Channel Archives: Laugh

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,...

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We have no doubt that on most days, your horse is overjoyed to see you. We’re sure he nickers when you arrive, paces in his stall to greet you, and gallops...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PSBzdePfk Chances are if you're a horse person, you're also a dog person—or at least have a collected a few of each over the years. For as long as horses have...

BRACE YOURSELF. Things are about to get personal. I was 22 and had just finished a semester of novel reading at University. As was my custom at that time, I went to groom...

Some people will go to great lengths to get out of work. Perhaps you are one of them. Perhaps you are supposed to be working right now but you “came...