Remember when you were a fearless, horse-loving love kid who rode because, well, you just couldn’t NOT ride? SmartPak remembers, too. (more…)
Weekend Wrap-up from Kentucky Performance Products
What do you know about heaves? Our friends at KPP give us the low-down. (more…)
12 Horse Bands You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
From indie music to thrash metal to good old American rock-and-roll and bluegrass, horses seem to have a certain appeal for musicians whether they ride or not. (more…)
Why We Love Bad Craigslist Ads
Why are spills and thrills videos, bad Craigslist ads and brutal George Morris critiques just so, so satisfying?
Let’s Discuss: Who Reads Anything on Paper Anymore?
There’s a new print equestrian magazine in town, funded by Kickstarter. Will they make it in an increasingly digital age? (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher
The godfather of “Oh crap” moments is, of course, the original Thrills & Spills video series. Enjoy this excerpt from “Water Wipe-outs.” (more…)
Horses & Ads: Meet the star of the Chevy 'Her Horse' commercial
I just kind of assumed she was an L.A. model in a cowboy hat–but no! She's a real live horse trainer. (more…)
Holly Mooney: Confessions of a new horse owner
Our newest HN blogger is a “re-rider” who recently took the plunge into full-fledged horse ownership–a lifelong dream she still can't quite believe has come true. (more…)
News: Stop the senseless horse-punching!
Two men on opposite sides of the Atlantic made headlines this week for punching police horses. What's up with all the horse punching? (more…)
Training: How to get on a young horse for the first time
Lila Gendal shares some strategies for making that first under-saddle experience a safe and positive one. (more…)
Friday Flicks: 'Sleepy Hollow (1999)'
Just in time for Halloween, HN movie critic Amanda Ronan presents this review of Sleepy Hollow, starring Johnny Depp, a headless horseman and his super creepy ride. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
The horse bug often strikes young, which is why Ovation stocks a full line of children's riding gear. (more…)
Best of Craigslist: 'Thoroughbred Barrel prospect!! – $1300'
Because when I think of thoroughbreds I think of barrel racing. (more…)
Video: 'The Flying Dutchman' at Hannover
Driving is a crazy sport–and it doesn't get much wilder than this video of Koos de Ronde, the reigning FEI World Cup Driving champion, winning the first leg of the new season. (more…)
Horse Play: A guide to equine toys
On the off chance your horse grows weary of the whole eating-sleeping-nibbling on friends routine, here are some ways to help him endure those long hours without you. (more…)
Horses, Ink. 2: Reader tats!
After Shara's “Horses, Ink.” post yesterday nearly 30 readers shared with us their own permanent exclamations of equine love. Check it out… (more…)
Tearjerker: Horse/goat friendship will make you cry
Grab the Kleenex for a big warm fuzzy tale of friendship between a couple of old goats. Except one's a horse. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
One more adorable donkey video and then we’ll leave you be. (Probably.) (more…)
SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week: Kim Severson & Winsome Andante
With a career that included three Rolex Kentucky wins, theirs ranks among the greatest eventing partnerships of all time. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Renaissance Man’
Saying goodbye is hard to do. Erin McCabe reviews Renaissance Man, the third and final book in M. Garzon’s Blaze of Glory series. (more…)
Horses, Ink.
We brand them. And horses brand us, sometimes with unforgettable memories, other times with scars from, say, stitches after an encounter with a terrifying plastic bag. It’s only natural we’d want to ink tributes to these magnificent creatures on our skin. (more…)
Best of Craigslist: ‘Beautiful warm blood – $2000’
This horse, for sale in Sanborton, NH, seems like a real sweetheart–although the tree branch isn’t doing much for him. (more…)
Video: Alycia Burton, free riding superhero
Alycia Burton of Free Riding NZ makes me want to lose my horse’s tack and gallop off into the sunset–you know, just being one with my horse. (more…)
BuzzFeed: 17 horses that look like Miley Cyrus
Miley has the best facial expressions in the land–and so do these equines. Don’t stop, Miley! (more…)
The Idea of Order: Body clipping – you’re doing it wrong
Morgane Schmidt submits yet another comic about her favorite death-of-summer activity… and a photo of her victim horse, Woody, when the process was over. (more…)