Around here, I’m raising ‘horse girls’—that’s how my four girls identify themselves. Not riders. Not equestrians. Horse girls. Somewhere along our horse journey, my horse kids and I developed our own...
It's been 10 years since I wrote “About that Video with Titan: An Open Letter to Clinton Anderson,” an essay on sexual assault and a horse trainer’s casual use of...
There’s a meme of the bell curve that I think about constantly. On the left side is a caveman saying, “I know nothing.” In the middle is an idiot saying,...
Author's note: Author, activist, poet, and farmer Wendell Berry passed away on August 31, 2026. I found the first draft of this essay in an old notebook and thought this...
Sherie Wright's daughter was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at age two. This is her story, brought to you by Three Mares. “We have to get her to Youth Nationals.” That...
Nobody likes barn drama, not even those who perpetuate it. All the blaming and shaming, pouting and shouting, icy silences, petty jealousies, and criticism couched as “advice.” Everyone picks up...
This is not your usual piece about older riders losing their nerve, or struggling with an accident, or being unable to execute tasks at a high level. Rather, this is...
The second fence of my first horse show in 30 years was decorated with a giant artificial hedge and what looked like the front of an Old West saloon. Beau...
On July 31, pioneering natural horseman, author, and cowboy Monty Roberts passed away at his home in Solvang, California, due to complications from an autoimmune disease. He was 91 years...
After weeks of recapping Faultless, I had the opportunity to sit down with Ben Asselin and Kyle Koss, the sibling–producer duo behind the equestrian docuseries. Grandsons of Ron Southern, founder...
After a long career in corporate communications, including more than 12 years as Chief Communications Officer at Levi Strauss & Co., Kelly McGinnis was used to being good at hard...
“I could have done better.” My daughter said it after a local derby where she finished fourth. In fact, I’ve heard that phrase a lot from her lately. At first,...
And now we’ve come to it: the end of the first season of Faultless: The Riders, their Horses, and the Pursuit of Excellence. We’ve skittered from the flamboyant foulness of...
By the time you read this, my first horse show in nearly 30 years will already be over. As I write this, it's three days away. I'm excited. I'm nervous....
American horse sport faces its most consequential inflection point since the post-war expansion—not because of any single crisis, but because the economic ecosystem that sustains the industry has outgrown the...
American horse sport faces its most consequential inflection point since the post-war expansion—not because of any single crisis, but because the economic ecosystem that sustains the industry has outgrown the...
American horse sport faces its most consequential inflection point since the post-war expansion—not because of any single crisis, but because the economic ecosystem that sustains the industry has outgrown the...
American horse sport faces its most consequential inflection point since the post-war expansion—not because of any single crisis, but because the economic ecosystem that sustains the industry has outgrown the...
