DeAnn Sloan
The Ex-Racehorse
This one will give all of us a fright (and should be read in the same meter as Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”). (more…)
Trail Ride From Hell
Bailey Thers tells a tale of trail ride none of us would want to experience. (more…)
Schlechter Draam
Beware of the schlechter Draam — although not always in the way you expect. (more…)
Two Weeks Later: Britany & Kittie
Two weeks after the Mega Mageover, Britany looks back on her experience at the Kentucky Horse Park. Her biggest takeaway? Community. (more…)
The Haunting of Seven Sky Ranch
Buildings don’t make clicking and bumping sounds on their own… or do they? (more…)
A Ghost Story
“Tom had not wanted her to sleep, to leave him alone in the dark house when they would come and call him. They wanted him to leave the world he had known so long…” (more…)
Ponydad: Horse Girls Are Lovely, But…
Thomas Pelle Veng, the ever-supportive ponydad (and ponyhusband!) has a few reminders for all the horse girls and women out there. We may still choose to ignore them, but they may be helpful nonetheless. (more…)
Mind Your Melon: Practice, Practice, Practice
Practice every chance you get… (more…)
#goriding Grams of the Week
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images. (more…)
SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: Stuff Riders Spook At
It’s the week of Halloween, so it’s only fitting that we pay homage to all the things that send equestrians running to the barn in fear. From loose plastic bags to thrown shoes and unlatched gates, SmartPak brings us this classic video of stuff riders spook at. Try not to scream out loud.
Feeding Round Bales, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products
Although some are wary about feeding round bales to their horses, there is a way to manage them well and keep them safe for horses. (more…)
Gibson and the Apocalypse: Spooky Season
Now THAT’s scary!
Thursday Video: Story of My Life
If you have a Rubbermaid water trough, you’ve been here. (more…)
Right Horses, Bright Futures
Trafalgar Square Books and The Right Horse are teaming up to offer a new horse adoption initiative with the aim of securing new beginnings for very special horses in need of new homes. (more…)
Star Stable 10th Anniversary Giveaway
Star Stable is celebrating 10 years in the virtual saddle and a decade of empowering girl gamers in this awesome giveaway. (more…)
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…)
