Young Riders

Feeding horse a treat
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5 Easy Horse Treat Recipes

Cold winter nights are made for baking, and your horse deserves a homemade treat, too! We're excited to share five of Team Tough1's favorite recipes to inspire some holiday creativity.

Nervous About Your First Horse Show? Here’s How to Prepare Like a Pro
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Nervous About Your First Horse Show? Here’s How to Prepare Like a Pro

Getting ready for your first horse show? It’s about more than shiny tack and a perfect packing list. Whether you're riding patterns, jumping fences, or running barrels, horse shows are all about testing—and celebrating—the partnership between you and your horse. Here's what to know beyond what to pack.

Lauren Reischer disabled rider
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POV of a Disabled Rider: Partnership, Pride and Breaking Barriers in the Saddle

From the very beginning, it was clear that therapeutic riding gave me more than just improved mobility. Riding gave me freedom. In the saddle, I wasn’t defined by the tightness in my muscles or my asynchronous gait. I was just a little girl on a horse, moving with him, together as one being. I didn’t know it then, but I was feeling more than just freedom—I was feeling a sense of equality and autonomy that I never knew on the ground

horse riders in a warm-up arena
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Navigating the Chaos: Warm-Up Ring Etiquette 101

When we think of the Warm-Up Ring, words like insanity, no rules, free-for-all and chaos come to mind. As a warm-up ring survivor, I know it can be a scary place. But, taking the time to learn some general etiquette and easy-to-follow rules will help you and others around you stay safe and be more comfortable!  

Little girl petting pony
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Are You Ready for Riding Camp?

Summer is here and that means so is summer camp! If you are attending, or maybe sending your horse-loving kid to riding camp, it’s essential to prep before you pack. How can you make sure they are prepared to have the best time possible you ask? Well, we have compiled a list of some essential "need to know" tips to ensure your young rider can get the most out of their experience!

Miniature Horse dressed for Halloween.
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Last-Minute Horsey Halloween Costume Ideas

Don't look now, but it's spooky season!! There's a lot of fun for horse owners when it comes to Halloween season: parades, costume classes at horse shows, trunk treating and even trick or treating. Did you forget that your local horse show is having a costume contest? Better come up with something quick! Luckily, Tough1 is here to help you with some last-minute costume ideas--some are your typical horse and rider costume combination, and some maybe not-so-typical.