Life After Near Death, the Baker Bean Story
When Baker Bean first arrived at Days End Farm Horse Rescue in October 2006, the scrawny, malnourished two-year-old Appaloosa colt more closely resembled a crippled foal than a two-year-old. The...
Author Archives: Emily Randolph
Shetland Ponies Are Equal Parts Fluff and Sass
They’re the fluffy speed demons eliciting "Awwwws" and squeals in equal measure on pony steeplechase courses around the country. They’re backyard pets, cart-pulling machines and the preferred mount of pony...
What Happens at Retirement? Giving One Show Horse a “Storybook” Ending
In early 2018, Michelle Durpetti faced a tough decision. Her amateur-owner hunter Moody Blues had made an incredible recovery from cervical vertebral malformation, or “Wobbler’s Syndrome,” more than six years...
On the Backstretch with the Stars of the WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase Championship
When the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) first introduced the Shetland Pony Steeplechase Championship Series in 2012, it was heralded as "D.C.'s newest—and cutest—sport" by the Washington Post. For some of...
