This week, historian-in-residence Lorraine Jackson pays tribute to the role horses played in the development of industry in America and beyond. (more…)
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Horses in My History: Our Sulphur Mustang’s story
HN historian Lorraine Jackson reaches deep into the rich and fabled past of her family’s adopted Sulphur Mustang, Posie. (more…)
Horses in History: George Washington’s Mule Fetish
Happy President’s Day! Horse Nation’s historian-in-residence Lorraine Jackson discovers that our nation’s founding father was also our country’s first breeder of mules.
Horses in History: The Hungarian Heroine, Part III
This week Lorraine Jackson concludes her deeply fascinating three-part series on the little-known story of Judith Gyurky and her Clover Horses. (more…)
Horses in History: A Hungarian Heroine, Part II
Lorraine Jackson’s deeply fascinating three-part series continues as Judith Gyurky and her Clover Horses survive another close call at the hands of war. (more…)
Horses in History: A Hungarian Heroine, Part I
Lorraine Jackson stumbled across this crazy story of a woman and a horse who transcended extraordinary odds not only to survive, but to find one another. (more…)
Horses in History: Greenwich Park’s past
There’s a lot more to London Olympic equestrian venue Greenwich Park than grass and trees. HN’s historian-in-resident Lorraine Jackson reveals the park’s storied past. (more…)
Horses in History: The X factor
Horse Nation’s in-house historian Lorraine Jackson explores the science behind a genetic mutation that results in a larger-than-average heart–a huge advantage for racehorses. (more…)
Horses in History: *Noor’s story revisited
Last week, Lorraine Jackson explored the life (and afterlife) of racing legend *Noor. This week, she expounds upon the story with an interview with one of *Noor’s biggest fans. (more…)
Horses in History: Mr. President, tear down these stables!
Pop quiz: Whose idea was it to replace the White House stables with a four-car garage? Our historian-in-residence Lorraine Jackson has the answer. (more…)
There’s an app for that
From managing vet records to memorizing dressage tests, organizing your horse life is no easy feat. Lorraine Jackson checks out 10 smartphone apps designed to help you not lose your mind completely. (more…)
Horses in History: Stuffed horses
Our resident historian Lorraine Jackson is back this week with a new, delightfully macabre column about horses and taxidermy. (more…)
Horses in History: The Caparisoned Horse
Lorraine Jackson is as big a history dweeb as she is a horse-o-phile. So we’ve coerced her into writing a new series for us that combines the two. This week’s topic: horses and funerals. (more…)
Ah, Austria: A performance at the Spanish Riding School
Lorraine Jackson’s bucket list, item #731: Watch a performance of the Lippizans at the Spanish Riding School. Check. (more…)
Hugarian Horse-capades: National Gallop at Heroes Square
HN Contributor Lorraine Jackson stumbles upon a festival of inner-city horse racing in Budapest. (more…)
The Moldovan Mare: A chance encounter in an obscure country
Lorraine Jackson recounts what she learned about a third-world, former-Soviet country from its people’s relationships with their horses. (more…)