Kristen Kovatch
6 Totally Outrageous Things You Can Buy at Equine Affaire
I’m having a really hard time separating “want” from “need,” and I’ve only been here for one day.
Friday Standing Ovation from Ovation Riding
This week’s honoree: Sebastian Riding Associates.
Let’s Discuss: Good Luck/Bad Luck
Call it a superstition, but I believe in luck where horses are concerned. Here’s my argument.
SpectraVET Performance of the Week: Waylon Roberts, Indoor Eventing
Indoor eventing is an action-packed, arena-bound hybrid of cross country and show jumping. Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair just hosted its annual challenge — check out the winning ride!
World Equestrian Brands Helmet Cam: Finnish Logging
Can you say “most tolerant horses ever”? Check out this pair of draft horses in Finland who couldn’t care less about what’s going on behind them.
Not only are these horses (Bogas the Percheron and Limppu the Swedish Ardennais) completely blasé about the giant log-lifting claw that we can only guess makes a lot of noise, but they’re also masters at navigating some very tight turns, steep slopes and narrow spaces with their load. Check out this rock-solid pair:
My favorite part is at 1:15, when the terrifying log-claw offers the horses a little snack from the load of tree branches, and they take a little nibble like there’s nothing at all amiss. Now, I’ve seen some pretty bomb-proof draft horses, but these guys definitely take the cake.
Go draft horses!
#TBT: 12 Nail Art Designs For Equestrians
… if you actually have fingernails left after all those barn chores, anyway.
Back on Track ‘Horse Therapy’: Maggie & Shiloh
Rescues work both ways.
Weekly Instagram Round-Up
Your week in horse life, captured in images!
‘Oh Crap’ Monday
Monday is the crappiest day of the week, so it only makes sense that we make things official.
SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: SmartPak Staff Barn Field Trips
SmartPak is bringing us along on a six-part video series as its staff members head to the barn to learn about hay, grain and other feeds from SmartPak veterinarian Dr. Lydia Gray. Here are the first two installments!
Product Review: Posture Prep Cross Fiber Groomer
More than a grooming tool — it’s a grooming system.
Absorbine Photo Challenge: 4 Beautiful Barn Sunsets
… courtesy of Daylight Saving Time.
Standing Ovation by Ovation Riding: The Westernaires
Each Friday, HN teams up with Ovation Riding to spotlight an individual or organization doing good work in the horse world. Today, we salute the Westernaires, a drill team based in Jefferson County, Colorado.
The Platero Project Spotlights the American Wild Burro
Wild burros are protected under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses & Burros Act — but often get overlooked despite the spotlight on America’s mustangs. The Platero Project seeks to change that fact.
Back to Basics: Relax!
Biz blinds us with science! (Don’t worry, she explains.)
The 12 Mares You Meet In Life
Ah, mares: can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em. Maria Wachter takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the twelve mares you meet in life — how many of them have you met?
