A 13-year old girl in Nashville is training the cutest-ever mini-donkey to be a therapy animal. Sarah is my husband’s cousin’s daughter and she is a real horse-loving gem. She competes in hunter shows and trail rides her horse...
Q: I have a Spotted Saddle Horse, but he just won’t get into gait. How do I teach him to gait?
A: You have to put a good training foundation on your horse before you ask him to gait. He...
When a horse’s water consumption habits change, that can indicate a potential health problem. And if a horse stops drinking enough, it can lead to serious health risks like colic. But in certain situations it can be hard to...
Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) is a controversial practice used to access natural gas wells. The process involves drilling down into the earth and injecting pressurized liquid--water, sand and various chemicals--to fracture the rock formations and allow the gas to flow....
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event should be on every horse-lover’s bucket list, even if you’re not a die-hard eventer. The opportunity to see the only four-star event in North America in a place as accessible as Lexington, Ky., should...
The craggy terrain of the Welsh countryside has kept the human population localized to the coastlines. However, for the native Welsh Pony and Cob, it has historically been a perfectly suitable home.
That mountainous, sparse countryside allowed only the...
Every once in a while, Thoroughbred racehorses come along that are so brilliant, so fast, and so breathtaking that they cause your jaw to drop no matter where they run, no matter what they do. With their effortless strides...
Google Street View is my favorite time-waster. You can take a virtual walk in the center of Paris, a village in Romania, Oprah’s neighborhood or myriad other locations where you’re not likely to take an actual walk any time...
Ask any horse lover about their favorite part of a parade, and they’ll tell you that it’s the equestrian troops, of course! We’ve all wondered how fun it would be to ride in a parade. Well, YR tracked down...
Spring is in full swing and for horses on pasture that means one thing: lots of fresh, new grass. What’s the big deal about pasture, anyway? It’s just grass, right? Read on for the scoop on a grazing horse’s...
