#24 HOUR PHOTO CHALLENGE
Photo Challenge: 16 Horses in Summer’s Last Flower Garden
Nothing improves a landscape like a horse.
Photo Challenge: 7 Incredible Manes
From braids to clips to unique coloring, we’re got a roundup of incredible reader-submitted mane photos for you this week!
4 Summer Centuar Selfies
Say that three times fast.
Photo Challenge: 5 Horses Riding After-Hours
Or early hours, before the sun is up — savvy riders know that beating the heat this time of year means beating the sun at its own game!
Photo Challenge: 6 Moments of Reflection
It’s like you’re my mirror / My mirror staring back at me…
Photo Challenge: 6 Readers Up With the Sun
Carpe that diem, people!
Photo Challenge: 5 Picture-Perfect Tack Rooms
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Photo Challenge: 8 Non-Equine Besties
Humans love their companion animals … and so do our horses!
While horses clearly enjoy the company of other horses best, there are also plenty of horses who have formed friendship bonds with animals outside of their species. Either that, or you guys are really good at getting everyone to look cute for a photograph.
Either way, enjoy these 8 horse and animal friendships!
Lili Giese: It’s always group nap time at my house. Photo by Lili Giese.
Anita Kennedy: “On Wednesdays we wear pink.” My mare Scooter with my standard poodle, Stella. The yearling filly in the stall, Juniper, also has a pink plaid coat. Photo by Anita Kennedy.
My girls ? #labsofinstagram #blacklab #haflinger #horsenation A photo posted by Beckie (@b3ckie10) on
Tucker and his kitty, Hobbs. #horsesofinstagram #horsenation #spoiledbarncat. Lori Tankel photographer www.Facebook.com/loritankelphotography A photo posted by Lori Tankel (@loritankel) on
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Monday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
Photo Challenge: 5 Barn/Show Moms
We’re so grateful for the support of our barn and show moms, and in honor of Mother’s Day we’re sharing reader-submitted tributes for this week’s photo challenge!
The saying goes “it takes a village” — and no member of an equestrian’s village is more important than supportive family. We’ll be honoring our barn and show dads in June for Father’s Day, but for the first week of May, we’re focusing on the much-beloved show moms of Horse Nation. Here are 5 reader-submitted barn/show moms!
Bre Every: Cheryl Every is the best horse mom I know to me and our Canadian Warmblood, Bentley! My mom is the whole reason I grew up riding and owning horses. She goes above and beyond to make sure Bentley has the best possible care. As you can tell from this photo, she is his FAVORITE person and he certainly appreciates all she does for him too. Photo by Bre Every.
#horsenation #24hourphotochallenge #meandmom A photo posted by Cassandra (@cassandrareneeb) on
Paul Lopez: Laurie Slifer Lopez: she’s at the barn with our young rider in all kinds of weather. Double trips back and fourth for riding. Helping with grooming,tack, barn chores and whatever! She’s the best! Photo by Paul Lopez.
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Monday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
Photo Challenge: International Lesson Horse Day
Here’s our roundup of our favorite images from across Horse Nation on the official holiday of lesson days everywhere!
Danielle Flint: My lesson horse Monty wanted nothing to do with that days lesson! Photo by Becca Gilbert.
Hana Leigh Hanselman: The ponies that teach us patience and strong legs #horsenation #blessedisthelessonhorse This is Sugar, she’s amazing at her job! Photo by Hana Leigh Hanselman.
In honor of #internationallessonhorseday here’s a #throwback to when I was a wee little thing on my favorite horse ever. 30 years old and still towing us around dressage classes. He’s the best ❤ #piccolopete #peter #lessonhorse #arabiancross #love him #horsenation @go_riding A photo posted by Maggie (@mags2427) on
Robyn Hauck: Two of my students take a break between jumps with Cochise (black) and Markey (grey). Photo by Robyn Hauck.
Melissa Dooley: My daughter, Emma, up on Corona during a lesson about 3 years ago. Corona was bored waiting in line for a canter pattern so he decided to ham it up to entertain himself and the kids. Photo by Melissa Dooley.
Happy International Lesson Horse Day! #internationallessonhorseday A photo posted by AP Equestrian Center (@ap.equestrian.center) on
Andi Taylor: Lesson horse Robin: a Connemara pony for all! Photo by Jessica Harp Jones.
Lauren Kasdan: Lesson horse, but my heart horse, Ernie. Photo by Leah Kasdan.
Lili Giese: Not the current lesson horse I ride, but nonetheless my favourite, Chance. Photo by Ryan Poppert.
