#HAIKU
National Haiku Day, Horse Nation Style
Happy National Haiku Day! In honor of this day set aside to enjoy the Japanese poetry form, here are our favorite haiku from the Horse Nation archives.
Equestrian Disciplines Described In Haiku
“Dressage and jumping / really get in the way of / running cross-country.” Eight disciplines, described in three lines with five-seven-five syllables.
Happy First Day of Spring
As told in haiku.
Horse Haikus: Christmas edition
In keeping with the holiday theme…some poetic musings from horses who have had it up to HERE with Christmas.
Horse Haikus Redux
It’s been quite some time since we’ve had a good horse haiku… so here are some poetic musings on everything from horse show moms to hot stable hands. (more…)
Horse Haiku
We’re dusting off HN’s beloved “Horse Haiku” series to showcase these amazing poems sent to us by reader and dressage enthusiast Liz Maslin. Thanks Liz! (more…)
Horse Haiku
It’s Monday again
Check your email, fax some stuff
Sneak peeks at HN
by Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
Sometime I feel like
a horse in a stall, waiting
to be led outside.
By Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
I like horses much
better than people sometimes
because they don’t talk.
By Liz Fletcher (more…)
Horse Haiku
There is nothing like
doing something that scares you:
like your first cross rail.
By Liz Fletcher (more…)
Horse Haiku
when you feel you need
to groom me on Sunday it
always ends like this
By Kirsten Collins (more…)
Horse Haiku
Olympics over
Normandy 2014
Seems so far away
By Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
this life with horses
did not quite turn out as planned
but it’s good enough
By Kirsten Collins (more…)
Horse Haiku
Last day of dressage
One final chance to medal
Ravel, go for gold!
By Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
Ares pony boy
EPM is here no more
Run Ares boy run.
By Heidi Kamei (more…)
Horse Haiku
Nickers and neighs.
Never happier than when
I come down with grain.
By Liz Fletcher (more…)
Horse Haiku: Olympic edition
Gold, silver or bronze
You are still better riders
Than we’ll ever be:)
By Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
I watch Teddy run
Rolex in ’08 and I
have tears in my eyes.
By Liz Fletcher (more…)
Horse Haiku
Olympic dressage
U.S.’s secret weapon?
His name is Ravel
By Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
Hay delivery:
Back-breaking work for someone.
Green smells are worth it.
By Megan Rust (more…)
Horse Haiku
Gold medal dangling
Germany, Sweden, Britain
Who wants it the most?
By Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
Olympics are on
Cross-country is underway
Called in sick to work
By Wylie (more…)
Horse Haiku
There is a certain
Smell when you walk in a barn.
It is manure.
By Liz Fletcher (more…)