Alexandra Beckstett

Alexandra Beckstett, a native of Houston, Texas, is a lifelong horse owner who has shown successfully on the national hunter/jumper circuit and dabbled in hunter breeding. After graduating from Duke University, she joined Blood-Horse Publications as assistant editor of its book division, Eclipse Press, before joining The Horse. She was the managing editor of The Horse for nearly 14 years and is now editorial director of EquiManagement and My New Horse, sister publications of The Horse.

Articles by: Alexandra Beckstett

Caring for Cutting Horses … Er, Ponies

In 2012 editor-in-chief Stephanie Church started an editorial tradition: Once a year our four-strong team of dressage/eventing/hunter/jumper riders takes a horsey field trip to try

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1 HL flexion test courtesy animal health trust

Making Great Strides

The Animal Health Trust orthopedics team performs cutting-edge research of equine anatomy and function.

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Hannah and the Clone

I’m sure many of you are aware of the clone wars that have ensued recently between the American Quarter Horse Association and owners/breeders of cloned

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Relocating a Show (or Any) Horse

This winter I’ve made the tough decision not to show my hunter, Lily, at Florida’s 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival. Okay, realistically it wasn’t too difficult

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Trending: Joint Injections

Joint injections puzzle me. I’ve seen them administered to aging sport horses whose hock joints don’t function as fluidly as they once did. I’ve heard

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