Some horses are natural athletes that can achieve seemingly impossible feats—like Rolex Grand Slam champion Hello Sanctos and triple crown winner American Pharoah. Others, like this ex-ranch horse, struggle with the simple...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcM7dKAOkTg I love judging IHSA and IEA shows. Both are great organizations that offer a fun, reasonably priced way for beginners to learn how to ride and for advanced riders...
I was recently thinking about all the things we horse people do that seem completely normal to us, but are probably completely odd to non-equestrians. So I thought I would...
So you’ve gone on three dates with this guy and he keeps telling you that he can’t wait to “go riding with you.” He wants to show you his natural...
And people say dressage riders don’t have a sense of humor… (Watch for the Carl Hester cameo at the end!) [fb-video src='https://www.facebook.com/trtmethod/videos/441043972753891/'] When he’s not busy posing as dressage rider extraordinaire “Brett Kidding,”...
McLain Ward's mount Rothchild is often described as "expressive" and “charismatic” when what people really mean is he has the equine equivalent of resting b*tch face. It's what happens when...
Practical Horseman recently published a list of things to avoid when seeking a boarding barn. It caused an uproar in the instructor/boarding world, because everyone loves barn drama! Thankfully, The...
We regret to report that earlier this week, Donald Trump disrupted our perfectly peaceful world—the horse world—by taking an apparent swipe at none other than Secretariat during a campaign rally...
We’re all human. Sometimes, we just need to tell ourselves a little white lie (or 13) to get through the day, the match, the chukker, the overwhelming anxiety during a...
There’s cute. There’s adorable. There’s even adorably cute. Then, there’s stuff like this that transcends endearing superlative. According to the video shared bySterling Bartow, this is a three-day-old miniature horse...
If you’ve been the recipient of any of these pickup lines in the past, well, then, you have our condolences…Oh wait. What’s that? You guys are married now? Oh wow, that’s SO great…...
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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZF1CLuQ40E As prey animals, horses can, at times, have a flight response and wild emotional trajectory that is not unlike the flight response and wild emotional trajectory of the average teenage...
When introducing a greenie to a ditch, remember to be patient. Let the horse take it all in and react accordingly. Also, remember to press record, lest you miss out...
We ask a lot of our horses—Faster! Slower! Jump this! Halt here! Come! Go! Whoa, whoa, whoa!—but do we ever stop and ask them what they want? Watch and learn....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvruXl4Gktw We've all had some happy, sad, frustrating, scary, hilarious, lazy, you-name-the-adjective times on our horse's back. Animals are no exception. Here are 10 times when animals discovered the mystical journey...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZKo9OlBGo Not every rider can be born with the tall, lithe physique that Biq Equitation dreams are made of. You may not have long legs, a tall, straight back or that textbook seat...
If history has taught us anything, it’s that the world’s next great dance-off is just around the corner. First there was the alleged Britney Spears/Justin Timberlake post-break-up dance-off of 2002, which was...
On a recent trip home to Upstate New York, my mom and I planned an afternoon outing to visit my retired OTTB 30 minutes outside of town. I offered to drive,...
