“But, I AM a special kind of stupid. And so the overweight, middle-aged, amateur said, ‘Put him on the shuttle on Saturday morning, and I’ll pick him up in Ocala.'” Thus began Libby and Spider’s 2020 Makeover journey.
“Going to the barn might be considered ‘non-essential.’ Going to the barn feels essential to me.” We all are grappling with how we handle riding, not riding, going to the barn, and not going to the barn.
“These tapes were mostly of my high school rodeos — they were the long-lost and forgotten videos of my first ‘real’ barrel racing horse. The one to whom really I attribute everything.” Most of us can look back at the horse that taught us the most and turned us into the horse people we are today. Casey French talks about hers. (more…)
Looking for something to do while you’re home? Horse Radio Network is hosting a Facebook Live concert on Wednesday, March 25th at 8:00 pm with Templeton Thompson and Sam Gay. (more…)
As we struggle to navigate the uncharted waters in which we find ourselves amidst COVID-19, determining the best practices for equine businesses is difficult. Here is some helpful advice for equestrian business owners. (more…)
Horse Nation is always working hard to remind you to mind your melon, but never is that so prevalent than during Brain Injury Awareness Month. Today, we want to take a deeper dive into helmet technology. As always SmartPak is here to help.
“Hypothetically, if I were to get together with an older warhorse mare (raced 50+ times) with my older warhorse self (50+ yrs old) would y’all sponsor me…” And that’s how it all began for Jen and Louise, two warhorses headed to the 2020 Makeover. (more…)
Sometimes we look back on our riding season and can’t help but admit that it could have gone better. Reader Judith Wilson does just that with her 2019/2020 hunt season. Thankfully, she has a sense of humor. Take it away, Judith… (more…)
We’ve all seen the ISO ads — you know the ones. They specify that they are looking for a horse that does X, Y and Z, but definitely one that is NOT a cribber. Well, here’s a new look at cribbing. (more…)
