EQUUS Consultants: The Strained Stifle in Horses
…horse population. When muscle strains do occur they are usually found in horses who “work on their hocks,” such as cutting horses, reiners, barrel racers, polo ponies and high-level dressage…
Search Results for: polo
Notable Moments in Horse Racing
…1927: Arlington Park opened. The track, built by H. D. Brown, had a steeplechase course and a polo field and was adjacent to tennis courts, a golf course and a…
Postcard from the AGA Championships
…to come up with the right layout on the big grass field at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. Pepe had to take into account the fact that it has…
Book Review: Don Dodge – The Way It Was
…stepfather and mentor to dozens of kids; cattle buyer; fashionable dresser; ladies’ man; ex-gambler and drunk; party animal; speaker of indescribably vulgar language; trainer of hunter/jumpers, polo ponies, racehorses, and…
Good Grooming Tips from the Pros
…hardly ever get complete baths. If a horse gets muddy while he’s working, we may hose off his legs and feet, but we usually work horses in polo wraps and…
Michael Voudouris Slides into Olympics
…the 1948 Olympics held there. It is still popular in St. Moritz, where playing polo on snow and horse-drawn ski-racing across a frozen lake are also considered normal pursuits. I…
Postcard from the Cosequin Festival
…Festival. It was a vertical in front of the VIP tent, so all the people finishing their pecan tarts and coffee at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club could see…
Postcard from the AHJF Hunter Classic
…and herself. But this time, she also provided some extra excitement in a real cliffhanger at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. After the first round, Strapless stood third, behind…
En Vogue: A Friesian’s shot at glamour
…have a few wardrobe changes of his own. Okay, maybe it’s only polo wraps and a cooler, but how many outfits can a horse have? On the big day, I…
Ask Horse Journal: 10/00
…the area (don’t overtighten) — either a heavy Ace wrap or elastic polo wrap. Include the coronary band and pastern if these are swollen. Wraps should be laundered (use Ivory…