Have you seen Dubarry’s handbag collection? Talk about arm candy–yum! (more…)
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SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Melanie Eberhardt for her winning contribution, “NickerDoodles: Baby, I was born this way.” With 2,325 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)
Eventing Nation: It takes a village
Ella Rak, age 16, is an eventer and C2-rated Pony Clubber. She takes us behind the scenes of a Pony Club event.
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16 Weird and/or Hilarious Photos of Apples and Carrots
Horses love eating ‘em! But to ingest the artistry featured in these photos–whether man-made or “au naturale”–would just be a waste. (more…)
Video du Jour: Horse wakeboarding, NZ-style
Meet Chloe and Nikita, two Northland gals who enjoy dressage, endurance riding and… THIS. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: Where can I order a leg like THAT?
Despite her horse’s best bucking bronc impression and an eventual loss of stirrups, this rider’s leg never budges. (more…)
In the News: ‘Thousands of bees attack couple, kill horses’
That’s a Huffington Post headline out of Pantego, Texas, where a swarm of 30,000 bees descended upon a woman while she was exercising her pony last week. (more…)
Diary of a Working Student: Plantation or prom?
Amelia Bayer is taking a gap year before college to be a working student for top event rider Sinead Halpin–and she’s agreed to tell us all about it! Today, she talks priorities. (more…)
Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak
SmartPak is, like, so smart!!! Today’s SmartTip is from employee Jess, who shows us a smarter way to dress up our jump poles. (more…)
Weekend Wrapup from Kentucky Performance Products
A year ago today, the Olympic equestrian competition was kicking off in Greenwich Park. (more…)
Best of Craigslist: ‘Seeking professional sheath cleaner’ and more!
Reader Katie Bornholdt-Peery sent us links to these totally cray-cray Craigslist posts. (more…)
HN Reader Photo Booth
Say “carrot”! We love getting photos of our readers and their horses–here are a few of our favorites from the month of July. (more…)
Eventing Nation: History of eventing – the insanity begins
If you think eventers are crazy now, you should have seen ’em 77 years ago. Today we recount the fiasco that was the 1936 Olympic three-day event. (more…)
25 People Riding Their Horses Through the Drive-thru
Earlier this week a British equestrian caused a “stink” when she was refused drive-thru service at a McDonald’s. Wherever you are now, lady, this post goes out to you. (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher
How will you be keeping your horse “watered down” this summer? Here’s one idea. (more…)
In the News: ‘Chincoteague pony swim marked by thunder, lightning’
An article in the Baltimore Sun tells how 118 wild ponies made their 88th annual swim through a storm on Wednesday. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: Horseback handstands
For today’s “Oh Crap” moment, we thought we’d illustrate the difference between an intentional and an unintentional horseback handstand. (more…)
1 Week, 15 Random Horse Tweets from Non-horsey People: July 20-26
Or, why non-horsepeople should stick to tweeting about non-horsey things. #TWITTERFAIL (more…)
Friday Flicks: Top 10 hunks on horseback
This week movie critic Amanda Ronan weighs in on Hollywood’s hottest studs… and the horses they rode in on. (more…)
Friday Morning Feed from Ovation
When it comes to riding apparel, riding boots definitely win the “most improved” award of the past few years. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Headley Brittania wins Express Eventing at age 20
This four-star supermare took a break from baby-making to win last weekend’s competition, blazing around its compact cross-country course. (more…)
In the News: ‘Rearing Horse With Rider,’ plastinated horse, debuts in Times Square
That’s the headline from a Huffington Post story about the latest addition to the Body Worlds anatomy exhibition. (more…)
How To: Reduce stress at a horse show
Do you suffer from show nerves? Lila Gendal prescribes a chill-pill via these helpful tips for lowering competition anxiety. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment: So, tell us what you REALLY think about this dressage test
Today’s post comes to us from reader Kat Draper and her horse, Kodachrome, who took the crappy theme to a whole new level! (more…)
Evention: 8 different horse stretches
Keep your horse loose and limber with these full-body stretches from our friends at Schramm Eventing. (more…)