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“WEG is not everyday showjumping. WEG is a whole new level. It’s a serious championship. I think it will take me a few weeks to really take it all in and realize what we asked of our horses and our riders.”
“By its very nature, horse sport always rewards the try, and if we never tried and failed, we would never learn and grow. But another equally important skill to learn is to know when to quit, regroup and come back to try again another day.”
In an innovative approach to large-scale rescue, Last Chance Animal Rescue and Maryland Fund For Horses are teaming up to present Appy Fest, featuring horses seized from the massive 100-horse neglect case Wicomico County, Maryland farm earlier this year.
This is a masterclass performance from the World Equestrian Games worth revisiting: watch highlights from all three phases of Australian driver Boyd Exell’s gold-medal performance!
We all know the many benefits horseback riding can provide on a lifelong basis — Devin Morrissey makes a compelling case for why horseback riding should be incorporated into school athletic programs.
Jen Joines and her rescued miniature horse Kricket didn’t set out to become inspirational icons to show that no dream is too big — but here they are, living the dream, fresh off a 65-mile riding tour. We caught up with Jen to learn Kricket’s story!
While some of us may be mourning the official passing of summer, fear not, though the winds of winter will blow soon… there’s plenty to do still in the autumn with your horse! Here are our favorite suggestions.
“What if everyone at the new barn is a stuck up know-it-all? What if they think you’re a stuck up know-it-all? What if you forgot how to ride and you get dumped in the sand, or laughed at by children, or dumped in the sand AND laughed at by children?”
