Category Archives: Aftercare

On Thanksgiving Day, while the turkey roasted and my family gathered, my significant other and I huddled on the couch with shoulders touching and a tiny phone in front of...

A few weeks ago, I received a Facebook message. It was a screen-shot of a comment written in a lot of rage; a comment about me. This person was stating...

There is a commonly held belief that a lot of riders today are lacking in what we call horsemanship—a well-rounded understanding of all aspects of horse care and handling, which...

Every morning, Donnie MacAdams wakes up before dawn and heads downstairs to check on his roommates and deliver breakfast. It has been his routine for the past eight years when...

It is difficult to tell the claimers from the Derby champions as they press against their paddock fences hoping to seduce the passing tour into parting with just a few...

The life of a competitive show horse is a life spent on the road, undergoing endless hours of training, bathing, braiding, clipping and waiting around ringside. It's not for the faint...

Snow-capped mountains surround the vast, frozen valley floor as opportunistic sunlight bleeds through cracks in the clouds that blanket the big sky. The controlled cadence of clopping hooves and the patter...

Champion thoroughbred and prominent stallion Gulch passed away Sunday at his home at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, KY. At age 32, Gulch was the oldest living Breeders’ Cup champion,...

War Emblem, the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, is back on American soil after a nearly 13 year run as a stallion in Japan. Once he clears quarantine, War...

His name is Wise Dan, a 7-year-old chestnut gelding with a humble pedigree who just so happens to be the two-time reigning Horse of the Year. Wise Dan loves to...

“When I was younger I’m not sure that I really had a plan in mind for retirement, but I can tell you, this definitely would never have been it.” It’s...