Category Archives: Laugh

We may be living in a male-dominated world, but we are certainly not riding in one. Breeches painted on, stock tie pulled tight, hunt coat tailored and pressed, the rare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDNp8uQcKJo *Chill, no horses or humans were harmed in the making of these gifs. [show-list]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZF1CLuQ40E As prey animals, horses can, at times, have a flight response and wild emotional trajectory that is not unlike the flight response and wild emotional trajectory of the average teenage...

When introducing a greenie to a ditch, remember to be patient. Let the horse take it all in and react accordingly. Also, remember to press record, lest you miss out...

We ask a lot of our horses—Faster! Slower! Jump this! Halt here! Come! Go! Whoa, whoa, whoa!—but do we ever stop and ask them what they want? Watch and learn....

The mood is right, the pose is perfect and the lighting is ideal…go ahead, snap that photo and go share it with the world! Show everyone that your hard work...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvruXl4Gktw We've all had some happy, sad, frustrating, scary, hilarious, lazy, you-name-the-adjective times on our horse's back. Animals are no exception. Here are 10 times when animals discovered the mystical journey...

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Small children riding patient ponies is always a recipe for cute. But a small child nearly falling off a well-behaved pony, in slow motion, then recovering to finish his pattern and canter home hands-free?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jATVW_xntI When it comes to leadline classes, there are two kinds of spectators: those that love them, and those that…don’t. The former runs to the rail, camera in hand, waving and shouting...

Carrots. Scratches on their withers. Leisurely days spent grazing in the sun. Horses like a lot of things. Stuffed animatronic versions of themselves are just not among them. Case in point:...

If history has taught us anything, it’s that the world’s next great dance-off is just around the corner. First there was the alleged Britney Spears/Justin Timberlake post-break-up dance-off of 2002, which was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDYhjggZMk0 What’s a little public humiliation between friends? HILARIOUS, that’s what. #sorrynotsorry horses. [caption id="attachment_764" align="alignnone" width="640"] ©artandbeautyfreak via flickr CC[/caption] [caption id="attachment_763" align="alignnone" width="600"] ©stickynotesfromparis.tumblr.com[/caption] [caption id="attachment_761" align="alignnone" width="528"]...

For celebrities, life is rarely simple. The paparazzi never quit; cellphone, email, and vacation privacy is an illusion at best; and the constant public scrutiny is enough to reduce most grown men to tears. When...

On a recent trip home to Upstate New York, my mom and I planned an afternoon outing to visit my retired OTTB 30 minutes outside of town. I offered to drive,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNXUho0YbaA You’re heading to the first jump on course. What could go wrong? ONLY EVERYTHING. 1. Your horse spooks A golf-cart backfires, the speakers pop, Jumbotron blows a bulb, the mere...

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We have no doubt that on most days, your horse is overjoyed to see you. We’re sure he nickers when you arrive, paces in his stall to greet you, and gallops...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L82RgxqAQBs Riding lessons? More like life lessons... 1. Sleep is a luxury, not a necessity.   2. You’ll be the one cleaning up the crap in this relationship. Every. Time.  ...