Chelsea Shaffer

We received a very special piece of mail in the Horse&Rider office.

How our Resistol RideSafe Safe Start trainer Casey Branquinho is addressing the COVID-19 crisis in his boarding and training barn.

That first riding lesson is a BIG deal for your kiddo. Here's what gear he or she needs to wear to make that critical first experience in the saddle a safe one.

Devices and horses can be a recipe for disaster.

Wet saddle pads are just as good for the rider as they are for the horse. Here's why.

A tied horse can be a dangerous horse if tied to something less-than-secure.

No matter what equine discipline you prefer, your horse's conditioning and fitness matters to keep them safe and sound. How do you get your horse in shape? Reined cow horse trainer Casey Branquinho shares his methods.

Following directions and accepting that you don't know everything is the first key to safety around horses.

A new online column from H&R Editor Chelsea Shaffer on the perils and joys of raising kids in the saddle and around the barn.

How saying goodbye to your best horse, even on your own terms, can break your heart.

Do you have a free morning to spend with your equine partner? Here are five ways to make him feel his best, on a budget!

On this Mother’s Day, I wrote this poem as an ode to the pony who is making my job as a mom a little easier.

Feeding horses fresh grass clippings is a mistake that could cause your horse serious pain and cost you an arm and a leg in vet bills, and that's if you're lucky.

Watching a life-long partner in her last years is a hard pill to swallow.

How and why winter horse ownership tests our limits.

How being a mom changed everything in my horse life.

Horse&Rider introduces you to our new editor-in-chief, Chelsea Shaffer

Learn why "We"d Love to Own" pole-horse great, Teddy Terrific.