Venturing outside the sandbox can strengthen your relationship with your horse and bring a fresh perspective to your training. Haley Ruffner reflects. (more…)

Consider a career in equine-assisted therapy, suggests Bernadette Kilcer. (more…)

Last week, Megan Rust’s cautionary tale “Don’t Shrug Off Melanomas” got over 2,000 reads. Today she follows up with a post-debridement update on her mare, Juno. (more…)

Finding THE ONE isn't easy, whether of the horse or human variety. Maat van Uitert ruminates on the search for love. (more…)

In Jessica Fox’s latest column, she enters at “A”… and lives to tell about it. (more…)

Can a bionic knee get Jon Bicho back in the saddle? He shares the story of his first ride since surgery. (more…)

Some eighty percent of grey horses will get melanomas at some point during their lives. Megan Rust shares a cautionary tale. (more…)

Can a bionic knee get Jon Bicho back in the saddle? He shares his experience of going under the knife. (more…)

Reader Kalin C., a self-professed “horse crazy girl” and blogger at sittinginthesaddle.blogspot.com, shares the story of how she met her first horse/best friend Red. (more…)

Amelia Bayer is taking a gap year before college to be a working student for top event rider Sinead Halpin–and she’s agreed to tell us all about it! Today, she talks priorities. (more…)

Megan Rust recently stumbled across a couple simple drills that made a big difference in her canter and was kind enough to share! (more…)

Carla Lake “went to the dark side” over the weekend, participating in her first schooling event. (more…)

Gretchen Pelham tells the story of how her riding career got off to a rather nutty start. (more…)

Could a bionic knee get Jon Bicho back in the saddle? There was only one way to find out. (more…)

Jon Bicho loved riding horses; his injury-battered right knee did not. In the first column of a series, he relates the story of reconciling the differences between body and soul. (more…)

Haley Ruffner shares her experience of competing in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Western National Finals, where–no big deal–she placed 2nd in the country! (more…)

Have you ever witnessed a trainer exhibiting poor sportsmanship at a horse show? Morgan Dalis needed to get this story off her chest. (more…)

Mary Anne Payne loved competing in the adult hunters… until her daughter started following in mom’s horse-loving footsteps. She recounts her journey from the ring to the rail. (more…)

Carla Lake shares her basically awesome experience of interning for Practical Horseman magazine. (more…)

When it comes to cross-country, the action doesn’t stop at the finish flags. Check out Will Baxter’s video from the Badminton vet box. (more…)

When it comes to horses, sometimes it’s the small stuff that feels the most satisfying. What would you add to Breanne Long’s list? (more…)

If you’re willing to work hard, anything is possible. This is the story of Mary Coleman, a young rider who bought her own horse, with her own hard-earned money, at age 15. (more…)

Bernadette Kilcer wants to know: What is it that makes western riding safe enough to do without a helmet, while helmet-wearing has becoming increasingly mandatory for English riding? (Hint: It’s a trick question.) (more…)