Kristen Kovatch
5 Things To Do With Your Horse When You Don’t Want to Ride
It happens to the best of us: some days you just don’t want to climb up into the →
Thursday Video: Tell Us How You Really Feel
No one is better at expressing his feelings than this miniature with sass. →
2018 Horse Nation Gallop Poll: Tell Us About Yourself!
“Gallop poll,” hahaha. Get it? Bad puns aside, it’s time for the smart, good-looking citizens of Horse Nation →
The Horse’s Job In a High-Tech World
An essay looking back at how mechanization replaced old-fashioned horsepower triggered plenty of responses from horse lovers. Those →
#horsenation ‘Grams of the Week
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images! →
Better, Faster, Stronger: Genetically Engineering the Horse
A viral post is circulating the internet boasting of a new scientific achievement: genetically engineered horses, which could →
Tuesday Video: #SmallHorseProblems
No puissance wall for you, little guy. But don’t worry — Amazon Prime’s got your back. →
Draft Horses to the Rescue: 2018 Edition
Another winter, another team of draft horses pulling a hapless car out of a snowy ditch. Thank goodness →
‘Oh Crap’ Monday, Nation Media Edition
Monday is already the crappiest day of the week, so it only makes sense that we make things →
#EquestrianStrong: Readers Survive the ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Winter Storm
Only January 5 and we already have our first major winter storm under our belts. Here’s how you →
Race Horse to Ranch Horse: Who Is Jobber Bill?
Kristen Kovatch takes a look at the bloodlines and race record of her new OTTB to get a →
3 Ways to Deal With ’52 Free Thoroughbreds’
Seriously, this thing will never die. →
Photo Challenge: 9 New Year’s Resolutions
The good readers of Horse Nation are setting their sights on some great goals for 2018 — and →
Thursday Video: Will JJ Eat It?
Horses typically like “conventional” treats like apples and carrots and horse cookies. And then there’s JJ. →
Tales From the Farm: Barn Time vs. Real Time
In the latest “Tales From the Farm” adventure, Kristen Kovatch explores that age-old equestrian truth: fifteen minutes in →
Too Cold To Ride? Using Common Sense & Science
Unusually cold temperatures across much of the United States have led to endless rounds of speculation (and some →
Public Land, Private Land & Finding the Best of Both Worlds
For trail riders, it’s often a combination of public and private land that makes this equestrian lifestyle possible. →
#horsenation ‘Grams of the Week
TWO weeks of horse life, rounded up in your images! →
Tuesday Video: Girl’s Best Friend
If man’s best friend is a dog, then obviously girl’s best friend is this cat, who makes an →
Thursday Video: A Winter Wonderland
This gorgeous parade of horses cantering through the snow is basically exactly how we imagine a winter wonderland. →
Tuesday Video: Keep the Christmas Spirit Going
NOW your Christmas is truly complete. →
13 #EquestrianProblems According to Twitter
Brevity will always be the soul of wit. →
Zenyatta’s First Foal Headed For Second Career
Cozmic One, despite high expectations from connections and fans stemming from the great success of his dam Zenyatta, →
Thursday Video: The Nyquist Before Christmas
Sit back and enjoy this new classic holiday story from Darley’s American outpost at Jonabell Farm! →
#horsenation ‘Grams of the Week
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images! →