“I brought him up close and personal to the event and let him get his hands dirty. Suddenly he had a first-hand experience in the horse world and it actually meant something to him.” Read the rest of Carson Nelson’s Round Two entry here!
“The thing is — the future of equestrian related activities relies on the passion that present-day horse-lovers share.” Read all of Sara Shelley’s Round Two submission for the HN Blogger Contest here!
“But despite all of these efforts, if we’re unkind to the people we’re trying to recruit, none of it matters.” Read all of Victoria Shields’ Round Two submission for the HN Blogger Contest here!
You landed that coveted working student position with your most idolized trainer… now what? Elise Fleischman of Entrigue Consulting pens the ultimate working student survival guide.
HITS Ocala and HITS-on-the-Hudson might get most of the spotlight… but HITS Culpeper might be the loveliest of all! Check out these snapshots from the Virginia show.
“To most of us, a lame horse is a horse in pain. While this is true in the majority of cases, gait abnormalities can also be generated by issues that don’t hurt.” Dr. Bob Grisel explains in this excerpt from Equine Lameness For the Layman.
You know the feeling: when you’re knocking off work a few hours early on a Friday afternoon to go get ready for your horse show and have to sneak out the back way so no one sees…
“Sometimes I wonder where he would be with a more dedicated rider. I wonder if he would be leg-yielding yet, or starting over crossrails. Maybe. But I doubt he would care about any of that.” Read the rest of HN Blogger Contest finalist Victoria Shields’ Round One entry here!
One of the summer’s most popular new series, Yellowstone has a few big reasons why we should love it — namely, the horses! Maria Wachter counts down a few more.
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding (S.T.A.R.) wants YOU — if you are a draft-type horse in good health who could help carry a veteran in the organization’s therapeutic riding program.
“I told him about my horse passion, and that I hadn’t been around them for a year. That’s when he dropped the big one. ‘My mom has a horse.'” Enjoy the Round One submission from HN blogging contest finalist Sara Shelley!
