Ah, technology — you’ve come so far, yet how far you still have to go. Reader Lynn H. submitted this head-scratcher of a screenshot of an automatically-translated horse listing.
“Repeat after me: It is never a good idea to go ‘just look’ at a horse when you are a) sad b) have an empty stall and c) your husband isn’t home to say no. Someday, I’ll lead by example.”
Corey Cushing and Sonita Lena Rey capture the World’s Greatest Horseman title in Fort Worth at the NRCHA’s Celebration of Champions! Watch highlights from their four rounds here.
“I was gratified not only to see him go so nicely for another rider, but to know that my ‘flatwork is flatwork’ mentality with a focus on correct riding really did pay off, no matter what kind of saddle was on his back.”
“Joey is currently up for adoption, and I have no doubt that he will find his perfect home, because, after all, chicks dig scars. Now ain’t that a kick in the head?” Ashley Francese tells the unlikely story about how a severe wound ended up saving a horse’s life.
“Prior to attending the Makeover, I had a strong bias against off-the-track thoroughbreds. My opinion was that they were hot headed, broken, hard keepers… the list went on. However, by the time I had watched the Makeover finals, I was hooked.”
There were so many great entries in this week’s photo challenge that we broke them up into two rounds! We’ll share our absolute favorites tomorrow, but we couldn’t resist this great big gallery today.
“For coaching to create a horseman instead of just a rider, instruction has to be centered on caring for horses first.” Collegiate blogger Haley Ruffner shares her thoughts in this editorial on what she sees as a necessary change in catch riding competitions.
The Australian supermare has yet to find anyone on the continent that can beat her: Winx took her 30th straight victory on Saturday, February 16 in the Star Apollo Stakes.
