Best of Craigslist: Selfie Edition
“I’m trying to sell my horse. But first, let me take a selfie.” (more…)
3 Reasons You Should Watch ‘Los Cowboys’ This Weekend
Los Cowboys hit the Hulu airwaves just a few days ago, but I’m already addicted to the docu-series showcasing Mexican rodeo. (more…)
Tough Sunday: Last in the Cal Cup Derby, First in Our Hearts
Yeah, Tough Sunday may been a spectacular loser in Saturday’s California Cup Derby, but considering he was born blind and deaf he’s really doing alright.
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Weekly Instagram Round-Up
In which dogs, cats and donkeys all try to get in on the HN fun. (more…)
Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak: ‘Stuff Riders Say — Episode 3, The Lost Episode!’
Remember SmartPak’s popular “Stuff Riders Say” video series? (Answer: How could we forget?!) Well, there’s one more episode that the nobody has yet seen… until now. (more…)
Kentucky Performance Products Nutritional Minute
This week’s topic: Round bale feeders.
10 Swedish Trotters Dance to Shakira
Their hips don’t lie.
Politicians and Their Infamous Riding Fails
A “Gallop Poll” from Mother Jones explores the international history of politicians playing lawn darts. (more…)
What Happens When You Put a Curious Horse in a Tent Stall
Danish Warmblood shenanigans in Wellington. (more…)
Snowed In? Get Your Horse to Help Plow
Just one or two horsepower will do. (more…)
WEF vs. HITS: What Does a Show Day in Florida Really Cost?
Or, “why do we drastically overpay for 50-cent ribbons?”
Team USA Dressage Olympian Adrienne Lyle Retires Wizard After Injury
A tremendous partnership on the world stage comes to an abrupt but respectful end. (more…)
NickerDoodles: Fight for the Fork
You do what you gotta do to make it better! From Melanie Eberhardt.
New Hampshire Horse Rescued From Trough
Subtitle: “Another way horses try to kill themselves daily.” (more…)
New Horsey Music Video by Fleur Magali Is So Totally Switzerland
Swiss singer/equestrian enthusiast Fleur Magali sent us the stunning video for her first single, “Find Your Way,” and we just had to share.
Friday Standing Ovation, Presented by Ovation Riding
This week’s honoree: Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue.
A Guide to Liability Releases for Equine Professionals
By Kjirsten Lee, J.D.
15 Reader-Submitted Winter Riding Getups
Cue the quarter-sheets, Carhartts and the ever-present “base layer.” Cozy up, Horse Nation, and take look at your fellow freezing equestrians. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Contaminated Horse Feed Causes Panic in Georgia
Monensin toxicity has been blamed for the death of over 20 horses in Florida and three in South Carolina. Now it is hitting close to home for Georgia eventer Roslyn Johnson. Leslie Threlkeld reports. (more…)
Horse Trader Tricks: Don’t Fall Victim
When it comes to selling horses, dishonesty runs rampant — and if you’ve ever fallen victim to one of these scams you know the heartache and headache it can cause. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks: USEF’s Horses of 2014
Find out who took the top honors!
SpectraVET Performance of the Week: Anna Cavallaro
This Italian vaulter’s winter-themed performance just might give you chills.
My favorite performance of the fourth and final World Cup Vaulting qualifier, held over the weekend in Leipzig, Germany, came from Italy’s Anna Cavallaro.
The reigning FEI World Cup Vaulting champion didn’t win this go-round, placing second to Switzerland’s Simone Jäiser, but it was hard not to be enchanted by Anna’s performance. You might recognize her music, “Once Upon a December,” from the Disney movie Anastasia:
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
The twinkling melody and icy lighting were the perfect accompaniment to Anna’s nimble movements — and the horse she was riding? Swoon.
Watch more top-three performances from the competition on FEI TV.
The World Cup Vaulting series final takes place in Graz, Austria from February 19-22. We’re looking forward to it!
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Calm Yourself (& Your Horse!) with HN’s Newest Sponsor, CEVA
You won’t believe how well CEVA Animal Health’s new product, Confidence EQ, works for calming your horse!
We all have had those horses: the nervous types, who get antsy when a new situation is presented. We’ve searched high and low for some way to calm the nerves without getting us kicked out of a horse show or feeling like a pharmacy, but it’s hard to find the perfect solution.
Luckily, our newest sponsor, CEVA Animal Health, has created a product which will give us a new tool for calming nervous horses, Confidence EQ is a new pheromone gel that uses a similar pheromone to that which nursing mares give off to their foals to create a calming sensation when applied.
How exactly does it work? You simply apply the gel to your horse’s nostrils and wait to see the product in action. Many horses may exhibit the lip curling behavior known as the Flehman Response, which is an indicator that the pheromones are doing their job.
This product can be useful in new training situations, trailering, horse shows, or any other situation in which your horse may get especially nervous.
Interested in more? Be sure to check out Confidence EQ, and available at Valley Vet Supply and Jeffers Equine. Stay tuned for reviews on the HN team’s experiences with Confidence EQ, and be sure to get some for yourself!
