“The amount of melanin in your skin does not determine your ability, especially in horseback riding.” Today we welcome the voice of Briannah Kaitlyn McGee, a 15-year-old from Southern California who reminds us that diversity is something to be celebrated. (more…)
Sometimes your horse has no brakes, sometimes your horse’s brakes are too good. They key is finding that perfect middle ground where the brakes are juuusst right. (more…)
“There are countless times I turned down offers to play in tournaments because I could not afford it, or times I was only able to play because I had connections to people generous enough to subsidize the costs for me. I have missed so many opportunities to improve my game solely because I could not afford it.”
Every week we team up with Ovation Riding to recognize those doing good in the horse world. Today we recognize the Foundation for the Horse, which is providing assistance for horses affected by the fires in California and those affected by Hurricane Laura.
“If there is an opportunity to give someone a proverbial leg up, one must do so, another value my father instilled in me. By using each of our connections to ‘pay it forward’ we can open doors that may otherwise be locked for newcomers.” (more…)
“One way or another… aren’t most of us nutty Thoroughbred folks incidental ‘Cinderella story seekers?’ Many of these horses have stories analogous to gradations of sweeping up the cinders… many find the proverbial glass slippers in their second careers.” (more…)
“There is this singular focus on how to make ‘them’ come to ‘us’. This is completely backwards. There is no rule change, expansion in television coverage or clothing rule change that will magically grow our sport.” (more…)
Congratulations to animal advocate and Horse Nation friend and contributor Marty Irby. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, II officially recognized the work he has put in to reduce violence in horse training. (more…)
“After he saw what a mixed up horse Revolution was, Larry considered not taking Revolution out of practicality. His wife, Christy, convinced Larry that there was something special in Revolution’s eye. She told me, ‘You could see his soul. He needed help.'” (more…)
“It is not enough to commodify a moment in a movement – brands, publications, and organizations now need to roll-up their sleeves and buckle down for a lifetime of work building trust and equity for the BIPOC equestrian community.” (more…)
“I have now been riding competitively for roughly 10 years with Janet and Ryan Sassmannshausen of Kinvarra Farm and have felt nothing less than a warm and kind embrace from everyone within our sport.” (more…)
