Author Archives: Rebecca Berry

What in the Wallop?

I don’t know how I got here, but here I am.  Every now and then a word springs to mind that’s just odd enough that I’m compelled to look into...

The Cavvy Code

It astounds me how little I know about the horse world. I have been involved with horses my whole life, though almost entirely on the English side of things and...

The C-Words

Ahhhh, words. I love them and since I love them so much, I’m going to explore a few that we use in our day-to-day and some that we don’t. I’ll...

That’s Chestnuts For You

What makes a chestnut horse a chestnut? I have written about roans, palominos, bays and Appaloosas and today I thought I’d add to the collection and talk about chestnuts. Chestnuts...

Stallions in History?

I made an observation while writing my last two articles and I admit, what you’re about to read is from the point of view of a slightly bitter woman. Just...

Copenhagen Could Have Been an Eventer

I’ve written about the Duke of Wellington’s influence on footwear, aptly named Wellingtons or Wellies. Now, I thought I might look into Wellington’s horse, an off-the-track-Thoroughbred by the name of...

Horsemanship Syndrome

When I was in university I took a biological anthropology class, and while in that stuffy classroom learning about monkeys and prehensile tails, I also learned something interesting about horse...

Caulk Talk

I saw a TikTok video today of a woman talking about how hard she pronounced the ‘L’ in "caulk" to the man working in the hardware store. I know exactly...

A Read on Roans

When I was seven my parents almost bought me a pony named Captain Crunch. I loved him, not only because I was a kid and because I loved the cereal...

Random Mule Facts

I collect a lot of random facts when writing these posts, leaving me with bits and bobs that aren’t long enough to stand alone. So, this week I present you...

State Horses

While writing about horse colours, I learned that the Appaloosa is Idaho’s state horse. I was unaware there is such a thing as a state horse, which is odd because here in...

Tail Fashions

I had my hair done today, the usual cut and colour, and my hairdresser asked if I wanted to try bangs, to which I replied, “No.” But it got me...