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Official Drink of the Preakness: The Black-Eyed Susan

It’s a time-honored race-day tradition here at Horse Nation to help our readers stay “well-hydrated.” Today, we show →

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Preakness Flashback: Afleet Alex’s Near Disaster… and Incredible Recovery!

TBs are noted for their heart, guts and determination and in the 2005 Preakness, Afleet Alex showed the →

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2014 Preakness Preview

What should we expect when Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome makes his attempt at taking the second leg →

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Freakness at the Preakness, Part III: Binge Drinking

Each day we’ve been highlighting a different depraved Preakness infield tradition. Today: Complete and abject intoxication. →

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Eventing Nation: Allison Springer Eventing’s Top Secret Turnout Tips

Allison’s head groom Alandra Halem sheds some light on how she gets Copycat Chloe’s gray coat to shine →

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Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher

This is exactly what you DON’T want to happen when you’re jumping down a 6’6″ drop. →

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Freakness at the Preakness, Part II: Fight Club

Each day between now and Saturday’s race we’re highlighting a different depraved Preakness infield tradition. Today: Drunken brawls. →

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Video: A Day at the Hippodrome

French videographer/HN reader Julien Guntz beautifully captures the swirl of color and sound that is the Hippodrome de →

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Eddy Izzard on Dressage

Inspired by his country’s gold medal winning performance in the 2012 Olympic dressage competition, British comedian Eddy Izzard →

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Kur Anything: How to Make Your Own Freestyle

For all those times you hear a song on the radio and think “if only I had a →

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Video: Polo Horse/Rider Fall Down, Get Up and Gallop Off Again… 3 Seconds Later

Don’t try to wrap your head around the logistics — just watch! →

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Friday Morning Feed from Ovation

Do you know a horse-loving individual or organization that deserves a Standing Ovation? Nominate them to be featured →

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Best of Craigslist: ‘warmblood stud’

Only $40,000, with “the scope and movement to be a top of the line hunter!” Cindy N. writes, →

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Honey Speeds Healing Of Horse Wounds, Finds Science

Recent research out of the University of Sydney suggests that Manuka honey reduces wound size and healing time →

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Freakness at the Preakness, Part I: Running of the Urinals

Each day between now and Saturday’s race we’ll be highlighting a different depraved Preakness infield tradition. First, the →

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Will California Chrome Win a Second Triple Crown Jewel?

He may be the favorite in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, but history is not in his favor. Heather Benson →

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Goats Riding Horses Is the Best Thing You’ll See All Day

If you’ve ever heard of, seen, or interacted with a goat, you know two things: first, they have →

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Game of Thrones Cast Entirely with Horses

Someone decided to cast Game of Thrones with cats. I say cats are so 2013… let’s cast it →

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‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: Hang Time

In today’s “Oh Crap” moment, reader Stefanie Stuchell and her horse catch some serious air over a small →

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Thursday Morning Feed from Fleeceworks

Let’s play a game: What does Fleeceworks have in common with the subjects of the following photographs? →

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Eventing Nation: Badminton at 300 Frames Per Second

The only thing more exciting than watching horses leaping over huge obstacles in real time is watching them →

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SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week: Sunday Silence vs. Easy Goer in the 1989 Preakness

Racing editor Heather Benson looks back at an epic showdown between two of racing’s fiercest arch-rivals. →

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Budweiser Clydesdales OK Following Scary Hitch Accident

At the Western Heritage Classic in Abilene, Texas last weekend, an eight-horse team of Budweiser Clydesdales was performing →

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The Idea of Order: Temporary Stalls = Perpetual Disaster

Horses were not designed to be stabled in tents, nor were tents designed to stable horses. As illustrated →

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‘We Don’t Have Tack for That,’ Presented by Thinline: Equestrian Fashion FAIL

When Honeyshed, a short-lived online video shopping channel, decided to do a special on equestrian fashion, the result →