Channel Archives: Lifestyle

Some horses handle the change in seasons like a pro. Some horses don’t. [show-list]

Lauren Blaha’s equine portraits are real and they are gorgeous. She’s shared some of her favorite “subjects” with us, and you can find more at her website, laurenblaha.com.  Which ones do...

Across America, “Regionals” are well underway as the competition heats up for this year’s Equitation Finals. Kim Ablon Whitney and Jennifer Stiller take a moment to reflect back on The Finals of...

When you reach the age when you’ve been a rider for most of your life, it’s important to regularly mine your experiences in search of insights. Try to remember those moments when, in an instant, your perspective...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk_tD_CYxBE Earlier this week, Kate Severson posted on “10 Things You Should Know Before Becoming a Working Student.” It’s full of mad #equestriantruths for aspiring working students. Now let’s fast forward 15...

The essence of the mythical Pegasus is alive in every horse, no matter how big or how small they may be. We can either be lifted to our greatest heights,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zTneVWzwvg I thought it might be helpful to give you all a little heads up of things you should know before going to be a working student. Keep in mind,...

My first digital camera changed my recorded equestrian life. Gone were the awkward, ginormous-head-tiny-rump photos I’d so often caught on film years prior. Now, when my horse moved from where...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P23SlBQvF6g 1000 Awesome Things is a website that celebrates life’s little pleasures. Since it launched in 2008, it’s generated not one, but three New York Times best selling books, and...

Shortly after I met my husband Ian for the first time, he expressed a disinterest in meeting my horse, Katie, who at the time was in her mid 20’s. She...

We can all enjoy the following clip with the assurance that the horse was uninjured, and thank goodness for that, because this valiant pony deserves a standing ovation. [fb-video src='https://www.facebook.com/anythinghorse/videos/679198615514830/']...

Oh, hey. Feel like having your heart ripped out, squeezed to the brink of despair and then wrung dry? It’s your lucky day! Kleenex has just the thing to fit that tall...

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...

It’s a rough world out there for the Adult Amateur rider. Surrounded by a sea of younger women with all their…youth. Never mind that because you, A/A rider, have experience, class...

We may be living in a male-dominated world, but we are certainly not riding in one. Breeches painted on, stock tie pulled tight, hunt coat tailored and pressed, the rare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDNp8uQcKJo *Chill, no horses or humans were harmed in the making of these gifs. [show-list]

This ad was recently posted in a Kentucky-area "Horses for Sale" facebook group. It appears this pony made quite an impression: [copied and pasted] Pony Available at your own risk......

The mood is right, the pose is perfect and the lighting is ideal…go ahead, snap that photo and go share it with the world! Show everyone that your hard work...

Eat this, not that. Always go here, but never go there. Take this but...WHAT ARE YOU DOING DON'T TOUCH THAT! Because life's hard when you're new, and we all need...

At dawn the beach of Oostduinkerke is abandoned, the seas calm. There is little wind, but the air is cool. The only sounds are the soft, distant creak of wagon wheels and the gentle...