Eileen Cody is a junior at Alfred University, where she rides on the varsity hunt seat IHSA team. She kindly submitted this heartfelt essay outlining her gratitude for “horses, and all that comes with them.” (more…)

Amanda Ronan lets us tag along for a day of champagne toasts and galloping cross-country in the company of friends during Longacre Hunt’s Opening Meet near Dobbin, Texas. (more…)

Does anybody else out there fret about distances? Reader Wende Zinter says she feels like she has “unlocked a super secret” that guarantees success at every jump, and she wants to share it with HN! (more…)

Breanne Long, a senior at North Caroline State University, is taking riding lessons as a PE elective this semester and has agreed to let HN tag along. (more…)

After the loss of her equine best friend of 20 years, Honeycomb, Jessica Fox didn’t think she’d ever ride again. In the coming months she’ll be sharing the story of her climb back into the saddle. (more…)

It’s bulls and blood, it’s dust and mud, it’s the roar of a Sunday crowd… a big thanks to Matt James for sharing this introduction to the “real” world of rodeo. (more…)

Event rider Victoria Smith sent us this story of her f0ray into the world of hunters via a local schooling show. Was it inside-outside-inside-outside or outside-inside-outside-inside… eh, who cares! (more…)

Reader Quinn Anderson submitted this report of a trail ride to benefit breast cancer research that took place in Fairhill, MD on Sunday. Thanks Quinn! (more…)

From Virginia to California and everywhere in between, take a virtual horseback tour of Horse Nation via these reader-submitted photos. (more…)

Breanne Long, a senior at North Caroline State University, is taking riding lessons as a PE elective this semester and has agreed to let HN tag along. (more…)

Why does leaving children in a barn full of half-ton animals seem so much safer than leaving them home alone or dropping them off at the mall? That’s the question that kick-started Stacie Rosenblatt’s exploration of barn culture. (more…)

Chelsea Alexander gets that question–a lot–from student’s parents who are having a hard time fathoming what riding is all about. This is her response. (more…)