Olympic showjumper. Kingsland Model. Former teen prodigy. American wunderkind Reed Kessler is well known for the many accomplishments she's achieved in her 23 years, but did you know she’s also an avid reader?...
Horses on the big screen isn’t exactly a mainstream draw, so if you wanted to kick back and enjoy a horse flick you might've been stuck watching Seabiscuit for the...
Simon O' Shaughnessy's life revolves around eventing. But when a freak, tragic accident takes the life of his friend and mentor, he finds himself struggling to defend the sport he...
In modern society, the horse ownership is often regarded as a luxury of the wealthy or the hobby of eccentrics. But high in the Himalayas of Nepal, where the way...
Rider and writer Melinda Folse is just like most of us: juggling work, family, and horses is standard procedure, and with all that she’s trying to balance in her life,...
For well over a century, Félix Nadar’s 1891 portrait of Selika Lazevski has captured imaginations. Selika is said to be a celebrated equestrian of Nineteenth Century Paris circuses,...
A cold front moves across the piedmont of North Carolina. The wind lifts my horse’s mane from his neck, causing us both to shiver. He stands like a statue as...
From our earliest interactions with horses, from our very first riding lessons, we learn about equine reactivity, about prey mentality, and we’re warned of the likelihood of the “spook.” So...
There are many in-saddle scenarios where a horse may “rush”: during transitions, before fences, or whenever you pick up the trot or canter or ask for the rein-back. The rhythm...
In the past decade chiropractic work—for human, horse, and other animals—has been increasingly accepted by the mainstream as a viable means of easing or, in some cases, eradicating pain or...
Join Linda Finstad on an extraordinary photographic journey into the "back stretch" in her new book The Humans of Horse Racing. Discover the inner sanctum of racing, strictly off limits to the public,...
Miniature Horses and small ponies can be just as athletic as their full-sized counterparts. We often see them driven or performing tricks, but believe it or not, they can also...
The truck lurched. Then again. My stomach jolted to my throat. We heard a loud bang, and the truck swerved. “What was that?” I bolted upright, peering over at Dad...
Andrea Waldo has written the book that I wish I'd had many years ago. Fear and anxiety issues are things I've struggled with as a rider. I've had the good...
John’s barn was small and sweet. He explained to Zoe when she showed up at three-o’clock that he leased the property from a couple who lived in Manhattan. They had...
That’s right. As FEI/USEF dressage judge Janet Foy says in her book Dressage for the Not-So-Perfect Horse, “No one will die if you make a mistake. No one has had...
Most of us recognize that horses communicate with each other via body language, but did you know that you can learn his “words” and “phrases” and use them with horses...
When aren’t we seeking a breakthrough? That “aha!” moment when the lesson clicks and we and/or our horses not only get it but can do it (whatever “it” might be—square halt,...
We all blame “habits” for our behavior, both good and bad. And most of us understand that the more we do a certain behavior or think a particular thought, the...
