On November 4, 2018, officers from the Montreal SPCA responded to a call about a carriage horse who had collapsed and died in Old Montreal.

Compacted snowballs and ice in horses’ hooves can result in bruised soles and abscesses, and they also make horses dangerously prone to slipping.

The daughter of Olympic dressage medallist Cindy Ishoy and the late Neil Ishoy, Kahla Ishoy’s childhood memories are the stuff dressage dreams are made of.

Here are five handy hints for developing better, more effective leg aids, so you stop losing your stirrups or gripping your horse’s sides.