It began as so many things in Julie Lockwood’s life have begun. It was an opportunity to help a fellow human being; a friend and former training client that was in...
"Bella burst into the world in the early hours of the 16th of October, 2015 on the farm. Her six-year-old shetland mum, Rosie, was completely unaided. No one even knew...
On June 12th, renowned horse trainer Mark Russell suffered a catastrophic neck injury while hosting a clinic in Massachusetts. The accident occurred as Russell was working a young horse. He...
Most of the mustangs who become part of the Florence Prison Wild Horse Inmate Progam have never been touched by human hands before, at least not voluntarily. Their first interactions...
Remember Rosco, the Salt River Wild Horse foal that was abandoned by his herd? Well, the Internet's favorite orphan is doing just fine, folks. Just fine indeed. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9gRgouAikw...
Before I ever heard about learned helplessness applied to anything, there was a real sense of the meaning. Learned helplessness could be seen in the eyes of any living being...
My love for horses started, like many women, when I was young. My parents made me wait until I was five to start lessons. The memory of my first visit...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdjnzJ44SJU Most of us probably wish our horses could be a bigger part of our daily lives. Who wouldn't love to bring their gelding along on errands, on weekend boating trips...
Equestrian brand ambassadors are a dime a dozen these days. Swoon-worthy hundred-thousand dollar horses and their riders promoting everything from bits and boots to nasal strips and blankets. One thing...
The life of a competitive show horse is a life spent on the road, undergoing endless hours of training, bathing, braiding, clipping and waiting around ringside. It's not for the faint...
In a lifetime around horses, many were treasured family and teachers of an uncommon kind. Usually the best of them had something that made them "undesirable" and a hard sell...
Roberto Gonzalez nearly gave his life for his country. The Texan was drafted in 1970 and sent to Vietnam, and just a few months into his tour sustained a gunshot...
Oh, the things Lily must have seen. After headlines broke back in March of a mare discarded at the New Holland auction stables after apparently being shot more than 120 times with...
[caption id="attachment_6237" align="alignleft" width="329"] Paige (seated) and Payton Leach with Igloo at the Riding Academy of Salinas, CA.[/caption] He isn't a famous show horse, he never won a race, he...
It took many years before there was an ability to tell this individual's story. Even now, there's a tightness around my heart just thinking about him. There was nothing ordinary about...
We all ride horses probably for very similar reasons, chief among them being that we love them. Is loving horses enough to make this crazy hobby into a full-blown career?...
No one ever said barn moms have it easy. Navigating the waters of your tween’s adolescence is hard enough without throwing horses into the mix. Normal kids want a dog, carpool to soccer,...
Lots of little girls grow up dreaming of pretty white ponies and blue ribbons to hang on their walls. Not Addyson. At just five years old, Addyson declared her intention to work...
There has been another tragic death in the equestrian community, a life taken doing what she loved—this time an Australian eventer. I didn’t know this young woman personally, but I know who she likely was at...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFEAIdff_w When Jacque Corsentino's three-year-old miniature horse, Shine, didn't show up at the gate to meet her one early morning in late December, she was immediately concerned. Armed with a...
