For beginner riders, this isn’t an uncommon uttering. Chelsea Alexander shares her strategies for dealing with the situation. (more…)
Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak: #ROOTD
What do SmartPak employees wear to the barn? Here they show off their #ROOTD (Riding Outfits of the Day). (more…)
12 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting an Equine Business
Thinking of taking on some boarders, or launching an equine marketing firm, or becoming a show groom? Well, you’ve got a lot to learn. (more…)
6 Fun Tack Facts
Each item in a tack room has a storied history, sometimes spanning decades, sometimes spanning centuries. Lynn Howland and I put our heads together for some research. (more…)
Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Performance Products: EJ Knows Best
Somebody is always making a splash in EJ’s world — some days more literally than others. (more…)
Confessions of a Summer Camp Instructor, Part II: The Job Description
Chelsea Alexander explains why trouble-shooting skills are a camp instructor’s best asset. (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole Presented by Horse Quencher: Mini Horse Beach Field Trip
Swimming, frolicking, rolling in the sand, jumping driftwood… these minis are having the best day EVER. (more…)
The Athletic Rider: Why Riding Is Not Enough
Our ability to communicate effectively with a horse is directly enhanced — or inhibited — by our ability to control our own bodies. Personal trainer Leah Hinnefeld explains. (more…)
10 Things You Know You Miss About Being a Barn Rat
Who didn’t relish their barn rat days? Spending the entire day at the barn with your other barn rat friends, only to sleep for a few hours and do it all over again the next day. (more…)
The Secret Mating Rituals of Dressage Riders
As revealed in a just-released music video by the British band Hugh. We break it down. (more…)
Friday Flicks: ‘Miracle of the White Stallions’
Based on the autobiographical novel “The Dancing White Horses of Vienna” by Alois Podhajsky, the film tells the true story of the Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School during WWII. (more…)
Friday Standing Ovation from Ovation Riding
Each week we honor an organization that is doing good work in the horse world. Today we speak with Kristin Loewenthal of Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center. (more…)
Return of the King’s Return to Grace
A recent L.A. Times article told a tale of a racehorse fallen on hard times after his connections suffered unbelievable tragedy. Fortunately for the horse, a helping hand stepped in just in time. (more…)
Celebrate National Day of the Cowboy: Saturday, July 23
The annual National Day of the Cowboy celebration is set for this Saturday, July 23rd. Learn more about this new initiative to preserve cowboy culture. (more…)
The Problem With Ponies
Ponies — gotta love ‘em! Or you’d probably kill ‘em. Here is a list of pony problems that cannot be denied…
Random Horse Commercial of the Day: Sony Gaming
In which a jockey is humping the shoulders of everybody in sight, all of whom are wearing creepy giant fake teeth, as part of an ad campaign to sell ancient-looking cell phones. (more…)
Confessions of a Summer Camp Instructor, Part I: Summer Camp vs. The Real World
Teaching riding at a summer camp is an entirely different ballgame than teaching at a riding school. Camp instructor Chelsea Alexander explains. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
Last week, we were getting ready for the FEI NAJYRC in Lexington, Ky. This week, we’re rewinding the weekend’s competition with some great video from RNS Video. (more…)
10 True Equestrian Confessions
Horses are an all-consuming force of nature that alter every aspect of our lives, but maybe it’s time to fess up. Here are 10 of my true equestrian confessions. (more…)
SpectraVET Performance of the Week: Catherine Chamberlain’s ‘Harry Potter’ NAJYRC Freestyle
The 19-year-old followed up on her Individual Gold in the Young Rider division with a second Gold in the Freestyle. (more…)
‘We Don’t Have Tack For That,’ Presented by ThinLine
A trendy New York design co. called Horse+Nail is making handbags out of bits and selling them for nearly a grand apiece. (more…)
The Idea of Order: Just What I Always Wanted
We’ve all received well-meaning but completely ridiculous horse-themed gifts from the non-horsey people in our lives — the subject of Morgane Schmidt’s latest illustration. (more…)
Horsenista: Fantasy Living Room
My fellow horse people, I have an addiction. My addiction is horses and all horse-related paraphernalia. Check out my wishlist for an eventing inspired living room. (more…)