Morgane Schmidt
The Idea of Order: Caption Contest
The one where you win a custom tail bag. →
The Idea of Order: Another Equestrian Problem
Are you tan or just unfathomably dirty? →
The Idea of Order: Can Horses Be Passive-Aggressive?
Why yes, yes they can. →
The Idea of Order: Fly Hats
Let’s be honest: They’re not just for flies. →
The Idea of Order: Turn Out Time
AKA, unwanted scavenger hunt time. →
The Idea of Order: Equine Vocabulary Words
As defined by your horse. →
The Idea of Order: School’s Out
Time for all smart ponies to run and hide. →
The Idea of Order: Say What?
Do WHAT with your hips? →
The Idea of Order: Feel Like the World Is Out to Get You?
Yeah, sometimes it is. →
The Idea of Order: Cause for Alarm
Or at least according to my baby warmblood. →
The Idea of Order: A Word of Warning
Or how the barn is a black hole when it comes to time. →
A Study’s Worth a Thousand Words: The University of Sydney’s Crank Noseband Study
Morgane Schmidt Gabriel takes a close look at a recent noseband stress study that’s all over the equestrian news to decide if there’s really a case to ban crank nosebands from use. →
The Idea of Order: The Worst Part of Spring
Besides the fact that it sometimes still snows. →
The Idea of Order: Turnout Gear
Because not all horses are equally good at destroying themselves. →
The Idea of Order: Learning to Canter
Or how to jostle all your innards loose. →
The Idea of Order: An Ode to the Lesson Horse
Why yes, International Lesson Horse Day has even inspired poetry. My apologies in advance. →
The Idea of Order: Equestrian Tans
Ruining your bathing suit days since the dawn of time. →
The Idea of Order: If Kids Were Horses
Or, how to keep just about anyone from stealing your lunch. →
Cloning Science Makes Secretariat and American Pharoah Match Race a Reality
Synergistic Sport Horses, Inc. recently released a statement confirming a three race series featuring head-to-head matches between the legendary Triple Crown winner, Secretariat, and the most recent winner, American Pharoah. →
The Idea of Order: Spring …
… is a big, fat TEASE! →
The Idea of Order: Ponies
You never really outgrow them. →
The Idea of Order: ‘Maddening’
Synonymous with “Equine Scavenger Hunt.” →
Idea of Order: Another Communication Breakdown
Well, at least if you’re a hypochondriac. →