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Meet the Man Who Rides His Horse to the Bar, No Big Deal

April 12, 2014Carla Lakeyour turn#IN MY BOOTS, #YOUR TURN1 Comment

Ever wished you could let your horse be your designated driver? In Norco, CA, no one would even look at you funny if you did. Jim Woods shares what it’s like to live there. (more…)

In My Boots: Riding Through College, Part II

February 4, 2014Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTSLeave a comment

So you know you want horses to be part of your college life? Good for you! Now what? Alfred University trainer Kristen Kovatch shares some tips. (more…)

In My Boots: Riding through college

January 28, 2014Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTSLeave a comment

So you know you want horses to be part of your college life? Good for you! Now what? Alfred University trainer Kristen Kovatch shares some tips. (more…)

In My Boots: Horse life is a highway…

January 14, 2014Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS2 Comments

…and Kristen Kovatch wants to ride it all day long–or at least until her trailer gets a flat. She treats us to a play-by-play of a recent road trip. (more…)

In My Boots: In 2014, I resolve not to eat Easy Mac for dinner every night

December 31, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS1 Comment

Being a busy, hardworking horse person doesn’t mean you can’t eat well. Kristen Kovatch shares a favorite resource. (more…)

In My Boots: There’s something about a draft team

December 17, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS2 Comments

Kristen Kovatch shares a behind-the-scenes look at Alfred University’s holiday video, featuring two of the school’s largest (literally) stars. (more…)

In My Boots: Look ma, no saddle… or bridle

December 11, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS1 Comment

Blogger Kristen Kovatch ditches her tack to perform at Alfred University’s seventh annual freestyle reining event. (more…)

#TBT: In My Boots — Counting My Blessings

November 27, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS, #TBT, #thankful forComments Off

For this week’s #TBT, Horse Nation Editor Emeritus Kristen Kovatch was just about to feel sorry for herself — but then she looked around. (more…)

In My Boots: A few notes for future IHSA riders–and their trainers

November 19, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTSComments Off

Are you a high-schooler thinking about joining an equestrian team in college? Alfred University western coach Kristen Kovatch has a tip. (more…)

In My Boots: Real horses doing real work

October 29, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS7 Comments

HN’s in-house cowgirl Kristen Kovatch reports on an AQHA award that recognizes ranches that are “keeping it real” when it comes to the Quarter Horse breed. (more…)

In My Boots: City slicker warning signs

October 22, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS5 Comments

Kristen Kovatch gives us three surefire ways to distinguish real cowboys from cowboy wannabes. (more…)

In My Boots: Congress is in session

October 15, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#CONGRESS, #IN MY BOOTSComments Off

The government may be on shutdown, but the 2013 All-American Quarter Horse Congress is going strong. Kristen Kovatch takes us inside the word's largest single-breed horse show. (more…)

In My Boots: My medieval weekend

October 8, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTSLeave a comment

Why is Kristen Kovatch galloping across a football field wielding a sword and dressed in chain mail and a purple cape? She has an explanation. (more…)

In My Boots: An Instagram is worth a thousand words

October 1, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS1 Comment

Kristen Kovatch documents a week’s worth of equestrian life at Alfred University on Instagram. (more…)

In My Boots: Where have all the ‘real’ Quarter Horses gone?

September 24, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS17 Comments

Horse Nation’s in-house cowgirl Kristen Kovatch raises some troubling concerns about the future of the American Quarter Horse. (more…)

In My Boots: Your mission, should you choose to accept it

September 17, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTSLeave a comment

Kristen Kovatch recalls a “real deal” cowgirl moment from a few summers back, when she was working as a wrangler in Wyoming. (more…)

In My Boots: Clinic-ing 101

September 10, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTSLeave a comment

Kristen Kovatch offers some tips for getting the most out of your next clinic experience, whether you are riding or auditing. (more…)

In My Boots: No white breeches necessary

September 3, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS6 Comments

This week, Horse Nation’s cowgirl columnist Kristen Kovatch shares her thoughts on Western Dressage, a hybrid discipline that’s gaining popularity around the country. (more…)

In My Boots: 5 things that are the worst

August 27, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS7 Comments

Kristen Kovatch is airing her around-the-barn grievances. What would you add to her list? (more…)

In My Boots: Posting in a western saddle?

August 20, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS4 Comments

Surprisingly, there's actually a time and place for it. Our in-house cowgirl Kristen Kovatch explains. (more…)

In My Boots: Draft punk

August 13, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS2 Comments

The #1 smash hit of Kristen Kovatch’s summer? A surprise voyage into the world of showing draft horses.

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In My Boots: Clone wars

August 6, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTSComments Off

As we reported last week (“Cloned quarter horses get victory in federal court“), a challenge to the American Quarter Horse Association’s ban on cloned animals has resulted in an overturn of the rule. Kristen Kovatch weighs in. (more…)

In My Boots: Finding time

July 23, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#IN MY BOOTS1 Comment

I’ve often wondered columnist Kristen Kovatch manages it, having what seems to me like a million plates spinning at once. Recently, though, she admitted that something had to give. (more…)