https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C9JsBlsVdw Earlier this week, I had my first polo lesson with Palo Alto Polo Holiday, a traveling Argentinean polo program run by the fantastic Leonardo Rossolini and Emily Hordijk, which is stationed near my hometown...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuPOh0veN3g We all know show moms are deserving of our thanks. They are the holders of ponies, the wipers of tears, and the payers of bills—the defenders of our walk-trot honor....
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Elastic on the girth hinders saddle security. Bloating does not. Tension fluctuates with pace. Forget everything you think you know about girths. The research is in and it goes against almost...
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...
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...
If you're ever hired or volunteer (God bless you) for horse show jump crew duty, there are certain things you should know in advance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkybzfrFp2s 1. Jump crew days start...
In July of last year, we were introduced to “Satan” the pony, Kentucky’s resident bad seed palomino who inadvertently burst onto the international stage when his owner, Jessica Lynn, wrote a...
Chances are, somewhere back in your training history, there was a horse or many different horses that helped to make you the rider you are today. There was the kindly soul who...
We all know that documenting life's major events—getting engaged, getting married, having a baby—is almost as important as living them. Naturally, these moments are meant to be shared with our nearest and dearest,...
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. ...
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Sadly, the 2015 George Morris Horsemastership Training Session is now just a distant memory, and we’re already missing the sassy pants. To bridge the gap, we’ve created some motivational posters based on some of Mr. Morris’s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PSBzdePfk Chances are if you're a horse person, you're also a dog person—or at least have a collected a few of each over the years. For as long as horses have...
Fake riders are easy to spot: their hands are smooth and their vehicles are *gasp* CLEAN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vup8h3_sfTc 1. You say, "I can drive!" and your friends are like... 2. This...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZarrDZVjd70 Who can forget their first pony? Galloping across open fields, falling off in mud puddles, and beating out the bigger guys at horse shows, the two of you were inseparable—and usually...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a-72_q1zeQ Horse girls are often referred to as “crazy cat ladies with more money” but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some compelling reasons you should give dating one a shot!...
