#DAILY DOSE OF ADORABLE
This Guy Just Set the Bar Real High for Equine Proposals
Get out your tissues.
Tuesday Video: Need For Speed Starts Young
Sorry, kid, I think that pony is maxed out.
Thursday Vid: Puppies & A Pony In a Hammock
For those days that have you wishing it was time for a little vacation, we’ve got the video cure.
Most Satisfying Withers Scratching of All Time
If you find something you love as much as this horse loves a good itch, NEVER LET IT GO.
Thursday Video: Too Smart For Fences
To the owners of this mischievous pony foal, we send you our best wishes for keeping this thing contained.
Daily Dose of Adorable: Minis, Full Speed
“We’re never getting any work done today.”
Thursday Video: American Pharoah Full Brother Born
Welcome to the world, little guy!
Video: Rare White TB Foal Born in KY
The filly is descended from the famous white female line at Patchen Wilkes Farm in Kentucky, out of the white mare Beautiful Devil.
Daily Dose of Adorable: Horse & Squeaky Toy
Meet the Internet’s newest equine viral star.
Video: You Say Hay Net, We Say Cat Hammock
Nobody knows how to liven up a scene like a barn cat.
Thursday Video: Hot Walker Carousel
Wait for it…
Video: The Christmas Present We All Want
If this was exactly what you were hoping to find under the tree on Christmas morning, don’t worry — you’re not alone.
Daily Dose of Adorable: Feet, Don’t Fail Me Now
We don’t know if the cutest thing about this video is the pony, the tiny driver and navigator, or those bitty hooves firing to the beat of Euro technopop.
Daily Dose of Adorable: Halt & Salute at X
What’s cuter than a young rider and pony embarking on their dressage test together? A young rider and pony performing a SYNCHRONIZED SALUTE.
6 Reasons Pony Dressage Cup Livestream is ADORBS
Nothing gets you to the end of your work week like ponies being adorable in the sandbox, and the USEF Network has got you covered with complete coverage of the National Pony Dressage Cup at the Kentucky Horse Park!
Tuesday Video: Owl Just Be Riding My Horse
This owl is quite possibly a better rider than all of us.
Really, what’s left to say? Watch this owl ride this moving toy horse (bonus points if you turn the sound up) and realize that we are so lucky to bask in its presence. While we at Horse Nation condone the use of helmets any time one is mounted, we’ll make an allowance for this owl, mostly because he’s adorable and also because his riding skills are clearly top-notch.
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Done. That is all I need to see today. What a time to be alive.
Go riding!
Thursday Video: Mule Foal Is Unstoppable
Nothing is going to stop this sassy mule foal — not even the most epic slip and fall ever captured on video.
Seriously, we have a lot to learn from this little mule foal: don’t ever stop being yourself. When you fall down, get right back up and keep on rockin’. If you do something totally embarrassing when someone’s watching, laugh it off and keep following the beat of that wacky drummer.
I’m pretty sure the last time I had this much sass while also being able to fall down, get back up again and continue to be sassy, there was a lot of alcohol involved.
Go little mule, and go riding!
The Shetland Pony Steeplechase at Devon is Thrilling and Adorbs
It’s so cute that it actually hurts me in the cuteness portion region of my brain and gives me a Rainbow Brite headache. (more…)
Tuesday Video: Humans Make Great Pillows
Your daily dose of adorable to kick off your Tuesday morning is right here.
Friend of Horse Nation Tracey Buyce is an equine photographer based in Saratoga Springs, New York. At a recent photoshoot at Sarde Morgans, Tracey and one of the newest members of the Sarde team enjoyed a little naptime in the pasture.
How precious is this little guy! Special thanks to Tracey for sending this video our way. Keep an eye out for more work from Tracey in the future on Horse Nation!
Go napping. Then go riding!
Video: Darn Kids, Stay Off the Donkey!
Kids will be kids … and these (goat) kids are definitely acting their age!
The goat’s penchant for climbing naturally leads it to some interesting predicaments, but also to hours of endless entertainment to us as observers. These goats have selected what might possibly be the world’s most patient pair of donkeys to be their jungle gym of the day:
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Go ahead, watch it again. We won’t tell. Thanks to reader/contributor Heather Benson for the tip!
Go goats, go donkeys, and go riding!
Daily Dose of Adorable: Future Baller at Work
The most adorable minute you will enjoy all day long, guaranteed.
Congratulations, Horse Nation — we made it through another week and it’s Friday afternoon. Kick off your weekend with this little dose of adorable in the form of a Rocky Mountain Horse colt named CCF The Force Awakens — known to his friends as Sheldon — romping around his pasture with his oversize soccer ball.
Reader Myranda Grace Elliot sends us the video:
Go out and play, Horse Nation! Happy Friday, have a great weekend, and go riding!
Daily Dose of Adorable: Foal Meets Husky
Our readers just keep those adorable foal-meets-animal videos rolling!
Reader Carrie Levesque, inspired by last week’s video of Rocky the foal snuggling his stray cat, sent us this video of a few-weeks-old Thoroughbred foal named Kahlua meeting her husky, Siku.
We don’t think we’ll ever get tired of foals-meeting-animals videos — what will we find next? Foals meeting birds, foals meeting turtles, foals meeting babies … the possibilities are endless!
If you have a story or video to share with us, don’t hesitate to reach out — we love reader submissions! Email the editor at [email protected]. Go riding!
Daily Dose of Adorable: Feline & Foal Besties
There’s nothing sweeter than when two needy souls find each other.
Reader Karen Macleod sent this video our way with the following story:
“The foal is a 3 week old Standardbred colt who had a pretty tough start to life but is doing very well now. Because he pulled through, we named him Rocky. The kitten is a rescue who just loves everyone and everything! We call him New Kitty — he follows me around while I am cleaning stalls, which is how the love in this video happened.”
Well, we’re full of warm snugglies now — how about you?
If you have a story or video to share with us, don’t hesitate to reach out — we love reader submissions! Email the editor at [email protected]. Go riding!
Daily Dose of Adorable: Tiny Donkey Trainer
What were you doing at age three? I know I was certainly not starting my own donkey under saddle … but this kid is!
Ellie Evans is the daughter of Skye and Ty Evans of TS Mules, located in Chester, Utah. TS Mules travels all over the country giving clinics, lessons, and also selling some of the best saddle mules you can find.
Ellie is only 3 years old, and is training her first equine to ride (with the help of her parents, of course). She has been riding with her parents before she could walk. Her choice is Penelope the donkey, who is also 3 years old. Together they make a great and totally adorable team.
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Ellie working with her donkey. Sure is fun watching them. Both are three years old and just learning about life.
Posted by TS MULES – Ty & Skye Evans – Clinics/Sales/Training on Thursday, February 11, 2016
You can visit TS Mules at TSMules.com, or check out their Facebook page to be kept up to date on all of Ellie and Penelope’s adventures.
Go riding!