Kentucky Performance Products Nutritional Minute
Today’s question: Is it necessary to feed additional fat or oil to my horse when I supplement with a natural vitamin E powder like Elevate?
Horse Destroys Car in Basheer Bagh, India
Or, why you shouldn’t let your horse out for a night on the town. (more…)
10 Unique Equine-Themed Ornaments
Ready to trim your tree with some horsey ornaments? We’ve got you covered, from the adorable to the just plain weird. (more…)
Say ‘Carrot’: How to Include Horses in Your Engagement Shoot
Horses+wedding= certain doom (at least in my overly neurotic mind). But horses+photo shoot with my babe= fun! (more…)
Jockey Suspended for Stealing Crop Mid-Race
Yeah, yeah, it’s against the rules…but also 100% baller. (more…)
Dressage Camel Performs Half-pass, Tempi Changes
And now I’ve officially seen it all.
Best of Craigslist: ‘Dream Horse’ Edition
Highlights from our latest batch of strange/random/funny/clueless ads: a horse who is totally chill so long as she gets her daily tranquilizer, a hornless unicorn, a rare filly colt, a magazine excerpt we just didn’t know what else to do with, and much, much more! (more…)
12 Reader-Submitted Horse-Themed Engagement Photos
For maximum “awww” factor, include your horse. (Shockingly, no one submitted any horse-themed engagement photo disasters.) (more…)
Friday Standing Ovation, Presented by Ovation Riding
This week’s honoree: Long Meadow Rescue Ranch.
Cold Days, Hot Knights: 8 Flicks to Watch
Bummed out by Daylight Savings Time ending? Stuck indoors by frigid temperatures? Need a distraction? I suggest taking some time to enjoy a few hot knights on those cold days.
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Be Told: You Want This Book
Erin McCabe reviews a new novel by Courtney Collins with an equestrian twist.
5 Free Horses in Search of a Forever Home
All around the nation horses are in search of safe, loving homes. Here are five available today.
Horses of YouTube: Art’s Hood Needs Help
There’s a horse in there, somewhere. (more…)
Update on the Monica Thors Abuse Case: 7 Horses Rescued, 2 Later Euthanized
The disturbing abuse case that’s been rocking the equestrian world in recent days has seen the horses seized by authorities, but the case is far from over. (more…)
The Idea of Order: ‘Tis the Season…
More astute observations from the equestrian world. (more…)
Ban on Carriage Horses Passed in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Council voted last week to become the 14th city in the United States and the 18th in the world to ban horse-drawn carriages in its urban metropolis. Was this a scandal-fueled gimme or a harbinger of things to come?
Horse Haiku of the Day, by Melanie laCour
Horse life in 17 syllables.
Photo: Leslie Wylie/Horse Nation
Each morning we release a fresh new horsey haiku into the Internet ether. Today’s haikus come from reader Melanie laCour from Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Sun has not risen
Temp is at eighteen below
Time to muck these stalls
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Photo: Leslie Wylie/Horse Nation
Good luck with that, Melanie! As a southern hot-house flower myself I have no idea how you folks up there do it.
Before we head out, one more for haiku from all of us here at Horse Nation:
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Send us your haikus
5-7-5, it’s easy
Horse Nation needs you
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Email your own horse haiku (a three-line poem with 5-7-5 syllables per line) to [email protected]. Include a photo of your haiku’s equine inspiration if you like!
Go Riding.
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
This adorable mini loves his belly rubs even more than his canine counterparts.
SpectraVET Classic Performance: Working Hunters in the ’70s
Solid 4’6″ fences, anyone?
Back on Track ‘Horse Therapy’: Time to Breathe
Sigourney Jellins was a full-speed-ahead horse professional until an accident put her on “stall rest” — which had an unexpected silver lining.
5 Times the National Finals Rodeo Got It Right
The Superbowl of rodeos kicks off on Thursday night. Here are five good reasons to drop what you’re doing and let ‘er buck. (more…)
Horse Haiku of the Day, by Evan Hubner
Horse life in 17 syllables.
World Equestrian Brands Helmet Cam: Trail Riding World Tour
Check out these cams from around the world.
