Author Archives: Gretchen Lida

The end of the year has come at last! 2020 is winding down, and it's time to heave a sigh of relief and take a break. If you are like...

Being a horse lover during the holidays is a special treat. It is like you belong to a secret society that actually knows what a bobtail is and has heard...

I am a sucker for long-distance adventure memoirs. If it has an unconventional journey that takes more than 100 miles, I have probably read it. From the comfort of my...

“9 am?” My trainer responded when I asked if I could have a Thanksgiving Day lesson. “I should be done feeding before then.” Her words were simple, but they had...

It was windy, wet, and dreary where I live this past weekend. But as the rain pelted outside, my laptop screen lit up with dozens of horse films from around...

Like many events, the 2020 EQUUS Film & Arts Fest is going virtual this year. Unlike many events in 2020, this one is perfectly suited for the at-home experience. Featuring...

The cartoon bay gelding, Fergus, is perhaps one of the earliest Equine Social Media Influencers. His big Roman nose, bay coat, and eyes that bug out when he spooks at...

Every time I sat down to finish writing this essay, I had to begin again.  The catastrophe on the page from before had blossomed into something even worse every time...

EQUUS Film Channel will host the digital premiere of the feature-length film Hope's Legacy tonight at 7:00 pm EDT to support Brooke USA's efforts to help working equines worldwide. All...

Every summer for the past 11 years, Chief Jimmy Lulua tights up the hanes on his draft horses and leads a 1200-mile wagon trip. He and a group of kids,...

"You don't ride the Color," an old horsewoman once told me. It was useful advice for a horse crazy girl overwhelmed by flowing manes and flashy coat patterns. Over time,...

From the Black Stallion to Secretariat, Hidalgo to Seabiscuit, horse racing and film are often a perfect match. One reason for this, of course, is speed. A very tiny percentage...

My friend Jera just got an Alaskan Malamute puppy named Winston Churchill. Sometimes I go with them on their evening walks. As owner and dog trot across the crosswalk toward...

Due to COVID-19 canceling many of the bigger events, the local horse show I rode in this summer was better attended than usual. The tiny arena heaved under the load...

As of August 24, 2020, more than 1.4 million acres of California has burned during this year's fire season, making it the worst fire season on record. I grew up...

In a quiet scene that seems to emblemize The Stallions of Palestine, young horse breeder Abdel Naser Musleh carries a halter and lead rope in one hand as he walks...

When I was young, my parents could use horses to bribe me to do anything.  If they needed me to clean the bathroom, the promise of a trip to go...

Once on a call that stretched from Manhattan to Tel Aviv, Sarah Maslin Nir’s Aunt took a second to realize who she was. “Sarah? Who loves Sousim?” she asked, using...

Are you hiding in the bathroom because you haven’t had any alone time since before the pandemic? Are you waiting for everyone else to show up for yet another remote...

On Thursday last week, the usually placid surface of summertime Lake Michigan, gurgled and rose with life. Big waves wrestled awake by the storm the night before. The other swimmers...