TO QUOTE THE Glen Campbell song, “You Got to Try a Little Kindness” when training an unbroken or wild horse to willingly accept human touch and then respond to asked tasks. “The first step in all ...

COMFORT — Cinnamon, a 24-year-old mare who's blind in her right eye, stood alone in the corner of a corral on a Hill Country ranch. The horse didn't want to be there. Linda Salinas, the only person in ...

As the concept of positive reinforcement gains popularity, researchers are trying to confirm its effectiveness at a more baseline level. According to a group of Midwestern equitation scientists, ...

Purdue University is partnering with Equitation Science International, a leading international source of equitation science information and education, to offer a distinctive online certificate for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chip R Bell is a renowned keynote speaker and a best-selling author. A world-class horse trainer has crossed the finish line.

When Eblouissante returns to the racetrack for her 2014 debut in a Feb. 13 allowance race at Santa Anita Park, one wouldn't necessarily recognize a dressage background in the 5-year-old half sister of ...

Exercise rider Yoehannie Acoy sits atop Addressable Market, the first horse to go out for season as the Oklahoma Training track opens for the season Thursday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The horse is ...