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Towing And Trailering Safety Part 2: Emergencies On The Road

While many people don’t like to think about emergency situations, being prepared for one can be the difference between a good outcome and a horrific one. Not only should you prepare for equine emergencies, but you should also plan for what will happen to your horses if you have a personal emergency while on the road.

Interesting discussion about the Long lost Long Format going on over here. You might want to join in.

Where Have All the Good Times Gone?

Around the time that the long format died, and there are a zillion opinions as to why this happened, things started changing. A trend in course design became noticeable. Without the endurance factor of Phases A, B and C, "new" ways to separate the wheat from the chaff evolved in the form of cross country courses with questions of ever increasing technicality. I've heard it likened to show jumping without walls. At the peak of this trend, horses gallop like gangbusters between clusters of fences in varying combinations where they are forced to whoa-and-roll back before roaring off again to the next cluster.

And while you are there dont forget to check out Eventing Nations latest Sunday Jog-Up!!

I mentioned this series in our newsletter and our Guest Judge made a comment about horse presentation. You should read this collection for some great tips on getting your horse all cleaned up and pretty.