The horse needs to be responsive to seat and leg aids when ridden in a hackamore. The longer the shanks, the greater the leverage and so the severity. However, the success of their use will rely ...

By The Way A new breed of horse girls gets its first U.S. championships. Hobby horses aren’t real, but the competition is: More than 100 gallopers gathered with their trusty steeds-on-a-stick.

Hobby horse competitions are a real thing -- seriously, a real thing -- and not just in Finland. The strange equestrian-esque sport, in which competitors jump, race and perform while astride the ...

The National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) will host the MARS EQUESTRIAN™ Hackamore Classic on July 22-28 at the Tulsa Expo Center.

Sarakoski said Finland has more than 10,000 hobby-horse fans – by far the largest number in any country – and says the sport is gradually gaining momentum in some other European nations like ...