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In April 2023, Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR), Woodbine, Maryland, responded to a request from Carroll County Animal Control to take in seven neglected horses from a private farm...

When we see equines in the Gaza Strip today, it is via images of donkeys pulling large barrels of water and horses serving as life-saving ambulances. But hidden in the...

It was the worst possible time to buy a new horse, in retrospect. Late March 2020, the world was in a very uncertain place. But for me, with the doors...

Scroll through the memes on any horse girl’s social media feed and you’ll likely stumble across the same old tropes. Go to the barn and you’ll never come back. Own...

In late 2022, Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR), Woodbine, Maryland, responded to a request for help from The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). HSUS needed on-site assistance...

There are few things more rewarding in show jumping than the feeling that comes from topping the podium of a big startlist in a big money jump-off class. Except, maybe,...

I should start by saying, I’m not mad. That’s not to say I wasn’t mad. I’m only human. A normal, human, female just trying to go about her day, find...

At Desert International Horse Park, you don’t have to win to champion safe, healthy sport. But you win even more when you do! Joining forces for the second year in...

I used to always tell people, I'm gonna be the first show jumper from Iran to go to the Olympics. And everybody would laugh at me. They'd say, “How do...

The world outside my hotel room window in Casper, Wyoming, was bright and blue. Sunny. Gorgeous. But it was -9 degrees, a brisk day for the locals compared to the...

On one of those deliriously early, horse activity-related mornings, my friends and I decided to talk about the apocalypse. In true, dark, millennial fashion, we somehow conjured up an image...

Just how many people in their 50s decide to take up horseback riding seems to be an unspecified number, even for Google. There are plenty of tips and warnings for...

Elysian is a 16-year-old Quarter Horse gelding that arrived at Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) in Woodbine, Maryland, in March 2017. Elysian and 11 other horses were seized by...

“Go to school now, and get your degree out of the way. Horses will always be there” is the ideology most trainers tout to their high school senior level students...

“I’d like to buy a horse,” is a phrase that would rattle any frugal parent, especially my father. He worked three jobs to keep my family comfortable and happy. Perhaps...

When Holly Simkins went looking for a horse, she was eventually drawn to a breed she believed could take her to the next level in the show ring. In April...

Trigger warning: This story discusses personal reflections on rape and sexual assault. When I was 10, I fell off a horse for one of the first times. She didn’t do...

“Arab, Brabant, Cleveland Bay, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Fell.”   When sleep eludes me, I list off horses in my head. I come up with a breed for every letter of the alphabet,...

Equine rescue organizations are widely known for the rehabilitation and rehoming of horses that have been saved from neglect or abuse. However, helping an individual transition their horse to a...

Looking back now, I would have killed me if I had raised me. There's no way around it. My early life was extremely difficult. I had no father figure growing...