In The Barn

55. British Eventing: The Oliver Townend Problem

Oliver Townend, currently ranked fourth in the world of eventing. Where his lack of concern is only for the welfare of his horses...not the prize money. Follow along wit

54. Vitamin E: Need it or Yeet it?

Many supplements make outrageous claims, only to find an ingredients list that doesn't match. For once we found and get to take a look at a supplement that appears to not

53. Hock Injections: Medical Short-cut or Necessary Practice?

Pick up your latest equestrian magazine, without fail you will see multiple, full page advertisements about hock injections. Walk down the barn aisle at your next show an

52. Opinion: Why we aren't Wimps!

This week, we decided to take a detour and discuss some popular articles we spotted being shared across Facebook a few weeks ago. It can feel very frustrating and alienat

51.2 Which Fecal Test is Best?

With countless fecal test options on the market, WE the consumers want to know which is actually the best and perhaps which ones we should avoid. Between the Mcmaster, Mo

51.1 The War on Parasites: Debunking Deworming Myths

Deworming, is a topic that brings about a lot of questions and confusion. Should we still be deworming every 6-8 weeks? Why are our dewormers not nearly as effective? Wha

50.2 Death at the Race Track: Santa Anita pt.2

A truly unlucky race track, or did the "perfect" formula finally cause enough death and destruction to be noticed? Picking up right where we left off; it quickly became

50.1 Death at the Race Track: Santa Anita, pt. 1

Is it the perfect formula for money and death, or simply an unlucky race track? In true In The Barn fashion we take it all the way back to the beginning of the Santa Ani

49. Going Cross Country With FLAIR strips and Ice-Vibe Boots

With many five star events looming in the future, you know you'll soon be flooded with many ads for gear, top level riders are using. Some of the most popular items you w

48. What The Actual Feed?!?

How much protein, fiber, and fat should your horse get in a day? It's a pretty simple question, that seems like it should have a readily available answer. The problem is

47. The Mystifying Facebook Supplements

Do you ever find yourself scrolling Facebook and spotting ad after ad of the same supplements like GutX, Biomane, or Equinity? Better yet, do you ever listen to top rider

46.2 USEF: The George Morris Problem, Part 2

The down fall of George H. Morris. Follow along with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inthebarn.pod/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns let us kn

46.1 USEF: The George Morris Problem, Part 1

This is the story of someone who was once thought of as the greatest horseman perhaps in the history of the horse. His blunt sayings and his tough to please demeanor made

45. Social Media: The Young Horse Dilemma

We're kicking the year off right with one of the most heavily debated topics out there; when should we be starting our young horses? Not only do we break down the infamou

44. Ovarian Manipulation vs. Gelding Scar Manipulation

Mares and geldings, ovarian manipulation and gelding scar manipulation, myth or fact? Both of these seem to be two different sides of the same coin. On one hand we have o

43. Bemer: Good MLM or Bad MLM?

With many 5* events of the year firmly in the review mirror, we can all look back at the products we saw all over top riders Facebook pages and Instagram feeds. One of th

42. Death at the race track: The Juice Man

The lucrative world of fast horses, faster money, and custom drugs, runs rampant in the horse racing industry. With horse racing comes gambling, with gambling comes money

41. Olympic Count Down: the most problematic Olympics in history

While we all wait in eager anticipation for the Tokyo Olympic 2020 kick off, let's take a brief look back over the years. Some years have come and gone relatively smoothl

40. When is it too hot to trot...

Many equestrians pride themselves on not being fair-weather riders, but when does the not-so-fair-weather become dangerous? Better yet, how do we cool and keep cool our h

39. Bitless bridles: trials and tribulations

We've talked about what the research says with bitless bridles, but what do our horses actually think of the different designs? Today we share our own trials and tribulat