How To Find Your Dream Horse with Eventer Caroline Martin

How To Find Your Dream Horse with Eventer Caroline Martin

American Event Rider Caroline Martin sells a lot of horses. When the Advanced level rider isn’t out competing, she’s helping pair riders with the horses of their dreams. Her busy sales program helped 100 horses find homes in just 22 months. When evaluating horses for...
How Should My Saddle Pad Fit?

How Should My Saddle Pad Fit?

When it comes to riding, saddle fit is often a priority, but many riders overlook the importance of saddle pad fit. An ill-fitting saddle pad can slip, bunch, or create pressure points, leading to friction that can cause discomfort or even sores on your horse’s...
How To Shim Your Saddle Pad Correctly

How To Shim Your Saddle Pad Correctly

Get the best saddle fit Saddle pads that can be adjusted with shims are practical for growing horses, horses with changing toplines, as well as for riders with multiple horses. Not only they are more comfortable for the horse but shims are easy to use. In the video...
Keep Your Horse’s Back Strong With These 4 Easy Exercises

Keep Your Horse’s Back Strong With These 4 Easy Exercises

Maintaining fitness and soundness in the performance horse requires proper care in between riding and competing. Our horses are athletes, and as partners in equestrian sport, it’s important owners and riders are working to keep them strong and healthy. Ecogold hosted...
How to Tell if Your Horse has a Sore Back

How to Tell if Your Horse has a Sore Back

Don’t miss these telltale signs that your horse has a sore back. Back pain can be tricky to interpret. Your horse may shy away from a brush or stiffen along his spine when you run your fingers down it, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s sore along his back. “A lot...
Improving Back Soundness for the Performance Horse

Improving Back Soundness for the Performance Horse

Keeping your performance horse’s back comfortable over time can be tricky. On November 19, Ecogold hosted a panel of equine professionals to discuss common issues that contribute to back soreness in sport horses and what to do about them.  Watch Improving Back...
Meet the Hardest-Working Equestrians

Meet the Hardest-Working Equestrians

Our search for the #hardestworkingequestrian brought to light some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry. Five finalists were chosen from many amazing entries. Ainsley @ace_eventing14 inspired us with her story of triumph after a rough few months...
Giveaway: Who Is the Hardest Working Equestrian?

Giveaway: Who Is the Hardest Working Equestrian?

Ecogold, home of the hardest working pad, is looking for the #hardestworkingequestrian. As a company, we value our customers’ dedication to horses and to their sport. We are in search of an equestrian whose journey is one of challenge and triumph. From July 23 to...