A Connecticut woman has drawn significant criticism from her friends and acquaintances after demanding guests at her baby shower donate money—in lieu of gifts—to her…
Just nine months into legalizing cannabis across the country, the Canadian federal government has greenlit the first pot shop marketed specifically to horses and their…
Alabama has become the first state to open a rehabilitation centre for horse-addicted teens, following lobbying from concerned parents who say they have noticed a…
A Vermont-area woman is coming under fire for insisting her husband sign up for an experimental drug trial that pays $20,000 to participants, all so…
A virus may be behind some of the bizarre behaviour that is often observed in the horse obsessed, according to a recent study. Researchers at…
In March of 2014, Jamie ‘Dodge’ Manning’s life changed forever. The rancher and rodeo rider from Dubbo, Australia, was driving home to his farm when…
So you’ve been around the horse block a few times. You’ve taken lessons for years, been to shows, ridden a few greenies, heck, maybe even…
Not interested in the competitiveness and stress of showing, but still like the pomp and circumstance of getting dressed up and taking your horse out?…
Great Britain’s Nick Skelton is appealing his four faults at the water jump on Day 2 of the jumping qualifier at the Rio Olympics after…
Day 1 of show jumping at the Olympic Games in Rio. If you were Germany’s alternate rider, Meredith Michaels Beerbaum, you’d be looking forward to…
Lots of athletes have pre-competition rituals to settle jittery nerves. For Russia’s Inessa Merkulova’s 12-year-old Trakehner Mister X, that ritual involves his owner reading novels…
After jostling for the leading position for over 620 miles, three riders agreed to cross the finish line of the Mongol Derby together, holding hands.…
Palestine is making Olympic history in Rio by debuting their first equestrian competitor. But there’s a controversial catch—he’s a German-born businessman who just obtained a…
Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master are back following a 10th place finish in the individual eventing final at Rio. The sole Canadian in the final,…
It’s that time again! Every four years, equestrians around the world find themselves red in the face, defending horseback riding as a sport deserving of…
Welcome to the Tevis Cup, aka The Western States Trail Ride. the granddaddy of all endurance rides. The views are stunning, but the challenges of…
The young teen with a feathered mustache shuffled over to me, his eyes slightly down cast as he tried to shove the lead rope in…
In the last decade there has been an explosion of research into mental health and suicide within veterinary medicine. A 2008 U.K. study first raised…
My boyfriend (bless him) has been nothing but supportive of my horse habit. Despite an eyeball-scratching allergy to horses, he pops Reactine and goes on…
It was after midnight on New Year’s Eve when Dr. Carlin Jones stepped outside her mother’s house into the frigid Maine air. She sat on…