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Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Allowed to Ride Poorly, an Amateur’s (Excuse) Guide
Teaching feel to a rider is hard. Very hard. Teaching the proper mechanics of position is also hard, but not as hard. And since trainers have…
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Hair Feathers Improve Danielle Goldstein’s Clear Round Rate by Nearly 32%
As Danielle Goldstein and Lizziemary soared over the final Longines oxer during the jump-off round of the $71,200 Suncast Palm Beach Masters World Cup Qualifier…
1 month ago
Horse Play
#BarnLife Rebranded
Oh, the digital age! For years, we’ve been nurturing our addiction to smartphones, fuelling our dependency on digital communication and outsourcing our thinking to the…
1 month ago
Satire
Owning a Horse Is Expensive AF, New Study Reveals
In a recent groundbreaking study conducted by the National Institute for Equine Studies, researchers were shocked by the discovery that owning a horse is, in…
8 months ago
Horse Play
Pony Correctly Predicted the Winner of the FIFA World Cup™
It’s not exactly clear what is happening here. But judging by appearances, it looks like France and Croatia, represented by two rotund white ponies adorned…
8 months ago
Horse Play
A Thank You Letter to Missing Spurs
We have a problem in our house (and at our barn): Missing Spurs. Spurs take on a life of their own and disappear. All the…
1 year ago
Horse Play
How to Make Your Trainer Hate You (In Eight Easy Steps)
Are you tired of your trainer? Are you bored with receiving quality instruction from a knowledgeable individual? Do you find yourself thinking “Hey self, maybe…
1 year ago
Horse Play
The Kind of Horse You Should Wait For
Thought Catalog published an article in January that describes the type of guy every girl should wait for. It lists a million different things that someone…
2 years ago
Horse Play
Ways To Kill Your Groom
For a long time, I thought people were just casually negligent about their grooms’ safety. Eventually, it became obvious that a lot of people are…
2 years ago
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Where Are They Now? Past Winners of the Hampton Classic Leadline Class
You can debate just about every aspect of equestrian sport, but one fact is indisputable: when it comes to sheer adorability, nothing competes with a leadline…
2 years ago
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Woman Registers Husband for Risky Experimental Drug Trial to Raise Funds for Olympic Dream
A Vermont-area woman is coming under fire for insisting her husband sign up for an experimental drug trial that pays $20,000 to participants, all so…
2 years ago
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30 Common Pony Names and What They Reveal About Your Steed
What’s in a name? ONLY EVERYTHING. 1. Stormy: wants to be a wild horse. Requires a bucket of grain to be caught in the paddock.…
2 years ago
Horse Play
8 Features of My Ultimate Dream Barn
There are a lot of articles out there about all types of amazing barns. Real barns with beautiful vaulted ceilings, ornate stall fronts, with tack…
2 years ago
Satire
Study Finds “Horse Bug’ in People is Caused by Actual Virus
A virus may be behind some of the bizarre behaviour that is often observed in the horse obsessed, according to a recent study. Researchers at…
2 years ago
Satire
10 Things I Learned About Riding from Being a Groom
Before I started grooming for amateurs, I thought I knew stuff. I thought that horses were amazing creatures with saintly souls and we should honor…
2 years ago
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7 Life Lessons I’ve Learned From My Mare
At least one of us is getting an education… 1. How to say “no” Or more accurately, “Hell, no.” Granted, this usually happens when I…
2 years ago
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The NEW Tennessee Walking Horse—for Laidback Lifestyles
In 1885, the first Tennessee Walking Horse was bred—for what purpose, people no longer remember. The animal required extensive training and upkeep, and it possessed…
2 years ago
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If “Groom Wanted” Ads Were Honest
Show barn absolutely desperate for staff after yet another new person quit. Preferably someone with grooming experience, but we’re at the point that we can’t…
2 years ago
Horse Play
Welcome to the World of Competitive Hobbyhorse
This week in “I Can’t Believe This Is Really A Thing” we travel to Finland, where a new equestrian sport is gaining some serious steam. Unlike…
2 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
Hey, Show Barns. Stop Paying Your Grooms So Much Money!
I have noticed a disturbing trend among a few show barns out there that needs to be stopped. These stables are paying their grooms a…