Desert Kismet is 16 years old and had never been ridden before being given to H. H. Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum last year. Under the training of Rui De Sousa, this gray Arabian gelding from...
Instagram, the wildly popular photo sharing app for phones and tablets, is a treasure trove of unique, beautiful, and sometimes funny photography from around the world.Which accounts showcase the best photos for equine enthusiasts? We searched through thousands...
February 1, 2016
Dear Diary,
There's a New Human in the stable!! She showed up today. She's a very small human, and supposedly she's here so she can learn about ponies… how to groom us and take care of us and...
Hannah Hart is probably best known for her wildly popular "My Drunk Kitchen" series, a hilarious, not-quite-a-cooking-show on YouTube. She's also a writer and actor with a broad range of projects on her resume, including her ongoing "Have a...
It’s almost unavoidable. You want to like the people whose services you employ in the horse world – if you’re going to (hopefully) have a long-term relationship with someone, you want to enjoy their company, right?
So, you get...
Valentine’s Day is almost here! And sometimes the store-bought cards just won’t do it for those you truly love. So for all the horse friends, horse husbands, horse trainers, and horses out there, here are a few handmade cards...
It’s always fun to watch equine herd dynamics in action. There is always a lot of subtle—and not so subtle!—communication going on, including noises, body language, and facial expressions. Once you learn to understand what the different signs mean,...
The most rewarding part of being a horse trainer has turned out to be something entirely unexpected through the years. More so than the ribbons won or milestones achieved, my most meaningful accomplishment has been collaboration with other trainers....
Ask anyone what core exercises they typically do, and you’ll probably hear "a lot of crunches.” It seems simple enough—lie on your back with your knees bent and hands laced behind your head, and contract your abdominal muscles as...
Recently I chatted with Debbie Garcia-Bengochea, the founder education director for Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses, a charity organization that provides teams of tiny therapy horses who visit adults and children in hospitals, assisted living and disaster survivors. I...
