MARE FAMILIES THAT MADE THE SPORT – QERLY CHIN

The Qerly Chin effect: how one mare shaped a dynasty From a talented mare in Belgium to a dynasty of champions, the Qerly Chin line has become one of the most powerful forces in modern showjumping breeding. The foundation When the Belgian mare Qerly Chin (Chin Chin × Kerly by Pachat II) first stepped into…

BylizzieApril 29, 20260Comments

Horse Channel

LOCAL BUSINESS LAUNCHPAD PART 3 – CASE STUDY

Fit2Ride: A strong brand building stronger riders Text: Kim Dale, Founder of Unbridled Marketing When we talk about performance in riding, the conversation almost always centres around the horse: training programmes, nutrition, saddle fit, and veterinary care - all essential pieces of the puzzle. But there is another half of the partnership that deserves just as much…

BylizzieApril 28, 20260Comments

Horse and Rider

NOTES FROM ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ – RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibility always belongs to the one with the more complex nervous system. This idea has been on my mind as I hear more conversations about horses needing to self-regulate or take responsibility for their emotional state. These ideas usually come from good intentions. We want partnership, not control. Safety, not force. But horses are prey animals. A horse’s nervous system is…

BylizzieApril 27, 20260Comments

Horse and Rider Horse and Yard Horse Health

AN INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA ANDERSON

HQ: ⁠How did you become involved in saddle fitting? What led you to this work? Amanda: When I was in my early 20s, between undergrad and grad school, I was still a bit unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. I took a couple of massage and saddle-fitting courses from Don Doran of…

BylizzieApril 26, 20260Comments

Horse Channel

THE RECOVERY REVOLUTION

A scientific and practical look at post-competition recovery At every show, the buzz after a big round is electric, but once the adrenaline fades, a quieter and arguably more important phase begins: recovery. For decades, equestrian culture has glorified the work: the rounds, the lessons, the hours in the saddle. Only recently has the focus shifted…

BylizzieApril 25, 20260Comments

Events

WINNERS OF THE TOYOTA OUTDOOR GRAND PRIX

Shaun Neill and Kaprisch DBH Z Photography: Megan Wright Media Shaun Neill is one of South Africa's most celebrated showjumpers, but he’s a rider whose career has been defined not just by his (many) victories, but by his resilience. After a herniated disc threatened to end his time at the top level of the sport, Shaun…

BylizzieApril 24, 20260Comments

Horse Channel

INSIDE THE 2026 DEFENDER KENTUCKY THREE-DAY EVENT

AND The Kentucky International CSI5* As of today, Lexington, Kentucky, is once again the centre of the equestrian universe, and what a weekend it promises to be. Running from April 23 to 26 at the stunning Kentucky Horse Park, the 2026 edition of the event brings together three world-class competitions under one roof: the flagship CCI5*-L,…

BylizzieApril 23, 20260Comments

Horse Channel

AI CAN READ OUR HORSE’S EMOTIONS

And it's more accurate than you might think For centuries, we have relied on feel, intuition, and hard-won experience to interpret their horse's emotional state. Now, artificial intelligence is learning to do the same thing, and at a speed and scale no human can match. A series of landmark studies published in 2024 and 2025 have…

BylizzieApril 21, 20260Comments

Horse Health

SCIENCE LEADS THE WAY IN TEACHING HOW TO BETTER ASSESS OUR HORSE’S EMOTIONS

It is one of the most unsettling findings to emerge from equine welfare science in recent years: most people, including experienced equestrians, are significantly worse at recognising pain in horses than they are at spotting discomfort in other humans, and in an animal whose evolutionary survival has depended on concealing vulnerability, that gap has serious…

BylizzieApril 20, 20260Comments

Horse Training

THE HORSE NEVER FORGETS

What science has learned about equine memory Over the past two decades, and with increasing momentum in recent years, researchers have been piecing together a picture of equine memory that is far more sophisticated, nuanced, and frankly humbling than traditional horsemanship ever gave horses credit for. What these researchers have found doesn't just satisfy academic…

BylizzieApril 18, 20260Comments

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