“Oh Crap” moments can happen anytime, anywhere. And oftentimes, precisely the moment when you think things can’t get any worse, is exactly the moment when they do. (more…)
Leslie Wylie
The Secret Life of McKenna: Fun with Urban Dictionary
Junior blogger McKenna Oxenden continually strives to keep old, outdated, uncool citizens of HN (like yours truly) updated on hip teenage lingo. Here’s her latest tutorial. (more…)
EN Today: Two days as a working student for Sinead Halpin
Jenni Autry tells us what we missed while we were on the couch recovering from a New Year’s champagne hangover. (more…)
News: HBO sued over alleged horse abuse cover-up during ‘Luck’
That’s the headline from a story published today on The Hollywood Reporter concerning allegations that horses used on the set were mistreated. (more…)
9 Horses That Shine Like Gold
We are referring, of course, to the Akhal-Teke, a breed best known for the natural metallic bloom of their coats. But do you know what is responsible for their signature sheen? (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘palimio Stud colt in Albany, KY’
Reader Susan Hughes kindly sent us a link to this ad for a “half pacifino half peruvian… Measures 16.1 at knee to hoof.” Is the seller projecting his full-grown height? We’re not sure. (more…)
That’s Teamwork: Inside a Virginia co-op barn
Jennifer Ferrell says keeping a horse in a co-op situation is “a lot about communication and cooperation and a little about Ziploc freezer bags.” (more…)
NickerDoodles: It’s all about getting your fix
Freezing temperatures can make riding inhibiting, impractical or even impossible. Melanie Eberhardt’s newest comic illustrates how some winter warriors overcome the challenge. (more…)
Wylie’s World: ‘The Call’
If you own a horse, you’ve probably gotten The Call. You know, the one from the barn manager informing you that your horse has self-destructed in some creative new way. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
Let’s play a game: What does Fleeceworks have in common with the subjects of the following photographs? (more…)
EN Today: Tips for eventers living in itty-bitty apartments in the city
Yvette Seger is back with another round of suggestions aimed at helping horsefolk successfully disguise themselves as normal people. (more…)
Flex’n Fork™ ‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day
There are accidents, and then there are incidents in which horses give the people riding them (or attempting to ride them) exactly what they deserve. (more…)
News: ‘Kentucky is still the Horse Capital of the World and I can prove it’
That’s the headline of a column published today on Louisville.com that is seriously adamant about defending Kentucky’s horsey honor. (more…)
Riding the Second Time Around: Learning to gallop again
After the loss of her equine best friend of 20 years, Honeycomb, Jessica Fox didn’t think she’d ever ride again. This is part IV of the story of her climb back into the saddle. (more…)
Fit To Ride: Speaking of resolutions…
HN hardbody Biz Stamm has finally recovered from The Great Laptop Disaster of 2012 and is here to share some tips on making and sticking to a new year’s resolution. (more…)
The Idea of Order: New Year’s resolutions
Horse people are… how does one put this gently… special. And so are their New Year’s resolutions, as illustrated by Morgane Schmidt. (more…)
Your Turn: Retiring my mare, or another way that horsekeeping is not like owning a cat
If you’ve ever been the owner of a chronically intermittently unsound horse, you’ll relate to this story by reader Lori K. Brown. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘potential rodeo bronc – $1’
This Craigslist poster got taken for a ride, but the buck stops here–quite literally. (more…)
Wednesday Morning Feed from World Equestrian Brands
Good morning, Horse Nation! The holidays are officially over, and I think we’re all probably enjoying a little post-celebratory sigh of relief. (more…)
The Snowbird Diaries: We’ve arrived!
Maat van Uitert has flown south to Wellington for the winter with her two upper-level dressage horses, a retired FEI mare, and a baby event horse, and she’s letting HN tag along. (more…)
Foxhunting on Foot?
Alec Thayer was out photographing Cheshire Foxhunt over the weekend when he met a retired champion steeplechase trainer with a very interesting hobby. (more…)
In My Boots: A toast
Cowboy poetry in the form of New Year toasts? We’ll raise our glasses to that. This week, Kristen Kovatch helps us ring in 2013 with some toasts written specifically with horsefolks in mind. (more…)
Happy New Year! Morning Feed from Dubarry
Know what makes it easier to start the new year off on the right foot? Wearing the right boots. (more…)
Taler’s Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions That Your Horse Won’t Keep
Using his owner Lauren Nethery as a translator, Taler the Horse exposes some of his pasturemates’ doomed-to-fail New Year’s resolutions. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Megan Rust for her winning contribution, “Your Turn: More than a top hat.” With 1,450 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)