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Juliette & Oreo: A Christmas Pony Success Story
Some gifts just keep on giving. Juliette Cimetiere shares the story of a Christmas present that would change her life forever. →
‘The Night Before Christmas,’ Racehorse Style
Liz O’Connell gives it a new spin. →
Mustang Mismanagement: The Latest Chapter
Suzanne Roy, director of the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, takes a look at the most recent mustang management scandal and offers a real solution to the problem of overpopulation. →
Can a ‘Grassroots’ Trainer Compete With a ‘Top Tier’ Trainer?
It takes all kinds of kinds to keep this equestrian world turning. But do big-name trainers have an unfair advantage when it comes to competition against the “grassroots” trainers? Mel Harms-Grossman shares her thoughts. →
Friend’s Living Kidney Donation Keeps Endurance Rider in the Saddle
When kidney failure threatened Cathe Cheesebrow’s quality of life, her friend and fellow endurance rider Janet Sarver came to her aid as a living donor. The University of Minnesota’s M Health Blog shares their story. →
Tally Ho! A Georgia Fox Hunting Photo Essay by Elena Maas
Between the elegant traditions, the action and nature’s vibrant color palate, the sport of fox hunting is a photographer’s dream come true. Elena Maas shares some images from Georgia’s Belle Meade and Bear Creek hunt clubs. →
Horses, Friends & Wine: Exploring the Willamette Valley In the Saddle
Sabrina Stoffregen explores the Oregon wine country from horseback. Come along for the ride! →
#TBT: Do You Train Like an Athlete?
Tara La Bree explains why you should. →
Defining ‘Natural’
In light of the viral western pleasure video going around, Catherine Ford reflects on how we define “natural.” →
In the Lens of the Beholder
Sarah Elder Chabot responds to a viral video of western pleasure horses that’s dividing the horse world. →
Fairytale Ending: The Final Days Before Kentucky
The Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover is gearing up at the Kentucky Horse Park and our blogger Caitlin Brady is on her way! Catch up with Caitlin and Azorian and follow their progress. →
The Five OTTBs You Meet In Heaven (If You’re Very, Very Lucky)
The off-the-track Thoroughbred is finally starting to be recognized for its versatility and talents rather than its stereotype. Contributing writer Eileen Cody describes five shades of OTTB you may recognize. →
Book Review: ‘Stallside: My Life With Horses & Other Characters’
Our HN book reviewer Eileen Cody gives us her take. →
Fairytale Ending: Bumps in the Road
Our TB Makeover blogger, Caitlin Brady, details Azorian’s latest shows … and his recurring soreness. →
EQUICUBE: Training Tool or Rider Torture Device?
Devaney Vazquez reports, from experience, that it’s a little bit of both. →
Life Lessons From a Flatulent Horse
If ever there was proof that horses have a sense of humor, this is it. →
#TBT: 10 Concerns About Riding in College
Amelia Bayer, a sophomore at Bridgewater College in Virginia, lines up 10 common concerns of college-bound riders, and →
A Day at the Dublin Horse Show
Where’s the fun in a vacation without horses? Contributing writer Eileen Cody gives us a play-by-play of her recent one-day jaunt in Ireland. →
On the Trail of Our Yeehaw
Candace Wade, a late equestrian bloomer and co-author of “Horse Sluts: The Saga of Two Women on the Trail of Their Yeehaw,” recounts in colorful detail (and occasionally colorful language) a particularly challenging trail trek. →
Fairytale Ending: Kick-Starting Show Season
Caitlin Brady and her Thoroughbred Makeover horse Azorian attended his first rated show! Caitlin reflects on what she’s learned in the retraining process so far. →
Equitation Science… What’s That?
Melanie O’Neill introduces to a growing research field with in-the-saddle applications. →
Fairytale Ending: Meet Azorian
Caitlin Brady will be blogging for HN throughout the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover! Today, she introduces herself and her OTTB Azorian. →