Channel Archives: Community

Having ridden my fair share of young or newly started horses “just back from the cowboy” in my youth, I thought I’d come into parenting my toddler with a few...

The first time I watched the 1987 film Amadeus I cried. Not because of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's untimely death. I cried because I related to Antonio Salieri, the in-house composer of...

What started as a routine welfare check by animal control officers in Washington County, Maryland, in August 2015, quickly turned into a terrible scene. Officers discovered three horses in horrific...

I’m not sure what’s happening to me. Inching up to the septuagenarian mark and losing two beloved horses in two years had taken a toll.  Maybe this is what happens....

So many trainers have admitted to me that they don’t tell their clients the whole truth about their performance and what the clients are doing wrong with their riding because...

Given their small stature and sweet, spunky personalities, miniature horses, or “minis,” are often sought-after companions for regular-sized horses and other animals. Yet, just because they’re smaller doesn’t mean they...

For me, the writing's on the wall. I can’t actually remember when I first realized I was a highly superstitious person. It might have been in my teenage years, while...

“Well, at least the robots won’t train horses,” I joked to a fellow English teacher as we chatted about the rise of Artificial Intelligence-generated college essays and programs like Moonbeam...

Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) in Woodbine, Maryland, shelters approximately 150 horses every year that have come from grave situations involving neglect and abuse. In addition to dedicated staff,...

The sun was shining, and the good vibes were palpable during Sunday’s $20,000 MeadowGrove & Friends 1.20m Open Classic at the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP).  A total of 77...

If you’ve ever dreamed of jumping off for a good cause, now’s your chance! Next Sunday, March 12, Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) will host the first-ever MeadowGrove & Friends...

A registered Thoroughbred born on March 25, 2004, Disco raced seven times under the name Colega, but a prolific racing career wasn’t in the cards for him. His life took...

"Do I have enough money for Taco Bell? No, I don't," says a trending #horsetok sound on the Internet right now. "But you know what I do have?" it continues,...

Nyx arrived at Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) in Woodbine, Maryland, in January 2021, after being rescued along with 18 other horses from deplorable conditions at a farm in...

Any horseperson worth their salt will tell you it is not the purchase price of that cute ‘project’ on Facebook that may gaslight you into thinking you should stick to...

procrastination is theart of keepingup with yesterday —Don Marquis, archy and mehitabel, 1927 I opened a box of Breyer horses from my childhood the other day. I could say it...

“For a little while our partnership was a bit ‘Jesus take the wheel’,” said Corinne Sweeney (USA) of her now heart horse, 12-year-old mare Tara M. Previously campaigned by Olympian...

The other day in the barn aisle I heard a totally unfamiliar noise. It was the sound of a child throwing a temper tantrum.  I stood there for a moment,...

The first notes of Mariah Carey after Thanksgiving usually freak me out. I float above my body and count down the days until the New Year, hoping it will be...

"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse," is the famous line from the poem A Visit From Saint...