Turquoise water, yachts, sunshine, wonky music… what’s not to like? (more…)
Leslie Wylie
Ah, Austria: A performance at the Spanish Riding School
Lorraine Jackson’s bucket list, item #731: Watch a performance of the Lippizans at the Spanish Riding School. Check. (more…)
Dubai & Singapore: Show me the horses
Stables with restaurants in them, afternoon polo matches, two-hour gallops in the dunes, blah blah blah. Sounds like a really terrible business trip, Risa Flamm. (more…)
My Egyptian Adventure: ‘I’ll ride anything, anywhere, anytime’
HN Contributor Lisa Morrison didn’t get to a ride a horse in Egypt… but she did get to ride a camel.
North Carolina: An equestrian’s mountain escape
HN Contributor Amanda Smith takes us for a trip down memory lane at The Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley, NC, bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (more…)
Video du Jour: Darley Newman, I want your job
Darley Newman, the Emmy-nominated host and producer of PBS’s Equitrekking, explains how she scored her dreamjob of traveling and riding horses. (more…)
Hugarian Horse-capades: National Gallop at Heroes Square
HN Contributor Lorraine Jackson stumbles upon a festival of inner-city horse racing in Budapest. (more…)
An American in Zambia: Ghosts of Africa
Yesterday, Rebecca Berry made us all want to quit our jobs and become globe-trotting horse magnets. Today, she takes us elephant tracking deep into the Zambian bush. (more…)
The Moldovan Mare: A chance encounter in an obscure country
Lorraine Jackson recounts what she learned about a third-world, former-Soviet country from its people’s relationships with their horses. (more…)
Hey, It’s the Weekend: Saturday, Feb. 11
Good morning Horse Nation! I am sad to report that my search for horses in Las Vegas has been, so far, unsuccessful. (more…)
Oh $h!t: Your most humiliating moments, captured on film
This week’s “Nice save!” award goes to Risa Flamm. When her horse slips coming around a turn Risa looks like a goner, but instead she clings on for dear life. (more…)
Horse Shows: Sometimes, just getting there is half the battle
By the time we trot down the centerline, says HN Contributor Katy Groesbeck, we’re golden. It’s the part that comes before that gives us ulcers. (more…)
Winner’s Circle: Hahahorses.com
Today’s winning caption:
“euuuu… I step in it… get it off!!!! GET IT OFF!” –hldyrhrses
Horsing around the World, Literally: A how-to guide
What if you could quit your job and work as a riding instructor in St. Maarten or a horseback safari guide in Africa? Rebecca Berry makes these possibilities seem WAY too feasible. (more…)
Video du Jour: ‘Air Horse One’ touches down in Montana
On July 19, 2011, a 747 arrived at Glacier International Airport with some very precious cargo–a handful of the nation’s top event horses. (more…)
Travel: Giant, demonic horse sculpture at Denver Airport unnerves travelers
Opponents claim the 32-foot-tall, anatomically correct “Blue Mustang” with glowing red eyes is cursed. (more…)
Air Amateur: It’s way too early to laugh this hard
This has made its way around Facebook a time or two and it just keeps funnier with every pass. Looking for a degrading gift? The design is available in shirts, hats and more from Cafe Press. (more…)
Morning Feed: Friday, Feb. 9
Happy Friday! By the time you read this I’ll be on a flight to Las Vegas, hopefully indulging in my first vacation cocktail of the morning. (more…)
EN today: You’re getting very, very sleepy…
Do calming supplements work? EN writer Lacy Cotton puts the claims of one calming supplement, Quiessence, to the test. (more…)
IKEA for Barn & Stable: A horseperson hijacks the Big Blue Box
Amanda Smith takes us on a whirlwind shopping spree through our favorite Swedish superstore in search of sweet deals on repurposed stuff. (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna & Dorito: Urban Dictionary
This week, HN’s 15-year-old blogger McKenna Oxenden educates all of us old people on what teenagers might think when they overhear us talking about horses. (more…)
Winner’s Circle: Hahahorses.com
Winning caption:
“I’ll be bacon & you’ll be glue,
what sizzles off me, sticks to you.” —Jon
Reflection: Finding common ground on a taboo topic
The issue of slaughter is both uncomfortable and divisive. Lorraine Jackson makes a plea for genuine communication and respect in our discussions. (more…)
Video du Jour: Weird things horsepeople do when they think nobody’s watching, II
“Owwwww!! Seriously, don’t use your teeth, it hurts!!… He’s bitting me!!!”
Intervention: We think you have a problem
Ammy-adult event rider/blogger Holly Ratcliff admits that she “would much rather jump one of the red concrete balls in the Target parking lot” than an upright show jump vertical. (more…)