There’s a great scene in The Wizard of Oz when the Cowardly Lion--after being scared by an apparently supernatural event--chants to himself "I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks…” We don’t know how many of the...
If you’re a fan of horses and reading, then chances are you’ve read one or more of the The Black Stallion books. The acclaimed series by Walter Farley has been beloved by readers since the first book was published...
Do you know which of your favorite celebrities are fellow horse people? We've compiled a list of some of the most famous horse lovers, and a few might surprise you.
Madonna
The Singer Who Needs No Last Name offers solidarity to...
We love our senior horses. These "oldies but goodies" are frequently steadfast companions and bombproof allies in a world otherwise wrought with cheeky weanlings, feisty three-year-olds, and goofy green mounts. Maybe you've had the luck and pleasure of owning...
The woman on the phone was someone I didn’t know. "Hello Dr. Diehl. I was wondering if you could come see my horse sometime this week. He has a little skin problem and we have some important shows coming...
September 12, 2016
Dear Diary,
The humans are making plans.
I don’t like it when the humans make plans.
It usually means a horse show, or a bath, or a trip to the vet, or a new pony … not really bad things,...
Illustrations by Chris WareWe develop a lifelong synchronicity with that glorious beast, the horse. As proof of my theory, I offer this comparative table of development.FoalEveryone thinks you’re adorable until you suddenly whirl and kick them in the shins.InfantEveryone...
Photo: Jim Champion/CC BY-SA 2.0August 18, 2016
Dear Diary,
I’ve been reading back through my past diary entries and I found the ones I wrote as poems. I laughed and laughed and laughed, and then I read them to Goldie and...
"She really needs to get her heels down. And wear a helmet. And is she really riding in a tube top? Really?" These are all things you can say when watching a horse movie with your barn friends, but...
Photo: Teddy Foster/FacebookMy family had this great dog: a Siberian Husky named Puck. He had an independent streak, like many Huskies, but he quickly became a fan of life with humans thanks to some of the perks. He liked...
