If these horses had hands instead of hooves we would give them a high five. (more…)
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In My Boots: My medieval weekend
Why is Kristen Kovatch galloping across a football field wielding a sword and dressed in chain mail and a purple cape? She has an explanation. (more…)
Tuesday Morning Feed from Dubarry
We love the look of Dubarry’s Longford Leather Boots–have you been properly introduced? (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Amanda Ronan for her winning contribution, “Friday Flicks: Fury the horse.” With 1,280 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)
Horse Nation Blogger Contest! Enter! Win!
*Actual prize may differ. Want to join the Horse Nation team? We’re looking for fresh new voices. Only one week left to enter! (more…)
Best of Craigslist: ‘Greenbroke jumper for sale, jumping 4-5 ft – $2000’
Future Grand Prix show jumper right here, guys. Come and get it. (more…)
Your Turn: I’m no expert but I think our sport is dying
After spending the week at a ghost town-esque Capital Challenge, Bernadette Kilcer ponders why equestrian sport has so little public appeal. (more…)
Eventing Nation: 10 questions with Becky Holder
Nobody loves horses and eventing more than Becky Holder. We caught up with this Olympian/all-around hero for an interview over the weekend. (more…)
Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak
Have I ever told you about the time my horse ripped his blanket?
Weekend Wrap-up from Kentucky Performance Products
As the seasons change, so do the quality and content of your horse’s feeding program. Winterizing your horse with KPP supplements can help him cope with the stress. (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t keep him from laying down and rolling in it with you on his back. (more…)
Friday Flicks: Fury the Horse
This week our galloping film critic Amanda Ronan introduces us to Beaut, one of Hollywood’s most legendary equine stars. (more…)
EventionTV Presents: How horses eat their food
Is your horse a picker? A scarfer? A stealer? Evention’s imitations of the ways horses eat are spot-on. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: Victory gallop gone wrong
HN reader Alda, from Portugal, sent us this video of her daughter sitting tight through her horse’s exuberant celebration. (more…)
HN Reader Photo Booth
Say “carrot”! We love getting photos and videos of our readers and their horses–here are a few of our favorites from the month of September. (more…)
Daily Dose of Adorable: When horses dream, what do they dream about?
Winning the Kentucky Derby? Breaking into the feed room? I guess we’ll never know, but it sure is cute to watch. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
Attention, dressage riders: Ovation recently unveiled a brand new bridle collection that you’re going to love. (more…)
Kentucky Performance Products: Equine Retirement
How do you know when to say when?
Eventing Nation: World horse population in decline
What does it mean that the world’s horse population saw a drop of about 1 million horses per year between 2009 and 2011? Erin Critz shares some thoughts. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: Horse has had enough
When a horse decides “Forget it, this is stupid, I’m outta here,” there’s only so much you can do. Check out this horse’s epic veteran’s reunion rebellion. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
There aren’t many products that I can recall the first moment I discovered them, but Fleeceworks is one of them. (more…)
SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week
Nowadays Michael Matz is a successful racehorse trainer, but long before he was training Kentucky Derby winners he was leading the U.S. to victory in show jumping. (more…)
'Oh Crap' Moment of the Day: Lights, camera… ouch!!!
A cameraman's professionalism (and pain threshold) is put to the test by a horse with little respect for personal space. (more…)
Eventing Nation: How will the government shutdown affect the horse industry?
Think you're safe from political mayhem inside your “little equestrian microcosm”? Kate Samuels has bad news. (more…)
Devon or Bust: Weekend wrapup
For the past week, we've been living vicariously through Maat van Uitert's Dressage at Devon blog entries. Let's see how her youngsters fared! (more…)