It’s not about how big you are, it’s about how big you THINK you are. Abby Gibbon reports on a trifecta of upper-level ponies that recently held their own with the big boys at Pine Top Horse Trials. (more…)
Leslie Wylie
Horses in History: Stuffed horses
Our resident historian Lorraine Jackson is back this week with a new, delightfully macabre column about horses and taxidermy. (more…)
As the Hotwalker Turns: Woof
Yeah, we get it, horse people love dogs. But columnist Katy Groesbeck can’t help but wonder whether this codependent relationship really makes sense. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“May the horse be with you.” —Anonymous
Do you have a Deep Thought you’d like to share with Horse Nation? Email it to [email protected]. (more…)
Let’s Discuss: How not to have a nervous breakdown
Not only do you have a normal life to contend with (work, family, friends, etc.), you also have this all-encompassing equestrian habit to factor in as well. How do you manage? (more…)
Video du Jour: Ch-ch-ch-changes
British eventing superstar Oliver Townend demonstrates the process of teaching a young horse flying lead changes. (more…)
The Riding School: A column about the people who teach us how to ride
The Easter Egg Incident; Or, Why I Love and Hate Mounted Games. (more…)
Say Carrot!: How to take your horse’s picture like a pro
Ever wonder how professionals make their equestrian portraits look so… professional? Sara Beth Raab of Creation Studios reveals a few top-secret tips. (more…)
Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak
Rise and shine, Horse Nation! If you’re already buried beneath an avalanche of work, at least you know how to use a pitchfork. (more…)
Weekend news links
While you were on the couch recovering from that Saint Patrick’s Day pub crawl, the horsey world kept spinning round. EN Abbie and Ali Smallpage tag-team a compilation of everything you missed. (more…)
Video du Jour: Things that go jump in the night
A group of Irish foxhunters in Galway rendezvous at the pub and go foxhunting at midnight to commemorate something or another. (more…)
Let’s Discuss: Beer for my horses
Some swear by giving their horses Guinness, claiming it aids appetite and helps with anhydrosis. (Photo: Zenyatta sipping a pint.) Others say it’s an old wives tale. What do you think? (more…)
Hey! It’s the weekend
Congratulations, fellow horse freaks, you made it to the weekend. Saturday is Saint Patrick’s Day, and fittingly, it’s drizzling here in East Tennessee–a fine Irish mist as they say (more…)
EN Today: To helmet cam or to not helmet cam??
Q: Does the FEI have to micromanage everything? A: Why yes, yes they do. Eventing Nation’s ESJ gets us the scoop. (more…)
Friday Night Flicks: ‘Wildfire’
Leave HN movie critic Amanda Ronan alone in a room with Netflix and there’s no telling what she’ll come up with–like this review of cancelled girls-love-boys-and-ponies television series Wildfire. (more…)
Reminder: Horse Lovers Camera contest ends Sunday!
Do you want to win a sweet iPod dock sound system or a iTunes gift certificate? Of course you do. Here’s how to enter (if you haven’t already): (more…)
Video du Jour: Your daily dose of adorable
A 3-year-old kid performs the Spanish walk, rearing on command, etc. while riding her pony bareback without a bridle. (more…)
Stuff We Wish We’d Invented: ‘Big Bale Buddy’
Amanda Ronan was sick and tired of watching her horses trash their roundbales. After trying just about everything, she finally stumbled upon a solution that worked. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness doesn’t know where to buy a horse. — Anonymous
Do you have a Deep Thought you’d like to share? Email it to [email protected]. (more…)
Morning Feed: Friday, March 16
Whatcha doing this weekend? Something fabulous, I hope. If you’re going out on the town to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, be safe–don’t do anything that the My Little Ponies in this video wouldn’t do. (more…)
EN Today: Helmet cam ditch FAIL
There is an old saying, “Look where you go, or you’ll go where you look.” This is most applicable when jumping ditches…which some of us have learned The Hard Way (more…)
Video du Jour: Rolex commercial
It’s not too early to start freaking out about Rolex, right? Nah.
The Secret Life of McKenna & Dorito: Just the facts
McKenna’s back this week with a Top 20 list of “Things You Didn’t Know About Me.” My favorite: McKenna likes to walk around the house in her cross-country vest, just because she can. (more…)
Adoptable Horse of the Week: ‘Tilly’
This week’s adoptable horse, Tilly, is from our March featured rescue, White Bird Appaloosa Horse Rescue in Burkeville, VA. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
I’ve spent most of my life riding horses. The rest I’ve just wasted. – Anonymous
Thanks to reader Megan for the quote. Do you have a Deep Thought you’d like to share? Email it to [email protected]. (more…)