Martha Stewart’s Friesian, Rutger, recently had a cracked molar extracted from the depths of his jaw. Naturally, America’s favorite home-making maven documented the entire process… (more…)
Carley Sparks
5 MORE Scientifically Proven Facts Every Horse Person Should Know
UK biomechanics expert Russell Guire of Centaur Biomechanics knows things about horses. Science things. You should know them too. (more…)
7 Random Facts About Horses (Even Horse People Don’t Know)
You think you know. But you don’t. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Moment of the Day: Horse Vs. Water Cannon
A lot can go wrong on course during a show jumping competition. Getting shot with the water cannon isn’t usually one of them. #showjumpingnightmares (more…)
Little Known Facts About America’s Best Known Show Jumpers
Like Jeopardy, love show jumping? Carley Sparks channels her inner Alex Trebec. (more…)
Extreme Hunters
Kelly Colwell has single handedly invented a new sport: Extreme Hunters. Or Haulting. There isn’t really an official name for this yet… (more…)
The Sound of Sport
The drumming of hoof beats to the fence. The subtle “whoa” of the rider off the ground. The clatter of falling rails. Dennis Baxter spends his life thinking about the sound of sport. And how to recreate it for television. (more…)
Racehorse Trainer Gets Results Up With Viagra
Well, that’s one way to enhance performance…
Video Clinic: Faster Jump Off? Yes, Please.
Shaving seconds off in a jump off with Great Britain’s Tim Stockdale. Because he would know. (more…)
Victoria Colvin wins the $100,000 Peter Wetherill WCHR Palm Beach Spectacular. AGAIN.
Hunters have a reputation for being boring. Because, and I say this with love, they are boring. Most of the time. (more…)
7 Strategies For A Healthy Relationship (With Your Horse)
Valentine’s Day is upon us. It’s that time of year when we take a moment to pay tribute to the significant other in your life—your horse. Just don’t expect flowers or anything in return. (more…)
Schooling an Inexperienced Show Jumper, with BEN MAHER
Everything sounds better with an British accent. Quips by Olympic Gold Medalist Ben Maher included. (His training advice is pretty spectacular too). (more…)
6 Questions with George Morris
In show jumping, few horsemen are as universally revered, and feared, as the venerable George Morris. Pros gush over him. Amateurs quake in his presence. Kittens die. This is what George himself has to say about being, well, George Morris. (more…)
Everything Is Better In Slow Motion. Except This…
For reasons unexplained by science, horses doing mundane things in slow motion is relaxing. And surprisingly adorable. (more…)
Miley Can’t Be Tamed. Not Even By A Horse.
On a recent “MTV Unplugged” special, Miley made equines everywhere very, very uncomfortable. (more…)
Should Horses Be Allowed in the NFL?
Adam Jacobi wrote an opinion piece at SBNation on why horses should not be allowed to play football. (more…)
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
The Year of the Horse officially rang in over the weekend with the Chinese New Year. Twitter was all Happy New Year! Wealth and prosperity for all! Hurry be happy! (more…)
9 Reasons You Can’t Help But Love Anky van Grunsven
She’s a normal person just like you and me! Except, like, REALLY REALLY good at dressage. (more…)
6 Scientifically Proven Facts Every Horse Owner Should Know
UK biomechanical analyst Russell Guire uses high-speed cameras 20 times faster than the human eye to objectively quantify horse behavior. (more…)
Sound Bites
This might be a lingering side effect of all the ongoing pre-movie propaganda. But you can make just about anything sound like a kinky 50 Shades of Grey-inspired sex thing. Even rider quotes from Week 3 of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. (more…)
Sochi Or Bust
Ralph Lauren unveiled the heavy gauge smoking jacket sweater Team USA will wear in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. (more…)
It’s Hard Out There For a Rider
Life is suffering, and there’s only one way to handle it: Share your pain on Twitter. Here are some real rider tweets made into memes. #firstworldproblems (more…)
Richard Spooner Wants Your Money. $500,000 to be Exact.
American show jumper Richard Spooner wants you to give him $500,000 to buy a horse. And the crazy part is that’s probably not even enough. (more…)
File Under: Bad Ideas
It’s said that a good story makes you think. If that’s the case, this video is a work of genius. From the carefree pants toss to the naked belly flop into the baler to the… (more…)