Category Archives: Horse Play

You can take the barn rat out of the barn, but you can never take the barn out of the barn rat. It’s in your blood, and you’ve seen it...

Racehorse names are often unremarkable, occasionally bizarre, but rarely prophetic. Yet just last week, the very aptly named “Rebel Rover” charted his own, defiant course while training in chest-high water on a...

This adorable, cookies-n-cream coated cutie is just a couple weeks old. Her name is Lady Nadira, a bay leopard halfinger/gypsy cross. Not exactly something you see everyday. Her sire -...

The internet is so incredibly strange. But the internet is so incredibly awesome. How else would we ever have this opportunity to watch a T-Rex ride a Paso Fino who...

It’s Finals Night at the 50th running of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity in Oklahoma City, and it’s hot beneath the bright lights of Jim Norick Arena. The...

[caption id="attachment_548" align="alignnone" width="620"]  [/caption] Simon is a Florida horse. The 8-year-old Appendix QH spent his entire life soaking up the southern sunshine, until last spring, when Simon packed up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUpKrLdk2OQ There are so many things our horses do for us that it's only fair we try to provide them the royal treatment. Here are just a few reasons to...

Why the long face? Hmm, perhaps because of a little thing called loneliness? We love our critters, and most of the time, they love us back. But it's only natural...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTviJCxTCGQ We have all made sacrifices to be a part of this horsey way of life. Forever past are the days of grabbing your flip flops and spending a lazy...

We are inundated with images and stories of shaming these days. Some are humorous, some very hurtful. By definition, shaming is attempting to make someone feel pain and remorse for...

If you’re not already impressed by the power and athleticism of the jumping horse, you will be soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQxnGPMofHE

Seriously…is this not the most perfect photobomb that’s ever been captured? Flawless timing and execution from this smirking Clydesdale. “Go stand next to the pretty pony and smile for the camera, sweetheart!”...

Dear Mr. Claus, I am writing this letter preemptively, as The Girl has been busy issuing her own letter and Christmas list, which she will undoubtedly be zipping off to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HSEqYaUwqI Chances are, your farrier is a nice, even-tempered individual with hardly a bad word to say about anyone. Or, maybe he's a mostly nice, easy-to-bribe-with-cookies, occasionally grumpy but always good for...

Every year, we gather 'round the table to remember the things we are thankful for this holiday season. Good health. Mild weather. A stable job (badum tish!). But while wacky Aunt June and the rest of your non-horsey...

Some horses are natural athletes that can achieve seemingly impossible feats—like Rolex Grand Slam champion Hello Sanctos and triple crown winner American Pharoah. Others, like this ex-ranch horse, struggle with the simple...

I was recently thinking about all the things we horse people do that seem completely normal to us, but are probably completely odd to non-equestrians. So I thought I would...

Some horses need time and training to learn how to negotiate a jump. Like this one, who’s clearly doesn’t understand the purpose of canter rails. At all. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="alignnone"...

And people say dressage riders don’t have a sense of humor… (Watch for the Carl Hester cameo at the end!) [fb-video src='https://www.facebook.com/trtmethod/videos/441043972753891/'] When he’s not busy posing as dressage rider extraordinaire “Brett Kidding,”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oztL8EeGixM You know that expression, there are no stupid questions, just stupid answers? That expression doesn't apply to the horse show office. As any wise, battle-seasoned veteran show office employee will tell you, as...