Kentucky Performance shares some tips on keeping your equine safe from the sun. (more…)
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Eventing Nation: Evention TV on Selecting an OTTB Event Prospect
How do you know if an ex-racer will make the transition from starting gate to start box with ease? Sally Spickard hooks us up with Evention’s latest. (more…)
Researchers Discover Horses’ Ears Are a ‘Communication Tool’
Good job, science! Next stop: the cure for cancer. (more…)
Best of Craigslist: ‘Wanted: Herd of Mouse Killing Cats for a night’
Will somebody in southwest Minnesota please loan this poor person their barn cats for 24 hours? He/she sounds desperate. (more…)
5 Rules to Follow When Setting Riding Goals
Napoleon Hill wrote, “A goal is just a dream with a deadline.” Karlie Mitchell shares some guidelines for accomplishing whatever it is you set your mind to. (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher: From Estonia, With Love
Random hot dudes making love to the camera while swimming around on horses in their underpants. Why? Who cares! (more…)
Friday Standing Ovation, Presented by Ovation Riding: Sunshine Horses, Inc.
Each week we honor an individual or organization that is doing good work in the horse world. Today we salute Sunshine Horses, Inc. (more…)
20 Ridiculously Inept Things Said By Real-life Horse Owners
Karlie Mitchell and Leslie Wylie chip in a sampling of the dumbest comments they’ve ever heard come out of the mouths of people who shouldn’t own horses, but do. (more…)
7 Types of Equine Squeal
From sassy squawks and studly snarls to snorty stutters and soprano screech, the equine squeal can carry a multitude of meanings. Here are a few examples. (more…)
Random Horse Commercial of the Day: Longines
Reader Mona Stern wrote us earlier this week to say, “I loved the advertisements for Longines on NBC’s broadcast of the Whitney Handicap today. They were beautiful!!!” We agree. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Can Your Pony Event Like This?
Talk about “pony power,” these pint-sized equines tore it up around a tough course at the FEI European Championships for Ponies last week. Chesna Klimek reports. (more…)
SpectraVET Performance of the Week: Kristian Roberts Vaults to ‘Wicked Game’
The performance helped Kristian win the Men’s Individual Gold Division at the 2014 USEF/AVA Vaulting U.S. Championship last weekend. (more…)
Best of Craigslist: ‘3 year old mare. Part stallion.’
So… um… hmmm. A hermaphrodite horse, perhaps?
The Athletic Rider: Core Engagement in the Saddle
Every rider should focus on developing core strength but if you don’t engage your core properly when riding, all the work won’t help a bit! Personal trainer Leah Hinnefeld shares some tips. (more…)
Video: Getting ‘Happy’ About WEG
With the World Equestrian Games fast approaching (kickoff is August 23) WEG mascot Norman and his gang at the FEI are PUMPED. (more…)
The Idea of Order: A Good Day For a Bad Ride
With green horses, it’s best to pick your battles. Morgane Schmidt explains. (more…)
Wednesday Helmet Cam by World Equestrian Brands: Grand Prix Dressage
Want to test-drive an upper-level dressage horse? Here’s your chance — vicariously, at least! (more…)
Meet Donas, Equine Star of ‘Outlander’
OK, maybe not “star,” but supporting actor at least. Susan Strickler gets the horsey scoop on the new Starz series Outlander, based on the best-selling book of the same name. (more…)
Back on Track ‘Horse Therapy’: Amber & Monty
Your freshman year of college is an exciting time — but with all those big life changes comes a lot of stress. Amber Brinegar tells the story of her equine anchor, Monty. (more…)
Random Horsey Music Video: Capital Cities ‘Kangaroo Court’
It’s hard to be a zebra living in a horse’s world. Reader Victoria Tripiano sent us this video from L.A. indie pop band Capital Cities and we had to share. (more…)
Tuesday Morning Feed from Dubarry
Did you know that Dubarry is on Instagram? Tag your photos with #dubarry or #galwayboots and @dubarryofireland. (more…)
Weekend Welcome from Kentucky Perfomance Products: The Equine Spleen
When was the last time you thought about your horse’s spleen? Probably… never — despite the fact that they play a very important role. (more…)
How Smart Is Your Horse?
And what does “smart” really mean, anyway? Callie Rae King examines the intersection between equine cognition and behavior. (more…)
Weekly Watering Hole, Presented by Horse Quencher
Water troughs are the “office water coolers” are your horses’ field — a popular gathering place, especially during the summer. Find out how to clean them quickly and safely. (more…)