Author Archives: Anna Carroll

The advantage of a horse’s powerful hindquarters is that one lightning-fast hoof strike can end an argument with a mountain lion. Instantly. The drawback of that fact is that when...

In any discipline, reaching a plateau is an inevitable part of the training process. A horse and rider can’t grow in leaps and bounds with every single ride. The plateau...

Expectations matter. Amy Cuddy's viral Ted Talk on “power posing” left millions clamoring: simply raising our arms above our head can trick our brains into feeling more powerful. We can fake it until...

Anxious, wide-eyed parents ask me how to keep their kids interested in horses. All. The. Time. “You know…like you are, after all these years…” More often than not, this question...

Annie is eleven and Addie is eight. They are both horse crazy and hungry for knowledge. As their moms drive away, I wave goodbye and smile reassuringly. “See you in...

The five Indian Relay teams process onto the racetrack and a roar goes up from the grandstand. Eighteen Thoroughbreds are full of fire beneath the hot afternoon sun. Their coats...

Okay. If you own a mare, then this article is not for you. If you own a gelding and clean his sheath daily with postman-like predictability and discipline, then this...

It is 2015 and horses, instead of graduated cylinders, still remain key players in the production of Premarin. Premarin is prescribed to women to reduce menopausal symptoms and minimize the...