SHROPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM—“Teddy,” the newly internet-famous Welsh pony of the “killer pony” video on Reels and TikTok, isn’t in on the joke. The widely circulated and remixed meme, which states,...
ALLENTOWN, NEW JERSEY—Two former best friends and college roommates had a falling out this month, resulting in multiple sabotage attempts by both parties—some of them “downright savage” according to authorities. ...
I’m branching away from the norm this week because I have been wondering about something. Is there a difference between finding a horse and finding a man? I don’t know...
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK—Claire Fisher did not have the round she was hoping for in her Pony Medal class on Saturday during the HITS Saugerties Horse Show. After circling once, pulling...
IRVING, CALIFORNIA—After decades following the established hunter/jumper theories of Bert de Némethy, Gordon Wright, and others, a new school of riding is turning one of the sport’s most established notions...
NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA—On the eve of his retirement from the hunter/jumper industry, horse trainer Bobby Smith reflected bitterly on the current state of the sport from a dimly lit corner booth...
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA—It was hard to tell the competitors from the barre class participants last weekend in the adult amateur divisions at the Spring Charity Horse Show in Aiken. At...
On Mar 28, 2023, at 9:28 AM, Zangersheide Equestrian Law <inbox@zangersheideatlaw.com > wrote: ZANGERSHIEDE EQUESTRIAN LAW One Equestrian Drive, Hollywood, Florida 33004 555-555-2020March 28, 2023 RE: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUESTS Dear Mr. Peter Hughes: On...
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY—Chosen at random to participate in the University of Kentucky’s annual Valentine’s Day poll, freshman Colton Davies revealed a stunning bit of information to his fellow student surveyors. When...
A Letter to Our Loyal Riders, Trainers, and Sponsors: It is with great regret that we write to inform you of a serious incident that took place this morning at...
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI—Having spent the better part of her morning trying to keep her toddler alive while pulling him off of high countertops, away from electrical outlets, and within a respectable...
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA—Last month, new horse owner Blake Doodlehed, 23, made national headlines with her viral TikTok, entitled, “8 Ways to Make Your Horse Love You.” Though new to horse...
HALIFAX, MASSACHUSETTS—Trainer and barn manager Kathy Tupper says she could barely contain her laughter when she read a recent CNN article entitled, “Quiet Quitting Is the Latest Workplace Trend.” “Let’s...
For better or worse, it had been a while since I'd fallen off a horse. But having taken a tumble mid-lesson a few weeks ago—and setting off my airbag vest...
LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA—A Florida man known simply as ‘Cooter’ made a shocking discovery this week while running a routine errand for his Loxahatchee pig farm. On a trip to the local...
LEXINGTON, KY—At the end-of-year meeting of the Working Horse Union of North America, the union spokesman did not hold back while expressing the intense seasonal frustration of its members. “Every...
RICHMOND, VIRGINA—When Carol Craft , 38, had her first week of lessons with a local trainer in Rockwood, she thought that they had really connected. “Everything was great,” Craft says....
British dressage maven Charlotte Dujardin is used to boldly going where few riders have gone before. At just 37 years of age, she’s already earned a lifetime’s worth of dressage...
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT—Move over Joe the Plumber: there are a few new candidates in town looking to win over the American public, and this crew has a distinctly royal air. On the heels...
