Five students, several observers and a few helpers gathered at the barn and arena of Dr. Charlie Ogle Saturday morning for the second lesson in Ogle’s “Driving the Gentle Giants” workshop. The “gentle ...

Some people think driving a horse is fun. I’m not one of them, but I can see the appeal. If for some reason you can’t ride, but your horse is sound and willing, driving her in pleasure classes can be ...

A former rider celebrated her 90th birthday with a surprise carriage driving lesson – an experience she hopes to repeat when she turns 100. Dorset-based Sylvia Pope owned horses with her late husband ...

I recently had the privilege of attending the Spring Draft Horse Sale in Kalona, Iowa. Less than an hour’s drive south, the Kalona Sale Barn must look, feel, sound, and smell like what was common a ...

Willow, left, and Summer are two of the horses at Glen Oaks Equestrian Center in Glen Carbon. GLEN CARBON — Cailin Messer can’t imagine life without horses. The 2010 Edwardsville High School graduate ...