HORSE NATION

Junior blogger McKenna Oxenden can fly higher than an eagle, but her  mom is the wind beneath her wings. continue reading »

Four months after seriously getting her head bonked, junior blogger McKenna Oxenden reports that her doctors have officially cleared her to ride. continue reading »

Still in recovery, junior blogger McKenna Oxenden had her trainer take the reins for Gigi’s first event of the season. Judging from the number of exclamation marks she used, it went well! continue reading »

In this week’s column junior blogger McKenna Oxenden sets her sights on a new goal: being a groom at the 2013 North American Junior Young Rider Championships. continue reading »

Junior blogger McKenna Oxenden is an ambassador for the equestrian-meets-humanitarian organization JustWorld International, and she needs your help. continue reading »

Which can only mean one thing: Her doctors have finally cleared her to ride. continue reading »

Still on the sidelines after a riding accident in the December, junior blogger McKenna Oxenden updates us on her horse and his substitute rider. continue reading »

That’s one pearl of wisdom junior blogger McKenna Oxenden took away from last month’s USEA Area 2 Convention. continue reading »

Our first four-legged best friends always hold a special place in our hearts. Junior blogger McKenna Oxenden looks back on the eight years she’s shared with her superpony, Dorito. continue reading »

That’s what our temporarily busted-up junior blogger McKenna Oxenden wants to know. Can anybody help her out? continue reading »

A recent riding accident left junior blogger McKenna Oxenden pretty banged up, but one physical therapy strategy got her to thinking: Could Kinesio Tape have crossover appeal? continue reading »

Junior blogger McKenna Oxenden continually strives to keep old, outdated, uncool citizens of HN (like yours truly) updated on hip teenage lingo. Here’s her latest tutorial. continue reading »

(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. continue reading »

Do you ever wonder where you’d be without horses? HN’s junior columnist McKenna Oxenden ponders the question. continue reading »

The last thing you want to happen right before finals week is to fall off your horse and get a concussion. From junior blogger McKenna Oxenden… continue reading »

This week junior blogger McKenna Oxenden reflects on the crazy year that was, and looks forward to the future. continue reading »

This week junior blogger McKenna Oxenden reflects on the year that was and looks forward to a winter full of “practice, practice, practice.” continue reading »

This week Horse Nation junior blogger McKenna Oxenden  is counting her horsey blessings. continue reading »

As junior blogger McKenna Oxenden wraps up her first season on new horse Gigi, she reflects on how far they’ve come and expresses optimism about where they’re heading from here. continue reading »

This week, junior blogger McKenna Oxenden recounts some facepalm moments experienced while trying to explain her equestrian passions to classmates and teachers. continue reading »

Junior blogger McKenna Oxenden reports on her most recent exploits, including her new role as an ambassador for JustWorld International. continue reading »

HN junior blogger McKenna Oxenden and her new horse Gigi hit some bumps in the road during the process of getting to know one another. This week, though, she only has good news to report. continue reading »

What does it mean to be a rider? HN junior blogger McKenna Oxenden shares a creative writing paper she wrote on the subject. continue reading »

HN junior blogger McKenna Oxenden has had a big year, graduating from her rock-star event pony to a green but talented mare. This is McKenna at the base of a mountain, looking up and saying, “We can do this–I think.” continue reading »

Junior blogger McKenna Oxenden’s latest column contains 23 exclamation marks, from which we can infer that her latest adventure was a success. continue reading »