My gelding, Corazon, spent the majority of yesterday morning tied to the fence, which for reasons I’ll explain more in a moment has become his daily routine. One hind leg cocked in a resting position, he stands dozing in...
When I look back over my life with horses, I can honestly say my happiest riding days were the ones I spent trail riding with my dog. I was a long distance rider—heavily into competitive trail—and the best way...
Eliza with APHA-registered mare, Sugar (AKA Dudes Cupid Prize)Conversations with my longtime friend Eliza McGraw (you might have heard me mention her in the Over the Fence blog before) have an auto-shuffle appeal. Lots of topics to cover, take...
Last week, we asked you to share your foal photos on our Facebook page, and you responded in a big way. We've shared just a few of our favorites here, but be sure to take a look at the...
Photo: Shutterstock.comThe old mare had been sick for two days and her vitals were worrying: an elevated heart and respiratory rate, her gums a mottled gray. I could see the manure stains on her side where she’d been lying...
Wildlife photographer Tim Fitzharris is the artistic mind behind a beautiful new stamp released this month by the National Postal Service. Tim’s photo of wild horses at the Assateague Island National Seashore (a beautiful sandy, beachy barrier island park...
I attended Equine Affaire for the first time last week. This despite the fact that I have lived within reasonable driving distance of one of the fair’s iterations for my entire adult life. I don’t know why I’d never...
Quality relationships can be tough to maintain even if the two people involved have lots in common. But if only one person suffers from an equine addiction, striking a balance can be even more difficult.
Most people today would...
Many of us have taken approximately a thousand-bajillion pictures of our horses. Pictures from shows, pictures of our horses in the pasture, pictures from that great trail ride, pictures of our horses being silly. Sometimes we enjoy looking at...
At first glance, playing the piano and riding a horse may appear to fall into completely different categories. What could playing an instrument and riding a 1,000-pound animal have in common? Actually, quite a lot.Over the last year, as...
