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Book Review: ‘The Girl on the Dancing Horse’

March 26, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#BOOK REVIEWLeave a comment
An autobiography by Charlotte Dujardin.

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‘Oh Crap’ Monday: Just a Literally Crappy Video

March 26, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#OH CRAPLeave a comment
Monday is already the crappiest day of the week, so it only makes sense that we make things official. While we usually feature a horse and rider “oh crap” moment, we’re taking things in a much crappier direction today.

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SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: Vote For Your Favorite SmartCookie Flavor of the Year!

March 26, 2018Kristen KovatchSponsored#SMARTPAKLeave a comment
SmartPak’s SmartCookie Flavor of the Year contest has narrowed down fan-submitted entries to three finalists! Check them out and vote for your favorite that you’d like to see released as a special treat in the fall.

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Kentucky Performance Products: Spring Horse Feeding Tips

March 25, 2018Kristen KovatchSponsored#KENTUCKY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTSLeave a comment
Easy keepers, hard keepers, and how that new spring pasture figures in for both: Kentucky Performance Products is here with answers for all of your spring horse feeding questions.

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Best of JN: These DIY Memes Are SO Accurate

March 23, 2018Meagan DeLisleMeagan DeLisleBest of JNLeave a comment

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Meagan’s RRP Thoroughbred Makeover Journey: Baby Flash’s First Vertical

March 23, 2018Meagan DeLisleMeagan DeLisle#RETIRED RACEHORSE PROJECT, FlashLeave a comment

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Connecting the Horse World: Welcome to GoHorse.com

March 23, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#APP, #HORSE LIFELeave a comment
“We knew we wanted to create a website with all boarding facilities on a map where horse owners could find the info they actually care about – but then the lightbulb went off: what if we could show real-time availability?”

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KER Friday Video: Meet ‘Ears’

March 23, 2018Kristen KovatchSponsoredKERLeave a comment
Two-year-old filly Royal Warden might look a bit different to us, but her lack of a right ear isn’t slowing her down!

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Fat to Fit to First Level: Horses as Healers

March 23, 2018Kristen KovatchEsther L. RobertsFat to Fit to First LevelLeave a comment
“He is my riding partner. He is my healing partner. He is my mustang.”

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Standing Ovation by Ovation Riding: Rescue Groups Helping Maryland Horses

March 23, 2018Kristen KovatchSponsored#OVATION RIDINGLeave a comment
In partnership with Ovation Riding, Horse Nation is spotlighting the known organizations who have stepped in to help with massive rescue efforts at a Maryland farm, with about 100 horses needing help.

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Attending a “Bring Home a Wild Horse or Burro” Event

March 22, 2018Kristen KovatchCandace Wade#BLM, #MUSTANG, SterlingLeave a comment
Candace Wade reports on her experience.

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2018 Omnibus Spending Bill in House of Reps Addresses Key Equine Issues

March 22, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#NEWSLeave a comment
The massive 2,232-page $1.3 trillion omnibus bill was released by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, including provisions that continue to defund horse slaughter and protect wild horses from wholesale or slaughter.

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Photo Challenge: 6 Riders Who Went Muddin’

March 22, 2018Kristen KovatchReader Submission#24 HOUR PHOTO CHALLENGELeave a comment
Not pictured: all the boot cleaning and laundry.

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100 Horses Seized From Maryland Horse Farm, 25 Found Dead

March 22, 2018Kristen KovatchHolly Covey#HORSE RESCUE, #NEWSLeave a comment
Alerted by a news helicopter acting on a tip, law enforcement in Wicomico County, Maryland discovered at least 25 dead horses among 100 in poor condition on a rural property on Friday, March 16, 2018. (Some images in this article may be considered graphic.)

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Draper Therapies Video: DIY Braiding Tutorial

March 22, 2018Kristen KovatchSponsoredDraper TherapiesLeave a comment
Show season is coming! If you need a refresher on perfecting your hunter or jumper braids, look no further.

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The Academic Equestrian: Semi-Finals Success

March 21, 2018Kristen KovatchHaley Ruffner#ACADEMIC EQUESTRIANLeave a comment
Haley Ruffner’s team hosted one of three intercollegiate Semi-Finals taking place last weekend across the country, and last week Haley was swamped both with show planning and preparing to compete herself. How did the show turn out?

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10 Things I’ve Learned From Working Around Equines

March 21, 2018Kristen KovatchMaria Wachterequestrian lifeLeave a comment
Lots of life lessons…

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EcoVet Classic: Thunder Gulch

March 21, 2018Kristen KovatchSponsoredEcovetLeave a comment
Thunder Gulch, winner of the 1995 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and a shaping force of the Thoroughbred industry at stud, passed away earlier this week. We remember him through his two great Triple Crown wins.

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How to Train Your Horse For the Farrier: A Horse Nation Guide

March 21, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#SATIRELeave a comment
A “helpful” guide to horse training for the farrier on WikiHow has been circulating the horsey internet. Based on WikiHow’s brilliant illustrations, we rewrote the guide to clear up some of the confusion.

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The Idea of Order: Entering Spring Shows…

March 21, 2018Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#theideaoforderLeave a comment
… the definition of shady.

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World Equestrian Brands Helmet Cam: DolphinCam

March 21, 2018Kristen KovatchSponsored#WORLD EQUESTRIAN BRANDSLeave a comment
New sales criteria: if your horse isn’t dolphin-proof, we’re not even going to talk.

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#horsenation ‘Grams of the Week

March 20, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#INSTAGRAMLeave a comment
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images!

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The Secret Victims: Sexual Assault on Equines

March 20, 2018Kristen KovatchContributorLeave a comment
Sexual assault on animals has long been considered a taboo subject to discuss — but it’s more commonplace than we’d like to consider. Mary Ann Johnstone reminds us to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves and protect our vulnerable horses.

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13 #EquestrianProblems According to Twitter

March 20, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#TWITTERLeave a comment
Because brevity will always be the soul of wit.

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Happy First Day of Spring

March 20, 2018Kristen KovatchKristen Kovatch#HAIKULeave a comment
As told in haiku.

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