Category Archives: Horse Play

He was there to pick you up after all those long, sweaty, summer days at the barn. He stared on with bemused bewilderment as you waxed poetic on the subtle...

The horse show… it can be exciting, nerve-wracking, exhilarating—and completely and utterly exhausting. Equestrians feel a range of different emotions leading up to and during horse shows. Here are the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMdFpGn3De8 "What am I speaking, Polish?!" This is what I remember my childhood trainer yelling at me when I failed to understand how to take my horse out onto the track during my...

Spontaneous outbursts of hyperactivity. General clumsiness. Messy eating habits. Inventing new ways to get filthy every single day. When you think about it, having a field full of ponies is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVkXsENQg0c When you're a foal, every day is a new adventure. A change in turnout fields is a trip to the wild frontier, just ripe for exploration. Humans are strange, two-legged creatures that...

After making the mistake of telling my horse enthusiast colleague that I'd never ridden before, I found that I was suddenly taking part in a live streaming event to showcase...

Famous riders telling mortifying stories. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?! This week, Australian eventer Ryan Wood takes the hot seat. The 33-year old won both three-star divisions at the Jaguar Land...

It's a warm, sunny morning in June, which means there's a very good chance that "Pinto" the pony is off somewhere in a field, freaking out the neighbors. Pinto flat...

Maclay finals. One of the most prestigious and coveted equitation championships in the country. The prize is great. The stakes are high. And the horse show mothers are likely losing...

Once upon a time, you were a kid at summer pony camp. You took to it like a fish to water, and by the time the week was over, you...

B is for boots Splint boots. Open fronts. Bell boots. Shipping boots. Grooms need to know their boots. Some poor saps even have to polish those of their riders. C...

There are plenty of people who would argue that no matter how beautiful you are, you can't get by on looks alone. You know the platitudes: beauty is only skin-deep,...

We all know that learning the anatomy and parts of the horse takes time and practice. But as a horse person, once you understand, you never really forget. The non-horse...

For all its trolls, filth, and downright strangeness, the Internet does, on occasion, attempt to be a fairly happy place. Case in point: social media's latest dance craze, the Running...

Hahahahahaha “Zenon and I were just playing with the hair dryer again this morning. He comes to his stall door to let me know he wants to play when I am...

You thought you sent your cleverest #fangirl tweet out into the Twittersphere, never to be seen again. You hoped it would earn a few laughs, maybe even a coveted re-tweet...

Bulldogs. Cute, wrinkly, snarfley little creatures and, you might assume, not exactly a greyhound in the athletics department of dog breeds. But when it comes to their potential as canine...

Barn Rats. Chances are your facility has its own infestation. Though typically harmless and often dedicated and hard working, barn rats are unlikely to relocate once they've honed in on a...

If you love running and riding, Ride n Tie might be the sport for you. In this equestrian event, the endurance of both horse and rider are tested as two...

Do any of these sound familiar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNOK4Jgsg8 They say a woman's work is never done, but they just as well could have been talking about farriers. Part vet, part handyman,...