A hot humid day. One rider. One horse. Both are exercising at a moderate level. Who is more likely to overheat? It might surprise you to learn that your horse gets hotter much faster than you and is more susceptible to the negative effects of heat stress. Prof. Michael Lindinger, an animal and exercise physiologist at the University of Guelph, explains: “It only takes 17 minutes of moderate intensity exercise in hot, humid weather to raise a horse’s temperature to dangerous levels. That’s three to ten times faster than in humans. Horses feel the heat much worse than we do.”

Borys’s job was to become great. Trainers worked hard to shape his potential into performance. He was put through many years of schooling. Different riders tried their hand and methods. His tack was adjusted. Feeding, schedules, and supplements were optimized. The problem wasn’t effort; it was that Borys didn’t cooperate.

Balancing results while doing right by the horse - Over 500 rapt horse lovers sat and listened to the two-hour long Elite Horsemanship Summit at Horse Expo Canada in Red Deer, Alberta on April 24, 2026.

Recovery. A word charged with significance. More than likely, it carries a unique weight and meaning for you. Most of us, as horse people, have encountered “recovery” somewhere along our path — whether our own or our horses’. It usually signals that something has gone wrong: an emergency, an illness, an injury. Rarely is it a word associated with celebration.