Channel Archives: Community

I have heard whispers at breed association meetings, from farriers and vets, and the infamous 56 Thoroughbred posts on social media. Someone got sick; someone passed away, and now someone's...

In January 2021, 19 horses arrived at Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) in Woodbine, Maryland, after they were rescued from squalid conditions in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. First responders...

Dr. Peter Heidmann is Head of Internal Medicine at Palm Beach Equine Clinic in Wellington, Florida. As a primary care veterinarian, he sees referrals and consults on cases in Florida...

JustWorld International’s newly formed Youth Ambassador Gala Committee is composed of 15 Ambassadors between the ages of 13 and 22, who have set off on a mission to champion their...

Undoubtedly, horses are the most common animals found at a horse rescue, but donkeys and mules are also subject to hardships by way of neglect and abuse. Like horses, donkeys...

Whether throwing the perfect baseball game, finding your stride to a 1.60m oxer in the jump-off, or landing a 720-degree double salto off the balance beam, earning a place at...

Horse people know more about what is going on in the sky and in the dirt than most. We have multiple weather apps on our phones and check them often....

People talk a lot about unicorns these days, but I’d like to put a word in for the ‘class horse.’ Of course, if you’re lucky enough to have either of...

What builds character, a sense of humor and a future top rider? The answer is really quite simple, and is always under 15 hands. Ponies. Ah, ponies, they break us...

For more than 33 years, Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) in Woodbine, Maryland, has specialized in the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of horses. Over 20 years ago, in November...

The only thing more comical than seeing the New York City public at a horse show, wearing their slick, high fashion ensembles, is hearing the convoluted equestrian jargon comes out...

It’s been kind of a year of death for me, but if I am honest with myself, it’s always a year of death for someone. We’ve all endured the heartache...

One of your first lessons as a writer is using specific details, so the idea of show, don’t tell is burned into me. I shiver when I see it done...

If you have someone in your acquaintance that happens to have a connection to royalty, it's best to hope that person also lacks a sense of humor.  Unfortunately, for legendary...

I am. Guilty as charged. I sold my first pony, Cinnamon, to another young girl in the barn when I was 16, and had clearly grown too big for him....

My husband and I lead separate lives.  Not strictly in the traditional sense. We’re not consciously uncoupling, or Kris and Caitlyn Jenner-ing; no one, I hope, is pulling an Adam...

Before he was one of 19 horses seized from a neglectful home in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, Memphis was singing the blues. When he arrived at Days End Farm Horse...

When miniature horse Mikey was seized from Frederick County, Maryland, and sent to Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) in Woodbine, Maryland, in April 2022, the years-long neglect he had...

I was unsure what to expect when I entered the New Forest. I assumed I’d see ponies and trees and maybe a few roads winding through the area and that...

Of all the Airbnbs in the UK, I had to book this one; a cute one-bedroom house with a clothesline. I knew I was in the county of Hampshire, but...