Could #SaddlebredHomecoming become a tradition? 🐎 Carson Kressley shared an idea on The Long Ride Home that we'd love to hear the community's thoughts on. If you could invite one person back to the barn this Thanksgiving, who would it be? An old barn friend? A former student? Someone who…
Carson Kressley’s career has taken him through fashion, television, design, and some of the biggest stages in entertainment. Trace the story back, though, and horses are there at nearly every turn. In this episode of The Long Ride Home, Carson joins Alex Husner to talk about the American Saddlebred world…
For generations, magazines were where the horse world looked for news, results, horses, and stories. That landscape has expanded. Today, barns, trainers, riders, and shows are also expected to have a presence online, where people can discover them in real time and get a feel for the horses, the people,…
Returning to riding as an adult means bringing a very adult brain back into the saddle. You want to understand why. You weigh the risks and rewards. You want to fix something the moment you realize it is wrong. In this clip from The Long Ride Home, Ellen Beard explains…
Progress in riding is built through repetition, intention, and the small pieces of work that add up over time. In this clip from The Long Ride Home, Ellen Beard talks about the value of repeating a movement until the body begins to understand it, then gradually testing and building on…
Hiring has become one of the most persistent challenges across the horse industry. Through her work with equine businesses, Hannah Padgett kept seeing the same need surface again and again. That eventually became the starting point for EquiAssist, a hiring platform she describes as “Indeed for horse people.” In this…
We’ve made a lot of progress this summer! I posted a video back in June of me and Chapstick finally catching the trot. That was the first lesson that we got it just about every time. Now, we get it every time 🥳 As a juvenile, my quiet hands were…
Some rides leave you thinking about the mistake. Others remind you how far you have come. In this clip from The Long Ride Home, Sara Spaulding and Alex Husner talk about the responsibility riders feel toward their horses, especially when they are still learning and developing together. Sara shares how…
Not every ride has to be perfect to be worth sharing. 🐴 In this clip from The Long Ride Home, Kelly Berry talks about the way social media has shaped the equestrian world, and how often riders feel pressure to only show the polished moments. The highlight reels. The perfect…
In this clip from The Long Ride Home, Dr. Lauren Magee shares what surprised her most when she returned to the saddle after nearly 30 years away. As a longtime runner who had completed marathons, Lauren considered herself fit. But her first months back reminded her just how specific riding…
The numbers tell a hard truth. Participation across the horse world has changed over the years, and the Saddlebred industry has felt that shift too. Fewer people are growing up around horses, being introduced to the breed, or getting the chance to see what makes this world so special. In…
One of the most valuable points from this conversation with Emma Hudelson is this: The Saddlebred industry may have become smaller, but that does not mean it has lost its heart. In many ways, the sport is becoming more participant-driven. You see it in the returning amateurs, the dedicated barn…
