How one resourceful mom counteracted her daughter’s reluctance to get out of bed in the morning. (more…)

He was on his way to attend his brother’s wedding 600 miles away in Utah. Also, there was a pug named Bufford in his backpack. IN HIS BACKPACK. (more…)

That’s a headline from the Houston Chronicle about a woman who SLAPPED A POLICE HORSE after an officer told her to pour out her beer. (more…)

A challenge to the American Quarter Horse Association’s ban on cloned animals has resulted in an overturn of the rule. (more…)

That’s a Huffington Post headline out of Pantego, Texas, where a swarm of 30,000 bees descended upon a woman while she was exercising her pony last week. (more…)

An article in the Baltimore Sun tells how 118 wild ponies made their 88th annual swim through a storm on Wednesday. (more…)

That’s the headline from a Huffington Post story about the latest addition to the Body Worlds anatomy exhibition. (more…)

A story in the Inquisitr challenges the idea that the birth of a royal baby took top billing in yesterday’s news. (more…)

We’re lovin’ this story from The Guardian about a rider who, after being denied drive-thru service, took her horse inside WHERE IT POOPED ON THE FLOOR! (more…)

That’s the headline from a Huffington Post article about Equestria Girls, the newest members of the My Little Pony family. (more…)

An 11-year-old suffering from a recurring brain tumor in Oregon is enjoying a special trip to Kentucky this week. (more…)

The three-months-pregnant British eventer was out competing as recently as this past weekend–but now seems to have had a change of heart. (more…)

It sounds like the plot of a heartwarming horse movie, but it’s for real: A 13-year-old Wisconsin girl is on track to show her completely blind horse in the upcoming State Fair. (more…)

Punishment was doled out yesterday to Jackie McConnell, who was shown beating and chemically soring horses in an undercover HSUS video. (more…)

Mayor Bloomberg defends the carriages but his showjumping daughter says it’s time for them to go. (more…)

That’s the headline from a news story in the Billings Gazette after Casper, Wyo., officials decided to charge $5 per horse for parade cleanup.  (more…)

Yep. That’s a real headline out of Ontario, Canada. (more…)

Two troubling stories surfaced yesterday out of New Jersey and Nevada alleging the inhumane use of shocking devices–one of which an animal rights group claims resulted in a horse’s death. (more…)

That’s a headline from Forbes magazine about the Microsoft founder’s acquisition of a Wellington horse farm for daughter Jennifer, a show jumper. (more…)

That’s the headline from The Columbian about an everyday trail ride that turned nightmarish in Camas, Wash. (more…)

That’s a Yahoo! News headline about the impending December 2013 closure of one of America’s most storied racetracks. (more…)

Science nerds and history buffs around the world are freaking out today because an ancient horse genome, 10 times as old as any genome retrieved so far, has been reconstructed. (more…)

That’s a headline out of Cartersville, Ga., where a man was found wandering naked through a horse pasture and subsequently arrested. (more…)