The ASPCA’s Right Horse Initiative strongly believes that great work deserves to be celebrated. From the veterinarians, farriers, volunteers, and trainers to the incredible storytellers who help spread the word about equine adoption, it takes a network of support...
Dr. Diehl describes in her Vet Adventures column what happens next in life to a gray horse with a serious lameness diagnosis. Does he have hope for a good home?After several hours of diagnostics on Olaf, a 13-year-old gray...
In this story from writer Stacey McKenna, she describes the life lessons she learns from Daisy the Wonder Mule.In the book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell argues that it takes 10,000 hours of focused practice to master a skill. Most equestrians...
Trick riders at work are a sight to behold. Watching them swing around, perform handstands, and dangle inches from the ground, all from the back of galloping horse, is a rush. For those of us who work hard just...
In the fifth episode of The Horse Illustrated Episode of Horses in the Morning, sponsored by Title Sponsor Straight Arrow Products, hosts Glenn the Geek and Sarah Evers Conrad talk to breakaway roping superstar Jackie Hobbs-Crawford about her illustrious...
Editor's note: Since this article's original publish date, Caitlin Gooch no longer co-hosts the Young Black Equestrians podcast.In the opening seconds, you instantly feel the vibe. The percussive beats that mark the baseline, punctuated by different voices saying “I...
In this fourth episode of The Horse Illustrated Episode of Horses in the Morning, sponsored by Title Sponsor Straight Arrow Products, hosts Glenn the Geek and Sarah Evers Conrad talk to Greg Otteson from Tex Sutton Equine Air Transport...
When I started working after law school, I thought I’d be back in the show ring in no time. I didn't want to be missing any horse shows. I was fueled by childhood memories of showground shaved ices, long...
Therapy with horses is possible, but bringing a horse home seemed nearly impossible a few years ago. With my disability of arthrogryposis, people didn’t believe I could care for a horse. With my leg braces and push wheelchair, it...
Why women love horses - the connection between horses and girls—and later women—existed below sociologists’ radar until recently.Seventeen-year-old Corrie Bruning admits that she’s a horse girl. Not only because she enjoys feeding, grooming and otherwise taking care of the...
