Grit, argues contributor Melanie laCour, is perhaps the most important quality possessed by equestrians: the ability to stay persistent and passionate and just keep plodding along.
Waterway restoration is a critical aspect of watershed health, and in this fragile ecosystem in Yorkshire, the best way to help is to use good old-fashioned horse power.
If you’re the kind of person who tends to focus on the negatives — no matter how positive you try to be — Kristen Kovatch feels your pain, and has a reframing tip to help motivate your Monday.
The heart-stopping fall is bad enough, but a hung-up jockey certainly makes the situation worse. Fortunately, a great horse and a quick-thinking jockey turn this story around.
Every Friday, Horse Nation teams up with Ovation Riding to spotlight an individual or organization doing good work in the horse world. Today, we’re recognizing Therapeutic Riding of Tryon, or TROT.
It happens to the best of us: some days you just don’t want to climb up into the saddle, or else the days are so short you barely have time. Here are a few suggestions for things you can do with your horse instead!
An essay looking back at how mechanization replaced old-fashioned horsepower triggered plenty of responses from horse lovers. Those jobs haven’t gone away, Kristen Kovatch argues — just changed form.
