As far as Phys. Ed. courses go, Alfred University’s “Western IV” sounds like a blast. Especially, Kristen Kovatch explains, when it comes to this particular segment of the class. (more…)
Leslie Wylie
The Age Impaired Rider: One shining moment
The NCAA basketball tournament wrapped up last night, and our resident “age impaired” rider Dia Fowles got her annual dose of motivation to go out and conquer her riding goals. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“A man that don’t love a horse, there is something the matter with him.” –Will Rogers
Do you have a Deep Thought you’d like to share with Horse Nation? Email it to [email protected]. (more…)
Tuesday Morning Feed from Dubarry
Blogging isn’t just for self-absorbed computer nerds. It can be an incredibly useful tool for horsepeople. (more…)
EN Today: Holly Hudspeth’s road to Rolex
Holly Hudspeth has had a year of highs (having a baby!) and lows (having an injured horse). Today, she chronicles the uphill climb of her last few months for Eventing Nation. (more…)
Video du Jour: ‘Ride’
Today’s video is a suggestion from reader Danielle Brandner–thanks Danielle! Remember: HN is an all-request show and we’re always excited to share videos, photos and news that you think deserve attention! (more…)
A Better Alternative: Choosing a practitioner
How do you know if an alternative-care practitioner is legit? Liz Barnard provides some guidelines concerning accreditation. (more…)
Grand Finale: Plankers of the Day
America, you’ve got planking talent–behold our last batch of equine planking contestants. Tomorrow we’ll reveal the finalists!! (more…)
Do It: Join SmartPak’s STABLE
Just one more reason to love easy, breezy, beautiful SmartPak (like you need one): STABLE–SmartPak’s Totally Awesome Board of Loquacious Equestrians. (more…)
Horses in History: Britain’s Royal Mews
Today, HN’s resident equine historian Lorraine Jackson takes us inside the gilded gates of Buckingham Palace to learn about the Mews (queenspeak for “stable”) and the horses who live there. (more…)
The Riding School: A column about the people who teach us to ride
This week, The Instructor sings the praises lesson-barn working students, whom she describes as “the grease in the wheels” of her lesson operation. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“To ride or not to ride–what a stupid question.” –Unknown
Do you have a Deep Thought you’d like to share with Horse Nation? Email it to [email protected]. (more…)
A Bit of Advice: The snaffle
Understanding the function of the snaffle bit is a good first step in deciding which of a gazillion snaffle varieties is right for your horse. Bitting expert Anita Marchesani breaks it down. (more…)
Tales from a City Slicker: Part I
Whoop-ee-ti-yi-o, get along little doggies! (Or whatever it is that cowboys say.) HN contributor Megan Kaiser trades in her day job for a temporary home on the range. (more…)
Monday Morning Feed by SmartPak
One of my favorite Horse Nation columns (OK, I have a LOT of them) is “Bit of Advice,” a monthly column by Australian bitting expert Anita Marchesani. (more…)
Your Turn: Slow-motion ‘Oh $h!t’
Yay for cameras that can capture our most humiliating moments frame-by-frame so we can go back and relive them over and over again. A big thanks to reader Emily Beaver for sharing! (more…)
Thrills & Spills: The Godfather of ‘Oh $h!t’
People just get a sick kick out of watching other people fall off–it’s a concept that Thrills and Spills picked up on many years ago. In tribute, here are some classic Spills reels… (more…)
Deep Thoughts by ‘Oh $h!t’
“Respect the fence.”–Irish eventer Mike Ryan
In this video, Mike clearly respects the fence–but the fence doesn’t respect him. Thanks for the tip Trish! (more…)
Your Turn: Reader ‘Oh $h!t’ submissions
As we’ve mentioned before, there is a special place in HN’s heart for people who take videos of themselves falling off, set them to music, and post them on YouTube. Way to own it, kids. (more…)
$h!t Happens: A day in the life of Buck Davidson
From the EN archives: Buzzterbrown’s documentation of Buck’s awe-inspiring rebound after he “made a splash” at the Morven Park Advanced Horse Trials last year. (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna & Dorito: Special ‘Oh $h!t’ edition
Even phenomenal riders like McKenna Oxenden have fail-sauce moments every now and again. McKenna, you can thank your buddy Jackson for sending me these most flattering photos. (more…)
Hey! It’s an ‘Oh $h!t’ weekend
If you ride, you’re going to fall off–it’s a fact of life. And the sooner you can embrace your inner lawn dart, the better off you’ll be.
Definition of the Day: Panty Chafe
Panty Chafe: [pan-tee cheyf] noun. A painful condition characterized by redness, rash and swelling along a female equestrian’s pantyline. (more…)
The Man Who Launched a Thousand Planks + More Random Acts of Planking
How did this equine planking mess get started in the first place? Glad you asked. (more…)