Using his owner Lauren Nethery as a translator, Taler the Horse exposes some of his pasturemates’ doomed-to-fail New Year’s resolutions. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Megan Rust for her winning contribution, “Your Turn: More than a top hat.” With 1,450 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)
Flex’n Fork ‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Year
Horse sport saw a lot of crappy moments in 2012, but which was the crappiest of them all? We turned the decision over to Joseph Berto, president of Equi-Tee Mfg™. (more…)
HN Classifieds: 2012 Best of Craigslist awards
Oh, man, it’s been a good year for Craigslist horse ads, but a few of them just stood head and shoulders above the rest. Without further ado… (more…)
9 Most Clichéd Horsey New Year’s Resolutions
Self-improvement is not really something that most horses think about a lot. Or ever. But we can always dream… (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna: Deuces 2012!
(Editor’s note: Deuces is teenager-speak for “farewell.” I had to look it up myself). On the eve of the New Year, junior blogger McKenna Oxenden has one last look back at the year that was. (more…)
The 20 Most Popular Horse Nation Posts of 2012
Horse Nation published a whopping 2,562 posts this year. Here are the ones that, judging from number of page views, you guys liked the best. (more…)
New Year’s Eve Morning Feed from SmartPak
It’s our last Morning Feed of the year! We wanted to use this opportunity to give a great big shout-out to HN’s sponsor-who-started-it-all, SmartPak. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Looking back on 2012
As 2012 draws to a close, Visionaire takes a look back at the good, the bad and the ugly of eventing, sports and culture in 2012. (more…)
Horses in History: 10 nostalgic holiday horse photos
As Christmas winds down and the ornaments get put back in their boxes for next year, HN historian Lorraine Jackson takes one last look at horsey holiday cheer. (more…)
News: ‘Sudden death of show pony clouds image of elite pursuit’
That’s the headline from a front page New York Times article that pries into disturbing medication issues within the hunter world. (more…)
HN Classifieds: 2 year old donkey for sale (5 coyote kills!)
I’ve always heard that donkeys are great for keeping coyotes at bay but, to me, it just doesn’t add up. What coyote would be scared of this little guy’s sweet eyes and adorable furry face? (more…)
Friday Flicks: ‘Flicka: Country Pride’
Just when you thought Amanda Ronan had run out of melodramatic horse movies, voila! And if the movie itself is even half as entertaining as this review, it’s worth a watch. (more…)
Video du Jour: Ridiculous ‘Parks & Recreation’ movie features miniature horse
“Love. Betrayal. Horse.” If you’re a Parks & Rec fan, this fan-made trailer starring Li’l Sebastian the Miniature Horse is a must-watch. (more…)
News: ‘Horse rescued in honor of young shooting victim’
That’s the headline from a story published today in The Salem News about how one equine rescue organization is honoring the life of a 6-year-old horse-crazy girl killed in the Newtown tragedy. (more…)
Friday Roll Call
What are you getting into this weekend? Me, I’ve got the stomach bug (see photo of the “emergency bucket” beyond the edge of my bed–nice!) and so my plans involve getting over that ASAP. Let us know what you’re getting into in the comments section below! (more…)
Flex’n Fork ‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day
Today’s “Oh Crap” moment is brought to you by reader Mackenzie Page and her horse Kody, who clearly has some strong opinions about the importance of dressage. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
I’m a southern hothouse flower through and through, and I look forward to winter each year with a special dread. These products from Ovation, however, help ease the pain. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘trouble getting on that horse’
Look out: Somebody is trying to sell their concrete front porch stairs on Craigslist as a mounting block. Which isn’t a totally bad idea, except… well, we just hope they deliver. (more…)
Your Turn: More than a top hat
Since barely surviving a severe head injury not quite 20 years ago, Megan Rust has known she could never risk leaving her head unprotected–even for a dressage test. So she invented a solution. (more…)
6 Christmas Gifts Your Horse Would Like You To Return To SmartPak
SmartPak has a 100% Happiness Guarantee–but they don’t really specify whether it’s happiness for you or your horse. (more…)
News: ‘Horse rescued from hayloft after wandering upstairs’
That’s the headline from a story published yesterday in the L.A. Times about a horse that apparently knows how to climb stairs. (more…)
Video du Jour: Jamie Foxx’s hilarious horse impression
In the new film Django Unchained, Foxx’s role required learning how to ride a horse. He talked about the experience on a recent episode of Ellen. (more…)
Evention Presents: How to school a horse that drifts over show jumps
Sexy accents unite! Shramm Eventing enlists the help of Olympian Boyd Martin to illustrate three useful tools for straightening a horse over fences. (more…)
EN Today: Some say Olympics ruined Greenwich Park
Jenni Autry reports that Olympic organizers are being accused of turning the 2012 London equestrian venue into a “quagmire” that remains closed to the public six months on. (more…)