An NPR story aired this morning might leave you wanting to padlock your hayloft. (more…)
#NEWS
News: North Korean news agency reports discovery of ancient unicorn lair
Even if it’s a propaganda stunt, this story just makes us happy. (more…)
News: ‘Men in suits chase zebra chasing horse in Staten Island store parking lot’
Yeah, that’s an actual Huffington Post headline. The incident took place yesterday when the two animals escaped from a nearby petting zoo. (more…)
News: Horse riding is India’s latest ‘fitness craze’
According to an article in The Times of India, in Visakhapatnam “horse-riding is now galloping ahead as the latest fad among the city’s fitness freaks.” (more…)
Country Ponies Can Survive: An update on the Chincoteague Ponies
On Tuesday Lorraine Jackson reported that Assateague and Chincoteague Islands got hit hard by Sandy. Today she follows up with a happier report. (more…)
Breaking News Updates on Chincoteague Ponies
Lorraine Jackson kindly sent us this update on the 300 feral ponies who live on Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, which have been hit heavily by the storm. (more…)
Friesian abandons show career to become artist
The abstract impressionist works of four-legged painter Justin have garnered comparisons to Jackson Pollock and Vincent Van Gogh and sell for upwards of $2,500. (more…)
Man in horse mask faces off against Frankenstorm, and other hurricane news
Horse Nation ain’t skeered! A NBC news crew got an eyeful in the streets of Washington, D.C. while covering Hurricane Sandy this morning. (more…)
EN Today: Spanish Riding School opens its doors for the first time in 400 years
Kate Samuels reports that the Vienna institution is opening its hallowed halls to the equestrian public for symposiums and training sessions. (more…)
Things That Make Us Go Ewww: Horse tartare
Not to ruin your appetite FOREVER, but a New York City diner is trying to be all edgy by adding raw horse meat to its menu. (more…)
Just When You Thought Kentucky License Plates Couldn’t Get Any Cuter…
The Kentucky Horse Council just released its 2013 license plate design, which features–wait for it–an even more adorable baby horse. (more…)
News: Rita Crundwell farm auction nets $4.7 million
Hundreds of quarter horses along with tack, trailers and farm equipment belonging to the former Dixon, Ill. comptroller were sold over the course of a two-day auction that concluded yesterday. (more…)
Weekend Reader
Like the Sunday Times, but for horse people. Jessica Bortner-Harris and Tori Rodriguez of Eventing Nation compiled this list of all the equestrian news that’s fit to print. (more…)
Oh Yes They Did: News of the weird from around the world
This week: pony tattoo parlors, a psychic donkey, equine pajamas, man vs. horse marathon, horses and bars, and yet another horse-fell-into-a-swimming-pool story. (more…)
Oh yes they did: Questionable show jumping mums
Over the past week, news reports have surfaced involving horse-show mothers who may have taken their passion for equestrian sport a little too far. (more…)
Talk About a Sore Bum: Woman rides 10,000 miles from Beijing to London
It took her four years of riding 25 miles a day, using seven different horse, but she made it into town just in time for the 2012 Olympic Games. (more…)
A little bird told us you should watch ‘Colbert’ tonight
HN has it on “good authority” (Twitter! Gossipy message boards! Word of mouth!) that Steven Colbert will be showing off his skills acquired during a recent dressage lesson. (more…)
NYT: Massage, facial, pedicure… equine therapy?
A New York Times article reports that spas around the country have begun adding horses to their service menu. (more…)
Media Punchup: Deadspin vs. Dressage-News
When Gawker-owned sports website Deadspin.com contacted Dressage-News.com proprietor Ken Braddick about using a Rafalca photo, it got an earful. (more…)
USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund to assist horses affected by Colorado wildfires
The USEF calls upon “all people who share a love for horses” to donate. (more…)
Deadspin: Hiroshi Hoketsu ‘an inspiration to old dressage riders everywhere’
The irreverent sports website’s “Olympic Field Guide” series spotlights Japan’s 71-year-old Olympic dressage contender. (more…)
Weekend Reader
Curl up with a cup of coffee (or an ice cream cone?) and catch up on what’s going on around the horse wold. Here are the latest news headlines, as compiled by EN’s Kate Samuels and Annie Yeager. (more…)
Racehorses being doped with ‘frog juice’
The New York Times reports that the latest performance-enhancing potion to hit racetrack backsides is a substance called dermorphin, found in the skin of South American tree frogs. (more…)