The editor of the new anthology Horse Girls: Recovering Aspiring and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond, Halimah Marcus, once refused to write about horses, and no one ever questioned...
We horse people often have a bucket list of equestrian adventures we’d like to have. Trying different disciplines, visiting famous farms or venues, galloping along a beach—all of these are...
While I finished three-time Olympian Jim Wofford’s memoir, the three-day eventing portion of the Tokyo Olympics played in the background. Competitors completed dressage tests, leaped over Samurai sword-shaped logs in...
If the horse lover in your life has a bookshelf, it probably has at least one volume written by Elizabeth Letts. The author’s first book, 80 Dollar Champion—about Snowman, the...
For ten years, I did Pilates, loving the flexibility and tone and core strength I gained in an hour-long class that, for me, was the equivalent of meditation. Breathing, isolated...
“Heads up! Center oxer!” Amara’s voice echoes through the indoor riding ring as she and Silver Streak—a gorgeous, leggy black jumper—canter toward a wooden fence in perfect rhythm. Even their...
In the opening scene of middle-grade novel Horse Girl, Wills earns one of the most essential badges of honor for every budding equestrian—she falls off. Clyde Lee, her not-so trusty...
Known for his wit, irreverence, and whip-smart observations on equestrian sport and its participants, three-time Olympian Jim Wofford's writing is as legendary as his performances in the saddle. Now he...
Polo Player Kareem Rosser's memoir Crossing the Line is dedicated to "all the victims of gun violence, my late brother David Rosser, and my dearest friend Mecca." Like Kareem, David...
One of the most captivating aspects of Bleecker Street Media's new film Dream Horse is that so much of the rags-to-riches story is true. Dream Alliance was a real racehorse, bred and raised...
It is very easy for those of us who are amateur riders or armchair equestrians to look at those at the top of international competition not just with admiration, but...
The new Netflix film, Concrete Cowboy, is much more adult than the young adult novel it's based on. Unlike G Neri's Ghetto Cowboy, there is more swearing, drugs, and violence....
You know the feeling. You walk your horse down the chute to the in-gate. You listen to that last-minute pep-talk from your coach. Your horse’s ears are perked and alert:...
It's impossible to scroll through horsey Instagram and not stumble upon one of those mind-blowing mane or tail braiding videos. The video typically features a hunter with the perfectly pulled...
Many horse lovers have gone through a phase where they knew all the words to Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy.” We pined for square-toed boots, a cowboy hat that...
When it comes to hoof cracks, some are superficial and have no effect on the hoof whatsoever, while others can penetrate all the way through the wall and into the...
I don’t know how I managed it, but I missed the Poldark wave when it first hit. Perhaps it’s because I don’t like period pieces and therefore ignored all the...
Black History Month may have come to a close for 2021, but the celebration of black voices, stories and experiences is a 365-day job. Here in the United States, Black...
It's four months late, but I finally watched the new adaptation of Black Beauty on Disney+. The truth is I had avoided it. After seeing the gauzy trailer dripping with...
