A big congratulations to Amanda Ronan for her winning contribution, “Friday Flicks: Hunks on horseback.” With 1,565 views, it was the most popular guest submission of last week. (more…)
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Where’s the bit? Part I – The ‘bosal’
Lindsay Rausch’s series on bitless bridles kicks off with an introduction to the bosal. (more…)
9 Snowed-in horses
With temperatures across the country plummeting toward record lows, here’s hoping you and your herd are no worse for the wear. Here are nine horses that can relate. (more…)
#TBT: Texts From My Horse
It’s a good thing horses don’t have smartphones, because if they did…
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Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak
How do SmartPakkers’ New Year’s resolutions stack up against their horses? Watch this video to find out! (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, presented by Horse Quencher
Equestrian skijoring, a crazy sport horsepeople in cold climates invented to keep themselves entertained in the winter, is for real. And the people who do it are for real insane. (more…)
Your horse might be a drug dealer (in disguise)
Forget “drug mules”–horses are the ones we should be worried about. Carley Sparks investigates. (more…)
Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Performance Products
Just like Christmas cookies and eggnog pack on the holiday pounds for us, winter can mean unwanted weight gain for some horses as well. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Isabell Werth and Satchmo schooling Grand Prix in a halter and leadrope
If my 19-year-old retired Olympic partner was just sitting around the farm, looking bored, I’m sure I couldn’t resist, either! (more…)
Video: Watch this guy catch and load two horses in less than a minute
By the way, the horses are two fields away, and he doesn’t have a halter. Featuring 4-star senior Parelli instructor Russell Higgins. (more…)
Evention TV: Understanding ‘on the bit’
What does “on the bit” actually mean, and how do we achieve it? Jimmie and Dom Shramm share their dressage skillz. (more…)
SpectraVET Performance of the Week: Andrew Nicholson and Quimbo
When the USEF Network counted down its most-watched videos of 2013 last week, this Rolex cross-country run topped the list. (more…)
Friday Flicks: Hunks on horseback
Celebrity stalker Amanda Ronan weighs in on the acting world’s hottest studs… and the horses they rode in on. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
When it comes to winter riding gear, Ovation has us covered from head to toe. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Celebrating the life of Claire Davis
Claire Davis, 17, was the victim of a Colorado school shooting on December 13. She was also an equestrian, a passion that was honored at her memorial ceremony yesterday. (more…)
Fit to Ride: The notebook
Have a goal in mind for 2014? No matter how lofty, Biz Stamm has some advice for achieving it: Get yourself a notebook. (more…)
‘Pony-play’ fetish featured on ‘My Strange Addiction’
TLC, the network that brought us such quality television programming as Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, shined the spotlight on equestrian roleplay in last night’s season 5 premier. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: Life’s a beach
One minute you’re splashing through the surf, not a care in the world. But the next minute…. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
Check out this “Dressage Meets Cowboy” freestyle from the 2009 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair… which horse would you rather be riding? (more…)
Dream big for your 2014 resolutions!
“A goal is just a dream with a deadline.” Callie Rae King offers a few tips for turning your goals/dreams into reality. (more…)
The Idea of Order: The dressage queen’s fitness incentive
Lots of people list “start exercise routine” as a New Year’s resolution, but only riders will understand this motivation. Take it away, Morgane Schmidt! (more…)
2014 Astrological portents for you and your horse
Madame Carrot Top, HN’s fortune teller from the Land Down Under, predicts your equestrian fates for the upcoming year. (more…)
NickerDoodles: Horse vs. human New Year’s resolutions
Melanie Eberhardt helps us ring in the New Year with a good laugh.
Lowering the bar on New Year’s resolutions
Why set lofty, unattainable goals that you’re going to fail at and then feel guilty about? Carrot Top suggests a more appealing strategy. (more…)
Best of HN 2013, #1: Watch this horse take off his own halter and then destroy the evidence
With a whopping 223,657 views, this post topped the list as HN’s most popular post of 2013. Happy New Year! (more…)