Knowing exactly how much your horse should weigh and how much you’ll need to budget for hay can be challenging. But it's worth finding out, as a horse that's significantly underweight or overweight can lead to extensive and expensive...
There’s a fair
chance you’ll guess the plotline of this not-quite-three-minute
holiday spot from Purina pretty quickly. There’s also a pretty good
chance that it won’t matter. Sam the horse’s soulful eyes will
melt your heart. His heart wrenching situation—being the last horse
left...
Polo is a physically
demanding sport for the horses involved, and for that reason, players
typically have a string of several ponies to rotate through a match.
Every rider wants to have the best horses for the game, and at the
top levels...
What can we say
about Valegro that hasn’t already been said? You already know about the
record setting scores and armloads of medals he and his
rider, Charlotte Dujardin, earned over their career together. You
know that he and Dujardin led Great Britain...
Among the highlights
of the United States Equestrian Federation’s annual meeting is
the Pegasus Awards dinner, where some of the top competitors and
supporters of equestrian sports are recognized for their
contributions. This week, the USEF announced the winners of two of
the top...
When disasters hit and residents are told to evacuate, horses and other large animals
are often left behind due to lack of transportation or no options for a safe place to take them to. It’s a heartbreaking scenario that one...
Horses are a
highlight of the annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on New
Year’s Day in California, and the horses are traditionally
highlighted in the days ahead of the parade during a show called
EquiFest. But an unfortunate oubreak of Equine Herpes...
Pony X-Press is a
traveling zoo headquartered in the Central Maine town of Winslow.
This time of year, they’re busy bringing reindeer and friends to
various holiday events around the state. But as their name suggests,
many of the zoo’s residents are equine.
One...
Silver Charm, winner of the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, is one of Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm's famous residents.Like many prominent racehorses, 1986 Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand went on to a stud career after his racing days...
‘Tis the
season...to decorate your animals for the holidays. In today’s
video, Molly the Mini Horse is wearing a festive set of green
reindeer antlers and some merry red bows in her mane. She’s also
sporting the ultimate accessory: a barn cat named...
