Author Archives: John Wilkinson

Hi. It's your friends at Horse Collaborative welcoming you to our new home, Horse Network. As you have probably noticed by now things look a little different around here. We...

Just in case you needed a reminder how brilliantly athletic the riders and horses competing at eventing's top levels truly are, Buck Davidson and Park Trader offered a dramatic illustration...

The 2016 Dubai World Cup belongs to California Chrome. The 5-year-old put in an absolutely brilliant, dominating effort over the 1-1/4 mile dirt course at Meydan. With Victor Espinoza in...

Before a sea of international wealth, amid the best bred horses in the world, the chestnut from Fresno County out-classed them all…with a badly slipped saddle, nonetheless. California Chrome Does...

He arrived 30 years ago today. Undersized and bow-legged, no one could have predicted back then this charcoal son of Halo would soon reach the pinnacle of his sport. That...

A year ago, Art Sherman found himself coping with the sinking reality that his time with his champion was through. The 78-year-old racetrack lifer who conditioned the Cal-bred colt California...

This ancient, semi-feral breed gets its name from the region in which it hails along France's Southern coast. It is here among the wetlands of the River Rhone delta the...

FACT: You can’t ride if you can’t get on. If you can’t get on, maybe going for a ride isn’t the best idea anyway. Riders tend to worry about the ride...

Imagine for a minute your neighbor Bob trying to play professional basketball, or hack it out on the PGA Tour. It would be hilarious, yes, but also an exercise in...

All is well within the world of eventing once again now that Andrew Nicholson is back in the game. The six-time Olympian from New Zealand has been on the shelf...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAqF-tKQbZY They say that breaking up is hard to do, and they would be right. We’ve all been there, on both ends, and even when it’s “the right thing to...

You've probably seen this archaic image of equine locomotion floating about the internet at some point or another: [caption id="attachment_1396" align="alignnone" width="500"] via Tumblr[/caption] What you might not know is...

Ever feel like your horse is just a bit...underdressed? Of course not, but I dare you to say this horse does not look dapper in his Harris Tweed suit. Just...

The death of young event rider Olivia Inglis earlier this month sent shockwaves of grief throughout the horse world and beyond. Monday, family and friends packed a Sydney church to...

Leave it to little ol’ Luxembourg to completely blow our minds with, of all things, a bottled water advertisement. For real. See for yourself: The ad was created for Sources...

Barry Hook is a carriage driver and horse trainer who happens to look a little bit like Santa Claus. Just another Santa-esque carriage fellow, you say? Not even close. What...

The equestrian world is reeling from the death of aspiring Australian eventer Olivia Inglis. The 17 year old was killed in a rotational fall during the cross country phase of...

Snow-capped mountains surround the vast, frozen valley floor as opportunistic sunlight bleeds through cracks in the clouds that blanket the big sky. The controlled cadence of clopping hooves and the patter...

You would think before ever jumping into to horseback riding, one would learn the basics of horsemanship. You would think. However, we know this is not the case. We’ve all met...

For thousands of years, humans have been using horses to sell products during the Super Bowl. Why not? It works. You think The King of Beers was just born into...