Gretchen Pelham, an MFH with the Tennessee Valley Hunt, submitted this tale of thrills and spills from their latest outing. (more…)
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Friday Flicks: ‘Equus’
This week movie critic Amanda Ronan confesses that she was totally disturbed by this 1977 film, which she describes as “Silence of the Lambs meets The Saddle Club with a little American Horror Story thrown in.” (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
I’ve never been great at math, including but not limited to geometry. Which can be a definite hindrance when it comes to riding dressage. (more…)
EN Today: From combined training to combined driving
Event rider Carrie Wehle tackles her first Combined Driving Event and concludes, “It will give you a new perspective on what defines ‘crazy’ horse people!” (more…)
Shake’n Fork™ ‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day
Today’s super-crappy moment is brought to you by infamous event videographer Buzzterbrown and our mucking fabulous sponsor Equi-Tee Mfg™. (more…)
16 Designer Wellies
Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, Prada… We double-dare you to trek through the muddy pasture or muck stalls in a pair of these designer Wellington Boots. (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna: Nobody gets me
This week, junior blogger McKenna Oxenden recounts some facepalm moments experienced while trying to explain her equestrian passions to classmates and teachers. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘Trade young horse for your older one’
There are so many things wrong with this ad, I don’t even know where to begin. Take it away, Craigslist…
Evention Presents: Conditioning your event horse
In their latest tutorial, Jimmie and Dom Schramm explain how to create a fitness program using easy-to-understand guidelines for the Beginner Novice through Prelim levels. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
When it comes to saddles, if you’ve ever owned a hard-to-fit horse, you know how frustrating that can be. Fleecework’ line of shims and inserts can help. (more…)
Video du Jour: My horse for president
Frustrated with all the political arguing, this cowboy decided that he had the perfect candidate to bring Americans together. With liberty and carrots for all… (more…)
EN Today: Combined Driving – eventing’s sister sport
And you thought making one horse do what you want it to do was tough. Jessica Bortner-Harris takes a look at the fascinating and challenging sport of Combined Driving. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘Beginner Friendly Horses – $1000 (Westminster SC)’
What is going on in this picture? Whatever it is, kids, we don’t advise trying it at home. (more…)
14 Horses That Voted for the Legalization of Marijuana
One of the big stories from last night was that Washington and Colorado became the first U.S. states to decriminalize recreational pot-smoking. (more…)
Flex’n Fork™ ‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day
Today’s super-crappy moment is brought to you by reader Ashleigh Rauen and our mucking fabulous sponsor Equi-Tee Mfg.™ Take it away, Ashleigh! (more…)
Weekly CANTER Wishlist
Each week, Kaitlyn Jansen relentlessly searches the CANTER listings to bring you her top OTTB sporthorse prospect picks. Get your checkbooks ready: Here’s her latest batch… (more…)
The Idea of Order: Adventures in body clipping
Morgane Schmidt’s latest comic deals with that necessary seasonal evil, body clipping, which makes her itch just thinking about it. (more…)
Wednesday Morning Feed from World Equestrian Brands
I’m constantly looking to top riders to see what equipment they are using on their horses. Not surprisingly, many of them turn to World Equestrian Brands. (more…)
Your Turn: Fun with food coloring
What happens when you turn an artistic teenager loose with a pair of clippers and some food coloring? Gretchen Pelham, MFH of Tennessee Valley Hunt, shared these photos with HN. (more…)
EN Today: A blustery clinic with Steuart Pittman
Jenni Autry recaps her recent clinic with Steurt Pittman and shares a few tips she learned, including but not limited to why a double-chin isn’t a bad thing when it comes to seeing your distance. (more…)
Equestrian U: Riding for college credit
Breanne Long, a senior at North Caroline State University, is taking riding lessons as a PE elective this semester and has agreed to let HN tag along. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘Calico True Love Pink Horse Trailer – $4000’
How awesome would it be to roll up to the horse show in a totally pink horse trailer? Especially if you own a life-sized Barbie Dream Horse. (more…)
Year in Review: A timeline of the horsiest presidential campaign in history
From foam fingers to Olympic dressage to “horses and bayonets,” here’s a highlight reel of the role horses played in the 2012 presidential election. (more…)
Video du Jour: Jockey style
The equestrian Gangnam Style parody to end all equestrian Gangnam Style parodies… you saw it here first. Thanks, Jenni Autry, for discovering this gem. (more…)
Shake’n Fork ‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day
Today’s super-crappy moment is brought to you by reader Ryann Quigley and our mucking fabulous sponsor Equi-Tee Mfg.™ Take it away, Ryann! (more…)