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How Can You Tell the Difference Between Bravery and Just Good Training?

In this BBC Earth segment, Dr. Debbie Marsden demonstrates a test she devised to measure a horse’s response →

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Rhinos & Racehorses?

Proving for once and for all that OTTBs can, in fact, do ANYTHING, ex-racers are being enlisted to →

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Eventing Nation: Boyd Martin Officially Out of Rolex, Phillip Dutton to Ride Trading Aces

Boyd has made the decision to NOT attempt the 4* with a broken leg. Wise decision, mate. Jenni →

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You’re Going to Use That Thoroughbred for What?

Each week a different expert ranks three OTTBs in terms of their suitability for a specific discipline. This →

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Best of Craigslist: ‘Horse hay feeder – $250’

I mean, why not? Reader Desi, who sent us this ad, writes, “It’s actually quite creative.” Much more →

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Tuesday Morning Feed from Dubarry

What is your idea of the Perfect RK3DE14 Outfit? Pin it to win a pair of the #NEW →

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SmartPak Story of the Week

A big congratulations to Karlie Mitchell for her winning contribution, “Top 10 Things People Need to Stop Saying →

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Eventing Nation: Top 5 Things a Rolex Rider Is Googling Right Now

What would a rider heading to Rolex next week be googling right now? Probably things like… take it →

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Back on Track ‘Horse Therapy’: Rachael & Bert

Rachael Mikelson shares the story of a horse with whom she shares a bond so deep, neither life →

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11 Life Lessons from Your Horse

If there is one source you can trust for honest feedback and no-nonsense advice, it’s a horse. After →

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Best of Craigslist: ‘ PLEASE! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! SOMEBODY BUY THIS HORSE! – $650’

And the title isn’t even the best part of the ad. →

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Russell Crowe Naked on a Horse. That Is All.

Words are cheap… let’s just get to it. →

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Monday Morning Feed from SmartPak: If People Were Horses

If you liked Episode 1 and 2 of SmartPak’s new video series, you’re going to LOVE Episode 3 →

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Eventing Nation: 7 Things You Must Do at Rolex

Rolex is a horsey wonderland of things to do, see and blow your credit card on. Sally Spickard →

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15 Things You Probably Shouldn’t Say Outside the Barn

That is, if the non-horse-crazed person you’re talking to hasn’t glazed over from you detailing your latest dressage →

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That Horse Is HOW TALL???

The world’s tallest horse and the world’s tallest donkey wowed spectators at the Midwest Horse Fair this weekend. →

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13 Famous Movie Quotes with an Equine Twist

Sometimes only a movie quote reference can fully convey the strange things our horses do. →

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Top 20 Tweets of the Week

The best of the equestrian Twittersphere, hand-picked by Horse Nation. Who made this week’s list? →

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Best of Craigslist: ‘APHA Gilding – $2’

Dear seller: It’s nice that you included photos with your for-sale ad. But couldn’t you come up with →

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Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Performance Products

Do you know the symptoms of Lyme disease in horses? KPP gives us the info we need to →

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Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher: The Fork 3* Water Complex

This event, held last weekend in Norwood, NC, was meant to be tough, as the event served as →

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Ponybutler: In Defense of ‘Pony Poetry’

The mental state of our dear blogger Kat O’Riley (a.k.a. “Ponybutler”) seems somewhat worse for the wear after →

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Eventing Nation: How NOT to Jump a Drop into Water

Julie Pate and her OTTB, Catch Me If You Can, made a splash at Chattahoochee Hills last weekend →

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Friday Flicks: ‘American Mustang’

American Mustang, a Swift Rascal Production film, takes us on an incredible 3D journey, showcasing wild horses of →

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5 Ways to Make Horses the New Cats of The Internet

A 14-second video of a horse making farting noises made Huffington Post the other day. What can we learn →