DeAnn Sloan
Mind Your Melon: Mounting Up
Start ’em young. Start ’em right. (more…)
#goriding Grams of the Week
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images. (more…)
Centered Riding® Inc. Accepting Applications for Instructor Diversity Scholarship
In an effort to create more robust opportunities for riding instructors who are Black, Indigenous and/or Persons of Color to train and certify as Centered Riding Instructors, the 2022 Centered Riding® Inc. scholarship is back. (more…)
One Mega-Makeover, Two Champions
This year marked a momentous year for the Retired Racehorse Project. 2020’s cancellation meant that 2021 combined two competition years to make one Mega-Makeover. That also means two champions were crowned at the Kentucky Horse Park over the weekend. (more…)
The Not-So-Great Indoors
Healthy horse management requires extra consideration in the cold season. Make sure you’re doing the best by your horses. (more…)
SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: Go Pink!
SmartPak offers support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with these limited-edition products.
Horse Health Tidbit: Identifying PPID, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products
PPID, or Cushing’s disease, affects many senior horses. However, it can be managed. Here are some key tips to help identify whether or not your horse has Cushing’s and knowing when you need to call your veterinarian. (more…)
Best of JN: The Cold Call — Horses and Graduate School, Part II
“Cold-calls are terrifying and stressful. It’s the uncertainty, the feeling of being singled-out, and the sense that no matter how much you prepare, you may not know the answers to all the questions. I think that horses in competition are effectively being ‘cold-called.'” (more…)
Final Day of Preliminary Competition Complete at TB Makeover
Yesterday marked the final day of preliminary competition at the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover. Here are the current standings. (more…)
Day Two at the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, Presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America
Yesterday marked the completion of day two of official competition at the Thoroughbred Makeover. See how the results are shaping up! (more…)
Thursday Video: Running Braid
Today is all about braiding! (more…)
Sports Psychology with Dr. Darby Bonomi: The Fear Factor
Do you ride with fear? If so, you’re not alone. In her latest column, Dr. Darby Bonomi puts fear in perspective and offers some tools to manage fear in the saddle.
Mind Your Melon: Equine Slip ‘N Slide
Let’s get this part started! (more…)
First Day of Preliminary Competition Wraps at Thoroughbred “Mega-Makeover”
The long-awaited “Mega-Makeover” is officially under way and the first day of competition has come to an end. Find out who leads the pack so far! (more…)
Go Ahead and Jump
Candace Wade takes a trip to New York in order to spend a weekend honing her skills and receiving a new assessment of her riding at Fox Run Farm. (more…)
#goriding Grams of the Week
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images. (more…)
The Role of the Horse in Native American Culture
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day in the United States. So, in true Horse Nation fashion, we love to look at the relationship of indigenous people to horses. Spoiler alert: horses transformed the lives of many Native Americans. (more…)
Testing a Horse’s Hearing, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products
If you’ve ever wondered about your horse’s hearing, there’s a sure-fire way to test it out. Learn more! (more…)
The Death of a Dream: Libby & Spider
“I wanted to be one of the cool kids that actually made it there, even if we were not prepared to show. I have a color-coded schedule of where to be when, and what cool things we would see. Pushing ‘submit’ on his withdrawal last week was really, really hard.” (more…)
Mind Your Melon: That Pony Will Not Quit…
… and neither will Nic Roldan. (more…)
#goriding Grams of the Week
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images. (more…)
Kentucky Says “Yes!” to Equitana USA 2021
A marriage proposal was the icing on a huge cake celebrating the horse at EQUITANA USA this weekend. Thousands of fans poured into the Kentucky Horse Park Friday, Saturday and Sunday to experience the first North American iteration of the event in almost two decades.
