Author Archives: John Wilkinson

Super Bowl weekend is upon us and for my fellow equestrians, I just have one question: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME CLYDESDALES?! [just say “YES” so we can get on...

The internet is so incredibly strange. But the internet is so incredibly awesome. How else would we ever have this opportunity to watch a T-Rex ride a Paso Fino who...

At first glance, it’s the perfect selfie. All the key ingredients are there: cute kid, devoted dad and of course the kicker—the spontaneously goofy horse who knows exactly when to...

Here he is world, the newest member of the Budweiser Clydesdale family. His name is “Mac” and he hit the ground on Tuesday, apparently eager to get a cameo during...

[caption id="attachment_548" align="alignnone" width="620"]  [/caption] Simon is a Florida horse. The 8-year-old Appendix QH spent his entire life soaking up the southern sunshine, until last spring, when Simon packed up...

Unless you hail from Southwest Germany, chances are high you have never seen a Black Forest Horse in the flesh. And that's a shame because they are flat out GORGEOUS....

Champion thoroughbred and prominent stallion Gulch passed away Sunday at his home at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, KY. At age 32, Gulch was the oldest living Breeders’ Cup champion,...

A pair of pack horses are injured when they lose their footing during a river crossing in a remote Alaskan backcountry. Eight hours from the nearest road, it’s a mad...

Helena Ståhl had a horse. With this horse the 24-year-old competed in amateur harness races in Sweden. Then one day Ståhl’s horse, Iffy Mant, sustained a significant, ultimately fateful injury....

This is it. The entire Shetland Pony race calendar has been pointed to this moment right here—the Shetland Pony Grand National at Olympia. These are the fastest ponies in Great...

Not that Coolmore will need much help selling the virtues of American Pharoah to potential breeders, but the global bloodstock superpower has orchestrated an exceptional marketing piece for their prized...

One of horse racing's most beloved modern stars is back in the news this week. 2004 dual classic winner Smarty Jones is leaving his native Pennsylvania to stand at Kentucky's...

It could have been bad. Real bad. Two horses hitting the ground simultaneously, their jockeys going down with them. This frightening scene played out during a novice hurdle race last Saturday...

Maria Borell, trainer of 2015 Breeders' Cup Sprint Champion Runhappy, has released the following statement in response to Sunday's disclosure that she was fired by Runhappy's owners, Gallery Racing the morning...

With Saturday's romp into retirement, American Pharoah put an emphatic stamp on a brief but legendary career. As racing's first Grand Slam champion, his 3-year-old campaign will go down as...

One of the more mainstream criticisms of horse racing is the overall lack of transparency and access. Sure, you can stroll into any racetrack in America, plop down a couple bets...

Two days, 13 races, hundreds of the world's top thoroughbreds, jockeys and trainers all competing on one track with $26 million up for grabs. It's thoroughbred racing's grandest stage. It's...

It’s 25 minutes until post time on a picturesque October afternoon at Keeneland Racecourse. Out of the jockey’s room steps a young woman dressed for work: tall black riding boots,...

War Emblem, the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, is back on American soil after a nearly 13 year run as a stallion in Japan. Once he clears quarantine, War...

While perusing the internet in search of a delicious slice of horse news to feed you fine people, I came across a tantalizing headline: "Horse Breeding and Human Rights in Turkmenistan". Click. If...