Let’s be fair. Racehorse names are notoriously silly, and so even if the newly christened "Horsey McHorseface” had not been named for an internet meme, he wouldn’t have necessarily been given a noble moniker.
Still, you have to hope that...
Q: I have a 2-year-old gelding that I want to train to jump. Is that too young? If so, how old would he have to be?
A: Most trainers won’t ride horses at all during their 2-year-old year if...
Cupid isn’t your typical racehorse. Most Thoroughbred races are a sea of bays and chestnuts, but Cupid stands out as a strikingly flashy gray; in fact, he’s more of a pale gray than you would expect for a three-year-old...
Perhaps you’ve met a few gaited horses out on trail and watched them blaze by as their riders sat easily in the saddle. Or maybe you’ve considered going gaited yourself but wondered how the transition would be, or which...
Back in February, we brought you the story of Valentine, a colt who was just a few days old when he was rescued from the bottom of a ravine in Fremont, California. The colt had apparently fallen into the...
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...
There’s an element of danger that comes with climbing on to the back of a large, fast-moving, autonomous animal. This isn’t news. But it may be surprising to learn how high the risk of injury from riding horses is...
In the film Unbridled, 16-year-old Sarah Miller has a traumatic past that has destroyed her trust in other people. It’s not until she meets Dreamer, a horse with a similarly rough history, that she begins to see a path...
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...
There is a sad update to the story we brought you earlier this week about the birth of Zenyatta's 2016 foal. The colt by War Front, who was born on the evening of April 10, passed away this morning...
