Today’s “Oh $h!t” moment is brought to you by Jackson Schrickel, who writes: “First show and XC school of the year. We were apparently a little rusty. (more…)
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Video du Jour: Charlie the Unicorn
Speaking of unicorns, are you one of the 62,731,059 YouTube viewers who have experienced Charlie’s journey to Candy Mountain? If not, we’ve got your hook-up. (more…)
Friday Night Flicks
Horse Nation film critic Amanda Ronan veers off the cinematic bridle path this week to present, “Best ‘Horse’ Movie in the Non-Horse Category.” Unicorns, dragons and horses with wings are all fair game. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
Sherlock Holmes on horses: “They’re dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle. Why would I want anything with a mind of its own bobbing about between my legs?” (more…)
Friday Morning Feed
No horse asks to become the scaffolding that holds up our most sacred hopes and dreams. And yet, there are times when they feel just as much like wrecking balls, shattering the projections of our possible selves that we’ve placed upon them. (more…)
EN Today: Nina Ligon packs for England
Nina Ligon, a U.S.-based event rider with dual nationality who’ll be representing Thailand in the Olympics, is biding her time before the Games. Interview by Samantha Clark. (more…)
Plankers of the Day, III
Equine planking contest entries continue rolling in–I have only fallen out of my chair laughing about 20 times today. Occupational hazard, I guess. Keep ’em coming! (more…)
Horse Freaks & Freak Horses: The world’s smallest horse
Today we meet Thumbelina, a 17.5-inch tall dwarf miniature horse who holds the title of World’s Smallest Horse in the Guinness Book of Records. (more…)
Everyday Conditioning: Fitness work for the lower-level horse
You’re not headed to Rolex, but you still want your horse fit enough to gallop a novice x-c course or make it through a dressage test without gasping for air. Katie Passerotti can relate. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“When you’re young and you fall off a horse, you may break something. When you’re my age and you fall off, you splatter.” —Roy Rogers
Video du Jour: SmartPak plank-off
Team SmartPak eventer Jennie Brannigan “planks off” against Donnie Steele from SmartPak. Can they go seven minutes? You’ll just have to watch and see. (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna and Dorito: T minus 26 days
McKenna reveals what she does in the barn when nobody’s looking, reminisces about her first trip to Rolex, and counts down the days until various upcoming life-altering experiences. (more…)
Definition of the Day: ‘Man Arms’
Man Arms: [man ahrms] noun, plural. The development of disproportionately large arm and shoulder muscles due to riding horses that pull or lean. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed
Good morning Horse Nation! After yesterday’s “Fit to Ride” column I bet you woke up today feeling pumped like an Eminem song, all ready to get in shape. (more…)
Midlife Crisis: The adventures of a thirtysomething first-time horse owner
If you haven’t quite figured out how to juggle horses with Everything Else You Have To Do, you’ll appreciate this column by Amanda Smith. (more…)
Horse Freaks and Freak Horses: A very curious new series
Today, we present to you Linus the Oregon Long-Haired Wild Wonder Horse. Linus, and his 14-foot-long mane, was the headliner of a late 19th-century traveling circus show. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“Why is it that a woman will ignore homicidal tendencies in a horse, but will be furious at a man for leaving a toilet seat up?” –Dave Barry
Video du Jour: Horse vs. pitbull tug-of-war
“My traffic cone!” “No, MY traffic cone!!” It just doesn’t get much more adorable than this. Thanks to Megan Rust for the tip! (more…)
Fit to Ride: Because there are no blue ribbons at the bottom of that ice cream carton
Biz Stamm introduces her new weekly column, in which she starts treating herself like the athlete she is. (more…)
The Idea of Order: A horse comic
HN’s illustrious illustrator Morgane Schmidt is back this week with a a new edition of her hilarious comic. (more…)
Wednesday Morning Feed from World Equestrian Brands
If riding is the sole source of physical activity in your life, you might be selling yourself–and your horse–short. (more…)
Adoptable Horse of the Week: ‘Fancy’
This week’s adoptable horse, Fancy, is from our March featured rescue, White Bird Appaloosa Horse Rescue in Burkeville, VA. Presented by SnarkyRider.com. (more…)
Breaking and Entering: Inside the Disney World stables
It’s not like Megan Kaiser pulled a stocking over her head and bum-rushed Mickey Mouse. She just, you know, took a little unauthorized detour. (more…)
Video du Jour: Rice Krispies commercial
“Hey mister, can I see your horse?” I’m gonna eat some Rice Krispies and try this kid’s strategy out at Rolex this year. (more…)