To the untrained eye, lunging looks like an exercise of chasing the horse around in seemingly never-ending circles. I’ve often heard questions posed by new equestrians, horse husbands and non-horsey...
“It’s an amazing day! You could say there’s only one person who could be happier than me today and that’s the winner. I would bet that I’m happier!” That was...
When I was a kid we were basically like free-range chickens at the barn. Our parents dropped us off early in the morning and we spent the day pecking all...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do40YApL1hA Although exact figures are hard to come by, the sheer magnitude of horses lost in the First World War can be difficult to process. Some estimates put the number as high as 8 million in four...
Four years ago when I took a chance on a “rescue” prospect, I wasn’t really sure what I was getting myself into. It turned out that this horse was labelled...
Some horses need time and training to learn how to negotiate a jump. Like this one, who’s clearly doesn’t understand the purpose of canter rails. At all. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="alignnone"...
Anxious, wide-eyed parents ask me how to keep their kids interested in horses. All. The. Time. “You know…like you are, after all these years…” More often than not, this question...
Imagine you just imported a new Grand Prix horse from Europe. You go to work excited about your new prospect and are alerted that he’s missing from his stall. A quick search of the grounds reveals...
A few months ago, dripping in sweat and battered and bruised, I came home and text messaged my best friend Meghan, telling her that I thought it was time to...
When a horse refuses a jump on course in competition any manner of disasters can happen. You might get pitched onto the ground or into the jump. You could get caught...
Have you ever wished that you could make like a masked avenger and whistle for your fearless steed any time you wanted his company? (Or, you know, when you were about to be...
Annie is eleven and Addie is eight. They are both horse crazy and hungry for knowledge. As their moms drive away, I wave goodbye and smile reassuringly. “See you in...
Legendary English footballer Michael Owen is a full-fledged horseman these days, breeding and owning numerous stakes winning thoroughbreds. His fortunes, however, took a turn for the worse on Sunday when...
Is your horse lazy? Hot and high-strung? Does he get moody? Come out like a different animal every day? Understanding our horses is hard work, and there are a multitude of factors that can...
He won his first championship medal at the Pan American Games (Individual Silver). He’s currently leading the 2015 Hagyard Challenge Series at Kentucky Horse Park. (The winner gets a $50k bonus). And he’s...
This ad was recently posted in a Kentucky-area "Horses for Sale" facebook group. It appears this pony made quite an impression: [copied and pasted] Pony Available at your own risk......
Many young equestrians will soon hang up their tack and head off to college for a new and exciting chapter in their lives. Finding the time and a place to...
It’s been more than 35 years since The Black Stallion film first captivated audiences around the world by bringing to life Walter Farley’s timeless story of Alec, the young boy shipwrecked on a deserted island...
I walked off of the cross country course in tears yesterday. Sweat poured off of my face, and the tears caught into the black mane and glistening neck of my...
The ground blurs beneath us. My horse’s hooves roar into a thunder. The wind moving past causes tears to stream freely from my eyes and I blink quickly to see...
