Category Archives: Books and Film

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Anyone who has ridden a dressage test in competition is likely familiar with the one that, from start to finish, feels like it is in fast-forward. I beat all land-speed...

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...

Like the rest of the world, the equestrian community is grappling with the concept of erasure. Erasure is when those in power promote their viewpoints and icons in the historical...

We all get excited when our horses whinny our way. The very idea that it demonstrates affection, or anticipation of our arrival, or is even merely a polite greeting between...

Do you love horses and also love to read? SAME. Now we can obsess about both together! (While staying apart.) Introducing HN Reads, the monthly book club vodcast where clever...

As the weather warms up and restrictions due to COVID-19 begin to relax, many are itching to climb back in the saddle. Here are three trainer-focused films on EQUUS Film...

Horse lovers young and old love to fantasize about equine-related travel. For me, I have daydreamed for decades about galloping across a beach on a horse with a big stride,...

Those who study equines can identify plenty of ways the domestic horse has had to develop coping mechanisms related to a life lived in small, contained spaces with few companions....

Many of us became horse crazy because of our mothers, aunts, grandmothers, or another female figure who swept in and encouraged us into a saddle. They threw us up on...

To Dr. David Ramey, a mystery is something that is begging to be solved. And he happens to have one sitting in on his desk at home: a very old...