There was plenty of girl power on the 2014 WEG reining podium with the USA’s Mandy McCutcheon clinching Individual Bronze and Team Gold. (more…)
WEG Wrapup: It Ain’t Over Till Someone Showjumps in Their Underpants
…which did happen, so, naturally, now the games can end. (more…)
WEG Social Media Corral: Happy Trails to You
Today marked the final day of competition at the 2014 World Equestrian Games–and the final chapter in the two-week social media marathon! (more…)
Armchair Riding Critics Online Are Full of It, Suggests Study
Not exactly sure why we needed a study to confirm that, but there you go. (more…)
So You Wanna Be With a Horse Girl…
From the outside looking in, we horse girls might seem all prim and proper and lady-like — but suitors who buy into that stereotype are in for a big surprise. Lila Gendal explains. (more…)
Modern Centaurs: Watch This Totally Insane 1920s Cavalry Silent Film
Riding up and down stone stairs? Cantering through chest-deep water? Sliding down CLIFFS? No big deal for your average cavalry horse. (more…)
WEG Wrapup: Eyes to the Finish Line
One more day! Are you sad?
11 Equestrian Problems: Male Rider Edition
Men who start riding because of their significant other’s bad influence may have no idea what they’re getting into… (more…)
WEG Social Media Corral: Down to the Wire
The penultimate day of WEG competition included marathon driving, the last qualifying round of jumping and a pony in a sidecar. We’ll bring you the best of social media daily! (more…)
Starting the Young Horse Under Saddle: The Buck Stops Here
A horse’s first time under saddle needn’t be a stressful or dangerous occasion — and it won’t be if you lay the proper groundwork first, says Kristen Pierce. (more…)
Demystifying Combined Driving: WEG Day 2 (really 3)
Because eventing with one horse just wasn’t crazy enough, let’s do it with 4. (And a carriage.) Day 2 (but actually day 3 at WEG): marathon.
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You Better Shop Around
A good horse is hard to find. After tagging along on her instructor’s equine shopping quest, Jessica Fox feels better about her current polyamorous situation. (more…)
Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Performance Products: Megan’s Go-to Products
What’s in upper-level event rider Megan Lynn’s feed room? She gives us a peek. (more…)
WEG Wrapup: Historic Day for Vaulting
It’s the final day of vaulting, but the drivers are just revving up.
WEG Social Media Corral: No One Actually Rode Horses Today
Unless you count vaulting, but they spend way more time leaping about. We’ll bring you the best of social media daily! (more…)
The 2014 Laytown Races ‘Incident’
This video is going viral on Facebook today — Kristen Kovatch explains the story behind it. (more…)
Friday Flicks: ‘The Great Dan Patch’
This week we check out, literally, the only movie about driving I could find on the interwebz — The Great Dan Patch (1949), starring Dennis O’Keefe and Gail Russel. (more…)
What Would (Nice) George Morris Say? Episode 3
Seven brave readers sent us their very worst photos and braced for their eq to be ripped to shreds “Bad Jumping Clinic” style. But what if they caught Uncle George in a good mood? (more…)
Blackman Ranch: Who Knew Selling Horses Could Be This Much Fun?
Whether you’re in the market for a horse or not, you need to check out this Facebook page — it’s honest horse trading at its finest, and funniest! (more…)
The Athletic Rider: The Missing Link
You have the desire to get fit, and you know what you need to do to accomplish your goals. But do you have accountability? Personal trainer Leah Hinnefeld explains. (more…)
Friday Standing Ovation, Presented by Ovation Riding: International Rescue Horse Registry
Each week we recognize an organization that is doing good work in the horse world. Today we salute IRHR. (more…)
WEG Wrapup: Team Netherlands Leads Driving and Showjumping
Also of note was the drivers’ advanced hat-wearing. (more…)
Demystifying Combined Driving: WEG Day 1
Because eventing with one horse just wasn’t crazy enough, let’s do it with four (and a carriage.) Day 1: dressage. (more…)
WEG Social Media Corral: Everybody Loves Beezie
(#BeezieForPresident now exists.) Plenty from the other stars of the World Equestrian Games too. We’ll bring you the best of social media daily! (more…)
Best of Craigslist: Humans Be Cray
The ad includes a dozen more photos of this poor horse in various states of putting up with people’s crap, and his expression never changes. (more…)