After the loss of her equine best friend of 20 years, Honeycomb, Jessica Fox didn’t think she’d ever ride again. This is part 6 of the story of her climb back into the saddle. (more…)
#YOUR TURN
Your Turn: Muddy pasture + puncture wound = FAIL
Why is Bernadette Kilcer’s vet driving a new sportscar? We kid, but she did write to us to share a lesson she recently learned the hard (read: expensive) way. (more…)
The Long Road: Life happens
From speed bumps to giant concrete barriers, the road to Maegan Gossett’s riding goals has been anything but straightforward. Some detours, however, turn out to be scenic routes in disguise. (more…)
DIY Nation: Pimp my helmet
When Megan Rust found herself lusting after a beautiful custom helmet that was way out of her price range, she was sad. But then, she had an idea: Helmet. Makeover. (more…)
Your Turn: Correspondences with Walter Farley
In 1989 Amanda G. Sharritt wrote to Walter Farley, author of The Black Stallion, as part of a school contest. What she received in return she’ll cherish forever. (more…)
Riding the Second Time Around: A ‘one-horse girl’ branches out
After the loss of her equine best friend of 20 years, Honeycomb, Jessica Fox didn’t think she’d ever ride again. This is part 5 of the story of her climb back into the saddle. (more…)
#TBT: What I Learned From a Failed Vet Check
So, after months of searching, you think you’ve found your perfect horse. But then… it doesn’t pass the pre-purchase. Lorraine Jackson looks on the bright side. (more…)
The Craic Heard ‘Round the World: My Irish Sidesaddle Foxhunting Adventure
“Craic” (Irish slang for “fun”) is exactly what Susan Corwin had when she embarked upon an Irish sidesaddle foxhunting adventure exactly one year after undergoing a double-mastectomy. (more…)
Your Turn: Foxhunting… on the beach!
This weekend Longacre Hunt is hosting its annual Beach Hunt. Amanda Ronan recaps the 2012 event and confirms that yes, galloping after hounds on a beach IS as fun as it sounds. (more…)
Your Turn: Outfitting your clotheshorse
Are you the proud owner of a clotheshorse? Megan Rust gives us a peek inside her horses’ closet, er, tack room and shares some tips for keeping all that wardrobe organized. (more…)
Your Turn: When one door closes…
What if the boarding facility where you kept your horse shut down? What would you do? Where would you go? That’s what just happened to contributor Jennifer Ferrell. (more…)
Jumping Past Cancer: One year later
On Jan. 17, 2012, Susan Corwin was in a Kentucky hospital undergoing a double mastectomy. Today, exactly one year later, she’s overseas on a sidesaddle foxhunting excursion in Ireland. (more…)
Your Turn: The story of Lynn’s Vision, part III
Melanie Eberhardt had owned Lynn’s Vision (“Bubba”) for two years when her beloved horse seriously injured his eye. This is the final segment of his story. (more…)
Your Turn: The story of Lynn’s Vision, part II
Melanie Eberhardt had owned Lynn’s Vision (“Bubba”) for two years when her beloved horse seriously injured his eye. This is part II of his story, in which Melanie must make a tough decision. (more…)
Your Turn: The story of Lynn’s Vision, part I
Melanie Eberhardt had owned Lynn’s Vision (“Bubba”) for two years when her beloved horse seriously injured his eye. This is part I of his story. (more…)
That’s Teamwork: Inside a Virginia co-op barn
Jennifer Ferrell says keeping a horse in a co-op situation is “a lot about communication and cooperation and a little about Ziploc freezer bags.” (more…)
Your Turn: Retiring my mare, or another way that horsekeeping is not like owning a cat
If you’ve ever been the owner of a chronically intermittently unsound horse, you’ll relate to this story by reader Lori K. Brown. (more…)
The Snowbird Diaries: We’ve arrived!
Maat van Uitert has flown south to Wellington for the winter with her two upper-level dressage horses, a retired FEI mare, and a baby event horse, and she’s letting HN tag along. (more…)
Your Turn: More than a top hat
Since barely surviving a severe head injury not quite 20 years ago, Megan Rust has known she could never risk leaving her head unprotected–even for a dressage test. So she invented a solution. (more…)
Wisconsin Winter Games: One barn’s tradition
The indoor loses its charm after about a million 20-meter circles. Caitrin O’Shea explains how the facility where she boards keeps itself entertained. (more…)
In My Boots: Mule-tide carols
This week cowgirl columnist Kristen Kovatch takes her barn’s newest resident–a mule named Sweet Emma–for a spin and discovers that she lives up to her name. (more…)
Your Turn: The five horses we meet in life
It’s been said that we don’t find the horses in our lives; rather, they find us. Breanne Long describes five equine archetypes equestrians are likely to encounter during their riding careers. (more…)
Your Turn: Reaching for the reins
After suffering a serious riding accident 10 years ago, Cheyenne Lewis is crippled by a fear that has prevented her from doing the one thing she wants to do most: get back in the saddle. (more…)
Riding the Second Time Around, Part III
After the loss of her equine best friend of 20 years, Honeycomb, Jessica Fox didn’t think she’d ever ride again. This is the story of her climb back into the saddle. (more…)
Lauren Nethery: 30 things I’m thankful for in November
If you’re on Facebook, you’re probably aware of, if not participating in, the “30 Days of Thankfulness” thing. Here’s the final installation of Lauren’s month-long series. (more…)