History is full of strange and fascinating practices. Not the least of which is tied to folklore designed to ward off evil spirits. This week’s Equus Obscurus focuses on the history of entombing horse skulls. Learn more: (more…)
We all know the horse world can be a bit strange. This new series takes a deep dive into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of horses and history. This week, we take a look at horse armor. (more…)
If ever there were an equine girl boss, it’s definitely Buffalo Calf Road woman, who fought in the Battle of Rosebud Creek and the Battle of Little Bighorn. (more…)
This week’s equine girl boss is Rani of Jhansi, who is described as India’s Joan of Arc and one of the greatest freedom fighters of India. Learn more about this equestrian warrior. (more…)
The next installment of Equine Girl Bosses introduces the Rives Sisters. Amelie and Gertrude were exceptional horsewomen and writers — we can get behind that! (more…)
From training with the circus to working with “untamable” rescues, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, affectionately known as Sisi, certainly was an equine girl boss. (more…)
March is Women’s History Month. To kick off the month, we’re pleased to introduce a new series: Equine Girl Bosses. This series will highlight bada$$ horse women throughout history. The first to be featured? Isabella I of Castille. (more…)
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day in the United States. So, in true Horse Nation fashion, we love to look at the relationship of indigenous people to horses. Spoiler alert: horses transformed the lives of many Native Americans. (more…)
Belgian horses Joey and Jourdan carry on a tradition that began in the 1840s by pulling the Ben Franklin III, a horse-drawn canal boat in Metamora, IN.
The Wheeler Museum at the USHJA headquarters has debuted a new exhibit honoring the evolution of horse show photography from its earliest days to modern trends. Noelle Maxwell catches up with curator Denise Quirk for a behind-the-scenes look.
There’s a lot more going on here than a side saddle drill team in the name of high fashion: take a closer look at the escaramuza tradition, brought into the lime light thanks to Dior.
A new memorial statue honoring Sergeant Reckless for her incredible service in the Korean War was unveiled over the weekend at the Kentucky Horse Park.
While the Budweiser Clydesdales might be the best-known of the great draft horse hitches (and the only big hitch still in rotation), commercial hitches have a long, rich history in the US. Here are a few hitches you might not know.
Melanie Eberhardt of Women of Age Riding Horses, or WARHorses, tells the remarkable tale of Charley Parkhurst, a legendarily-tough stagecoach driver of the California frontier — and reveals Charley’s deepest secret.
A group of extraordinarily dedicated re-enactors rode or marched over 300 miles in September and October to commemorate the march of England’s King Harold to the Battle of Hastings.
Melanie Eberhardt of Women of Age Riding Horses, or WARHorses, paints a picture of the earliest-known ancestor of the horse, Eohippus, and the modern discovery of an Eohippus fossil.
Horse Nation reader Sue Dudley is a rider who follows the beat of a different drummer — that would be an American Civil War drummer, to be specific, in England. We caught up Sue to learn more!
The ramifications of last week’s “Brexit” vote are still being hashed out by politicians, pundits and mainstream media — but what might this historic decision mean for the equine industry? Leslie Threlkeld takes a look.
