Imagine rolling up to the stable, or a maybe even a horse show, in one of these sweet rides! (more…)
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Just When You Thought Kentucky License Plates Couldn’t Get Any Cuter…
The Kentucky Horse Council just released its 2013 license plate design, which features–wait for it–an even more adorable baby horse. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Morgane Schmidt for her winning contribution, “The Idea of Order: The most dangerous part of a dressage show…” With 2,032 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (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, Horse Nation: Here’s her latest batch… (more…)
EN Today: Why does my OTTB (insert weird quirk here)? Volume II
Lauren Nethery is back with part 2 of her series, which endeavors to explain why some off-track thoroughbreds act the way they do. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘Horse and pony must go today!’
I always wonder about ads in which the owner has a deadline for selling their horse: “Must sell horse by the weekend!” or, in this extreme case, “Must go today!” (more…)
5 Links That Will Brighten Your Monday
Mondays are hard. Mondays are dumb. We get it. And that’s why we’re bringing you this hand-picked selection of the inspiring and hilarious horsie links. (more…)
Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak
HN’s new advertising manager Molly Gasiewicz makes a seriously solid case for taking advantage of SmartPak’s Colicare Program. (more…)
Weekend Update from KPP
You have only two days left to enter to win a FREE bucket of Kentucky Performance Products goodies! The winner will be announced Oct. 3. Here are the contest details: (more…)
Roll Call: What are you doing this weekend?
Me, I’m headed to Jump Start Horse Trials at the Kentucky Horse Park. (Perhaps I’ll see some of you there?) Sound off, Horse Nation: We want to know your weekend plans! (more…)
Friday Flicks: Masked men on horseback
The Lone Ranger, Zorro, The Phantom… this week, HN film critic Amanda Ronan looks back on Hollywood’s most famous masked men and their faithful steeds. (more…)
Riding the Second Time Around
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 with us the story of her physical and metaphorical climb back into the saddle. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
No two horses are built the same, which is really unfortunate, because it means that saddles aren’t one-size-fits-all, and saddles are expensive! (more…)
5 Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Horse Scenes
Unless you don’t mind having nightmares for weeks and being emotionally scarred for life, if you like horses, you should probably avoid these television and movie scenes. (more…)
HN Remix: Am I a horse? A helpful flowchart
Finally, someone has devised a simple formula that will finally put your mind at ease. (Of course, what this flowchart fails to address is that you might be a centaur.) (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna: Hitting the wall
Between a hectic schedule and a new horse, junior blogger McKenna Oxenden has been going a little bit crazy of late. Today, she attempts to make some sense of it all. (more…)
HN Classifieds: ‘Young Chestnut Gelding – $250’
This ad says the horse “loves food” and “permits slight touching now while eating.” Is that so? Maybe you should try FEEDING HIM MORE OFTEN. (more…)
Kicking RER in the Rear
Not unlike HN’s terrible use of puns, RER (recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis) is no laughing matter. Our friends at Kentucky Performance Products explain how to manage this form of tying-up with dietary changes. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
If you had 100-plus miles of trail in front of you, what saddle pad would you choose? For U.S. Equestrian Team endurance rider Beverly Gray, the choice is obvious: Fleeceworks. (more…)
7 Celebrities Who Are Allergic to Horses
These celebs might have good looks, money and charm, but they’re also saddled with a condition that would emotionally devastate you or I: an allergy to horses. (more…)
EN Today: Normandy 2014 – A sneak preview
Is it too soon to be getting excited about the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France? Nah. Kate Samuels has got the scoop. (more…)
So what you’re saying is, I can get college credit for RIDING?
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…)
15 Fabulous Hermes Saddles
When it comes to high-fashion saddlery, nobody does it like Hermes. For your oohing-and-awing pleasure, we’ve rounded up 15 photos of Hermes’ most artistic saddle creations. (more…)
HN Fantasy Ads: Episode #1
Grand Prix Jumper – Free to Good Home… These ads might sound too good to be true, but that doesn’t make them any less hilarious. A new series by Amanda Ronan. (more…)
‘The most dangerous part of a dressage show…’
After conducting over 50 awards ceremonies over the weekend at the GAIG/USDF Region 6 Dressage Championships, Morgane Schmidt had the following revelation: (more…)