Most horse owners in 2015 America don’t live on a farm or make their living with their horses. Most of us spend our days in offices, labs, classrooms or retail establishments, working hard to support ourselves, our families, and...
Most of us have read Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! It’s a timeless confidence-builder—the message being not just, "You can do this!” but also, "Sometimes, you will doubt you can do this, but you can do this.”...
There are times in many horse lovers’ lives when they can’t own a horse of their own. That doesn’t mean you have to forgo your horse fix. From lessons to catch rides, leasing, renting, volunteering, and more, there are...
June 24, 2015
Dear Diary,
I woke up early this morning because Ruby was banging the wall in the next stall, just to annoy me. I made faces at her until she stopped. Then the people came and gave us our...
Earlier this year, I bought a new car. Well, new to me, but only slightly used. I didn't really want a new car, but it was time. I'd always said that I was going to drive my old Corolla...
Most horses have that one spot that they love having scratched. You might have one that likes a nice wither scratch, or one that leans into your curry comb when you’re grooming his neck. Levi, a rather large horse...
Editor’s Note: Stable Advice is a place for our readers to offer their advice on some of those uniquely equestrian problems. These aren’t the questions that you’d normally ask your vet or trainer. These are questions about horse life,...
For the horse trainer known for his respect and consideration of the horse, Mark Rashid’s journey of seeing his first novel, "Out of the Wild,” transformed into a feature film has been a lot like his horsemanship.
"Sometimes, when we’re...
It was hard to take in what I was seeing. Forty horses coughing and sneezing, with draining eyes and runny noses, stood around miserably, ignoring the fresh hay in the feeder. The wranglers and I were busy taking...
By now you must have heard about Quest and Rio, the emaciated horses rescued with awful hoof neglect this month in Maryland by Days End Farm Horse Rescue. The horses each had more than three feet of excess hoof...
