Candace Wade
Editorial: The EQUUS Film Festival NYC Sponsorship Controversy
Candace Wade recently attended the EQUUS Film Festival in New York City as a panel moderator and film →
Highlights From the Equus Film Festival NYC
Candace Wade shares her favorite films. →
Saving Theo: A Thanksgiving for Theo
Regular readers of “Saving Theo” will recall that the last installment ended on an ominous note, as Ed →
Saving Theo: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Candace Wade is documenting the rescue and rehabilitation of a former “big lick” Tennessee Walking Horse named Theo. In this latest chapter, Theo’s recovery takes a backwards step. →
The Student and the Master: Watching Olympic Dressage With Obi-Wan
Candace Wade, a relative dressage novice, jotted down her commentary last week while watching the Olympic Individual Dressage Freestyle finals with her dressage expect friend … we’ll call her Obi-Wan. →
Swimming With the Lickers
Candace Wade attended the first USDA/APHIS hearing on proposed amendments to the Horse Protection Act, intended to protect Tennessee Walking Horses from soring in the name of “big lick” movement. →
Updates on USDA TWH Anti-Soring Legislation
Candace Wade has the scoop. →
Getting to Know ‘Ivory Pal’, Celebrity Equine
Ivory Pal has starred on magazine covers, served as a product spokeshorse and shown the world what Tennessee Walking Horses can do without soring and stacked shoes. Candace Wade catches up with Ivory Pal in his semi-retirement. →
Book Review: ‘The Best (And Worst) Horse Camps Across America’
By Jeanette Henderson. →
Foot Fetish: Hoof Health, Form & Function
Candace Wade interviews a couple of self-proclaimed “foot freaks” who live and breathe hooves and hoof health for the whole horse in any discipline. →
Going Dutch: On Tennessee Walkers, ‘Big Lick’ and Equine PTSD
Candace Wade speaks with Dutch Henry, an equine author, advocate for equine rehabilitation and critic of the Tennessee Walking Horse “Big Lick” show industry. →
Saving Theo: A Portrait
Candace Wade is following firsthand the rehabilitation of a rescued “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse named Theo and reporting on his progress for Horse Nation. Theo is finding a new rhythm in his daily life. →
Saving Theo: No Foot, No Horse
Candace gets the farrier’s perspective. →
Saving Theo: A Horse At Last
Candace Wade follows first-hand the rehabilitation of Theo, a former “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse. Today, Theo explores the singularly equine pleasures of turnout time. →
Saving Theo: Learning to Be a Horse
Candace Wade follows first-hand the rehabilitation of Theo, a former “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse. In today’s installment, Theo starts learning how to be simply a horse. →
Horse _____ : Idioms As Told By Equestrians
Candace Wade redefines some common “horse” phrases. →
Saving Theo: ‘Big Lick’ Rehabilitation Continues
Candace Wade is following in person the rehabilitation of Theo, a former “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse. In today’s installment, Theo progresses to his first sessions of ground work. →
Polo 101 or, How to Walk Before You Run
You can do anything if you believe. And practice. →
A Valentine For My Riding Instructor
Candace Wade takes a moment to honor a special person in her horsey life. →
Saving Theo: The Journey of a Tennessee Walking Horse
Candace Wade will be following firsthand the rehabilitation of a former “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse. Today, she introduces us to Theo. →
Show Some Brass: A Closer Look at Horse Brass
More than just mementos of a bygone era. →