A chestnut horse in College Station, Texas, found himself stranded in knee-deep rushing water on Sunday afternoon. His predicament—and his rescue—was caught in two Facebook Live videos by KBTX Media.Hurricane Harvey has caused severe wind damage and flooding throughout...
Dogs may be the four-legged companions of choice for many runners, but we’d like to offer an equine alternative. Donkeys, it turns out, can make pretty good running partners, especially when you’re hitting the mountain trails of the American...
What does it take to win on the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) circuit? Hard work, guts, and a few good horses. And for Jackie Ganter, a family connection to the sport of barrel racing helps, too.Jackie’s mother, Angela,...
There’s a new sheriff in town, and it’s Maizey.
Maizey is a yellow lab who knows how to rock a bandanna. She’s also working on her horsemanship skills with one very patient and very cute horse named Bailey. Bailey has...
A horse’s eyesight functions a bit differently from a human’s. Because their eyes are set on the sides of their head rather than at the front of their face the way a human's are, they see a wider span...
If you were the kind of kid (or adult) who imagined riding a horse everywhere you went, you’ll appreciate this new commercial from Hermès. In real life, you’d never canter a horse through the middle of city streets, over...
It’s Friday. You’ve had a long week. It’s time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the musical stylings of one equine piano prodigy.This fantastic video, featuring an imposing police horse named General Stark trying out a new tune on...
The horse was victorious in this year’s Man vs. Horse Marathon, an annual endurance race in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales. Specifically, Rheidol Petra and rider Iola Evans finished first, completing the 21-mile ride in two hours and 30 minutes.
The first...
Lexington, Kentucky, is the Horse Capital of the World. It's got the Kentucky Horse Park, hosts the Rolex--er--the Kentucky Three-Day Event, is a hub of the Thoroughbred industry with racetracks and sales pavilions, and is surrounded by seemingly endless...
It’s been more than 40 years since Secretariat’s legendary Triple Crown win, but the breathtaking sight of his Belmont win by 31 lengths remains an iconic image among racing fans and the the general public alike.
Although Secretariat died in...
