If there was ever a year for #GivingTuesday, it’s 2020. Giving Tuesday is a day meant to give back to the community around you. The day can take many different...
As Jerry stepped carefully over coconuts fallen across the trail, it hit me that you honestly never know where horses are going to take you. In the past, my ability...
“9 am?” My trainer responded when I asked if I could have a Thanksgiving Day lesson. “I should be done feeding before then.” Her words were simple, but they had...
One of the benefits of being a >shudder< senior citizen in the horse world is having much more clarity to see the big picture. Or, at very least, to see...
“All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story”—Isak Dinesen Steve Melen is a lucky man. He's a successful financial advisor and a likeable person. It’s difficult...
While many people looking to adopt a horse find themselves searching for a riding partner, the trend of adopting a horse as a companion-only is one that continues to grow...
When we adopted Ping Ping in November 2018, it was only 15 days before she would have aged out of the system in China. Orphans there must be adopted by...
Horses are inherently herd animals. When you go out West, for example, you’ll see large herds surviving on their own, but this has left many with a misconception about horses’...
I’m a deputy probation officer for Riverside County, California, and work primarily in a city called Desert Hot Springs. I check in on gang members after they’re released from prison...
George and I were deep in a thicket and we let the horses pick the best way through. I wasn’t enjoying my time as branches grabbed at my clothes and...
My original injury was March 14th, 1999. I had been riding “problem horses” in the Middleton Hunt, and we were out hunting. I was in the second flight and my...
On a sweltering hot day in July of this year, employees of Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) arrived at a property in Harford County, MD, expecting to assist animal...
When I was young, I developed an interest in flying. I received my private pilot’s license at age 20, and my instrument pilot rating at age 22. I aggressive pursued...
Started during a “COVID-driven brainstorm,” Melissa Rafano’s EQ Retreats is taking on a life of its own. Described as “an equestrian-focused weekend getaway where we celebrate our common love of...
A friend told me about an experience she shared with a lanky six-year-old Holsteiner. The story is enlightening, surprising and perhaps a little sad but has stuck with me for...
When Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine, MD, began more than 30 years ago, it was with the mission to not only save horses, but to teach others how...
