My feelings about the fact that it is almost the weekend are best expressed by this video of assorted adorable foals frolicking. Watch it and see if you can’t relate! (more…)
Leslie Wylie
Riding the Second Time Around, Part II
After the loss of her equine best friend of 20 years, Honeycomb, Jessica Fox didn’t think she’d ever ride again. In the coming months she’ll be sharing the story of her climb back into the saddle. (more…)
Weekend Roll Call
What are your plans for the weekend? Me, I’m going to stay home and catch up on some housekeeping (after I ride my horses and probably hang out at the barn all day, of course). (more…)
Need. Want. Have to have.
For the past week and a half, we’ve been lusting over the fun autumn stylings of SmartPak’s 2012 Fall Look Book. Today we present the tenth and final look! (more…)
Horse Nation Horse-o-scope
The cosmos may have more to do with your riding than you think. Find out which famous riders share your sign and see what the stars have in store for you this month. (more…)
Friday Flicks: ‘The Derby Stallion’
Starring Zach Efron, it’s got everything you could want from a bad horse movie: clueless dialogue, pitiful riding and a glorious big finish. Amanda Ronan watches it so you don’t have to. (more…)
HN Classifieds: This person got taken for a ride, literally
Reader Joy Lanzaro reposted this Craigslist ad on our Facebook page, with the note, “There’s something very non-horsey about this person’s ad.” We’d have to agree. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
Cute belts make my world go around. Tucked neatly beneath your coat, it’s like a secret: Just knowing I’m wearing a great belt makes me feel a little more awesome. (more…)
Video du Jour: Meet Lorenzo
Who is Lorenzo? So far as we can tell, he’s a strikingly handsome, completely insane French trick rider/horse puppetmaster. Fleeceworks posted this video on their Facebook page earlier this week and we had to share. (more…)
DIY Nation: Horsehair Halloween disguises
Your horse doesn’t need all that tail! Give it the chop and put it to good use–we’ll show you how! (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘great little gaited her broke for anyone’
This Craigslist ad is an example of what the world would like without punctuation itd be weird and scary we would all talk like this (more…)
Owww! My Eyes!: How to blind the judge with your white horse
Krissy Singleton gives us a short course on taking your horse from disgusting to dazzling, and keeping him that way. (more…)
EN Today: The holding area
It is every eventer’s nightmare to spend hundreds of dollars and months of preparation to get to The Big Event only to get spun in the first jog. Jessica Bortner-Harris recounts the tale of her “almost” Fair Hill. (more…)
Need. Want. Have to have.
We’re falling hard for SmartPak’s 2012 Fall Look Book, inspired by SmartPak employees’ own fave autumn fashions with real riders in mind. Check out Looks #7 through #9…. (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna: Define ‘equestrian’
What does it mean to be a rider? HN junior blogger McKenna Oxenden shares a creative writing paper she wrote on the subject. (more…)
Visualize This: Mentally rehearsing for improved show-ring performance
Is it possible to “think” your way to a better dressage score? Megan Rust shares a powerful technique she learned from her dressage instructor. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
Do you want to win a 9-piece halter fleece and baby pad from Fleeceworks? Of course you do. Here’s how to play… (more…)
EN Today: Irish horses top in world eventing ranking
Irish Sport Horses rock at eventing, and the latest World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses Eventing Studbook rankings make it official. Kate Samuels has the report. (more…)
22 Equine Fashion Statements
Move over, Baker Blankets. Give it a rest, blackwatch plaid. Does your horse have what it takes to pull off these bold colors and patterns?
Evention Presents: How to properly introduce the liverpool
Who’s afraid of the big bad liverpool? If your horse is, check out this latest tutorial from Schramm Equestrian, filmed by Right Start Photography. (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…)
Your Turn: Rudimentary rodeo
It’s bulls and blood, it’s dust and mud, it’s the roar of a Sunday crowd… a big thanks to Matt James for sharing this introduction to the “real” world of rodeo. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘Manure pile – free to good home!’
These people really, really love their manure pile, and they just want it to be happy and appreciated. (more…)
The Idea of Order: Puddles 101
Horse Nation’s illustrious illustrator Morgane Schmidt is back this week with a brand new comic inspired by things that go splash. Take it away, Morgane… (more…)
Wacky Wednesday Fantasy Ads: Celebrity edition
Amanda Ronan is back this week with another round of ads that sound too good to be true, because they are. (more…)