HORSE NATION

HN’s horsey book critic Erin McCabe is back to review Look Twice, M. Garzon’s second novel in the Blaze of Glory series. continue reading »

Linda Tellington-Jones has helped big-name dressage ballers like Klaus Balkenhol, Carl Hester and Kyra Kyrklund improve their game. Megan Rust reviews her new book. continue reading »

Sure you saw the movie. But have you read the book? Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe tells us how the words-on-a-page version stacks up. continue reading »

A big congratulations to Amanda Ronan for her winning contribution, “Friday Flicks: Why Viggo Mortensen may be the hottest actor ever.” With 2,552 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. continue reading »

If you like your books steamier than a racehorse after an early morning workout, you might enjoy these hot ‘n’ heavy equestrian reads. continue reading »

Bernadette Kilcer is hanging on to every word in this collection of columns by George Morris, as selected and edited by John Strassburger. continue reading »

A big congratulations to Morgane Schmidt for her winning contribution, “The Idea of Order: The most dangerous part of a dressage show…” With 2,032 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. continue reading »

Like the Sunday Times, but for horse people. Jessica Bortner-Harris and Tori Rodriguez of Eventing Nation compiled this list of all the equestrian news that’s fit to print. continue reading »

Not old enough to read? No excuse! Erin McCabe goes on a quest to find books appropriate for the very youngest citizens of Horse Nation. continue reading »

Sounds like a great big oxymoron, right? Wrong. This week, HN book critic Erin McCabe checks out Charles Bukowski’s poetry collection The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses. continue reading »

Horse Nation book critic happens upon My Sadie by Tasha Tudor, an illustrated middle-grade read with the relationship between a girl and a Percheron farmhouse at its core. continue reading »

Horse Nation book editor Erin McCabe finds this novel by Katrina Kittle a fast-moving, and just plain moving, read. continue reading »

HN book critic Erin McCabe is inspired by Kristin Kimball’s “memoir of farming, food and love.” And, yes, there are horses in it. continue reading »

A relaxed, happy horse that enjoys being ridden… why is it so difficult to keep sight of this simple (or simple-sounding, at least) goal? Erin McCabe reviews Mark Rashid’s “Horses Never Lie.” continue reading »

Whether they know what they’re talking about or not, everyone has something to say about the recent unlikely intersection of politics and dressage. Here are a few stories that caught our eye. continue reading »

It was a dark and stormy night in a dressage barn in Massachusetts… HN bookworm Erin McCabe takes this equestrian murder-mystery for a spin and finds it annoyingly cliché. continue reading »

Bless her little bookworm heart, Erin McCabe has been reviewing one book a week for us since HN first emerged from its virtual womb. And yet, she’s hardly made a dent in her to-read list. Can anyone help her whittle the thing down? continue reading »