I’ve never understood why people keep llamas. You can’t ride them. They spit. They make odd little humming noises without moving their lips. It’s weird. Then I saw this Vine video and now I want to wake up to one every morning for the rest of my life. (more…)
Carley Sparks
The Wall Street Journal Hates Horse People. Or something.
Normally, when equestrians make the mainstream news, it’s cause for celebration. If there is one thing that horse sport needs to grow, it’s public awareness. (more…)
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 all, they didn’t make it through 50 million years of evolution for nothing. Watch and let the learning begin… (more…)
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 from this? (more…)
12 GIFs That Will Make You Fall in Love with Reed Kessler
Show jumping prodigy Reed Kessler was recently featured on the new Screen Test series by Noelle Floyd. Like all things by Floyd, it’s beautifully executed. It also makes for great GIFs. (more…)
If George Morris Was Cast in Game of Thrones
HBO’s fantasy drama Game of Thrones is brutal and unforgiving. A bit, you might say, like a George Morris equitation critique. (more…)
Beezie Madden Won The American Invitational. And Then Things Got Awkward.
Beezie won the $200,000 American Invitational on Saturday night. FOR THE THIRD TIME. But the award ceremony was kind of a fail. (more…)
Video: Meet Me at the Mounting Block
If mounting a horse was an Olympic sport, JD and Phillip just won the Gold Medal. Prepare to be schooled in mounting block etiquette. (more…)
9 Horse-y Things You Didn’t Know You Need (Until Now)
The Internet is a wonderland. And we’ve got the conspicuous consumption to prove it. (more…)
Just A Woman Walking Around On Horse Legs
Our dream of having a pair of sturdy horse legs to call our own have FINALLY been answered. Because that’s not weird at all. (Clippy cloppy sounds included.) (more…)
#TBT: Concussions — Now You Know
George Morris once said: “You either gooooo to the hospital. Or you get back onnnnn. HOSPITAL OR ON!” (more…)
Horses In Lady Hair
Yesterday, we showcased the horse head trend in hair fashion. Today, it’s the horse’s turn. Presenting six horses that wear their lady hair better than you. (Or at least better than me.) (more…)
Excuse Me, I Think There’s a Bit of Horse in Your Hair
First, came the pony tail. Then came the horse head? Presenting, six equidae-inspired hair don’ts for equestrians. You know you don’t want to… (more…)
Horse Addiction Screening Quiz
The Office of Health Care Programs at Johns Hopkins University Hospital developed this screening quiz for alcoholics. We replaced the word “drinking” with “riding.” Find out if you have a problem with horses. (more…)
‘There’s A Moose Stuck in Your Fence’
Two guys walk into a backyard and… restore your faith in humanity.
PETA Takes On Horse Racing
Nobody goes to PETA for the uplifting videos. Their just-released exposé on the horse racing industry is no exception. (more…)
Nike Signs Its First Equestrian Athlete
Eighteen-year-old dressage rider Ayden Uhlir has become the first equestrian athlete to be signed by sportwear powerhouse Nike. The crazy part is, all she had to do was ask. (more…)
Video Clinic: Exercises to Improve Your Eye
John French is famed for his mad hunter skillz. He’s been named Professional World Championship Hunter Rider—twice. (more…)
George Morris: ‘The Buck Stops at the Professional’
When George Morris speaks, people listen. Usually, they listen closely. The storied horseman is not shy about expressing his opinions, nor his intolerance for interruption. (more…)
Brace Yourself For The Cute
Party dresses and ponies! It’s just your average day on the farm for three-year-old Barret Bruneau and her BFF, Velvet. (more…)
6 Questions with Bernie Traurig
United States Equestrian Team veteran Bernie Traurig has accomplished in four equestrian disciplines what most people only hope to realize in one. (more…)
Do You Wanna Ride Malin’s Horse?
Several national equestrian team members have laid claim to Olympic medals. But one among them has a Gold Disc. (more…)
Why Girls Love Horses
The notion that girls love horses falls somewhere between a predisposition for pink and hormonal outbursts. It’s accepted as a societal norm. The question is why? (more…)
Borat Does the Hampton Classic
Before he shot to fame as the feature film star of Borat and Brüno, Sasha Baron Cohen was trolling for unwitting victims at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. And we have this excruciatingly awkward interview with US Equestrian Team member Schuyler Riley to show for it. (more…)