SpectraVET Performance of the Week: Jessica Springsteen’s WIHS Puissance Win
She and Lisona made 6’10” look easy to win the $25,000 class. (more…)
HN’s Horses in Horror-o-thon! Day 3
While you won’t find today’s movie in the horror section at your local video store, the Nazgul riders of “Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” still classify as hella creepy.
HN’s Horses in Horror-o-thon! Day 4
Headless horsemen and Johnny Depp headline this Halloween staple.
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Zenyatta’s First Filly Euthanized After Paddock Accident
Tragedy strikes Zenyatta and her connections just a few days shy of the five year anniversary of the mare’s greatest victory at the Breeders Cup Classic. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed From Fleeceworks: Great Breeders’ Cup Moments
It’s officially Breeders’ Cup weekend, and for those true blue racing fans out there it’s the biggest weekend of the year. Kentucky Derby? What’s that? We know where the real prize lies at the end of the year. (more…)
Second Fiddle? No Thanks. New Competition Spotlights America’s Top Horsewomen
Part natural horsemanship, part extreme cowboy challenge and part dressage-gone-western-riding, the inaugural American Horsewoman’s Challenge took place in Oklahoma City in early October. (more…)
Do You Believe in Ghosts? ‘Haunted Riding Lesson’
Is there a ghost spectator watching over this lady’s riding lesson, or are these people just bonkers?
The Idea of Order: Trick or Feed Us
Horses will do anything for a snack. (more…)
Wednesday Helmet Cam Presented by World Equestrian Brands: La Boule Derby
At first it just seems like a standard Grand Prix jumping track… but then things start getting crazy. (more…)
FBI Reclassifies Animal Cruelty As a Top-Tier Felony
Animal cruelty crime will soon have its own category alongside other Group A Felonies like homicide, arson and assault. Karlie Mitchell and Leslie Wylie report.
Do You Believe in Ghosts? ‘The Haunted Stables’
You can’t assume everything, or even most things, you find on the Internet are true, but either way this video gives me the creeps.
Have any of you had paranormal experiences in old barns? (And no, “My horse keeps spooking at things that aren’t there” doesn’t count.) Chime in in the comments below!
Go Riding, mwah-ha-ha.
HN’s Horses in Horror-O-Thon! Day 2
Featuring Edgar Allen Poe’s first published work “Metzengerstein” with a little help from some Legos.
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8 Spook-tacular GIFs for Halloween
Think your horse is spooky? More likely, he’s just extra in-tune with the paranormal activity: haunted jumps, demonic wheelbarrows, ghosts lurking in the corners of the ring… just because YOU can’t see it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, right?
Back on Track ‘Horse Therapy’: Tabetha & Thunder
When it comes to horses, can true love strike twice?
Tuesday Video From Dubarry: Jimmy Kimmel’s Horse Pants
Watch the comedian pitch his bizarre idea on a recent episode of “Shark Tank.” (more…)
HN’S Horses in Horror-o-thon! Day 1
Dark Vengeance, a creepy episode from the 1972 TV series Circle of Fear, is up first in our countdown to Halloween. (more…)
Human vs. Horse Perception, Expressed in Emojis
Because we don’t always see eye to eye. (more…)
The Problem With ‘Easy Keepers’
Does your horse gain weight just looking at a blade of grass? Jody Webb shares some advice. (more…)
Weekly Instagram Round-Up: #horsenation
This week: sunrises in California, equine traditions in Iran, and all the ways horses can show their love.
SmartPak: Is There a Body Clipping Crisis Hotline?
There are many ways body clipping can go awry — here are a few.
The Most Adorable High-Speed Sport There Is: Pony Steeplechasing
Try not to explode from the cuteness. (more…)
Reed Kessler Wins Her First Barrel Racing Buckle
Style, youth, talent in any discipline she tries — jeez, Reed, stop making us look bad! (more…)
Random Vintage Video: ‘The Petrol Horse’ (1920)
It even runs out on first attempt, just like a real horse probably would!
Reader Lynn sent us a link to this video, assuming it was something we HN weirdos would appreciate. (And we do — thank you, Lynn!)
I really have no context for it other than that it’s from the moving picture archive collection British Pathé, which uploaded 85,000 historic newsreels to YouTube in an effort to make them more accessible to viewers earlier this year. They have all kinds of cool vintage racing and horse show footage — have a look on their YouTube channel here.
Go Riding.
