Marcella Gruchalak

Triple Trouble: 2025 Round-Up and 2026 Goals

What began as a year focused on productivity and progress slowly turned into a year about surviving. Somewhere along the way, the plans changed, expectations were rewritten, and the priority became simply getting through each challenge as it came and finding a way to keep moving forward in every sense of the word.

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Marcella Gruchalak

Reader Photo Challenge: 2025 Round-Up

Enjoy these 10 reader favorite photos from 2025!

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DeAnn Long Sloan

HN Year-In-Review: Top 5 ‘Oh Crap’ Mondays

Monday already is the crappiest day of the week, so it only makes sense that we make things

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DeAnn Long Sloan

HN Year-In-Review: Top 5 Tuesday Videos

Five unforgettable clips that perfectly capture the joy, chaos, and deeply unserious side of life with horses, one Tuesday at a time.

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Marcella Gruchalak

Christmas Video: Galloping Santa

Nothing says Merry Christmas like a horse and rider dressed for the holiday!

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Gwyneth McPherson

Training in the Right Way: Habits and Sports Psychology

Because your internal environment is as important to your growth as a rider as your development of your exterior athletic abilities.

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Marcella Gruchalak

Reader Photo Challenge: Holiday Photos

Enjoy these five holiday equine photos!

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DeAnn Long Sloan

Cold Weather, Sore Feet: Winter Laminitis & What You Can Do About It

Cold weather can quietly compromise hoof circulation in at-risk horses, making winter an unexpected laminitis season.

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DeAnn Long Sloan

Boxing Day Deals For Equestrians

When the stockings come up short, the post-holiday sales on tack, gear, and horse essentials are more than happy to make up the difference.

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Marcella Gruchalak

Ask AI Equestrian Edition: Horse Letter To Santa

We’re back at it! Asking AI to create humorous equestrian-related content we call all laugh at. This time,

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DeAnn Long Sloan

A Day in the Life of a Pony Named Pony: Holiday Humbug

Enjoy today’s festive diary entry from a deeply unimpressed pony who expected presents, received carrots, and would like everyone to know she is not buying the holiday hype.

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DeAnn Long Sloan

Friday Video: Tree Decorating

Six days out from Christmas, this rider proves that when time is short, horsepower makes everything more efficient.

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DeAnn Long Sloan

A Quiet Barn, a Full Mug, and a Moment of Peace

In the early morning calm, the simple rhythm of cleaning stalls is its own kind of holiday gift — a quiet moment before the delightful storm of excited children and wrapping paper explosions.

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