Category Archives: Life

I just came back up to the house after putting my horses to bed, and I lingered a few extra minutes to feed a few carrots and take in the...

The day before Poetry sold she broke my phone. I asked her to transition up to a canter, and instead, I hit the hard-packed dirt. The phone made a crunching...

These days it's pretty easy to become world-weary, and for many of us our respite is found in the barn, which can seem like an impenetrable world of peace and...

A few months ago, I came across a blogger’s article on the rat race that Young Riders and Pony Club create. I read her description of the feeling of complete...

Every once in a while we meet a truly remarkable person; a person with a special gift and the ability to carry it out. They are humble, self-deprecating, and like...

I unhitch my Shetland and put her outside in a corral to cool down. As she grazes, I see in her the ancestral Mongolian ponies: compact muscularity, shaggy pelt, round...

Do you ever wonder what grooms talk about when they're alone? What kind of secrets do they keep? Well, we asked a few brushers to share some tidbits they wouldn't...

Hunter/jumper trainer Kristen Johnston, of Gallop Training in Langley, British Columbia, knows what it is to live with an eating disorder. Hers started when she was just eight years old...

Dear Horse Crazy Kiddo, When I was your age, I too was horse crazy. My persnickety mare and I were the same age and she was my best friend. I...

When I teach horse riding to friends and family, I use like and as like trailer hitches: they pull my students into different concepts while they are in the saddle. “Hold...

Horses have been a long standing constant in my life, through all kinds of changes. Riding and the lifestyle that go along with owning horses and working in the industry...

As I lay lounging in the garden, surrounded by dogs and overlooked by horses, on a rare heatwave in Britain, I got to pondering, what makes this lifestyle so special?...

If you want to learn how to ride, get a horse. If you want to learn how to fall, get a pony. That’s the advice I’ve given countless starry-eyed parents...

We all know horsey folk are made of sterner stuff than the average person. “She’s as tough as old boots, that one” is a compliment considered high praise by most....

We horse people are a curious lot. Joy is found in mundane chores. Every season brings its peculiar challenges of mucking out stalls, feeding, cleaning water buckets, polishing tack, grooming,...

I remember the first time I ever sat on a horse. I was completely terrified! But I was also completely in awe of these majestic, gentle creatures and begged my...

If your child rides horses there will come a time when you realize horses have infiltrated every aspect of your family’s life. These are some warning signs that you’ve hit...

 Annoying quirks and bad habits? We've seen a few... 1. The catch-savvy horse  Dedicated to his craft, this horse is literally the most frustrating creature on four legs, especially if...

Dear Single Horsewomen, If you are like me, you slightly dread those dinners with all the other equestrians. The ones where everyone sits in a circle and swaps stories about...

I strive for perfection… But I own horses. There is a duality in this lifestyle that is so hard for people like me. And by me, I mean my fellow...