. The only thing that tops it is outright abuse. We’ve all heard how some riders refer to their horse as an “asshole”, “jerk”, “butthead”,…
Every horse is unique, that being said they all share the common design of their nervous systems and thus function in the same way. There are also five fundamental needs that every horse has in common, that drives the horse in an attempt to meet those five needs.
I have a broken neck and still go to the gym every day. What’s your excuse? If you’re asking your horse to do any kind of formal work (i.e. you aren’t just hacking down the…
Struggling with round penning your horse? Ever thought you might benefit from the natural horsemanship technique but not sure how to get started? Just one step above the methods used when science proved round pen methods…
According to UC Davis researchers, there might be a link between Autism in humans, and neonatal maladjustment syndrome (aka Dummy Foal Syndrome) in horses. “Using data from the foal research, Pessah, Madigan and Aleman are…
Ken’s attitude is remarkable, moving, to be praised and admired by, both, young and not so young people. But such an attitude, as we can perceive in the video, is not limited to his equestrian love. What is really admirable is the cause: his inner strength to demonstrate (to himself!) that he can, that he can do whatever he wants to achieve and enjoy, irrespective of possible obstacles such as being 91. An applause for Ken!