Carley Sparks, Author at Horse Network

Horrific Slaughter of Grand Prix Horse Brings Equestrian Community Together

Imagine you just imported a new Grand Prix horse from Europe. You go to work excited about your new prospect and are alerted that he’s missing from his stall. A quick search of the grounds reveals...

His Horse Stops at the Fence and Then This Happens…

When a horse refuses a jump on course in competition any manner of disasters can happen. You might get pitched onto the ground or into the jump. You could get caught...

18 Signs You Grew Up Equestrian

1. Your horse was technically your first love. https://twitter.com/Shay_Shay81497/status/627880829788794881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 2. And your personal belongings, a billboard to express that love. https://twitter.com/hannahx905/status/623978111567310848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 3. Which drove you to acquire some odd, but...

8 Times Rothchild Had Resting B*tch Face

McLain Ward's mount Rothchild is often described as "expressive" and “charismatic” when what people really mean is he has the equine equivalent of resting b*tch face. It's what happens when...

Bobby Murphy Built a Hunter Course With No Rails. And Then Tagged It with Graffiti.

Seven years ago, Ian Debeer was one of the most prolific street artists in Pittsburgh. He was no. 2 on the Graffiti Task Force list of "10 Most Wanted Graffiti...

12 Signs You Suffer From Post Working Student Disorder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk_tD_CYxBE Earlier this week, Kate Severson posted on “10 Things You Should Know Before Becoming a Working Student.” It’s full of mad #equestriantruths for aspiring working students. Now let’s fast forward 15...

Grab a Tissue, This Kleenex Commercial Is Going to Make You Cry

Oh, hey. Feel like having your heart ripped out, squeezed to the brink of despair and then wrung dry? It’s your lucky day! Kleenex has just the thing to fit that tall...

Vaulting Is Cool Now. We Thought You Should Know.

Watch Team RSV Neuss-Grimmlinghausen (GER) take the win in the first freestyle round of international group competition at the CVIO4* in Verden with a score of 9.003! And look super dope in their...

You Can Stop Looking, THIS Is the Cutest Cowboy on the Internet (This Week)

Small children riding patient ponies is always a recipe for cute. But a small child nearly falling off a well-behaved pony, in slow motion, then recovering to finish his pattern and canter home hands-free?...

The Incredible Record of Trevor Breen’s One-Eyed Wonder Horse, Adventure de Kannan

When Trevor Breen and his one-eyed horse Adventure de Kannan won the famedEquestrian.com Hickstead Derby last year, it was a long sought victory. Prior to 2014, Breen and “Addy” had won nearly...

Stud Meets Toy Horse. Stud Destroys Toy Horse.

Carrots. Scratches on their withers. Leisurely days spent grazing in the sun. Horses like a lot of things. Stuffed animatronic versions of themselves are just not among them. Case in point:...

Six Micro Lessons With Charlotte Dujardin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw_5JiZWChY Charlotte Dujardin held her first clinic in Canada earlier this month, and PSdressage.com was on the scene in Surrey, BC, reporting live all the minute-to-movement action that was this year's most...

The Most Overlooked Fundamental in Flat Training

If you do a Google search for “Juergen von Buttlar,” you’ll find one article and a few random quotes from people promoting the fact that they’ve trained with him or had their...

Everything You Need to Know About Eventing’s World #1, Michael Jung

In May 2015, Michael Jung (GER) put paid to William Fox-Pitt (GBR)’s 12-month strong hold on top of the FEI World Eventing Rankings. He's held on to that title nearly every...

11 Horses That Are Not Sorry for What They’ve Done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDYhjggZMk0 What’s a little public humiliation between friends? HILARIOUS, that’s what. #sorrynotsorry horses. [caption id="attachment_764" align="alignnone" width="640"] ©artandbeautyfreak via flickr CC[/caption] [caption id="attachment_763" align="alignnone" width="600"] ©stickynotesfromparis.tumblr.com[/caption] [caption id="attachment_761" align="alignnone" width="528"]...

16 Awkward Moments Only Horse People Will Understand

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6 Common Mistakes Riders Make Looking for the Distance

On approach to a jump there are three distances that will present themselves “on the screen,” says USET veteran Bernie Traurig. “You’re on stride, so you have nothing to do...

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