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Friday Flicks: ‘The Small One’

December 13, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#FRIDAY FLICKSLeave a comment

HN movie critic Amanda Ronan finds a lot to love about The Small One, a short Walt Disney film originally shown in theaters as a prelude to Pinnocchio. (more…)

Best of Craigslist: ‘Registrated gelding – $700 (Deland)’

December 13, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#CRAIGSLIST12 Comments

Registrated?!? PLUS: Ads for the scariest horse trainer ever and two suspicious-looking dressage horses. (more…)

New Netflix Series to Feature Washed-up, Alcoholic Horse

December 13, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#TELEVISIONLeave a comment

The horse’s character will be voiced by Will Arnett (Arrested Development), with co-stars Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy). (more…)

What’s in Your Winter Survival Kit?

December 13, 2013Lila GendalUncategorized#LILA, #WINTER6 Comments

Vermont eventer Lila Gendal shares some tricks of the trade for not freezing to death at the barn. (more…)

Carley Sparks: If horses sold themselves

December 13, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#FUNNY5 Comments

Between unemployment and a depressed economy, times are tight — even for equines. This horse is desperate for a gig. (more…)

Friday Morning Feed from Ovation

December 13, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#OVATIONLeave a comment

‘Tis the season for holiday shopping. Here are seven amazing stocking-stuffer ideas for under $20 from our friends at Ovation! (more…)

Eventing Nation: Show EN your ink — reader submissions

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#ENLeave a comment

Sally Spickard has been hard at work curating an online gallery of horsey reader tattoos. Here’s her latest batch of submissions. (more…)

SmartPak Story of the Week

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#STORY OF THE WEEKLeave a comment

A big congratulations to Laura Berling for her winning contribution, “14 Things No One Told Me Before I Bought a Horse.” With 6,620 views, it was the most popular guest submission of last week. (more…)

Video: The Prancercise lady is now prancercising for pistachios

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#WATCH THISComments Off on Video: The Prancercise lady is now prancercising for pistachios

She calls it “crackcercise,” you know, because they’re pistachios. Ha ha. And it only gets worse from there. (more…)

Here Kitty, Kitty: The story of a im-purr-fectly named thoroughbred dynasty

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#RACING2 Comments

Kitten’s Dumplings, Kitten Kaboodle, Big Blue Kitten… what’s with all these feline-themed racehorse names? Heather Benson investigates. (more…)

What Do Horse Trailers and Bedrooms Have in Common?

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#PSYCHOLOGYLeave a comment

Has your sex life lost its sizzle and neither side seems willing to budge? Couples counselor Anne Asch, MFT, looks to her natural horsemanship background for a solution. (more…)

NickerDoodles: Why don’t horses pull Santa’s sleigh?

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#NICKERDOODLES1 Comment

NickerDoodles cartoonist Melanie Eberhardt has a few theories. (more…)

Fit to Ride: Ring in the holidays, kettle-bell style!

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#FIT TO RIDE2 Comments

HN hardbody Biz Stamm shows us some kettle-bell exercises for building in-the-saddle strength. (Breeches as workout attire optional.) (more…)

‘We Don’t Have Tack for That,’ Presented by ThinLine: You’re doin’ it wrong, part II

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#THINLINE12 Comments

Every real horse person knows you shouldn’t… (more…)

Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks

December 12, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#FLEECEWORKSLeave a comment

What’s soft and snuggly and looks great with a big red bow on it under the Christmas tree? (a) a kitten (b) a bunny (c) a Fleeceworks pad. (more…)

Eventing Nation: ‘Wrap’-your-horse’s-legs contest presented by Hamilton BioVet

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#ENLeave a comment

Want to win a prize pack from Hamilton Biovet? Get out the wrapping paper! (more…)

SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week: Budweiser Clydesdale Christmas commercials

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#SPECTRAVET3 Comments

Take a trip down memory lane with these classic holiday campaigns. (more…)

How To Handle the Spook

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#HORSE BEHAVIOR7 Comments

Callie Rae King explains why spooks happen, outlines a few common types of spooks, and shares tips on how to be prepared. (more…)

In My Boots: Look ma, no saddle… or bridle

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS1 Comment

Blogger Kristen Kovatch ditches her tack to perform at Alfred University’s seventh annual freestyle reining event. (more…)

Wednesday Book Review: Books to give (if you aren’t springing for a pony)

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#READ THIS2 Comments

HN book critic Erin McCabe counts down her favorite books for horse lovers of all ages. (more…)

The Idea of Order: I. Hate. Snow.

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off on The Idea of Order: I. Hate. Snow.

Seriously. Our illustrious illustrator Morgane Schmidt is NOT a fan. (more…)

Wednesday Morning Feed from World Equestrian Brands

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#WEBComments Off on Wednesday Morning Feed from World Equestrian Brands

From silver bells to glittering tinsel to twinkling lights, Christmas is all about the sparkle and shine. Why not let your horse in on the festivities? (more…)

Eventing Nation: Have a spare $35M? This NJ home could be yours

December 10, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#ENComments Off on Eventing Nation: Have a spare $35M? This NJ home could be yours

Visionaire gives us the 10-cent tour, er, the $39,999,000 tour. (more…)

Caveat Venditor, eBay sellers! A Holiday Warning

December 10, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#BEHIND THE BIT8 Comments

Do you sell saddles or other high-value items through eBay, PayPal, or both? Then you need to read this scary cautionary tale from Stacey Kimmel-Smith. (more…)

The Riding School: My best Christmas ever

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This week the Riding Instructor recounts the story of her own best Christmas ever. She was 14, and she was about to become the proud owner of her very first horse. (more…)

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