“Why don’t we treat ourselves half as well as we treat our horses?” Self care has become a trendy buzzword referring to the act of consciously tending to one’s own well-being — and Kristen Kovatch believes equestrian culture makes us inherently bad at it.
A county fair includes a horse show, but no horse show is like the county fair. Kristen Kovatch counts down six recognizable features of the fair that any other fairgoer will love.
“The drivers on the bench expertly turned the team into the in-gate, and the first six-horse hitch in twenty years rolled back into the fairgrounds with a quiet rumble like distant thunder.”
If you picture a woolly wild puff with mane going everywhere when you think of the word “pony,” be prepared to have all of your preconceived notions blown out of the water.
Monday is already the crappiest day of the week, so it only makes sense that we make things official. Here’s our latest “oh crap” moment gleaned from the internet.
Every Friday, Horse Nation teams up with Ovation Riding to spotlight an individual or organization doing good work in the horse world. Today, we recognize Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue.
“Thoroughbreds are so smart and athletic. And that the T.I.P. program is so very important to the breed because it helps to show people how easy it is to adopt or buy a Thoroughbred and to train it for its next career after horse racing.”
