Channel Archives: Lifestyle

Last week, a family member sent a group text asking for holiday gift suggestions for the kids. IN OCTOBER. In a normal year, before we all resided in the pandemic's...

Olympian Tiffany Foster is Canada's highest ranked female rider—in any Olympic equestrian sport. She's as well known for her show jumping acumen as she is for her sunny disposition and...

EQUUS Film Channel will host the digital premiere of the feature-length film Hope's Legacy tonight at 7:00 pm EDT to support Brooke USA's efforts to help working equines worldwide. All...

Every summer for the past 11 years, Chief Jimmy Lulua tights up the hanes on his draft horses and leads a 1200-mile wagon trip. He and a group of kids,...

Ah, autumn. The crisp air. The colorful leaves. For many people, fall is a favorite time of year. It means hot chocolate, cozy scarves, Halloween movies and, of course, all...

Most of us are hunching over keyboards and huddled in front of computer screens even more than we were before this whole pandemic thing was, well, a thing. Add a...

"You don't ride the Color," an old horsewoman once told me. It was useful advice for a horse crazy girl overwhelmed by flowing manes and flashy coat patterns. Over time,...

Picture it: The outdoor riding arena, late fall 2020. You’re riding your two hundredth 20-meter circle of the week, or maybe you’re perfecting lead changes over a light crest of...

From the Black Stallion to Secretariat, Hidalgo to Seabiscuit, horse racing and film are often a perfect match. One reason for this, of course, is speed. A very tiny percentage...

For many equestrians the journey to the top begins as a working student, as Jenny Erwin can attest. This classic origin story down the straw covered road doesn't always lead...

As of August 24, 2020, more than 1.4 million acres of California has burned during this year's fire season, making it the worst fire season on record. I grew up...

In a quiet scene that seems to emblemize The Stallions of Palestine, young horse breeder Abdel Naser Musleh carries a halter and lead rope in one hand as he walks...

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge a rider by their boot socks? We think you can... Classic Black These classic Ovation Women's Tech Knee...

When Vivian Gabor, a biologist with a masters degree in Equine Science and a doctorate in Livestock Ethology, first heard about the Mustang Makeover, she was interested in working with...

Finding a supportive enough bra for a sitting trot is an endless quest. I never found one that worked, so I had a breast reduction. Back in the day, when...

When I was young, my parents could use horses to bribe me to do anything.  If they needed me to clean the bathroom, the promise of a trip to go...

When most people picture an equestrian, they picture a slender, leggy rider dressed crisply in tan breeches, a tucked-in shirt, and shiny tall boots. At least that’s what I always...

Once on a call that stretched from Manhattan to Tel Aviv, Sarah Maslin Nir’s Aunt took a second to realize who she was. “Sarah? Who loves Sousim?” she asked, using...

They say life's too short to not eat dessert. Well, I say life is too short to not feed your horse the whole bag of treats. Okay, maybe not the...

Are you hiding in the bathroom because you haven’t had any alone time since before the pandemic? Are you waiting for everyone else to show up for yet another remote...