Channel Archives: Lifestyle

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...

A long rider, according to the Long Rider’s Guild, is someone who has ridden more than 1,000 continuous miles on a single equestrian journey. Bernice Ende has ridden over 30,000 miles...

Breeches. We love them. We hate them. We can’t resist picking up just one more pair on the off chance that we finally find the “Goldilocks” of riding pants—breeches that...

Suns with bouncing arrows. Little wavy lines. Furry looking peanuts. Just what are all those mystical symbols on the label of your sun shirt? And, more importantly, what do they...

You might know 27-year-old Adrienne Sternlicht from her clear round contribution to USA's team gold medal at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC. Or for her back-to-back FEI...

While COVID-19 has put a temporary halt to the in-person event, BreyerFest 2020 is a virtual go with events, workshops, shows and, yes, films available online. And EQUUS Film Channel...

Each June, Tory Bilski meets up with a group of fellow women travelers in Reykjavik and heads to northern Iceland. Together, they escape their ordinary lives for an extraordinary adventure...

When I spent my first summer out of school as a working student, I made too many rookie mistakes to count. One of them was opting for a baggie, cotton...

Do you treat your tack trunk like Mary Poppins' bag? Have you ever struggled to find that one hind boot 10 minutes before your class? Or left a trail down...