Category Archives: Breeds

On Thursday, Mustang Heritage Foundation (MHF) announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has ended its 17-year partnership with the 501(c)3 non-profit. MHF and the BLM Wild Horse &...

Mustang training is a kind of calling, no matter how you arrive at its door. For 24-year-old trainer Tori Bromme, that call came in a very 21st century way. In...

Last month, the 82nd annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration wrapped up in Shelbyville, IN. It’s an event that’s been brewing with controversy for more than half a century because of...

The Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show is known as the first jewel of the American Saddlebred “Triple Crown.” Any ribbon there is special. When it’s your second show with...

It was early in our equine education that we learned the terms for the common white markings found on the head and legs of the horse. At five it’s pretty...

There is a saying among those in the American Saddlebred world that “once you rack you never go back.” Though no one knows the exact origins of this old adage,...

As horse owners, we all have enough to worry about. Horses are constantly determined to do themselves harm. You can literally put them in a padded room and they will...

As a lifelong owner and lover of the Arabian Horse, I have had occasion to hear a lot of things about the breed. Most people—equestrians and non-equestrians alike—will immediately notice...

Of all the wonderful breeds on parade at this week's Equine Affaire in Ohio, few can draw a crowd like the Gypsy Vanner. Hailing from the British Isles and into...

Saddle seat riders love a challenge. They live for exciting experiences like catch-riding a new horse or trying a new discipline, and they pride themselves on their adaptability. But is...

Saddle seat riding is fun, but it isn't for the faint of heart. It combines powerful, animated horses, tough competition and, sometimes, a lot of (self-imposed) pressure. Things don't always...

When you see a big-striding horse, wearing a cut-back saddle and being ridden by a human in a suit and English-style hat, that's a Tennessee Walker, right? Wrong. It could...

Saddle seat riders are a unique group. Representing one of the smaller sections of the equestrian world, they have their own habits, trends and even their own language. True, they’re...

Some horses take a long time to mature, and then there is Top Of The Mark, who may have done more by the age of six than most show horses...

We got a call one cold winter night from the US Forest Service. Apparently, they'd heard that I'm a softie for any person or animal in need because the caller...

It's thought to be the oldest breed of riding horse, its distinctive dished nose, wide-set eyes, and large, flared nostrils—that once helped these early chariot horses dissipate heat in the desert—the...

"Tractable. Beautiful. Versatile." These are just a few of the words used by lifelong Morgan enthusiast Kim Germ-Cramer to describe the breed she loves so well. As a rider at Broadmoor...

We're taking you around the world for a glimpse at some of the planet's rarest breeds of horse in our new video series, Unusual Horses. Watch and learn! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y3vAJErEVo This...