Author Archives: Liz Brown

Rosette Stone has released a new course for friends and family of horse enthusiasts to learn how to communicate with their loved ones by speaking ‘horse.’ In a press release,...

You may have heard of the Mongol Derby, aka the world’s longest and toughest horse race, aka a 1,000 kilometre equestrian adventure across Mongolia atop several semi-wild beasts. Well, The...

A college in Texas that moved their stallion-handling course online due to the COVID-19 pandemic is promising students they will get the same experience as they would in the typically...

It’s August and for some of us, it’s that time of year when we’re glued to our social media feeds following that 1,000 kilometer jaunt across Mongolia—the Mongol Derby. As...

A New Jersey man who claims to have trained his ex-girlfriend’s three 'wild stallions’ is in stable condition after suffering a fall at a popular trail riding facility in Warren...

When Betty Ann Lester’s husband asked for her hand in marriage, he suggested she move to Key West, FL, where he was stationed in the Navy. “I said, ‘No way,...

An amateur rider has received a lifetime ban from a movie theatre in Jacksonville, FL, for disrupting a matinee. The screening was part of a retrospective of classic western films...

It isn’t overt. They don’t hear slurs and they aren’t excluded from barns or shows. But Abriana Johnson and Caitlin Gooch both say they have felt the sting of racism...

The driver of a truck and horse trailer who plowed through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Tulsa, Okla. on Sunday night is under investigation by the Oklahoma...

Ellie Wood Baxter says it’s her straight back that helped her achieve prolific success in the hunter ring through the 1930s to 1960s. The pioneering rider was the most famous...

Six months after saying she was just “popping by the barn for a quick ride,” a Florida woman has yet to return home, her family is reporting. Karen Laytagan was...

The Australian state of Victoria has temporarily halted its plans to shoot wild horses after a cattleman filed an injunction in the Supreme Court of Victoria to stop the cull....

It seems Queen Elizabeth is living her best lockdown life, holed up at Windsor Castle with a stable of horses and her husband Prince Philip. While the Royal Windsor Horse...

The Pageant is a show quite literally fit for a queen. Put on for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth herself, the annual evening spectacle crowns a weekend of elite competition at...

One of the world’s most promising young dressage riders is in critical condition after suffering a serious brain bleed on May 5. Juan Matute Guimon, a prospect for Spain’s Olympic...

Canada’s governing body for equestrian sport is expressing disappointment that horse farms were excluded from a $252 million COVID-19 support package for agri-business that was announced by the federal government...

An amateur dressage rider in upstate New York is reporting a significant jump in her household savings following the public health lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Elise Spentitall’s bank...

The 1950s weren’t a kind time to be a woman in eventing. It took one with single-mindedness and determination to find opportunities and success in the sport. Enter Sheila Wilcox,...

Amazon is looking to hire hundreds of horses and riders to help meet increased demand for deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. Following reports the company will be hiring 75,000 more...

If the last month has shown us anything, it’s that a lot can change in just a few days.  That’s certainly what the pioneers of the inaugural Gaucho Derby discovered....