Channel Archives: Community

As conflict continues to rage in Ukraine, the situation grows more dire for equestrians evacuating the war zone with their horses. The Ukrainian Equestrian Federation Charity Foundation (UEFCF) estimates upwards...

Sometimes socks are more than just socks. Sometimes socks are a statement. A manifesto even. Sometimes socks stand for something bigger than the feet they ensconce. Sometimes socks are an...

If good things come to those who wait, Kevin Winkel has done his time. And then some. The American show jumper took 20 YEARS to ask out fellow Grand Prix...

For horses that have been fortunate enough to survive neglect or abuse and have been able to fully rehabilitate thanks to the help of equine rescue and welfare organizations, the...

In its efforts to invade Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's troops took control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in late February. Troops seized the exclusion zone around it, which is now a...

It is well chronicled here on Horse Network that I, Gretchen Lida, have depression. I can be a sad sack who happens to love horses. Like clockwork, the worst spells are usually...

Adam’s Apple is a 15-year-old grey Appaloosa gelding that first arrived at Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR), Woodbine, Maryland, in 2008 as part of a neglect case from Prince...

Earlier this week, my mare let out the world’s most pregnant capriole ever documented. Perturbed that she was not the first back into her stall for dinner, she took a...

When horses are rescued from neglect or abuse situations, oftentimes they’re relocated to a local or nearby equine rescue facility. However, it’s not uncommon for rescue organizations to be burdened...

He’d been purchased some years ago from a Mennonite family. When my boss went to see him, he was looking for something safe and reliable; he asked if Lucky was...

"You look cute in that," the person I love said when he first saw me in barn clothes. There was hay in my hair. The ratty t-shirt and jeans I...

#WeRideTogether, a movement to empower, inform, and unite the equestrian community and beyond on sexual misconduct prevention, has partnered with The Army of Survivors, the only national organization advocating for...

In March, the New York Times profiled an equine-based life-coaching facility with a star-studded client list in the Ramsay de Give penned essay: "Can We Learn Anything From Horses?" The Equus Experiential...

We’ve all had the misfortune of hearing a non-horse person say, upon learning that you ride, “I rode a horse once…” It’s inevitable. The classic follow-up statement is: “It took...

In early 2021, Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR), Woodbine, Maryland, responded to a call from local law enforcement and animal control officers asking for assistance in the seizure of...

"Gretch, you fell from six feet going 25 miles an hour," my horse trainer said as I stood up and limped back to the mounting block. I dusted the arena...

While at the Dublin Horse Show in 2018, I got a sense of how many horses occupied Ireland and felt staying an extra week would allow me the time to...

After 20 years of riding other people’s horses, I finally have one of my own. As I latched her stall door for the first time, a familiar sense of worry...

We hung on tightly, leaning forward as the horses climbed. Already we’d gone through more difficult terrain than I could have imagined—bogs that sucked at the horse’s feet, mud that...

The horse world lost a legendary figure this week.  Willie Leahy was the quintessential Irish horseman. He was the largest breeder of Connemara ponies in the world and also Field...