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Eventing Nation: Hunt Chase at the Dublin Horse Show
Visionaire gets the scoop on this wild-and-woolly race, in which teams of foxhunters make like their pants are on fire around a course of cross-country obstacles. (more…)
Friday Roll Call: What are your plans for the weekend?
Me, I'm driving three hours to take a lesson, then I'm driving three hours home. Because that makes so much sense, right? (more…)
Friday Flicks: 'Nico the Unicorn'
Kevin Zegers, international heartthrob and upcoming star of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, has a dark secret in his past. It involves a unicorn. Movie critic Amanda Ronan blows his cover. (more…)
Video: FEI European Vaulting Championships
When it comes to equestrian sports, vaulting takes the crazy cake. Here are some highlights from the European championships last week. (more…)
1 Week, 20 Random Horse Tweets from Non-horsey People: Aug. 10-16
Or, why non-horsepeople should stick to tweeting about non-horsey things. #TWITTERFAIL (more…)
5 Ways Horse Shopping Is Like Dating
Finding THE ONE isn't easy, whether of the horse or human variety. Maat van Uitert ruminates on the search for love. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
Being long, lean and leggy has its perks (I hear supermodels make great money!), but it also has its drawbacks–like finding a saddle that fits. Ovation has a solution. (more…)
18 Amazing Moments of Horse/Human Synchronicity
Sometimes you and your horse are just on the exact same page.
Eventing Nation: Prominent sport horse owner & breeder accused of gross neglect
An undercover video filmed at John Byrialson’s Polish breeding farm has launched an investigation into the neglect of some 300 horses. (more…)
Video: USEF Pony Medal Finals
Imagine being 13 years old and in a national equitation final, the pinnacle of your young career, pitted against 193 other riders. I would probably hide in the port-o-john until it was all over. Olivia Woodson stepped up to the plate. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: With or without you
This horse loves his job and nothing, NOTHING, is going to stop him from running his best race. (more…)
Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks
If you could have one Fleeceworks pad or half pad, which would it be? Be careful what you wish for… because Fleeceworks just might make your wish come true! (more…)
Eventing Nation: One woman’s lifelong struggle to conquer the button braid
Erin Critz relays the story of how it only took her two decades and a discipline change to learn out how plait a mane. (more…)
Riding the Second Time Around: Show time!
In Jessica Fox’s latest column, she enters at “A”… and lives to tell about it. (more…)
SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week: Nick Skelton & Lastic
This 1978 video of a then 21-year-old Nick Skelton soaring over a 7′ 7.4″ high jump at Olympia makes me a little weak in the knees. (more…)
In the News: ‘Man twice rides horse into Scott bar, lassos man in parking lot’
That’s a headline from The Advocate about a Louisiana man who made several poor decisions last night, resulting in his arrest. (more…)
TV: Horses to make a comeback in ‘Walking Dead’
Fans will recall that horses haven’t fared so well thus far in the AMC series’ zombie apocalypse, but equines will be playing a bigger role in the upcoming Season 4. (more…)
Things We Heart: Bridesmaids in cowgirl boots
Cowgirl boots are the stilettos of the south. Here are 17 photos of bridesmaids staying grounded in their roots. (more…)
The Idea of Order: If a horse spooks and there’s no human around to see it…
…does it still result in hundreds of dollars in vet bills? Morgane’s alarmingly observant husband Louis is going with “yep” in today’s guest comic. (more…)
Wednesday Morning Feed from World Equestrian Brands
If you’ve ever owned a horse with thin skin, you know what a battle it can be to keep girth rubs at bay. E.A. Mattes has an ingenious solution. (more…)
7 Photos of Reed Kessler Winning All the Things
Nobody has a better “I can’t believe I just won this awesome prize!” face than Reed Kessler. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Jessica Fox for her winning contribution, “How To Avoid Getting ‘Rider’s Block’.” With 3,350 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)
Video: Herd mentality
Watch these Argentinean gauchos control dozens of horses that have been sorted by color–grey, brown, chestnut, dark bay with a blaze, etc. Incredible! How do you think they do it? (more…)