Category Archives: Satire

If the sea of female faces that currently make up the lower levels of show jumping are any indication, women will soon be killing it in the equestrian industry. According...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—A new equestrian research poll conducted by the Chillax Institute just released some surprising results. The Stockholm-based organization reports that the much-buzzed about orange mankini sported by Australian rider...

NEW YORK, NY—Promising to be one of the Hallmark's most anticipated releases of the season, “A Blacksmith for Christmas” is sure to be an instant holiday classic among middle-aged moms...

Do you have hay in your hair right now?  Are you still wearing the three layers of horse slobber-covered clothing you fed in this morning, but are too cold to peel off?...

DALLAS, TEXAS—Forget politics. A Lone Star State Thanksgiving nearly came to blows over the candied yams on Thursday when the family’s resident horsewoman tried to take the remote.  June Bowers,...

BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS—First-time parents Meghann and John Schnell are wasting no time in giving their newborn daughter, Abigail, the head start she needs in riding.  The lifelong equine enthusiasts and athletes—Meghann...

WILMINGTON, OH—An adult amateur rider at the Midwest Equestrian Center was forcibly removed from a flat class this week for heckling her fellow riders in the 36 & Over Adult...

DUBLIN, OHIO—In a conversation they have had many, many times before, Amanda Grant’s 50-something parents struggled to understand their grown daughter’s current financial choices.  Having ridden horses for nearly 20...

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY—Fresh off a week of round-the-clock observation at the 2023 USEF Pony Finals, Thomas Casing, a social anthropologist with the University of Michigan, came away with some revolutionary insights...

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—Former compliance officer Joe Taber revealed he has a brilliant new ‘get rich quick’ plan for his retirement years. The proposition, he hopes, will not only add greatly to...

SHROPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM—“Teddy,” the newly internet-famous Welsh pony of the “killer pony” video on Reels and TikTok, isn’t in on the joke. The widely circulated and remixed meme, which states,...

ALLENTOWN, NEW JERSEY—Two former best friends and college roommates had a falling out this month, resulting in multiple sabotage attempts by both parties—some of them “downright savage” according to authorities. ...

SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK—Claire Fisher did not have the round she was hoping for in her Pony Medal class on Saturday during the HITS Saugerties Horse Show.  After circling once, pulling...

IRVING, CALIFORNIA—After decades following the established hunter/jumper theories of Bert de Némethy, Gordon Wright, and others, a new school of riding is turning one of the sport’s most established notions...

NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA—On the eve of his retirement from the hunter/jumper industry, horse trainer Bobby Smith reflected bitterly on the current state of the sport from a dimly lit corner booth...

AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA—It was hard to tell the competitors from the barre class participants last weekend in the adult amateur divisions at the Spring Charity Horse Show in Aiken.  At...

On Mar 28, 2023, at 9:28 AM, Zangersheide Equestrian Law <inbox@zangersheideatlaw.com > wrote: ZANGERSHIEDE EQUESTRIAN LAW One Equestrian Drive, Hollywood, Florida 33004 555-555-2020March 28, 2023  RE: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUESTS   Dear Mr. Peter Hughes:    On...

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY—Chosen at random to participate in the University of Kentucky’s annual Valentine’s Day poll, freshman Colton Davies revealed a stunning bit of information to his fellow student surveyors.  When...

A Letter to Our Loyal Riders, Trainers, and Sponsors: It is with great regret that we write to inform you of a serious incident that took place this morning at...

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI—Having spent the better part of her morning trying to keep her toddler alive while pulling him off of high countertops, away from electrical outlets, and within a respectable...