#HorseHour is more than just a Twitter tag–it’s a global movement. Check out the details and join the conversation! (more…)
Weekly Instagram Round-up
The best of last week’s Instagram submissions, rounded up for your viewing pleasure. #horsenation
Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak
Who doesn’t love haul videos? I spend a lot of time (too much!) looking up beauty hauls, but now I’ve found a new addiction: tack hauls! (more…)
Lost in Translation: Horse Classifieds, Decoded
Just because it has spots does not make it work an extra $5k.
20 Signs You’re Secretly a Horse-Crazy Kid Trapped in an Adult Body
Board bills. Farrier fees. Some parts of riding as an adult are not so fun…but we do it all because deep inside of all of us there is a little kid screaming PONIES!!! (more…)
Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Perfomance Products: The Equine Spleen
When was the last time you thought about your horse’s spleen? Probably… never — despite the fact that they play a very important role. (more…)
How Smart Is Your Horse?
And what does “smart” really mean, anyway? Callie Rae King examines the intersection between equine cognition and behavior. (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher
Water troughs are the “office water coolers” are your horses’ field — a popular gathering place, especially during the summer. Find out how to clean them quickly and safely. (more…)
What The Muck Is That? Vesicular Stomatitis
Even seasoned equestrians are sometimes baffled by horse ailments and eccentricities. Each week we investigate one such conundrum. This week: vesicular stomatitis. (more…)
Friday Flicks: ‘Wildfire’
Arguably one of my top ten guilty pleasures, the ABC Family television series Wildfire offers 52 episodes of horsey good fun. The show, created by Michael Pillar and Christopher Teague, ran from 2005 to 2008. (more…)
Have You Ever Clucked At Your Car? Or Said ‘Whoa’ While Braking?
If so, you’ll enjoy teen blogger Haley Ruffner’s hilarious recounting of trying to relate driving to riding during a recent Driver’s Ed course. (more…)
Breed Spotlight: The Rare & Versatile Cleveland Bay
Stephanie Sutch introduces us to her own Cleveland Bay cross, GHP Baile Hill, and shares the history of this endangered breed. (more…)
Friday Standing Ovation, Presented by Ovation Riding: Pedal for Purpose
Each week we honor an individual or organization that is doing good work in the horse world. Today we salute Daniel Freese. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Courtney King Dye, Silva Martin Press On After Brain Injuries
Jenni Autry follows up on how TBIs have impacted the lives of two incredibly strong and determined dressage riders. (more…)
Best of Craigslist: ‘Tall, dark and handsome wants YOU – $700’
“He’s kind of a douche bag to other horses, ie he pees on his buddy’s hay then enjoys his non peed on hay and sometimes he is afraid when he hears a butterfly fart, but hey, that can be scary.” (more…)
#TBT: 20 Reasons Why Diesel Trucks Are the Worst
It’s not that I want to drive a truck — I HAVE to drive a truck, in order to haul to shows and perform various horse-ownership duties. But truck ownership has its pitfalls. (more…)
4 Driving Classes You’ve Never Heard Of
Because attaching a wheeled object to a horse with only one thin set of lines to control it isn’t already illogical enough. (more…)
Evention TV: What people think I do. What I really do…
Oftentimes there’s a bit of discrepancy between the two, as illustrated in Evention’s latest hilarious video. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
We’ve been following the story of 11-year-old Taylor McFall — after watching this adorable helmet cam yesterday we’re officially her biggest fans. Today her mom, Jen, weighs in. (more…)
SpectraVET Performance of the Week: Nisse Lüneburg & Calle Cool
The Hamburg Derby makes ordinary Grand Prix classes look like an afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese. Check out this year’s winning round. (more…)
#TBT: Demotivational Horse Posters, Discipline Edition
Sometimes taking yourself down a notch is the right thing to do.
Your Turn: Why Do You Horse Show?
There are healthy reasons, and there are reasons that are eventually going to backfire. Haley Ruffner pauses to evaluate her own motivations. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Jumped’
HN’s galloping book critic Erin McCabe jumps at the chance to preview Colette Auclair’s sophomore effort, which goes on sale August 4. (more…)
Little Ponies Are a Big Problem Across the UK
Remember that cute moonwalking pony commercial that came out last year? So do overflowing horse rescues all over England. (more…)