Mekaela McKanna: The amazing Suzy Q. Who, thank God, taught me to ride much better than this. This was always my favorite photo of us as it illustrates what it felt like to ride her; a lot of hang on, shut up, and ride little girl. She’d throw me off and then just stand there looking at me like “and what have we learned today? That’s right heels down dummy. Now get back on and do it right this time”. Photo by Antoinette McKanna.
Morgan Dalis: Red’s Enterprise (aka Red…or Der if you’re me) belonged to Alfred University and taught me how to work a cow, be a mildly competent reiner, and how to work with a horse’s long forgotten knowledge. He was also used for beginner western lessons and could even dabble in the university hunt seat shows. Super sweet, and a little dim, Der (a nickname that came from him not being smart enough to know his own name) still holds a special place in my heart for taking this hunt seat rider and allowing her to win a buckle in Green as Green for our first show season. Photo by Morgan Dalis.
Throwback to my first ever lesson and the horse that started it all, chairman ❤ no better lesson horse! #throwback #horsenation A photo posted by Katie Fiorella (@misskatrinalynne) on
Go riding!
Photo Challenge: 15 Spring Snapshots
Spring has sprung (mostly) across Horse Nation!
For this week’s 24-hour photo challenge, we wanted to see your between-the-ears glimpses of what spring looks like in your little corner of Horse Nation. Even in April, spring is a variable time — check out these little snapshots from all around the world of what springtime looks like to you!
Photo by Stacy Derry Dorethy: Shawnee National Forest – BEAUTIFUL place to ride and relax!!!
Photo by Laura Pennington: Oliver the pony was not so impressed when we walked along the Susquehanna River a few weeks ago.
#horsenation #betweentheears #highcountry A photo posted by @lisa_alderson69 on
Photo by Lisa Endress: Enjoying a nice sunset bareback walk out to her field.
Photo by Martine Howes: Connetquot Park, Long Island, NY. The Tulips are in bloom!
Spring time in Wyoming! #horsenation #snow #spring #frozen A photo posted by Hanna (@hennamariec) on
Photo by Jennifer Kessler: #horsenation in Southern California!
Photo by Joanna Warakomski: Not a lot to look at. But getting back in the saddle is the best thing in the world.
#horsenation A photo posted by Alyson Hager (@alysonhager) on
Photo by Rebecca Sanderson
Photo by Angie Lawson: Dismal, Virginia.
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Monday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
Photo Challenge: 7 Foals of Horse Nation
*cue girly squealing at the cuteness*
Photo Challenge: 4 Riders Who Went Mudding
Because horses are the ultimate four-wheel drive.
Photo Challenge: 9 Horses Enjoying the Mud Spa
One of our favorite signs of the season.
Photo Challenge: 13 Horses Celebrating Leap Day
Monday was Leap Day, the extra day that comes around only every four years. The equines of Horse Nation jumped at the opportunity to celebrate.
For this week’s 24-hour photo challenge, we decided to celebrate the 2016 Leap Day the best way we knew how: gathering photos of your horses leaping into the air! Here are 13 horses that can’t be kept down.
Martine Howes: My horse Frost and his companion pony, Pete. Photo Credit: Courtney Donovan
3’6″ #ninerfiveonetango #hunterknees #eventingnation A photo posted by Haley Mac Johnson (@maclbee) on
Jenna Stauder: My Thoroughbred x mare being expressive at liberty for once. Photo credit: Jenna Stauder
Michelle Hayes: Daisy. Photo by Michelle Hayes.
My Quarter Horse, Chance, insisting she’s a hunter-jumper, not a stock horse. #horsenation A video posted by Jocelyn Mackie (@jocelyn.mackie) on
Stephanie Reed: She was just hopping alongside her momma like it was the most normal thing to do! Photo credit Stephanie Reed
Samantha Zinthefer: The Pie! My little rescue mini who is named after the horse in National Velvet! Photo taken by my sister, Jolynn Zinthefer
Lisa Endress: This is Finch! She’s a Welsh cross pony and she loves to jump. Photo credit, Lisa Endress.
Lucy Shannon: Jumping an invisible jump. Photo by Lucy Shannon.
Lauren Kasdan: Ernie the flying giraffe! Photo by Caroline Robinson.
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Monday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
Photo Challenge: 10 Horses Wearing Their Dinner
Hey, you’ve got a little something in your … you know what, never mind.
For this week’s 24-hour photo challenge, we wanted to see your horse wearing his dinner: hay in the hair, grain on the muzzle. As usual, our readers responded with an absolutely hysterical gallery of images of horses wearing their feed: here are ten.
Kristen Pierce: “Let me see your piggy face, Ace”. Photo by Kristen Pierce.
Jamie Parker: “Post-show Powerade was lots of fun!” Photo by Jamie Parker.
Kiley Moore: “Someone missed the bucket.” Photo by Hailey Arnold.
