Baby carrots? Apple slices? Little handfuls of grain? I guess we’ll never know. But it sure is cute to watch. (more…)
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Video du Jour: Who needs a horse trailer when you’ve got a back seat?
Alternate title: What is wrong with people? I hope that pony poops all over their car, I really do. (more…)
Video du Jour: Why did the horse cross the road?
I have no freaking idea. But at least it’s using a crosswalk.
Like an airvest… for your head
Two Swedish designers have invented an “invisible helmet” for bicyclists. The Hovding is a collar that inflates when you become detached from your bike, and it’s supposed to be three times safer than a helmet. Could a similar concept work for riding? (more…)
Video du Jour: Running Order – From scratch to four-star in 18 minutes
When you look at this picture, what do you see? Eventer Doug Payne saw potential. (more…)
Video du Jour: The dancing horse-show dad
Kate Samuels posted this hilarious video, which I have SOMEHOW never seen before, on Eventing Nation this morning. (more…)
Horses & Science: Eye spy
In jumping, we hear a lot about having a “good eye” and an ability to “see distances.” But what does that mean, really? A new study tracks the eye movements of elite riders to give us insight into what makes them successful. (more…)
Video du Jour: 2012 Olympic Dressage Finals (not)
We give this video from Horse Horse TV a “3” for rider position, a “2” for submission, a “4” for movement, and a “10” for hilariousness. (more…)
Daily Dose of Adorable: Frolicking donkeys
Fleeceworks loves its miniature donkeys–and what’s not to love, really? Thank you, Fleeceworks, for sharing this video of “donkey mayhem” at Redwings Horse Sanctuary. (more…)
Video du Jour: Yeah, that’s not Rafalca
What do you think about this ad from MoveOn.org featuring a talking horse who claims to be Rafalca? Even from a bipartisan standpoint, I think it’s pretty annoying. (more…)
Video du Jour: Equine high dive
Move over, Head of the Lake. This bit of 1923 film footage, featuring a horse diving off a 60-foot platform into a tiny pool of water, makes me weak in the knees. (more…)
Olympic Dressage: So exciting, I fell out of my seat
This video from the Olympic eventing dressage made the rounds earlier this week. Poor dude. To his credit, it was a really good test. (more…)
And suddenly, a random horse galloping down the street
A big thanks to reader Melanie O’Neill for sending us the link to this completely random video. What do you suppose is the story behind this one? (more…)
‘I Piaffed It!’: Stephen Colbert’s Dressage Training, Part 2
“After a lifetime of 20 minutes of training,” Colbert gets suited up and earns his horse-ballet tiara with a little help from former dressage Olympian Michael Barisone. (more…)
Video: Olympic party people
From John: Mark Todd didn’t have the best day of individual show jumping at the Olympics with Campino today, but that isn’t stopping him from celebrating New Zealand’s team bronze medal in true Kiwi fashion tonight. (more…)
Stephen’s Dressage Training, part 1
Stephen Colbert kicked off his transformation into a rider of “horse ballet” last night, with some help from former Olympian Michael Barisone. Let the games begin! (more…)
Video du Jour: Is it cross-country day yet?
To get us pumped up, Buzzterbrown put together this video montage of London Olympians from recent eventing competitions in the United States. (more…)
Video du Jour: Speaking of dressage silliness…
Check out this riotous video of “Harold the Horse” freestyling it at the QLD Festival of Dressage in Queensland.
Video du Jour: Disturbing Korean informercial
Our friends at Horses in the Morning deserve all the credit for digging up this commercial for an exercise machine that simulates, um, horseback riding. (more…)
Video du Jour: ‘Extreme Race Day’ at Canterbury Park
The Minnesota track hosted an “Extreme Race Day” on Saturday featuring camel and ostrich races, and a track announcer, Paul Allen, on helium. And yes, there is an ostrich helmet cam. (more…)
2012 Horse Nation Breyer Film Festival
In honor of Breyerfest, taking place this weekend at the Kentucky Horse Park, we’ve scoured the interwebs for some of this year’s best Breyer Horse trailers. (more…)
Video du Jour: Thea, the eventing guinea pig
Reader Sara Saavedra saw our re-post of EN’s “Jumping Poodle” video yesterday and raised us this: A video of her guinea pig, Thea, jumping cross-country. (more…)
EN Today: The Jumping Poodle
Eventing Nation and Kentucky Performance Products present: A dog riding a pony over fences. And no, we know what you’re thinking, this isn’t “some kind of joke.” (more…)