It’s a widely known fact that practicing any sport that differs from your regular routine can leave you with sore muscles, and as avid equestrians, we know horseback riding requires a unique set of muscles. Non- riders, like your...
From new foals to spring grass and overly exuberant pasture playtime, spring is the busiest time of year for equine vets.Put on your sweatband and turn up the Rocky theme song: it’s spring. In the horse world, that means...
The sorrel filly with the white star stood dismally along the fence line, her right front limb pointed and her flanks drawn. Her pretty head was hanging low, and a dreadful wound was visible on the painful limb just...
Ninety years ago, in 1926, a little brown colt was born at Lady Wentworth’s Crabbet Arabian Stud in Sussex, England. The sire of the foal was the famous Skowronek; the dam was *Rifala, herself a Skowronek offspring. The colt...
Exactly one month ago, we met a horse named Rocky who had an odd friendship with a chicken at his farm. Was it a friendship, or was the hen using Rocky for his height? Or was Rocky using the...
Although I've lived on both coasts as well as in the Midwest and have driven cross-country a few times, somehow I’d never made it to Montana. I jumped at a chance to go on my first ranch trip, which...
Many of us want to encourage youngsters to enjoy horses, and we wonder how we can share our passion for all things equestrian with children outside of the barn. Here are five creative horse-related toys and games to share...
This morning I pulled on my paddock boots and headed out on an urban equine adventure. My friend Eliza and I have gone on many such adventures – not always on horseback. We’ve trekked to Pennsylvania in pea-soup fog...
Anyone with a job has to commute, whether it’s walking from the bedroom to the in-home office or driving for an hour in traffic. Some take the train or ride their bike. Others, such as Kanesh Shorukov, a teacher...
If you live in the Midwest or Northeast, the last dreary days of winter can drag on endlessly. Perhaps you’re tempted to load up your horse and drive down to Florida, but it’s just a bit too far. You...