Jolynn Zinthefer: “Legacy and Sadie like to stand directly under the hay chute.” Photo by Jolynn Zinthefer.
Amber Brockhaus: “You can see how proud of himself he is!” Photo by Amber Brockhaus.
Jenna Stauder: “I’m pretty sure I can get a better pic than this. She doesn’t have a forelock- she has a museum.” Photo by Jenna Stauder.
Sara Frick: “Kaylee Vorenkamp captured this majestic moment of my horse!”
Kris Folmar Gray: “What? It’s a ‘Mash Mask.’ It’s great for wrinkles.” Photo by Kris Folmar Gray.
Hailey Petzoldt: “Two yearling pintos and their first experience with round bales. One wearing it, one made a bed and passed out in it!” Photo by Hailey Petzoldt.
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Tuesday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
Photo Challenge: 11 Horse Brands
Mustangs, ranch stock, Arabians, Standardbreds and more!
For this week’s 24-hour photo challenge, we wanted to see your horse brands! And no, we don’t mean the store where you got him from. Brands tell a story, and your horses have plenty to tell. Here are 11 reader-submitted photos of brands from all across Horse Nation.
Laurel Hanna: “My daughter and her QH pony going into their costume class last October! Photo is my own.”
Butt brand! #horsenation #argentinianwarmblood A photo posted by Maggie Williams (@maggiemay2115) on
Shelby Allen: “Justintime. His brand is a cross inside a horse shoe and it means “Riding in Grace” Rather Be Riding Photography.”
Melissa Nelson: “Ear shot by me of Mt St Helens on my mustang buddy, Moreno.”
The best brand out there. #horsenation #standardbredsofinstagram #horsesofinstagram A photo posted by Emlyn Clark (@gremlyn08) on
My boy Blue. Not sure where he got his brand, but he’s a great teacher! #horsenation A photo posted by Samantha Condit (@rider_sc) on
My boys brand #horsenation #Standardbred #brands #Ryder @go_riding A photo posted by Emily Owens (@wubbsie) on
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Tuesday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
Photo Challenge: Valentine’s Day Treats
Because a holiday all about love = a holiday all about our horses.
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be spent with your loved ones … which means that at least part of that day is going to be spent at the barn, right? This week, we wanted to see how you were planning to spoil your horse for February 14.
Almost Valentines Day #horsenation A photo posted by Lluvia (ju-via) #arabianproud (@prettylittlerider) on
My corner of #horsenation gets extra hay and layers, because Valentine’s Day in our neck of the woods calls for negative temps and snow. Feeling the love. A photo posted by Kristen Kovatch Bentley (@thehorsebackwriter) on
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Tuesday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
24 Hour Photo Challenge: Equine Ink
10 reader-submitted horse tattoos!
24-Hour Photo Challenge: 22 Airborne Horses
Ever heard the phrase “horses fly without wings”? These reader-submitted horses are taking that phrase quite literally.
24-Hour Photo Challenge: Horse Stuff = House Stuff
Home is where the horse is. And also, apparently, all the other various accouterments that come with horses.
For this week’s 24-hour photo challenge, we wanted to see the horse stuff that made its way home from the barn and then became part of your decor. As usual, the good citizens of Horse Nation did not disappoint.
Jamie Maguire: “Fact: old half pads make great seat cushions”
We rescued what was left of this saddle from the barn of my husband’s great grandfather, and it now proudly hangs in our daughter’s nursery. The Jacksons ran cattle and sheep in Southern Utah for decades, and we feel lucky that we can share that legacy with the next generation through this treasured relic. #horsenation #cowgirltough A photo posted by Lorraine (@lorraine.jackson) on
Inspired to add a few pieces to your home decor? Follow Horse Nation on Pinterest!
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Tuesday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
24-Hour Photo Challenge: Anything You Can Do …
… your horse can do just as well, and perhaps better. Our most fun photo challenge yet!
For this week’s photo challenge, we were inspired by a very funny photo that came our way of a horse who could curl his tongue … like a human. So we asked the readers of Horse Nation for any “human” activity that their horse could also do, and as usual, you guys really delivered. Here are 6 horses who can do anything a human can do, but better.
Lauren Kasdan: “He zipped up my jacket. Literally grabbed the zipper from near the bottom and then just yanked it up.”
Horse Nation wants to see what weird “human” things my horse can do. How about “snorkeling”? See anything nice under that water, Ace? #horsenation #scubahorse A photo posted by Kristen (@kpie329) on
Rachel Rosenthal: “As a child, Lyric quite enjoyed reading books. #42”
My entry for the human things your horse can do! ☺ My mare enjoys a warm cup of Tim Horton’s apple cinnamon tea on frosty winter days like today.
Posted by Kara Nickel on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Tuesday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook.
Go riding!
