Sherry Cervi

Keeping a performance horse sound and running well is an ongoing challenge. Here, Sherry Cervi shares the strategies that work well on her barrel horses.
Lameness

From the Ground Up

Keeping your horse sound is all about preventive maintenance and adapting to the ground he’ll be performing on.

Start your horse on a hotwalker or hand walk him. | All photos by Caroline Fyffe
Ground work

Get Your Barrel Horse Back into Condition After a Layoff

Use Sherry Cervi's surefire method of bringing a horse back into barrel-racing shape after a layoff.