Galloping across country in your best show clothes with hounds in full cry — who wouldn’t want to try foxhunting? Turns out, it’s not as inaccessible as you might think. (more…)
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Wednesday Book Review: ‘The Orchardist’ – But horses don’t grow on trees!
Erin McCabe reviews Amanda Coplin’s new historical fiction novel, in which horses play a surprisingly prominent role. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Renaissance Man’
Saying goodbye is hard to do. Erin McCabe reviews Renaissance Man, the third and final book in M. Garzon’s Blaze of Glory series. (more…)
5 Things Your Farrier Wishes You Knew
Want to know how to keep your horse's feet happier? Carla Lake spoke with a helpful farrier to find out. (more…)
Your Turn: 5 Reasons Why Horses=Football
The Broncos and the Cowboys are playing today. But that’s not the connection, says Carla Lake. (more…)
Interview: So You Want a Horsey Job
If you want to prep for a horsey job in college, an equine science degree is a no-brainer, right? Wrong. (more…)
Book Review: Fox Tracks
Ignoring the nonsense and focusing on the horses is usually the best course of action—and that holds true for this foxhunting murder mystery by Rita Mae Brown, a great escape for the last weeks of summer. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Morgan Dalis for her winning contribution, “Horse Show Horror Story.” With 2,307 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)
Hunter S. Thompson Goes to the Derby
You’ve got an hour to kill before the Derby… just enough time for a dramatic reading of this late gonzo journalist’s essay “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved.” (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Raja: Story of a Racehorse’
Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe reviews this middle grade novel by Anne Hambleton that gives insight into the life of an ex-racehorse. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Look Twice’ or, why series are nice
HN’s horsey book critic Erin McCabe is back to review Look Twice, M. Garzon’s second novel in the Blaze of Glory series. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Raja: Story of a Racehorse’
Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe reviews this middle grade novel by Anne Hambleton that gives insight into the life of an ex-racehorse. (more…)
Book Review: ‘Dressage With Mind, Body and Soul’
Linda Tellington-Jones has helped big-name dressage ballers like Klaus Balkenhol, Carl Hester and Kyra Kyrklund improve their game. Megan Rust reviews her new book. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘True Grit’
Sure you saw the movie. But have you read the book? Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe tells us how the words-on-a-page version stacks up. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Right from the Start: Create a sane, soft, well-balanced horse’
This week Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe reviews an insightful training manual by Michael Shaffer. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: 'The Hearts of Horses'
Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe hearts The Hearts of Horses, a new historical fiction novel by Molly Gloss. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Amanda Ronan for her winning contribution, “Friday Flicks: Why Viggo Mortensen may be the hottest actor ever.” With 2,552 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘My Favorite Mistake’
Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe gives showjumper Georgina Bloomberg’s young-adult novel a spin. Can she write as well as she rides? (more…)
Wednesday Book Review: ‘Riding Lessons’
Horse Nation book critic Erin McCabe reviews Riding Lessons, the first novel by Water for Elephants author Sara Gruen. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Morgane Schmidt for her winning contribution, “The Idea of Order: Guest comic week!” With 885 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (more…)
Fifty Shades of Neigh: A reading list of horse-themed romance novels
If you like your books steamier than a racehorse after an early morning workout, you might enjoy these hot ‘n’ heavy equestrian reads. (more…)
Book Review: All hail, King George
Bernadette Kilcer is hanging on to every word in this collection of columns by George Morris, as selected and edited by John Strassburger. (more…)
SmartPak Story of the Week
A big congratulations to Morgane Schmidt for her winning contribution, “The Idea of Order: The most dangerous part of a dressage show…” With 2,032 reads, it was the most-viewed guest submission of last week. (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…)
Wednesday Book Review: Horse books for babies
Not old enough to read? No excuse! Erin McCabe goes on a quest to find books appropriate for the very youngest citizens of Horse Nation. (more…)